New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-27
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ported here to-day. Russell White, the
| driver OF engine four, while driving his
| horses, was suddenly taken with the mala-
| dy. He had all the symptoms, coughing,
FHnnlng at the eyes and nose, and general
| feverish debility.
In consequence of the horse disease, horse
| car accommodations have been almost en-
| tlrely withdrawn in Boston and vicinity.
| Wagons filled with perishable articles are
| drawn by men. Very few horses on the
streets. Only few fatal cases.
| NEW YORK, October 26.-The horse dia-
| ease tonight is reported to be unabated.
| In fact the dlstemper is said to be spreading
The feeling of alarm is increasing, and the
owners OF animals not seriously affected are
keeping their horses in stables, giving them
every care. The number of street cars
running was decreased very materially to-
day, although this is not quite so much due
to the disease as to the inclemency of the
weather, caused by heavy rains. The
Ninth avenue railroad stopped its cars, as
did also the Fifth Avenue Stage Company.
In some of the stables the distemper has
made no apparent increase; in others, nota-
bly, that of the Third Avenues, it became
seyerer. Express companies report the re-
cOvery of some of their horses 1t is stated
that the United States Express Company
has forty car loads of freight in Jersey City
in consequence OF the scarcity of teams
to-day, although they have been inCOnve-
nienced somewhat by the stoppage OF carts
Some of the lines receive their cargo on
barges At the Long dock piers it looks
like Sunday. The same may be said of
some of the railway freight depots.
A novel sight was furnished this after
noon by some men dragging loaded wagons
while others pushed behind.
The losses to the business community are
already said to be heavy, and will reach
hundreds of thousands OF dollars.
Brooklyn is suffering similar to New
York. At the principal piers freight is
piled up for want of means to remove it.
The steamer India, which arrived on Fri
day, has not yet commenced to discharge
her cargo. If the present state Of things
continues a week longer, steamers can not
be uGladen, and a severe cessation of busi-
ness must ensue as regards carrying freight.
One of the great inconveniences is the
lack of horses for funerals. In Broolyn the
railroad lines will probably withdraw all
their cars tomorrow to give their disabled
hor es a chance 70 reit A few fatal cases
are reported, but 1t ls not definitely settled
whether they have been caused by the epi-
demic.
Medical authorities state that under the
most favorable circumstances the disease
will run from seven to ten days, and with
the present untavorable weather it may
lnger longer. At all events it is considered
that the present inconvenience to the public
is liable to continue until the latter part of
the coming week, by which time the horses
first attacked with the malady should be
c0nvalescent
BRUNSWICK, Me-, October 26.-The horse
disease has appeared both here and at
Topsham. The cases thus far reported are
of very mild character.
LoCKPoRT, N. Y, October 26.-There is
no abatement in the horse disease in this
vicinity. New cases are occurring, not only
in this city, but throughout the neighboring
country.