, 1872-10-24

had no doubt it would, the dingy, dirty, il1-yen-
tilated character Of the livery and boarding
stables, omnibus stables, and sale stables, to-
| gether with the crowding which they we're COM
| PEELED to put up with, would produce.
TERRIBLE MORTALITY.
| Chicago has at present more horses than any
city IN the world in population, and less accom-
mediation for them: Hence the disease would
The exciting cause Of the Disease is cold, DR..
1athill III assumes, and ii might be called epzootic
xr.nt hAp ~ vENr11Ar1os, WANT OF DBA1SAaE,.
want OF proper attention, ano crowding will as
! slst 1t in carrying off hundreoz Of our horses
| unless precautions be taken in time. He recon-
! mends that preparations be made through the
city to meet the disorder, and he suggests the
and cribs with Chloride Of lime. Let in ali the
alr possible, he says. Don't be afraid OF fresh
air. In an underground stable ventilation
! must necessarily be difficult but even here
more air can be let in than is generally admitted
! Keep the floors clean; clear away the excretions
as often as possible let the horses have regular
exercise and plenty Of it, but don't oYerwork the
poor creatures for your own good
| ovERWoRKED HORSES,
Like oTerworked men, are peculiarly susceptible
Of disease. Keep the animals in good physical
condition, and the moment anything appears to
be wrong call in the veterinary surgeon, and let
him attend to it.
GONE TO INVESTIGATE.
Merchants Union Express Company, has gone
to Detroit to examine the cases reported in that
city. He will be in town to-day, and his e1pe-
rences will be made public tomorrow.
Such was the condition Of affairs yesterday !;
tomorrow mornings issue may chronicle COM
plete outbreak OF the disorder throughout the
city.
4 special correspondent in Canada informs us
that over one-haf OF the horses on the line Of
the Great Western Railroad are laid up With the
1fH6HHA. and that If VcNfkInp WeQfwAr6
THE RAVAGEs .oF THE DISEASE IN EASTERN
CITIES.
Special Despatch to the Chicago Tribune.
BUFFALO, N. T., Oct. 25.-The first case Of the
Canada horse epidemic appeaaed in this city On
the 18th inst. Since that time the disease has
spread rapidly, and is now at it's height. Every
horse in the city is more or less under it's infu-
ence. All CLASSES Of business are seriously en-
ba11assed, with no immediate prospects Of re-
lief. Merchants are working their horses slight
Il, and shipping and delivering goods with hand
carts. All the horses in the street railroad barns
are sick, and the cars are running on slow time,
only for the accommodation Of the suburban
residents, and in case Of rain are withdrawn
entirely. The wholesale trade, and especially
the heavier departments, is utterly unable either
to receive or to snip property OF any kind, e.
oept in the smallest quantities.
Two Of the steam fire engines have been Or
derea OF duty, except In case OF general alarm.
The remainder Of the horses in the department
are almost unfit for duty. One private stable
contains $4,000 worth Of sick racers. Horses
are obtained with difficulty for funerals, the
hackmen having been obliged to suspend almost
altogether.
The disease is raging through the intervening
country between Buffalo and Rochester, and has
already broken out in New York, Brooklyn, aud
Boston. In Rochester, all business dependent
upon horse power ia at standstiu
The disease has yet spared the canal horses,
but It is feared that they will be attacked before
the close Of the week.
The symptoms in the early stages are etar-
ing coat, dry or hacking cough, moving NTH
reluctance, and general du1lness; nasal mem-
brane at first pale; Tatery discharge from one
OF both nost1ils; ears and legs cold. As the
disease advances the nembranes become highly
colored; the discharge from the nostrl changes
to mucous Of greenieh-yel1ow color, the
pulse is quickened, the breathing is also
aucksnea and n ao%e 1s caaes obsqcsed sst
at work the disease, which, in its early STAGE il
local, with light catarrhal feyer, and con-
fued principally to the bronchial tubes. will be
extended to the chest: The covering Of the
pleariBy Immediately follow.
The treatment is, first, to stop working the
animal When in the stable keep The body warm
BY clothing, Give warm bran tnashes and
chilled water, Apply an exciting euabrocstion
on the wind-pipe from the throat to the breast.
In the early stages, give stilnulants
Int when the dfEease adTancen. and
The nnlse eroEs Quicker. seda6yp med
icine must be- cfren to arrest the infIsrnmatory
svmntnms. 9athertics and nauseatinr med
ieinas shon1d not be sdrninistered Bleeding is
dancerous and shou1d not be practiced. Special
Da;1s shonld be taken to piye the anima1s DIentv
% pf e3ercise % in 81 the s onen Is al. N '
Five deatha from fhe disease sre reported to-
day. ali sunnoaed to be The RESULT Of improper
traa'tnent NJ Tne nr;ncina1 yeterinarv snTreon Of
th;s city has nine hundred cases in charge and
has not lost one. No fatal results need BE- an
'4'!p0'oo ~ ITo ~ Sssoe;ated Pr.ss1 w.
NEw YORK. Oct. 23wThe horse disease, which
ia rreyeiljnT in different cities outside Of New
York. and wRich had caused 8 great deal Of e.
citement among stable-keepers and car COM
panies has made its appearance in this city, and
f. causing The greatest panic. The Disease ap-
neare tn haye auneared first in the citv in may
nitnde an Mon3ay afternoon. although there