The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-09
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IN PITTSBURGH.


~ass-0nly ,ssws Street UaHways
RanaiHs--Travss suspended In
Nearly Every Direction. .s e.
From the Post-Friday .l 70 ... o..
1t is nov apparent that the horse die.
ease is prevailing here to an alarming
extent and is getting no better very fast.
Horses have been Withdrawn from the
streets to very crest extent ...; p
The livery stables, suffer more and
more, aud now it is almoot impossible
to get Q carriage at all in either city,
and among the heavy drsught horses
the epidemic makes itself felt to an
equal extent There is the greatest
difficulty in getting hauling done. The
business al the wharf .suff-rs very ma
terially. There is freight enough ready
to be sent out by river to load all the
steamers at the wharf, but it cannot be
transpor ed to the wharf, 80 it remains
in The warehouses;. Most of the man
ufactories on both eides Of the river
continue in operation now, but there is
prospect that there will be very
general suspension soon, owing to the
difficulty OF having hauling done.
1t is now found diff 'ult matter to
have the rites OF sepulture attended to
Yesterday morning gentleman went
to one OF the principal livery stables 10
the city and endeavored to procure car
riages for the funeral OF child, and
also horses to draw the hearse H.
was told that two OF the least affected
of the horses would be sent to draw
the hearse, but not a single carriage
could be furnished.
Ok teams are now feature OF the
motive power of this city, and yester-
day the hovines did noble service Tor
Messrs. Darlington and I'VE brewers Of
We cream ale
In Allegheny the disease is generally
prevailing, but 80 far no fatalities are
reported. Nearly all the horses in the
livery stable are affected, and most Of
the horses in the private stables are
suffering. There is a marked decrease
in the number of horses>on the streets,
and most OF those still working show
symptoms of the disease. We notice
that the owners of horses are generally
taking the very best care Of their ami
mails, keeping them banketed and re-
curing them to haul but light loads.
The horses in the Pleasant Valley
Paase uger Railway stables are all more
or less affected, and the cars have been
withdrawn. The Troy Hill line is still
in operation, although some OF the
mules in the stables on Ohio street had
fallen victims to the disease. Thus lar
the Allegheny Fire Department have
escaped, and every possible precautlon
is being taken to ward off the disease,
In case the disease manifests itself
among the horses OF the Fire Depart
ment, the "macheenes" will be run by
hand, "a "of yore
Some OF the coal firms in the city are
experiencing great d fficulty In suppiy-
ing orders and contracts Tor coal.
Yesterday there were only two street
RAILWAYS 10 operation, and one OF these
rnn only q partial complement OF cara.
The TROY Hill branch of the Pittsbure n
and Allegheny railway were drawn by
mules. which were supposed to he 'epl-
zoo,c" proof, but yesterday the mules
snccumbed to the prevailing unwellness,
and travel on the Troy Hill line is en-
tirelv suspended.
The disease has also appeared among
the stock Of the Pleasant VALLEY rail-
road, and yesterday travel on this line
was suspended
On the Birmingham line some one
hundred and twenty horses are cough
ing" and no cars are running. -.
The Ormshy and Oakland lines will
probably cease running to-day.
A large rumher Of horses hauling
sand, lime and builling material were
Yesterday Frustrated. and it is probable
hat THE will seriou-ly interfere with
the building interests in this vicinity
and throw out OF employment a large
number OF plasterera. brirklayers, car
penters, and other machanics.
The prevailing epzootic is beginning
to generally affect the prices of farm
produce, etc, az the farmers decline
coming 10 market at the risk Of taking
home With them the horse disease. The
disease is also likely to cause further
increase in the price Of fuel, and steer
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