New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-31
THE HORSE DISEASE.
RRAFFIc AND TRANSIT STILL SERIOUSLY
INSTRUCTED.

aStI1 ov THE STREET CARS AND oMNI-
-t- RISES RuHNING-ACTIoN OF THE HEALIh
ROARp-THE SUBSTITUTION OF eIEAA fVN
HORSE POWER IMPRACIICABLE'
Tho imnrovement in the condition Of the
~ugerne horses yesterday, generally slight. The
merchandise along tho wharvos was again attacked WIN
rcat vgor; but huge piles yet remain, as the facilities
for transportiOn arc sn inadequate The accumulation
Of freight for the past eight days must
IA removed In large part, before business
..n retnrn 20 its normal condition. The pershable
articles such as fruit have in many cases eeeh runeu
while much OF the rest has deprecated ID Vaue 10 oo
adorable extent Some OF the business men OF inc Guy
again made use OF oxen, on Tuesday, anu 'ho no'e
appearance OF these clumsy animals IN Westsr ~ n.iu
80 a,,aoted attention with the increase Of trucking
ecuio tho fabulous prices OF the past few days were
.omeWhat diminished the great relief OF those whose
Ousaess admits Of delay. The steamers Wleh saeu
Yesterday left the harbOr with small carsoes as 1t had
hsen imcssibe to obtain transportation at any price,
CITY TRANSIT INSTRUCTED.
The facilities for reaching different parts Of the city by
al or omnibus were about the same the preceding
Say for although more stages ran and on some INES
more cars yet the Third Avenue line made very lew
rims The inconvenience to uptown residents is
especially marked the extreme east and vest des
OF the city, rs on the former the Belt, Avenue IS,
ana ia fr neither The Ninth nor the Tenthaye line
A. I'M operation. The Nnth-ave cars as wen as auI
fr reduce S the imnense MURDERS who seek vain
for accommodations on the elevated railway Inc h 1
Be, inc cars have been Withdrawn FOR two oays and
the eject npon the horses apparent They were Jakeh
ont for exercise yesterday afternoon and the supeEn
tendent hopes to resuMS ietn, was TepoTted here
yesterday making only two IN AL Win VV nGp tan and d
stable The stables are fumgated Win burning Vai anu
are exceedingly neat and comfortable. -,
The Ninh-aye. line has not yet lost on animal Whlcn
S aGe 70 1 15e eaI s NOISES on this line have
heen improving quite rapidly Tor inc past 1iee &
S6S,int 10 do 40 unless prevented by Mr.. Bergh The
horses are gaining very slowly anu az iiVo a. 49,
taSes ~" here is no Change The BroOmest branch Of
tho Broadway ne which pas uot Deeh ~ Nv
two OF three days again employed ITS cars YESTERDAY
,,cb f',roved and portion OF the Vesey St. cars
tilra.n ON Tuesday we're restored yesterday while
lew OF the Canal-st. were taken on Inc COMPANY
MI SyS iS1W most OF its cars on sunday, has not
materially increased that number SINCE though TWO OF
As the result OF the action of Mr.. Bergh on Tuesday
fhe Thrdave. line made considerable redneuon III tnS
aumbqr Of its ears yesterday. Up TO that time one nan
Of the entire number had rum aud the work lel eose
queRty one half OF the usual number OF horses h
tcrday the number was reduced 70 ~ car
fn 0nota and four horses were attached 10 each car
Ats example might pc HeSS% ~ 9 S6 aseSrS At
y IN The branch running TO mo Sfano 6entiS u S
very good condition. The company lost Two horses dur
NY NE ave line the horses are gaining scy,J
The cars Of this line did not IuD below Glandst and the
BOwery from ~ p M 90, . -. -, :, 4.
NAV tomorrow IL thought by the officers to be poor
policy 10 begin running before the horses are cured be-
The Avenue cars are not ct work, A horse belong
bag TO this line died yesterday but the rest are OUT OF
sanger and improving slowly. The Grand-sL line Is
aGg bali Of its cars, and tie Bleeekerst Company
the same humber as on Tuesday
THE STAGE LINES.
