New-York tribune., 1872-11-04
The HORSE DISTEMPER.

NUMEROUS DEATHS WITH FEW NEW CASES RE-
PoRTED-sUsPENsION OF NEARLY ALL THE
CAR LINES YESTERDAY.
Serious evils resulting from the horse disease
are no longer apprehended In this city. considerable
number deaths among the old are still reported
daily, and occasionally new case Is reported; but
nearly every horse in the city is rapidly improving and
large number entirely cured The traffic of tho city
which for several days has been increasing slowly has
now nearly attained its old magnitude and fewer inter-
ruptons are experienced Horses throng the thorough
fares and the clumsy will soon be relegated 10 the
farms. The enormous prices which the few trucks IN
the streets commanded a week ago have fallen
TO a reasonable figure, and by tomorrow VIII
doubtless have settled at the old point.
Death in many cases has resulted from a premature
resumption Of WORK. and the present week VIII probably
mark the entire disappearance OF the disease oness me
weather Of yesterday continues ana tne are pg
TO hard work in the Storm Inc omnibus mes WeLe az
Withdrawn yesterday as is usual on Sundays ana INC
horses this morning will no doubt be decidedly lm-
proved. Some OF these lines were on saturday running
nearly tho entire number Of stages and to-day every
Broadway omnibus may be in motion for the first time
since the disease appeared. On satufuy .nc & y,
thrdst line had Increased IT'S numDor OF oml1uses 20
g. the full stock being 65 the Mads0naye, with about
an equal number, lad % stages Oh te @ Stiee G i,sb
FOurth-ave had Increased It's number 70 4O III fIIn'
only a. In ali these stables the Improvement q the
horses for the past As hours has been rapid and those
which were in good condition have escaped the disease
There was u tact understanding ON Saturday after
noon, that the suggestion Of Mr.. Bergh would be fol
~
and thai Yesterday would be a day rest TO the
horses This was the case TO very great extent, as
TO walk through tho mud and ram, else remain at
home. The Broadway and seyenthaye'' the sxth'aye
the Eighth-aye tho Nnhaye, and inc Ienthaye. nnes
ran during the day This was also the case Win
the Grandst line TIE Dry Dock a1d CITY Han hne the
ST. ne and the line running through Canalst ana con-
Tbrdsye line run limited number OF cars from Har
lem down to Eiith-st, but none went below
came down only to Grand-st but after seven in the
evening they continued over their usual route TO Peck
@ ana 1es thus IS gained am large pdn & oi o Que o
road a small number Of through Central ParD cars
were run until dark, when they were taken on. Inc
Bleecker-st and the Grandst. and Thrty-fourth-st
Ferry lines employed many cars as usual all day. Inc
on the roads which run only limited NUMBER were
crowded 20 their utmost capacity.
Tie various lines however have been increasing their
accommodations daily. On the Second-aye. limo the
number OF off has been 30 small as TO be scarcely
perceptble to passengers except from to p n when
owing 70 the little accommodation afforded by OF
the neghbOTng lines. the Seeondaye cars are crowded
greatly increased its number of cars and Will do so still
further to-day The horses arc now considered well
The Sixth-ave Company has been unfortunate In tho
number OF animals has lost. 1t has however put only
met with interference by Mr.. Bergh or bis officers:
The Elghthave line has lost thus far only very small
number OF horses although its have been running
constantly with the exception 0Tsa rev bours on
Wednesday afternoon The other lines ON the west SIDE
and Belt lines slowing increasing their number Of
cars The horses OF the Fire Department ale reganlng
entirely recovered,
IN BROOKLYN.
The thoroughfares OF Brooklyn almost entirely
deserted yesterday except church hours and the city
appeared more like quiet village than it has for many
years. This was due TO the fact that there total
suspension Of horse travel every route in the
Western District the companies having acceded to the
pOpular demand and given their OverwOrked horses
whole day rest and warmth. The deaths among the
horses continue TO large extent and during the past
week the total number was about 300. On Saturday
there were 80 deaths, and ~ yesterday.
APPEARANCE OF THE EPIDEMIC IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
LONDON. Nov. 9-The horse disease has appeared
in several places In Devonshre 1t is especially severe
in Tiyerton and vicinity.
THE DISEASE ELSEWHERE.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2.-The horse disease is rap
idly Increasing very few the street. large
number Of street railroad been Withdrawn Nearly all the
on Monda wagon appeared by Store
iseI ers have great diacatty delivering their goods
KINGSTON ~ T. Nov lThe horse disease rapidly Increasing IN
this city, Every livery stable Affected and closed and hse cannot
be hired In the place Of the very severe but only
death occurred very few private stables unaffected and
horses are seldom seen upon II that tho
car, will stop tomorrow Many kinds Of business greatly
Delaware Hudson Cana DO be much Affected Reports
the rural villages that as dsesse prevailing there In equally
great proportion 70 the city. -
wLmSGroS 2Ths horse disease prevailing here 10 sueh
an extent scarcely horse in the city that not suffering
Il The disease developed here seems 10 be Of ner type Aan
has prevailed the North and thus far few Suy fatal have
cured All livery stables however closed a the lines Of stree.
cars have been suspended very
the funerals have taken place could only be supplied with
here which bore the bodies the unattended bY single
rage PesdeHs aHe h0Sesn0W In RaI1ssAVs
escaped the epidemic.
BosToS Nov aThs hO.r. we're withdrawn today prOec-
on to the horses against cold prevailing The few hacks
needed for guests only carriages The disease ap
pears 70 be slowly bat surely passing away