The New York herald., 1872-10-29
EQUINE INFLUENZA IN BRo0KLYN.

The news from the sick stables OF the Churchly
City yesterday was by no means OF a nature calcu-
lated to encourage the hope that any immediate
Improvement in the condition OF the Inflated beasts
OF burden was to be expected. The "bark" Of
the horses was constant, and the nause-
ating symptoms Of the dstenper proved
in many instances terrible, indeed, for
even the hardest Of staDlcmen to en-
dure. Death made his advent in several stables,
relieving fifteen stalls OF their poor suffer-
ing occupants. Ere these lines are In type, many
down the Bay to the rendering establishment on
Barren Island. 1t is safe to cay out OF
tns there not Single c ons that as
not been attacked. in some degree by
the .cursc OF Canada" as the influenza is fre.
quentiy termed ''It's just like what we would get
from Canada exclaimed Celtic truckman, who
stood idle in consequence OF the sickness OF his
from that side. Now they send their cursed dis.
temper, depriving US OF our horses"
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
The horses run on Sunday by the Brooklyn City
Railroad Company at long intervals suffered more
intensely than If the trips were regular. Thcy were
breasts, dropping heads, foamlng. mouths,
watery eyes, trembling limbs and running
nosts az & ,he , and
to death their suffering beasts. In very many
instances humane people walked long distances
rather than add to the burden of these car horses
by their weight. The Fifth avenue road made their
usual number OF trips yesterday This line
did not run single car the day pre-
vious. The Dc Kalb avenue road was In
operation yesterday, the horses having enjoyed
rest the sabbath. on the Court street, Flatbush,
Fulton avenue, Coney Island, Nostrand avenue,
Myrtle ayeppe, GreenDoint and other routes the
Gals were Fun at about ten minutes interval.
THE STREETS PRESENTED DESERTED APPEARANCE.
AS far as the eye could reach sometimes not
horse could be seen. Go-carts and "shanks mare'
were, however, In the greatest demand Grocers,
butchers, milkmen and all other tradespe0ple
were compelled to bear their own wares This will
have excellent effect in teaching these people TO
better appreciate the substantial assistance derived
from the horse. They will in the future be, as 1t
were, better equine economists. People arc be-
ginning to seriously question whether they, too,
are not more or less affected by ths distemper.
Colds in the head and feverishness are very gen.
eral, and there are thousands now playing
the hight catarrh. Sore threats, too, are
prevalent, and the sick are growing sefsocitous
Several coal dealers have taken advantage OF the
scarcity OF horses and have. raised the price OF
their coal 81 per ton. The ctGs stopped running
on all the lines at elsyeg O'CLOCK last night.
EFFECTS or THE MALADY IN WILLIAMSBURG.
The citizens OF Williamsburg did not fully realize
the disadva tages attending the malady until yes
terday. Hourly trips only were made on the lead
ing ra ilroad lines during the day, and after six
O'Clock In the evening travel was entirely srs-
pended. The Southside Railroad COmpany's
depot foot OF South Eighth street, II en-
cuInbercd with goods that cannot be delivered,
90 all the COmpanyH express horses afc uDht f0r