New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-28
THE HORSE DISEASE.

ASTROVs INCONVENIENCE TO CITY PAs>EN~
GERS AND COMMERCE-HO"sEs WIInpl.n"N
FROM WORK As 4 PRECAUTIONARY MEAS
URE-THE wHARYES BLOCKED, But NO WIS.,
sELs DELAYED.
The terrible disease which. during the past
week has Frustrated ~ mcnso numbers ohorses through
out The city which has seriously ntoriered with trans
poration both OF and merchandise on every hand
and which az first created general panic among extensive
owners and heavy Dealers IS still theme OF genera
conversation and Of intense throughout the city
Horses are suh dying IN small numbers, ana ai'1ous"
several aUpe red in different sections SeS.i
day and during the night 30 is probably saIe 10 say %
the disease will soon entirely disappear from te cry
At majority OF tho arg, stables visited by TRIBUNE
reporer YESTERDAY the report that but Few cases
had appeared DUNG the DAY, that those ahlSs hsV
attacked we're again ready for duty, and that al "hon
had the disease ia any degree were raNdly IT,
gaining the strength they had lost. As most owners
are however unwilling expose their horses until they
have entirely recovered aud this may not be for sew
era days. the incony to merchants looners ana
shippers Of goods is 10y means over For consider
able time the present dCarth OF transportation faculties
must continue, AMI persons must content themselves
with paying the fabulous prices demanded for truck mre
or allow their gooC remain in the storehouses, on the
sidewalks on the piers. The facilities for passenger
transportation will be much better to-day than at any
time since Friday morning, as with fair weather. tue
sreetcars will put i'm greater numbers and many
OF the discontinued Omuibuses win again roll through
Broadway.
Al the immense -,-,~s Of the Third Avenue Railroad
line yesterday, the number OF diseased horses renamed
about the previously reported Out of the 1900
horses in stock about % n IN the hospital and 200 or
$50 more are coughing slightly Those first seized with
the disease are many again on the line. OF the
entire number OF horses large proportion has been
sick. and the prophecy Of the superintendent on
Wednesday. that the affection would probably 90
through the stables, may yet be verified. Twenty
five cars. or 125 trips, taken from the line yes
tcrday and running to-day will doubtless be
about the Two horses have died, one on Saturday
and the other dunug ne night. The cause was unq9es-
tOnably the new i.-a.so One OF the horses was
strong animal in good condition; the Utnor was weak
and overworked aua would have fallen a victim TO any
disease that had attacked him. A post.mortem
by H. f. Boomer. the surgeon OF the Com
pany. Mr.. Boomer says that from TINS examination
ne learned that coating was formed by the hucuS IN
the wlnd-ppe Inflammation soon follows which quickly
extends to the lunss unless speedily attended To- ana
mis- road running 90 the Grand Central Depot has lost
SICK AS none Of lie ts line were used, yester
day, their condlupu 'oiay, VIII uOuDuess oe inore
Orable than since the rdNdees OF tne ulsease
At the stables OF the Second Avenue Company the
number of sick hoes is not large; have died. and
there has been bu hte interruption to the business OF
and those necessarily To-day, if pleasant the entire
number Of cars will b. run, ana the company WIN Drg
out nearly all ITS ho,ees Immediately; Ihe Avenue -
line which owns 40 horses mas lost none thus lar,
sidered favorable TO the recovery OF the animals
days possibly not TINS eek. The number OF cars with
drawn thus has been about 10 out of total OF 20
the Avenue I lie nearly every animal mas Dten
coughing though OnY few horses still remain IN the
hospital Tive Aoise5 |!cn %SIe ~ Tng and m SIM
day exhibited nO eva results OF the exercise Tue regu-
lar number OF trs diminished yesterday by about
So but to-day 4ea -e entire timetable viii BE- lied.
eepting those Win the Grand Central Depot
trains. This at Of necessity but OF precau-
several days ANA SON, II ich bad the mild
form, required 8I. tDeir lives may thus be saved
FaNuVV All m .HH 1.
