The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-25


The election here today resulted as fol
lows: Martin 40, Boteler /, and Farms
worth a.. OWENS.
THE HORSE EPIDEMIC.
Great Spread Of the Contagion In
New York City.
Alarming Reports OF Human InfeC.
IiOn.
Appearance Of the Disease az Other
| ... Points.
NEW YORK, October 24.-The increase
in the number OF cases Of horses suffering
from the prevalent malady, is calculated
at from 80 to 40 per cent Of the HOSES in
the city or from 5000 to 10000 horses in
all in various stages OF the malady. The
subject Is universally discussed and fears
that serious interruption OF traffic may
take place in few days ars spreading.
Yesterday hundreds OF infected horses
were in the streets, and thus far there
seems to be determination by the car
companies and stage proprietors to run
their vehicles at all hazards. About one
hundred and fifty cars in all have been
taken off of the different lines, giving a
little longer to wait between trips, but II
has not intertered with the comfort Of the
travelling public. Some forty stages were
withdrawn yesterday, and those in use
were consequently greatly overcrowded.
Alarming stories have been created to
the effect that the infectious nature OF the
disease is transmitted to human beings,
but, beyond reports, no cases have as vel
appeared wherein the master has taken
the disease from the horse. The Broad.
way Street Car Company last night had
100 horses sick out Of about 1,1OO. The
Third avenue line has more than halt of
its number (2,00O horses suffering Thus
throughout all the lines the disease is
gaining. The Brooklyn and Jersey City
horses have been similarly visited. A
number OF stablemen think that the dis
ease will spread for few days and then
decline and iall away entirely. No cases
were reported as terminating fatally up
to yesterday afternoon. The disease has
caused a very perceptible diminution in
vehicles and conveyances on Broadway
and the principal streets.
A Buffalo dispatch says that In consc-
quence OF the suspension Of traffic on the
canal, towage has increased from 5 to 10
cents per mile
The business, manufactures and indus.
try Of this city and Brooklyn, are partial.
ly paralyzed in consequence Of the sud.
den deprival of the euse Of large numbers
of horses. Il is said the horse cars will
stop running in Brooklyn, tomorrow.
The damp weather last night and to-day,
undoubtedly aggravated the epidemic,
and three quarters of the horses OF this
city are affected. The disease has made
most alarming progress among the rail
road, stage and livery stable horses, aud
while these are suffering at the rate Of 70
per cent, the private coach and truck
horses, which are better cared for and not
so hard worked, only suffer at the rate OF
As per cent. The Broadway and Twen-
ty.third street Stage Companies, suspend.
ed trips to day, over half OF It's ATS hor.
ses, being sick. OF 800 horses on the
Ninth Avenue railroad, about one halfare
affected by the disorder. No cars have
been taken from the Eighth avenue line,
and none oftheir trips abridged. About
600 Of the 1900 horses on this line, are
affected.
Ten regular cars were taken from the
Sixth Avenue line to-day. Some four
hundred horses on this line are suffering.
About three hundred are sick in the Sew.
enth Avenue line stables, some badly.
Three hundred and fifty Of the six hun
dred belonging 10 the Fourth Avenue
road are i'll, as are three hundred on the
Third Avenue line. The Second Avenue
road Is less affected than the others, but
has q considerable number Of animals
laid up. To-day about one.fourth the
usual number Of teams passed through
the street, and almost every horse was
closely wrapped in woolen blankets.
1t isprobable that the mail service will
be seriously effected. 1t requires two
hundred horses daily, and unless the SO.
verify Of the disease DO mitigated the
supply cannot be kept up.
The horse disease made It's appearance
on Stock Exchange to-day, and Wall
street operators are beginning to calcu-
late what the effects OF the equine
epidemic would be II it should
continue a few days longer the lack OIL
horses to move freight to and from the
railroad depots would cause q terrible
interruption TO all railroad business. The
American Merchants Union Express Com,
pany has but twenty horses out Of one
hundred fltf for service. But few horses
owned by the Adams Express Company
were fit to be harnessed to-day, and sew
enty.five belonging to the U. s. EXPIRES.
Company are affected. The business o
the Express companies Is almost prostra
ted, and great quantities Of freight lie II
the warehouses awaiting shipment. Pri
vate firms and individuals are suffering
/ severely from the illness Of their horses
, In one livery stable thirty out Of thirty
i, one horses are laid up. Many livery
stables arc closing up, and grocers, ba,
kers, milkmen and others are with grea
) difficulty serving their customers.
In Brooklyn the city railroad IS com