, 1872-11-05
LATEST FROM THE HORSES


same sorry plight yesterday as they were On
Saturday and Sunday, and again had to use
s'Shoemaker's black mare" to take them to
their places Of bueincss and to their homes,
which oxertion created such IN appetite that
Wabash avenue clearinghouse ladies are seri
ously considering the propriety Of raising their
compensation for the tremendous amount Of
hash TINT disappears daily from their tables.
TIE STREETS
we're again conspicuous by the absence Of street.
cars, omnibuses, and vehicles of all kinds but,
instead. many novel sights could be observed. The
Boston Square Dealers had wagons out with the
inscription, *'Mules do not catch the epizootic."
These wagons we're drawn by red-shirted clerks,
and the above 'smotto y ml!st undoubtedly have
referred to them. Warmers medicine wagon
was propelled by 4 lot Of dirty-shirted and dirty
faced urchins. The "motto" on this wagon was
ssNecessity Compc1s," and from the looks Of the
urchins they we're undoubtedly compelled by
necessity to do the job. Downer & Bemis sup
piled their customers with the exhilarating fluid
of Gambrinus as usual; there we're twelve stall
Wart brewers harnessed to the wagon, and
stoppage was made at every saloon, where the
's horses embarrassed and rubbed their throats
ION the inside) with fusl oil as preventive
against the ''epizoot." Many ox-teams could
also be observed, and they we're stared at as
quite a curiosity, Chicago never does things
by halves. We mean to be champions in
everything. even in the epiz9otic p line; Line;
day, this city will be as much superior to other
cities in that disease as it is to-day ahead Of
them on contagratious.
Two Of the s6 horses Of Avery Bros. are
down quite severely, and the proprietors are ap-
prehensiYe Of losing them.
STAETES.
Frank Parmelee's horses seem to be doing
better; they are coughing less and are commenc-
ing to run from their noses. Mr. Parmclee still
continues to transfer passengers; The horses at
of horse-fashion, and seem quite comfortable in
their red flannel stockings. The express wagons
of this firm we're propelled by drivers,
who trotted through ;4he the rain Inland and
Rnd 9Ss ssase s day synd TbeSu' tseS rets ss'has
blanketed, either. Mesars. Farwen l. Go. will
have several ox-teams in use to-day. Field u
Letters horses look about the same as Farwel's,
and are dressed in the same style and fashion.
AL the horses in this stable have the disease in
very mild form, and hopes Of their speedy re-
coTery are entertained. This firm has been so
fortunate as to secure nine teams Of oxen, which
they had at work all day yesterday, and they are
greatly satisfied with the experiment Three Of
press Company Lad the collie night before last,
and are now in 3 dangerous condition. The
horses Of the American Express Compa-
ny are down very severely, and one OF their
horses died OF gastric fever yesterday
Dr. Bovett, who has charge of the last two stu
bles, says the symptoms OF the disease we're
gradually becoming worse, and that he now has
more horses under treatment that have pneu-
monia thnn the epizootic. The horses at I. E.
Morris stable, on Eighteenth street, seem to be
getting better. ". Il. Young's horses are doing
well, With the exception of one, who has the
lung fever, and will probably die There are so
horses down with the disease at Wilbur d Pixies
Omaha Stables on State street, below Twenty
SECOND. These horses are all fast stock, and
very valuable. 4 Bashaw colt, years old, is
now dying of lung fever. The proprletors we're
offered IS 900 for him few days ago. The 500
horses in q. I. P. omnibus stables are coughing
The horses at
THE CITY RAILWAY STABLES
are doing well, with the exception OF one, which
seems to have pneumonia. Two mules in this
stable caught it also, and they do not like it at
ALL The Company received permission to run
dummies On State street at o'clock p. NJ, and
at o'clock "train," consisting OF dummy
and two cars, made its first trip, and was cheered
along the line After fair trial they will attach
about six cars to each dummy.
The horses Of the fire department we're the
last taken sick, the first symptoms OF disease
having appeared among them last Thursday.
They are all now more or less affected, but only
two very seriously. The Chiefs horse is in E, 2
dangerous condition, but it is thought he will
recover. There were three runs made yes
terdav which did not seem to make the horses
worse, although it is hoped there may occur no
fires, as every work the horses are compelled to
do seems to settle the disease on their lungs.
The department is, as yet, able to DO al Or
dina1y work that may be required of it..
At the West Van Buren, street car stables there
is an evident improvement in the condition OF
the horses, many being now quite well OF those
+n+ hair h4r rGoU
ten drops Of tincture Of aconite and belladonna,
alternately, every two hours. It was hoped that
ssMyere' Pneumatic Motor" which Stands in
the car-house Of these stables, would be in use
during this week, but the difficulty In procuring
pump of sufficient size to supply it with air
will prevent it being used for some time to
come.
The livery barn of Haas d Powell, on Madison
street, is in better condition than most livery
barns. Here they have 10 horses, 20 only OF
ministering medicine to the unaffected horses
and By keeping their stables clean and free from
any disinfectant, which the doctor at those
stables (Henry j. Hof1k) most severely de-
nounces, claiming that the air is by the use Of it.
made heavy and impure, and the lungs OF the
horse the1eby made liable to disease:.
Major J. ". Byne, of Calumet, has sl1teer
| horses, all Of which are down with the disease
| and some Of them have it quite seFerely. III
| two mules caught it first. The Major reports
| that the farmers in the country are, greatl,
alarmed, and refuse to bring anything into the
| city. and consequently hay has advanced to 800
| load, and is scarce at that price.
| The West Side omnibus line we're the first tx
withdraw their horses from labor. The frs
horses that we're taken sick was an indication t.
them that the disease, then in the East, woult
extend westward They have been rewarded
b7 the majority Of their horses being nov abl
to work, and it is probable that they will resum
operations by next Wednesday or Thursday. .
| Parmelee & Co. have withdrawn all thei
horses from general labor, and are Transporting
only through-baggage, which is light: Ih
through-passengers are transferred mainly "a, a
the various functions Of the railroads. They re
port that travel, by reason Of the horse disease
| has somewhat fallen off. Their horses are in
good condition, and they hope to resume opera
Gous in part the first Of next week.
All the horses of the Stockton Freight Line
wagons. 100 in number, are sick, but o numbe
of them are sufficiently well to work # tn
weather was pleasanter. They have Withdraw
their horses from their line, but it is more as
precautionary measure than because the sc
verify Of the disease among their horses VII
prevent their using them. g..
1t tie stable Of Dwight &; Ramey, On San
Canon street, there are number Of turf horses
They report that these seem more Liable to tn