The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09
HEAT AND THE CAR HORSES
WHAT ALARMED THE OFFICERS OF
the CRY RAILROA
The Treatment Of Overheated Horses In the
vnriouf stables Evidence Of the Vaiut Of
Thnrnnah Ventilation In the kinhles.

THE CITY h4fLHOA DS.
The Treatment Of Overheated Horse. In the
Vart1uf StabIes-Evidence OF the Vaiut Of
Thorough Ventilation In the stables.
The intense heat of the past two weeks
has seriously affected the horses OF the city rail-
roads. They seem to sink steadily They do
| not sleep we'll. nor can they eat. Hence they
| are growing weaker aud In the language OF an
old stapleman. "if this weather continues
week longer, there will be no car horses left"
Relays Of horses are kept at short distances,
watering stops are numerous, and extraordinary
care Is exercised at the stables yet the poor
beasts are slowly failing. The delivers are In
structcd to watch carefully for the arst symp-
toms OF sunstroke, namely; dropping he adj,
| falling cara, hurried breathing, and sometime s
| disincnation to drink. When either of these
| symptoms ia noticed, the horses are to be taken
| OF duty at once. COlic is another at
tendant OF hot weather, and many
horses arc founded by. being per-
mitted to stand IA draft while oyer-h Gated
| or permitted to drink too much cold water.
| Three quarts Of wltcr ana a face well wa ned.
says the veteran will answer tor the first time,
to be repeated in ten minutes. The drivers are
| often to blamo Tor the quick ruin OF horses.
| breaking up too shortly starting too suddenly,
jeriing the animals violently, runnin~ lnevenly,
| rapidly for few minutes 10 bead on some other
driver, then slowing up, and other kindred prat-
tices worry a horse aud make hin moro liable
e. injury from heat.
The second avenue line have lost only one
horse from tn, direct effect OF the heat, but
twenty-five are In hospital, all improving. 81, or
| seven q day are LAID no. DIR. Thomas Bacon
| looks after the sick, ana for the overheated adj
| ministers aconHe, bryonia and bclladouna as
the case requires. lie thinks this season the
most trying we have had within three years,
| Changes are made every trip. Inc road has
| LOO horses and II" c.rs.
Ihc Third even line, DR.: Isaac Housh, Ir,
| physician IN charge, reported four horses dead
| from heat aud thirty-nve laid up. all CT which
will I-oDaoly recover but u the weather holds
out for another week he looks for great NOR
tality. Tue horses come In weak aud exhausted,
| reject food, lose strength. and are not In con-
| ditiUn to fight disease. lie tire ia his horses
| homp 0psthically. In case Of suustrokc, u quiet
aconite II crazy, belladonna, and where there is
much congestion he uses the new remedy glon-
ONE, from which he has experienced excellent
results. The line has RELAYS ani watering places
at tho CITY Hail, sixth street., rty-fourth
street, the depot. and at O2i street. ana at every
station tie has Il competen; man to examine
each re IA II arrives, aud decide whether V
shall be taken on OF allowed to 20 on. The road
has lgsg horses, and runs lSi cars on the regular
line and thirty on the Grand Central branch.
Ibe Fourth avenue line have lost only three
though show fatigue. They are carefully
watched ana changed every trip Relays aud
streets. In case OF sunstrokc, stmul1nts and
cold water are used. but no ice. The. road has
between 200 and 40 horses, and rune lb cars.
The Sixtn avenue line has had no trouble. No
precaut.on has teen taken beyond watering the
horses occasionally, and giving more time on
hot days. The road has l,lU horses aud sixty
Ave cars
Ihe broadway ana seventh avenue lines
stable together. DIR. Games and the Supsrn-
tendent were found sitting opposite tue start
ins point. watching the teams as they .me w.
The drlvcrs are instructed to 10 slow. They
have one relay and watering place at Eighth
street and Seventh avenue Instead OF wNer mo
horses are given the white dilnk,' which con-
| SITS OF water. qUalin ed with oatmeal aud car
donate Of soda Neither line had any serious
The Eighth avenue line has lost only one
horse, aud had fifteen or twenty Overheated The
IN ,ers RELY principal, On cold water PLAYING
| he hDs \.
use also ntre. salts, aud sQaeiimcs OIL, and have
relay at Ninety second street for MauhLt-
tauviLe. "A iugc "A. every trip on the main lIue
an cxttn-ion. both night and day. Foreman
d. W. E'erett attriOu'c- the good condition Of
/ the horses TO tho eAcelleLt Ventilation Of the
staUles. A powerful stem engine Is kept con-
stantN blowing Geld air through the passage
aud inseluNnlly feed well. and come gu; every
morning fresh. Tue road mas over l-sOJ horses
Tue Ninth Avenue line has lost no horses.
ani only one overheatei The road has -
The Lexington Avenue and Thirty. fourth
Street line has had one euustrOke, out no case
OF dea,h Gac horses are stabbed Ia the second
and third stories, ana the ventilation IL very
good. Watering places at the city Hail, Fiith
street. and the stable Ihe road has 30 horses
TIE officers OF the Belt line rcnor; no case
81 death, ana ony one case OF sunstroke,
but they are taking extra care. Tney have
watering places at both snds Of the line AT Canal
street on the west side aud GrAnd street on
the cas-. Tue road has | IN horses and lis cars.
The Grand street aud rortv-second street line
has had no case OK death but the norsos are
growing steaut!y weaker. The line has relays AZ
Fourteenth street aud Third avenue, to be used
ifmeraed not otherwise. 1--we HUNDRED horses
aud ID irs.
lhe Cross-town line. from Christopher street
to- Oreenpo.nt Ferry, a snort Tuu OF only ATTY
minutes mas had ~ trouble.
BlceckeF street Lane. No cases OF death
but three horses overheated praying for a
day o. two Il cool weather. II tn horses lie
down TO rest they cant ireathe, aud II thcy
stard up to breathe they can't rest so horses,
+ 81 cars.
Twenty.third Street Llne.-Only "a mites long
and horses w.;cGet ~ both rivers. one sun
stroke, TWO horses looking unwell LOST evening.
! ! aud utners doubtful " Oh. Tor twelve hours Of
, | rlin.' To hoses and 20 cars.
Houston street, West street, and pavonia
. | Ferry i'1r-Ons h0r-e fell on the line and d
before II could he 1 Ken To the stable eight OF
! SONY improving. DR.. beiew, a hOmn ,paihist
slv that at the Irst lgn OF over heat hc lhlecti
| dilutUn OF arouitc into the mouth, aha ha,
Instructed the men along the route TO eX ,nline
! the nnrses and DO the safr. thing VIXEN usces
sary; 80 horses and 70 ears.
, Dry Dock iine.-lhis Includes the Avenue b.
Avenue -. GraHd street, aud tOr!lNndi street
| lines. Only one morse dead that On the FOutt
| OF July. Only few m spitsi. Change every
r | TIM; usually run two. Have man, stations AT
which horses re spcnged aud waterei. OYci
. 40 horses 81 r..
Ccntra Crosstown Line from East Twenty
thlrd street 10 foot Of tLrst Ouher street, " -
one horse died on MONDAY. Foreman james n
| Brayton examine every horse as IL comes Ia,
ana livcs csch one ounce OF nitre in water be-
, | fore going out; l43 horses; y rits.
South Ferry ana ca stree Line rhe
roa1 Il only ei-lolth Of "a mhe IN lengtn. Cue
/ horse are eNlmi ed at BON ends 81 the line
aud eivfL the % WHINE druk." No serious cases
as yet; IT, horses, /. cars.
4 StN-STUCk RRIGiDE.