The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-11-01
The BucoIic Beasts Of Burden Brushing
Through the BuStle Of Broadway.
SORROWS OF THE STEEDS.
Eighty-hve Equines Yesterday Shake or the
Mortal Coil by the Kindly Means Of the
Epihippic-Its Extension or Grad
ual Ending Elsewhere

Of others the very feeble foundation upon which we
build our self esteem. But after only vacinating
and abortive effort Bergh has relaxed MS restric
tons OF equine torture except on the BIeecker
street and the Eighth avenue lines wnere MS nrSt
tardy descent was made yesterday and last even
ING the heavily laden cars on most OF the avenues
indicated as much as ever the fact that herein is
great lack OF moral courage or else OF genuine
benevolence. without making any accusations
IL can not hut be remarked that thus far the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals
has not practically done anything that has ALE
waited the condition Of the helpless horses. The
raid which was made at the eleventh hour on the
Third Avenue line has not stopped the use OF their
sick steeds, but, on the contrary, they are now
kept continually at work, unless they are so abso
lutely weak and diseased as to be unable to leave
the stable. The teams are doubled on the cars;
but still one can behold in the street scenes OF
mute misery and vulgar brutality that make
THE HEART sIcKEN AND THE BLOOD TO RUN COLD.
The late cars that start from the plaza in front of
the HERALD office for Harlem carry an unestimable
number OF passengers after the hour Of shutdown,
and the doubling OF the teams by lessening the
number OF cars causes the loads to be largely in
creased and sometimes so heavy as to endanger
the safety OF the vehicle ITSELF 1t can then be
imagined how little OF relief has been Afforded the
suffering animals by the public philozooists of ex
traordinary powers.
Broadway yesterday was almost as lively and
noisy as before the equine affcton was upon us,
but the tide was by no means as rapid in its prog
Tess up the clashing channel Of grandeur, and it
could now be analysed by stranger without his
beng In a nervous hurry OF observation The pace
Of the motley procession Of vehicles and animals
was very often only walk, excepting the stage
coaches, which ratified and olted along With the
clumsy swing and dignity which contrasts them
~ hQ m 10 mo. ho
that dart and spin through the throng like
ERRANr EDDIEs
In muddy river. The stage horses look horribly
emaciated OF late; their ribs are more prominent
than comely, and their nostrils, the index OF their
pride, according to the poet are bedabbled and be-
daubed with the filthy excresence Of the disease
the most disgusting and nauseating of sights their
heads were bent low, and the majestic arch OF the
neck had degenerated to an ignoble relaxation of
The proud muscles and dropping OF the ear
those nervous outposts OF intelligence. The
picture was most ptiabe. Man may
ioathe to see his friends bowed by the gloom
or despondency, grief Of shame but depression
Of spirits in the dumb animals, whom nature seems
especially TO have endowed with hope and almost
poetic sense OF duty, Is so strange and sad that
we cannot pass 1t by unmarked.
The stages as they rolled up and down were
laden with fine ladies, out their shopping tours,
",
men returning YEARLY from work; but hard, un.
feeling selfshness seemed TO impel no expires.
sion OF commsseraton or sympathy Tor
The beasts that were dragging them along at the
danger OF their lives, but their burden OF talk was
emily "tnc great inconvenience, by Jover' or
''the awfuly disagreeable walking that one had to
do, dear melu From manly or from fair lips one
might expect something more noble than such
frivolous and narrow minded expressions az
those; but the great absorbing passion OF the hour
ruling passion, by the way, strong at most times
ON Broadway, was to get up or down town ut any
hazard and as rapidly as possible
The draymen's carts were little more numer-
GUS In the streets than on the day before, aud
THE MERCANTILE PULSE OF THE CITY
seemed again to beat after its season Of dormant
nightmare. But most astonishing of all the
strange sights which have occurred since the
advent OF the new plague-the hipporhinorrhea-
was the passage OF several teams OF oxen through
Broadway at MONDAY, dragging huge, heavy trucks,
On which were piled immense loads OF merchan-
disc that seemed nothing to the strong muscles
OF these bucolic beasts OF burden. Some OF them
we're very handsome animals OF a rich dark
sherry color, like the glow of old claret-great,
wide horns, and mild, mellow eyes, whose soft
expression reminded one OF a glorious woman
more than OF anything else, such a.
Byron painted in his Dudu. They wended
their way among the rafting rumbling, rolling
creaking roaring Jolting vehicles with little APP
parent nervousness, which was to be expected in
The best behaved beasts who were strangers in "A
city, and they started sometime violently at OBJ
Jects which horse II tae hipporhlnorrhea should
not have disabled him TOO greatly would treat
with noble and lofty contempt. Their steps
trembling and as if they were trcading q path o.
death; but most noticeable OF all was the awe and
apprehension which their presence excited in the
minds OF the passing ladies' who did not show half
the j0ndness for these strangers that they have
manifested for Dog Eater, Cat-in-the- Wood, Es-
a nj
Great West. Petty screams sounded above the up
roar m1m tmia tongues when they were alighting
Team before city wan would be passing.
Ca, 'YuP, BRIGHTlm
yhere~dol Gce-uD, Buckln The animals would not
perhaps, obey with their usual promptitude, owing
10 their fright, ana some passing steed would be.
cause OF their nervous perturbation, get horn in
his flank, whereupon, II he were not too much de
pressed BY sickness, he would give vent to a re
Bponsve Kick, aud the stage drivers would "iiaw-
bawp' with loud amusement New York seemed
SAINTS rule, when the Knickerbocker farmers of
New Amsterdam drew from the rich cornnelds in
The Bowerie their creaAng wans OF the harvest,
Crowned with the sickle and the wheaton sheal
With golden plenty noddng DER the PLAN.
There was less uproar then in Broadway than
may now be found in the streets OF quiet New
England town, and the memory OF the time as i'm
pressed through traditional tales must seem pleas
ant TO many OF toe old, white haired men who
walk its pavements where they once trOd "A
mere sod-clad path through the fields OF the sub
urls.
The side streets, then crooked, narrow lanes,
where most OF the money and commercial power
OF new YORK sits enthi0ned, were busy yesterday
WIN scenes OF labor, About one hundred
Ana n MY bovine teams we're at work,
while many OF the horses OF the dray-
men We're being employed, having recovered,
or else, az was too often true, being driven day
after day IN q dreadful state OF disease and per.
haps likely 10 end in death. These latter belong 10
Inc very poorest carmen The piers and wharves
are not Quite 70 embarrassed as they have been be-
fore with accumulation OF goods. "
The livery stables are greatly improving In con.
nifIop, the malaria being fully under control aud
II there are cases Of danger they are only those