New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-26
THE HORSE PLAGUE.

CONFLICTING OPINIONS.
The fist serious effects of the horse disease
upon travel were manifest yesterday NOT Ho~0'.,
owing 70 any alarming increase OF the disease OF any
marc serious svmptoms than hed formerly appeared,
INT 10 Tho fact that most Of the companies preferred
that all their horses exhibiting the slightest tehuehoy W
cough should be stabbed, as exposure 10 tue s'oi ~
result disastrously Consequently, on nearly al TIC
strect car lines a number OF cara were Wlthora"h
..,o,,, airing the middle of the day, and q large
punlscr Of omnbuse also discontinued their TRIPS III
elading all those belonging to the Fhth-aVe
nnd Twepty-hr-st lines The disease seems not 70 be
seriously increasing and the horses which were injected
an Monday night and Tuesday are rapidly recovering
In Harlem and Yorkvle the disease seems to be still
ore general than IN the city, and nearly all the horses
there are affected greater or less extent One fatal
rase was reported In YOrkye yesterday though death
from any cause 30 likely TO be attributed TO the
general disease that this may not be due to the
Ipalady. Nowhere the condition OF the horses
worse yesterday than Thursday although that day
was cold and thought be bad for the disease
Much interest will be manifested to-day as 70 the effect
Of Yesterdays unremting storm the sick animals,
though owners who at first fearful as TO how the
disease would result yesterday confident that their
animals would weather any storm.
Tie street yesterday presented most unusual appear
anee In the places where most business is transacted
there plenty Of teams but they were standing idle
and few horses were to be seen in any direction In
Broadway the omnbuses were few in number ana there
Of the crushing ana blocking OF bO
auept on that thOroughfare. Hardly any private We
leles we're TO be seem and carriages and trucks COM
handed double and triple prices and OF some times
Of day could not be had at price AT the becondaVe
stables only few new cases appeared yesterday ana
these were Of very mild character. The superintend-
art considered that OF the horses was affected with
anything more than cold, which quite common at
s season Of the year. There fewer horses In the
hOspita Yesterday than Thursday and the coughing
was not violent None Of the horses had died, and
meme was expected This line discontinued number
AZ trips yesterday, but no more than on any
equally rainy day, and had the weather
been fine would have the full number.
Al the Thrdave. stables about fifty horses still re-
manned in the hospital. number of these were new
ceses those first taken having been discharged consld
cred cared and ready to work when the weather
became more propitious. The number Of horses cough
ing slightly amount to only about Soo out OF total OF
1000 The company yesterday withdrew no more cars
man on the preceding day and could have run It's ful
number had travel demanded it, No deaths had resulted
nom the disease and OF the horses was considered
Ia a dangerous condition. At the Fourthaye. stables
the horses were improving, and some which had been
very sick were again at work. Here as elsewhere not
horse had died from the effects Of the disease but
number of had been withdrawn. The Avenne
line was in about the same condition as on Thursday
More withdrawn, however but not enough TO
seriously impede travel. The Avenue line had
also withdrawn a large number Of cars as
rge proportion OF its horses had been sick and It was
deemed dangerous TO keep them running in bad weather
On the Tenthave line the horses were much better but
many Of tho trips during the middle Of the day were
discontinued for the purpose Of keeping the horses IN
good condition for the uptown travel between ana
O'Clock again put on at this time, though
not the entire number At the stables OF the NmhaVe
Railroad Company the disease is greatly on the increase
Every horse these stables is coughing Sixty horses
were placed yesterday morning. In the hospital ana Inc
foreman Of the stables gave his opinion that If the
e1,o u1d
have 10 stop running its cars At present only ears
cut Of 20 owned by this Company are run
ming One hundred and twenty-five horses belonging
70 the Eighth-ave. Company are unit 10 WORK. anu
have been placed in the hospital On this line ten cars
we're taken on Yesterday morning. The Snperntendent
stated that II this weather should continue for several
savs longer but few cars will be running on any line
There have been no cases at the stables OF tne
seventhave. line This Company runs its usual NUMBER
81 cara The horses sick at these stables are recovering
Ten regular and extra have been taken IRON he
number of those running the sxth-ave line Tnrty
new eases were sent the hospital yesterday making
100 cases in all About out Of the 9O horses employed
by this Company or less affected The cases OF
EiCkueSs generally yleld 10 prumpt Ie"'"i'NS H''N
horses on this line have recovered ,.s,oo,orood
nv INC nrOrrcss OF the disease II is very olucut
eater TO obtain for the transportation OF aIu
rles Coal dealers grocer! soa ia of orders Very
lew livery stables are OPEN ana IN thOse MniSh b e
enormous prices are seHTe persons seems to
e. Inn ne disease would disappear If there shoud be
few days OF clear weather H. h9%eHe s S Pa5x of
IL car lines will have to stop running, ana that I'll
iavel win be seriously interfTed with. -. ,,,
ousy impeded than on the street cars as the %
Of stages Withdrawn was much greater Ihan tna ~
NJ the stables Of the F1ithaye ana Br0aSwuS iS ~.
Bmubuses The stages upon coming 10 a. va @ lbs
borSes and tie Superintendent said they should nave
Tecu hdraWn two hours sooner NO STAGES were sent
out after $50 and Il was announced tnst no 0hSts
tpo,Sd nm during the day or evening. some OF lIe
horses that been sick as recently as Meontsuay
Dosterday morning working as usual Inc new cases
rrc few in numbers the old cases we're nearly an re-
covered and 10 was thought tlat none u tHe a nat
wOuld die except POSsihJi8b %sd been worked
hard and exposed too much. ON the i've rWeny
nhrdst. line no stages were run , Ie di;con5ned
ge horses were mostly better and on the hs iaI Hay
ne stages viii again Be putOn the Ahe Ia ~ rn Low
If the horses here have been SICK 9ut enous yrs
0eU 10 run considerable number OF btakeb' NJ
If mustard and molasses was ySsIeIoHy tsf than
an the day preceding. on the Madison-aye: hne inc
horses were considered in very good condiu0n; anu
although there was unquesuonaDy DANGER YET az - ~
Tie perntendent said the stages were bound 70 run
possible to accommodate the uptown usx5lc aHe
propOrtionately smaller number OF STAGES lnan any
Stber line None Of the horses were GENEROUSLY scS
Robert Bonner was again visited yesterday, and lie
aaid That ali Liz horses IN good eondiuon with one
ootbi,S more serious. A rumOT that starte was SICK
donss proceeded from the fact that he was anected
with an ordinary cold about two weeks ago. bue ne 10
o az sound as ever Dexter aud P0cahontas were not
in the least affected and Mr. Bonner had not the sgh"
est fear as 70 the result Of the disease
e races which were TO boon trOted at Prospece
Park to-day viii not take place as the purses nave oees
Withdrawn, In consequence Oh Inc pfosIeSS VI '"s
"''''''' ACTION OF TIE BOARD OF HEALTH.
special meeting Of the Board of Health was held,
vesterday In relation 10 the horse disease. Commits
oper stephen Smith said that yet there had not been
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