Tia Twenty thirdst line Of onnlbuses used 40 stages
retoiung % IN the stable The number in use to-day
Wal probably be So Some OF the horses made two trips
yesterday for the first time, and appeared to do so with
cut difficulty. The Fifthave. line added stages and
S. now using more than half the entire number The
sdadisoavc ue lot two horses on Tuesday night Gut
stages are running The Fourthave. line is using
20 stages Their horses are mteh petter ahd Only one
creased number Of its stages The horses OF the ex
press companies ere improving. and yesterday were
drawing large loads as before the disease ap-
very slowly as tey me Obliged to work Fortunately,
fres have not been frequent SINCE us horses were
afflicted with the disease. new seii;pTopenns hre
engine has pecn ordered and WILL arrive SOU.
VIEWS OF TIE HEALTH DVAND.
Ige Sanitary Committee OF the Board OF HeaHh re-
sorted yesterday that during the past week II had con-
tnued as invest cations III relation to the epidemic pre-
yafuc among horses In the belief that thorough ana
hstye study of e origin cause. and nature Of this
sTgopi. may throw much light upon the causes ana
SetSos al prevention Of epidemic diseases they pre-
Iii ", ,S the committee was DESTROYS OF more ample
means Tor pursuing los Investigations IL mas ESQ under
taken am examination Of the condition OF cattle hogs
and sheep brought ths market. ana thOught that
Vant inspection should be maintained OF al inc stoSh
srri,iu0 hare and q careful examination by experts
should be made OF sick and dead animals The Following
tl,n passed by The Board .or.,,,, n coptru. the
t1es CATION OF ae cause snd ehaisie o. .e t scS mug
~
Uoua suthOnsc to iryetgae The disease sd 20 . among
''se I9nt lion Vas read from Dr. Adams Of No. o.
WI F1urt ,puthst who prayed that tho Board would
.sstop AN travel ny horse power lnasnuch as t1c as
cas- from winch horses suffering was evidently
cOnta gious % man. he having Two patehts VINO Neie
.I0.rIug from 90 disease similar TO the morse disease,
Nessrs Kane 4 Ryan applied iOr permission 10 receive
straw from stables ana convert IL mo lhynud0 uPd
tef lots al Tie foot Of Forty eighth-st, T. X ana
stated That straw Was az present 9seu a. & ths III
norses double quantities, a. tie uSe@so AoP' 'io SIN
c,o1.s,oner ST phen Smith said that it was the
ouiuiou OF many the veterinary surgeons Jnhy tle
49, main aiued itself in the stables through the
sfT Iedding becoming infected with the germs Of the
asrs should he taken the destruction OF the old
ttraw from stables. There was danger, however, II
Kane Ryan allowed 10 heap such straw on llct
Lt- that through It's fermentation the infection would
,galn be prOp8gated. The Wiscst measure, perhaps,
r,ou,d be 10 burn the infected straw The SANITARY
Committee ordered 10 meet to-day About % horses
died yesterday. -. ~.
OF Society Tor the Prevention OF the cruelty 70 Am
mails yesterday afternoon Nj BeTgh salu thal INC
most OF the lines were much better thah Oh
Tuesday, aud the enect OF MS &etOh VIII te %
seemed TO be salutaIy lie bad not stOppea any Vi
the lines during the day, though the animals hau peen
examined lie had also written 10 the PRESIDENT u tne
Beeckerst line asking what action be proposed 10 take
If Mr. Bergh receives DO answer to his request the
BleeckeI-s cars Ni be stopped today as s9e OF e
horses that line are IN very bad condition. He
strongly fayOrs the use OF dummies lot only now Out
even when the horses are wen.
IN BROOKLYN AND THE SUBURBS.
The distemper appear to be spreading among
ne horses IN Brooklyn but the hundreds Of animals
already afflicted much prosrated and in danger
ns condition from overwork and the need Of rest The
President of the City Railroad Company stated yester
A. mar the public is literally killing the horses by
vsroading the cars such unfeeling manner, and
maj tho animals will be Obliged TO succunD The horses
teIspginS 10 tue De Kalb Avenue Company are i'm
route on 10 minutes Roadway The Company Is feeding
it, horses on appesauce. The Park Avenue Com
QrtUfE naraa also