but the superiuteLc-A h"s TO Dr. tnat the disease VIII
prove fatal IN any @ s ss f are s sTnS Sklg
be put on the llg -aJ.. Tue cars to-day will be
run as ON saturda. Tails va. oosdeTaby less than
One-thrd of tue er.-e lumul4 Oh horses have been
slightly affected, Laa the travel on this line has been
nearly equal or ORDINARY tim, s. In only about
OF the horses la 9 disease assg4G4 a seI9us nac
past 4S hours. Tie 4ck't-st co are sun running Ia
large numbers, GIt-0us many Of De horses employed
are suffering mCro o. it' from t1e inevitable cough
Nearly every horse % ue Inc Is On nas been anected
but they % lie doing well. Their food Is
not materially sed hut they carefully cared for
which accounts 1or the abuty of company
arge number o. ca.s 40 the sixthaye. stables there
they all sizes. hu also said that nearly all were i'm
proving and the con uy Xpeced TO lose but tte from
inc have died. o. GA Saturday, and one ON Sunday
condition The ca TINS line running, osterday,
about oneha tbc usoH lumber or trips The branch line
1ay, but VIII re- oie 4rge portion OF them this morn
ng. At the SeVC-Lt.yc. ANA Broadway stables the re-
porter was inOrLed Lai Tue nunDer OF trips made on
hat line was great usual On sunday. Though tue
earned that pr00so ~ horses had been seG, that
none had died, th rev were III the hospital that none
we're taken with che disease yesterday because all Lad
aad 1t before ana t1t ia. general state Of the disease
was milder than o. !1lliy aud saturday.
I'm Eighth stables, where there are l,040
horses, nearly all have 5t. slightly affected Many
better and very -aconmOed yesterday. The only
fatl care uccur!eu r.sfcIuHy considerable numOer
1f ears have been Iwn on this line. A few Of the
lOrses had been WVlA-l conunuaiy even when affected
ana had app,reo -o suffice from the exerton they
are now neafD "s YEA a. u@uS- Inc Nihth Avenue
Company thc Oy Luc winch has discontinued all its
rips The COMPANY "ts O. y w Ioroes ana THESE nave
Tboy will prob re SAID put on the line to-day, II the
weather prov, f,.aat. The superintendent is deter
mined lot to Xp.. ta horses needessly. and will not
run unless all cls favorable. At the stables
Of the Tenth AVenls uc ouly ABOUT 40 horses
lick. The whole nuuler 900 aud many Of these will
iOubtltss oscar. gi On Saturday night there
we're ten new ca..-. plt yesterday there hardly
sase. A number Vtc- lSl .een coughing shghtb have
yeen continued tc 4aC. ana seem not to have been
INJURED. ,
and the rest wLlt mad yesterday Will pre-
mare Them for the e,o tue week. Tie Twentythird
AZ stages when .atl ucca Withdrawn since Thursday
viii resume Their r-.p. today, weather permitting. All
he horses are eating saL, ana aI N'u sleeuy recover
Tue precauton Of fhe company IA vi hdrahlHg us
aorses early is dOuUc the cause Of the present prOp
hous state Of a1al 90 Ao stables o. ne T@eniy-thrd
81 line. The hor-c- very carefully cared for; the
slsewhere Inc h0i.cs ot the Madsvl.sve. iiue are
all improving N deaths Daye yet re- hted from this
from other causes within past few lays. Tne Com
pany has not dscOntrld It's stages, ma VIII not be
obliged to 40 Tie Lntl Avenue Stage Line stables
about twenty per cent OI tic horses lave been sick
others have eougnct .Lehiy bat there have been no
fafal cases No further difficulty Is anticipated. Many
nave recovered sufficiently 10 work aud 10 many med-
sine is longer gwen ~ the Is stages OF the nue. 40
Will be run to-4s! 49,, -. 49,. 49,.
dog but arc nearly recovered. Not horse has yet
been lost. Eleven 80 set CuB VIII nc "Vhurd"h HOn
On Tie Fourieentb-s line az the horses have
been affected, ana snau nHinDer &c sun SERIOUSLY Ill
The stages all taken OF Oh saturday, Ddt VIII prop
the Inc ifridF