Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-01
THE HORSE PLAGUE.
General Improvement in New York.
Four Ladies' Catch the Disease.
Increased Fatality in New England.
Chicago Reports Seven Hundred Case

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good effect upon the sick horses and the
malady seems TO have slightly a0stso'
More horses are on the streets to-day.
Many of the cars and stage stables report
an improvement Of their stock. The facli-
tiles for travel are somewhat increased
The weather to-day cloudy with appear
ances of rain W hich is not encouraging. Ii
it become fine it is hoped the horses Will
rapidly improve. At all events the Crisis
is now considered past. The Third Ave
nue. line were yesterday running four horses
TO the car with view of keeping up agood
appearance for fear of visit from Bergh'
Over hundred and ten dead horses were
reported at the offI dock yesterday. NO.
change for the better is reported among the
Brooklyn horses. Heavy mortality Is re-
ported there. Bergh intends to stop the
Blocker street cars to-day. He regards as
preposterous the suits against him. Other
lines say they would prefer to have Bergh
stop them, as they are running merely to
accommodate The public. The stagnalion
to business remains about the same. a fe-
male doctor reports that she is treating
Four Ladies
suffering from the horse disease. Bouton
thinks the distemper will soon pass by.
The European steamships yesterday sailed
on time, their cargoes being furnished by
lighters. The disease is on the spread III
New jersey.
Night Report.
There was general improvement to-day
among the horses affected by the prevailing
epidemic. Business and travel are still Sc
riously interfered with by the disease. 50
deaths from the malady were reported
this morning in this city and % in Brook
lYn. The Board of health have instructed
DR.. Jones, the city sanitary inspector, to
make thorough investigation into the ma
ture of the disease. In The fire department
all the horses are sick to-day. The self
propelling engin9, which was expected to
arrive to-day, will not reach here until to-
morrow.
increasing Fatality in New England
The horse disease is reported more fata
throughout the New England States.
BosroN, Oct. 3l.-The fatality arising
from the horse epidemic is considerably Oh
the increase, the deaths averaging from z;
to 80 daily. Very few new cases are re
ported, and many among the earliest at
tackled appear to be recovering, but the
scarcity Of horses fit for work continues
greatly to incommode business and travel
with small hopes Of improvement for some
time TO come.
PORTLAND, Me, Oct. 31.-The hoIst
disease is becoming fatal in this city.
AT other Points.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3t.-The cases 0
horse disease numbsr 900 il this city, anC
$50 in Camden. No deaths are report ed
A large number of horses in private stable
are affected.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 31.-Twt
morning papers report that forty or lit!
horses nave symptoms of the equine epi
demic. Another morning paper says tn
| veterinary surgeons are not attend
| ing any horses, and they did no
| believe there is, a case in town
| ALBANY, n. Y, Oct. 3l.-The hors
| disease still prevails here, and oxen and Ia
boring men are brought into use in DRAWN
| wagons.
OswEeo, Oct. 31.-There is no improve
| ment in the horse epidemic. Another tn
| is chartered to tow boats in the canal, max
ing three in all. G
SYRACUSE, Oct. 31.-The horse diseas
is abating here, the favorable weather haN
ing a good effect.
Troy, n. Y, Oct. S1.-The horse di:
ease has prevailed here several days. Tw
| hundred horses of the Troy and Lansing
| burg Railroad are sick, and the cars haule
off. More than half of the horses in ID
City are affected.
PITTSBURGH, PA, Oct. 3l.-Ihe previ
lent horse disease has made its appearing
III this city,. Ne&r~difty well develops
cases are reported. Fifteen horses in IL
stables of Moreland & Mitchell have bee
stricken down with the disease. Its al
pearance has caused considerable excite
ment.
CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 31.-The hor:
disease continues 10 spread rapidly. a
the street Car lines, with one exception
suspended running cars this evening. I'M
one will probably d5so tomorrow. Aool
half the EXPRESS company's horses are uni
for use; also many Of the fire departmel
horses. 1t is estimated that nearly 6t
cases of distemper are now in the city.
| CINCINNATI, Oct. 3l.-Reports OF t
appearance of the horse plague in this eli
have been circulated within the last day {
TWO, but careful investigations have prove
these reports utterly groundless.
Chicago Attacked in Full Force.
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-There seems 1
longer any doubt that the horse disease hi
reached this city, and that several hundr5
horses are already affected. Every pr
caution is ba,ng taken to prevent its sprea'
DR.. Roach, the Sanitary Superintendent
has given orders to disinfect all the staoi
in the city Immediately, aud cautions Il
people not to remove sick horses from an
stable.
LATER.-The horse disease now h
fairly established itself here. Between .,
and 700 cases were reported to-Ga
Among the stables attacked are those OF Il
American Express Company, Field, Late
& Co., Farwen IL Co., dry goods tirIn
Parmelee s. Co., omnibus line, besides
the railroad stables and number of liver
? establishments. The disease so tar appea
to be mild in form, and it is thought TIL
with careful treatment the horses will SOC
recover. There is no noticeable nterru
ton to travel or business as yet.
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