The New York herald., 1872-10-24
I'M BROOKLYN.

Among Railroad, Livery, Private, Ex-
press and Milk Equine Ssocl--About
Two Thousand Horses Afilictcd-Tho
Disease Breaking Out In All Portions
OF the City and Spreading Rapidly.
The catarrhal fever made its appearance among
Brooklyn equines Tuesday last in various locali-
ties but IL did not attract any particular at
tenton until yesterday, when the disease
became widespread The heaviest suffer-
ers so far have been the Brooklyn City
Railroad Company. which owns 1000 horses. AT
all their stables the equines were "barking'' IN
hundreds yesterday The worst cases were how
ever, reported as being at the Fulton avenue
stables. Three deaths reported in the stables
OF this company, and others are likely to occur
The symptoms of the sickness are described as u
mucus and bloody discharge from the nostriis,
fever, watery eyes and dropping heads.
On some Of os
THE CITY HORSE CAR LINES
| the Myrtle avenue, Fulton avenue and Court
| street.-The number OF trips have been reduced.
The consequence Is that great inconvenience cxpe-
rienced by travellers over these always crowded
routes. Still further reduction In public accom-
modations, 1t is intimated, will be found necessary
unless present Indications prove to be wrong. The
railroad company have adopted the policy OF run
ming horse as long as he Will eat well; out when
he ''goes back his food" they take him out Of tha
traces and proceed to doctor him. The veterinary
surgeon then administers powder OF several in-
gredients then gives them mash and covers the
equine patient with warm blanket The Super
intendent, Mr.. Sullivan, is OF the opinion that the
epidemic will exhaust itself In the course OF ten
that 4 is nmSsT mot % Ga Is 10 @
affected last night was $50.
FULTON AVENUE LINE.
The superintendent OF the Fulton avenue car
stables states that the horse '1nhuenza' first made
its entyee among his charge at an early hoDr On
menced to .bark7 or cough one after the other,
and have kept It up since when they cough
cold sweat most Of the time. They eat until their
throats become sore, when they refuse any further
food Oatmeal Cruel and naxseed tea and opening
powders are the potion administered at the Fulton
avenue stables Several horses OF the Fire Depart
ment are suffering from the dreaded catarrh, and
recovery Of their gallant and fast young steeds.
| They have lost no horses, however.
ISRAEL'S STABLES, FIFTH AVENUE.
| At the livery stables Of l.. 4 M Israel, Fifth ave.
| nue. twenty mine horses affected yesterday,
and the veterinary surgeon was busy rubbing thd
tard have been used here with good effect the AMI.
mails being reported as progressing favorably.
At the stables Of the Fifth Avenue Railroad Com.
pany alderman Richardson's line) there were only
| three cases OF influenza among 450 horses.
OTHER STABLES
! Fursel, the ice cream manufacturer, Fulton
street, had six horses down with the horse dis
Mr.. ia James weaver has very valuable road
fears for the safety OF the other animals in tha
stable.
HENRY WARD BEECHER'S HORSES.
Two horses belonging to Mr.. Henry WARD
Beecher, ten to Mr.. Dunning and one horse owned
by Mr.. Tousey, are very sick at Donnelly's livery
stable, Henry street. All the livery stables in Love
lane bore evidence to the fact that the equine
misery WHICH staked broadcast over the city did
not overlook them.
II. b. Witty, the livery stable keeper, Powers
street, has had but three cases under treatment.
He finds that doses OF ac0nite and beadonna, ten
| drops in each case, four doses every twenty-fO -fOuA
hours work like charm, giving relief TO the AMI
| mails afflicted All the railroad company's farm
horses at Greenpoint are sick.
! THE EXPRESS COMPANIES AND MILKMEN.
Express companies bemOaning their III luck
in not being able to carry their freight with any
profitable degree OF expedition because OF their
misfortune in having One-half OF their stock down
with the 'innuenza," Truck and icemen wear long
faces and watch every symptom OF their affiicted
horses. Milkmen In many instances ara
compelled to hire sound horses to take thG
place OF their sick nags In going the morning antA
evening milk route There were no means OF ascer4
tanning the precise number Of sick horses in Brook
yn last night, but from what could be CLEANED from
sources available IL Is fair to estimate the pr0babld
| number at not less than two thousand. And thu
march Of the dread disease Is still onward.
| The distemper has made its appearance In WIZ
| liamsburg. but not to any great extent Several
valuable horses belonging to the Fire Departmen1
! exhibited the usual symptoms yesterday, AZ did
also o few rOadsters belonging to the citizens. But
| the large number of horses belonging to the Gran1
Street. North Second Street and South Fourth
Street railroads have so far escaped In the stable
were reported last evening. Nearly all the prn-
pal livery stable keepers report their equinea
healthy.