Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-31
The Horse Disease.
IT'S RAvAGEs IN ROCHESTER,

ROCHESTER, November, 23,-The
horse disease continues its ravageS, and
there are not a seorce of horses in the city
and neighborhood unaffected, although
very few fatal cases have been reported.
Ali branches Of business are more or less
affected by the scarcity of horses. Mer-
chants are hiring men and boys to trans
port their goods. The street cars are not
running, and the livery stables are closed
The disease prevails in the surrounding
country as extensively as in the city. 1t
is stated that only in cases where bleed
ing has been resorted to have horses died
AT NEW YoRK-ONE OF BONNER HORSES
ATTACKED.
The epidemic among horses has caused
the most intense alarm in this city. The
disease is spreading rapidly. II is rumor
ed to night that Bonner's Pocahuntas has
been attacked by the malady
About one hundred and fifty cars and
fifty stages have been taken off to-day
1t is feared here, as in Rochester, locomo
ton by stages and cars will be suspended
in few days.
The horse disease occurring in the diff
ferent cities outside of New York, and
which had caused a great deal of excite
ment among stable keepers and Car com
panies, has made its appear ance in this
city. and IS causing az great panic. The
disease appears to have appeared first III.
the city in magnitude Monday afternoon
although there were some few cases OF
earlier date. The contagious qualities OF
the disease are very violent and within
twenty four hours from the time of the
first symptoms of sickness it was notice.
that in one large stable one thouoi.nt
horses under the same roof We're similarly
affected
A reporter who has visited most all OF
the principal stables asserts that no les,
than seven thousand horses were affect
ed up to yesterday evening.
The horses on the vafiouS lines of stage
and street car companies are more or less at
fected. The sixth Avenue railroad line hat
two hundred horses stricken down il
four kours. The company has been com
pelledto withdraw some OF their cars.
Over two thousand horses on the Third
avenue line are suffering,
In the stables of the Twenty third stree
stage line some five hundred horses art
laid up.
Up to midnight last night no death
had occurred except one in the Sixth ave
nue. Brooklyn.
1t is greatly apprehended that the dis
ease Will spread anu materially INTERRUPT
the means of traffic throughout the city
There are some fourteen tho Island Cal
rage horses in New York, and ii equine
travel becomes stopped this season loss
to business viii be very heavy.
The disease, denominated as catarrhs
fever, commences with cough. In ahou
thirty six hours running from the eye
and nose is developed, and the horses be
come weak, the affection being simila
to the Canadian epidemic.
AT SYRINGE IELD, MASS
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, October 23-
Seventy cases of the horse disease hav
broke out in this city today. No tat;
casese are reported thus far.
AT SYRACUSE NEW YORK.
SYRACUSE N. Y, October 18th
horse epidemic has broken out in this city
and is spreading rapidly. Fully tour hun
dred are affected, including the horses o
the Fire Department and the Stree
Railways The horses of the Milk c I'm
pany are affected also one hundred pr
vate horses. A number have alread
died.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, October-The horse diseas
now raging in Western New York, h;
made its appearance here. Fifty cases a
reported in he stables of the West sid
Street Car Company.