Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-25
The Euuinc Epidemic
PROGRESS OF THE DIsEAssIN NEW YoaK AN0


PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE IN NEW GOak AND
OTHER PLACES.
The New York papers are discussing various
modes OF treatment tor the horse disease. L. Is
argued that lobelis and tar are successful rene
dies. Nearly every second horse seen IT, -he
stalls shows signs OF being under the inference
OF the disease. A Buffalo dispatch SAWS canal
toW8ge has increased i've t. ten cents per mile.
business manufactures and industry axe par
TALLY paralyZed IN New York civ aud RroOSlyn.
The disease has made most alarming progress
among the railroad stage, and livery rises
and while those are suffering at the rate OF i"
yer cent private coach and track horses. which
are better cared Tor, and are n1tsO hard worked
only suner at the rate OF a. per cent. The
Broadway and 23G-street stage com auy SrlS-
lCuGed its trips yesterday, over haii OF IT, :.
horses being sick. OF 81. horses on fGe a-8-e-
rue road oHe-Lait al Affected with the disorder.
About one-qaarter the usual number OF teams
passed through tue streets, Snt almost every
horse waS wrapped in wooden blanket l. l.
probable that mail service will be seriously
affected II requires two hundred horses, AM
unless the severity OF the epidemic be miti gated
the supply cannot be kept up. The horse disease
had its erect On the Stock Exchange YESTERDAY.
and Wall street operators are beginning 70 cal
Cuiate what the result OF the epidemic would Dc
IL II should continue few DAYS longer. The
lack OF horses 10 move freight to and from rail-
road depots causes trouble and interruption to
business. Express company stocks are ALREADY
low. The American, Merchants and Union
company have but twenty horses out of a hum
dTed fit for duty. Bat few horses owned bv the
Adams Express company were lit 10 he barnesSed
United States Express company are affected.
The general business OF the express companies
IA almost Frustrated, and largo quantities OF
freight are in the warehouses awaiting shipment
Many livery stables are closing. Bakers, grOcers
mllkmen and others are with difficulty serving
customers. In Brooklyn the city railroad ha-
been compelled to stop. Other lines are seriously
affected. and also have been obliged to suspend
some trips So many horses of the Knicker-
booker ice company are sick that the company
were compelled to Law up their carts. There
were p horses OF the Washington ice company
sick yesterday morning, and. as in New York,
groceIs, bakers, Nc, were almost unable 10 sup
ply their customers. Not less Than 5000 horses
III Brooklyn are down with the dstemper.
The disease is spreading at Hunters Point and
Astoria. In Buffalo the disease is abating The
canal boats there are running regularly. and
gram is being moved in the usual quantities
1t was estimated last night that fifteen thousand
horses are under treatment in New York city,
Two street car lines have stopped running.
The disease has also broken ont az keene, y
H., and many horses are affected.
No cases have been discovered in PhiIa1eI-
phia Yet. In Baltimore Yesterday rnauv Of The
railroad horses were troubled with Ing fever.
&c, but there seems TO he an absence OF the
symptoms OF the horse epidemic.