Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-11-07
THE Horse DISTEhPER
Great Fatality New York
City.
THE CRISIS BELIEVED TO BE OVER.
General Stagnation Of Blu.
mess.
Goods Rotting on the Piers
The Scourge Spreading
to the West and South.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2sth, 1872.
The horse disease is making alarming
progress in the city, and there is a
marked decrease in the number of hors.
es on the streets. The hack stands are
almost deserted, and the cross-tOwn line
cars and stages have either suspended
or are making only only couple OF
trips day. Almost every horse on the
street is affected more or less, and halt
of them are hlanketed. The second
avenue line did not withdraw their cars
to-day. The Third avenue took off half
The Fourth avenue has practically sus-
pended, and only runs two or three cars
to meet trains. The Sixth avenue are
running half the usual, number. The
Broadway line hauled off twenty three,
and on the BrOome street line there is a
complete suspension. The Seventh
avenue line runs half the usual number,
and the Eighth avenue ditto, with a
complete stOppage tomorrow. The
Ninth avenue line did not run car to-
day. The Tenth avenue and Belt lines
are running twenty cars out of fifty,
and the Bleecker street line have taken
several cars off. On some lines the
horses are all sick, but on the Others the
stoppage of the cars is necessary to
give rest to the horses unaffected. Sew
eral horses have died, and great alarm
is felt, as the disease is becoming more
violent. The situation is grave.
In Brooklyn the disease shows no
abatement, and, as in this city business
and street travel are severely interrupts
ed. A number of deaths have occur
red. aF. -l- Fil@H i>iIs /
On the .29th the epizootic may now be
at its worst here; but notwithstanding
there was widespread suffering and
numerous fatal cases yesterday, the dis
ease is thought by many experienced
horsemen to be on the decline. The
number of dead horses reported yester-
day was very large, reaching probably
over two hundred and fifty, and intel
ligence OF more hourly coming in. Sew
eral of the leading physicians of the
Board of Health say the disease will
probably soon attack man. A few men
in Brooklyn who have worked about
sick horses are said to have the malady.
There is strong public feeling against
the continuous working of sick horses
by many of the railroads. Nothing,
however, has been done to prevent this
inhumanity, but arrests are made of
petty carmen, and yesterday Philozoo-
ist Bergh had a poor man consigned to
the Toombs for using his animal. Two
incidents occurred yesterday Of horses
falling dead in harness on the streets
from OverwOrk. The carrying trade
continues to suffer, and along the docks
piles of freight and cargoes still remain
unremoved, and some branches of busi-
ness are at stand-still: Merchants who
are under contract to ship flour and
other articles find that they have to- pay
enormous prices for carriage. Broadway
is thoroughly packed with pedestrians
throughout the day. Some of the rail-
road lines are compelled to stop to-day,
and others continue to reduce the num-
ber of their.trips. A large number of
dealers are announcing their inability
to deliver articles at the homes of the
purchasers. The ferries are missing
their usual receipts from vehicles, and
and many of the principal marts of
trade have a gloomy appearance. The
streets present a spectacle of wretched
looking horses dragging terrible over
laden cars and other articles.
Evening.-The horse distemper con
tinues. The number, of fatal cases has
increased. The deaths We're on Satur-
day 30, Sunday 54, and on Monday 96.
The Third and Fourth avenue cars
were stopped to-day by President Bergff
Of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. Few or no cars
were run on East Broadway, Avenues
A, B, c and D. The Seven and Ninth
avenue, or Belt, and the Sixth and
Eighth avenue lines stop their trips at
Canal street. There is no probability
of the use of dummy-engines, which
can hardly be procured before the
horses recover. The stages are begin
ming to run more frequently, and the
horses are improving.
Hundreds OF Custom House trucks and
other vehicles yet remain unused i'm the
streets, but many laid up last week are
making their appearance, and huge
breeches are already being made in the
breast-works of cotton bales lining the
piers along West and South streets.