The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-24
rPIzooT1o AMoNa THR noRsEs

RPIzoOTIO AMONG TIE HORSES
Ana now II has Aassted Them this Year
r-InteEyiews With LiverJmsn and
others.
For several weeks past, nearly every
horse has been suffering from an attack Of
epizootic. "some horses have had It
harder than others" said one man, "but
all have had #" This disease frat made
ita appearance here In November, 1872,
and Its presence at that time will be long
remembered by the merchants, liserymen,
and all others who owned or required the
use Of horses tofacIlitate their operations,
as 1t nearly paralyzed business for week
or two. 500
The street.cars were stopped, coal went
up, groceries and provisions were not de-
lsered, and for q little while, or until the
use Of oxen became general, things were
a little complicated This condition Of
affairs lasted Tor some time, but finally the
horses recovered and went to work as
usual!
There have been several occurrences
Of this i"epizoot," but in q very mild form,
and there have never been any eThbarrass.
ments similar to the one incident to its
first visit. b s7ar e0
This fall the horse disease again made
It's appearance in tho United States, and
again very soon became national in its
extent; and in due course Of time Wheel.
ing came in for her visitation.
For the purpose Of asceftaining how
much OF the disease we have had, and
what have been tho effects Of it, a reporter
Of this paper yesterday afternoon made q
tour OF the streetcar stables over the creek
and ofthe livery stables in the city.
"a THE STREET CAR STABLES.
at these stables are about fifty or fifty
five horses and mules-very few Of the
latter, howeyer,-and all OF these have
been attacked more or less violently with
the "'zoot." Some Of the horses and one
or two Of the mules were dangerously sick
for some time; and the indications were
against their recovery for day or two
bat al are now in convalescent condi'
ltion, and It Is not likely any Of the equinet
will DO lost. Superintendent Mike LOTUS
Of this company, happened to be at the
stables while our reporter was there, and
from him we learned the following par
ticulars OF the present visitation Of the
G.,,zo0t." 80 re-
The disease, he thinks, has been much
worse this time than OF Its visit eight
years ago. AT that time the horses were
only attacked by Influenza, and coughing
appeated.to be the greatest Inconvenience
while now. the horses not only cough
more, but are dre4dfully swollen about
their loins, limbs, necks and threats, and
are weak and dizzy, often moving with
difficulty from place to place. The treat
ment Tesortedto Is substantially the same
as that OF former times, viz: hot mash
food az diet and external application!
Of turpentine aud lard, while aconite and
sulphurwere given internally. While al
the stables we were shown one mule whcst
| legs were swollen TO twice or three time:
their normal size, and We were informed
that several horses had Just recovered from
| like trouble. The clean and comfortable
quarters Of the street car horses have con
ducsd much toward the recovery OF tht
\ animals,
On account OF It's presence the running
Of the short line OF cars was discontinued
temporarily. It Is likely that these carl
will be on again IN o short time.
AT MrcHEI's STABLE,
Centre Wheeling, the horses we're all at
tackled, but in . very mild form, 80 much
90 indeed that 1t did not interfere with hil
business at all. Mr.. Michel said that the
disease assumed the ahspeof very bad
cold. There are about twenty horses in
this stable. j,.3t
he u. ATLuKR's STABLES
on Market street, the disease was general
but not severe. There are about thirty
one horses here, and none of them had
4 the disease in malignant form. Blanket.
ing and soft food were about the only
means Ieserted to by the proprietor to re-
tard the progress Of the disease. ut ap.
peared In q less severe manner than in
\ 1872, and really oCcasioned us bnt little
trouble this time" said Ar: Luke,
AT RRB's STABLES 70
There are fifteen or twenty horses and but
one or two had 1t severely. "IheEe was
no embarrassment to me on account Of it,
said Mr. Erb, "aud 1t was not at all hard
Ito control, yielding readily to the local
Ifehiedies l resorted to-"
htA AT 4sMus's
Eighth ward stables, where. there are
SEVENTEEN horses, all were attacked, but
only one he'd tho disease badly. u never
stopped workins. my horses" said Mr..
Asmus, ''and gave none but one that was
very sick any medicine whatever. Itwas
mild this year, "a
Frank Simpson has about fifteen horses,
but none Of them suffered very much from
the disease.
at Kimberly's Manchester Coal Works
there are' twelve or fifteen horses and
mules, and all were attacked, but so
slightly as.to cause no embarrassment.
There have been great many deaths
from the disease in the city, but these oc-
Cured mostly among cart horses. One
very fine and valuable horse belonging to
the Fire Department died, and we heard
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