The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-29
THE FaT4L MORSE aaLADT
An Able veterinary surgeons Opinion OF the
Discasc- Remedies Suggested.

The sudden and fatal disease which has
cnrrcd OF fourteen horses in Madison. ". j., in
the last few days has not MS yet spread to the
surrounding country. No new cases appeared
on either Yesterday or the day before. Judge
I. s. Iathrop lost one horse on Wednesday,
after II sickness Of forty-cght hours. But four
casos are known by the veterinary surgeons to
remain in danger Many horses are recovering
slowly from slight attacks Of the disease. They
are excessively weak. and when taken out for
exercise hv gro0ms. although they kick and
plunge about for a minute or two in evident de-
light at returning health they tire out very
soon and have 10 be pulled back to the stall 10y
the halter. Some have died " weakness after
the disease had LEFT them. There remain about
a dozen sick. some Of which must die. They
are owned by Mr.. SniIcn. j. f. Scoileld. Hugh
Tollor +. $. Lnthrop. Martin Corhett. and
others. The crisis usually comes ON the thrd
or fourth day inter The horse IL taken sick.
Since the recital in THE SuN Of the facts about
the maady. the stables where sickness exists
have been visited by many veterinary surgeons
from central New Jersey and from this city. to
ascertain the cause and nature OF the disease.
ana to hnd IL pSssGd rs sS out 11 IN ob%r p
OF the State. DR.. Lorkhart OF this cityon Mon
day took home for analysis some portions Of II
horse throat but has yet made no report oil MS
CONCLUSIONS. II he has reached any .
Tho surgeons cannot agre. npon what to call
Morristown. say that tits diphthcria. and that It
/ is causcd hy air poison. Others. like II. H..
Courtney. Y. s.. Of Westncd. ARE certain
that it IL cerebro-spinal meningitis due to
| malaria. The views and treatment of tue former
were published in full in THE sun on Wcdnes-
day but the opinion 81 tlr inIter. VINO WI ~ u
| mary Surgeons, IN entitled to consideration.
especially as he has no interest. other than pro
| frssonal. in the ease. He says that 1t il not u
| now diseasc. but q new form Of meningitis.
| The liberation and formation OF lymph in the
throat ami the paralysis OF the larynx are pnrt
| Of that disease. In these cases, ON account OF
| the nature OF the air poison, the strength OF
| the dsease went to the throat instead of TO the
| head. For treatment he would blister the back
| first. behind the neck. and give belladonna and
| aconitc TO countcract the objects Of prOstrntion
nuX vomica to counteract the poison. If there
| j. pain, inject morphine under the ski The
| little brandy. given twice a day. Medicine
while recovering. quinine and eenchona: Th9t
the cause Of the disease IL local. and that II Will
| not spread. he has no doubt.
The owners Of the horses agree in the opinion
that the disease il not caused by the feed used
| in the locality whore i broke out. because the
| same feed IL used in other places where no dis
No signs OF the disease which has lately been
T pSare ana IN 1 tSe sec S7 Thrd FourtG SIKH
| Seventh or Eighth Avenue Railroad stables. or
| In those Of the Fifth avenue or Madison avenue
stage lines. The superintendents. stable bosses
and veterinary surgeons In tho companies ser
| vice are exceedingly anxious about their horses
and .hey stay ali day in and around the stable
| hospitals watching the sick horses. Every TIM
a driver brings horse in Tia" surgeon cries
hurricdly. " Well Jimmie what is it, and /.
relieved TO find that IT is case Of nail in The
foot or cold I'm the head. Ben Everett of the
Eighth avenue stables. says that horses arc un
usually healthy now However, rs william
Lewis Of the Third Avenue. and fank Muir
ply Of the Second avenue stall ~ say maladl
always strikes q stable suddenly. Horses MAJ
he well nj night and sick next morning. so tina
Is gfress IL aatpVis IsSI1 Ss n mS
be- underwriting.