The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-01
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fOund Ia B0ston-fhe Disease mas q
Very Mid Form aud but l.iiile Trouble
Is Anticipated.
New YoRk, September so.-The epi.
zootic influenza which disabled the horse.
car horses in this city in the winter oi
1872 8 has undoubtedly returned, and is
prevailing generally among horses, though
in mild form. In such form It has
been prevalent for some weeks in Boston,
and in New York yesterday many OF the
better class OF road horses showed the
first symptoms OF the disease.
The complaint, 1t is said, readily gives
way to the simple remedies used for
coughs, but II is found advisable 10 restrict
the horses affected to light exercise only
until they are well. In the horse car
stables II first presented itself four or five
DAYS ago, the symptoms being hard cough
and sore throat, with discharge from the
nostrils.- In no stable, however, are the
horses reported by those in charge OF them
TO be disabled from work though there Is
a report, not substantiated ,of several fatal
cases.
The treatment resorted 10 in the stables
is much the same as previously, q lini.
ment for the throat and balls of tar and
belladoupa.
The Central Crosstown Railroad Stables
report a few cases OF colds, but no bad case.
aud nothing looking very much like the
.'epizlotic." At the Third Avenue Stables
1t Is reported that, though there are cases
Of colds among the ], 800 in the stables, the
horses look and work as well as usual, and
the epizOotic would not have been sus.
pected except for the reports from Boston.
At the Ninth avenue stables men were
found engaged rubbing the throats Of the
horses, which were said to have light
cough and sneeze, but all did their work
and ate heartily. They expect no trouble
here in checking the disease.
AT the Eighth avenue stables It was
learned that the horses had the influenza
pretty generally. The horses OF the Broad
way &. Seventh Avenue Company were
said to have 1t very slightly, not one being
laid up, but the signs OF the disease are the
same as those 10 1872, and the horses are
expected to be worse.
The Sixth avenue horses are most OF
them coughing, but 1t Is claimed at the
stables that they are not suffering from the
epizootic influenza. The Fifth avenue
stage horses were all up to their work,
though they were coughing, The super.
intendent Of the Fourth avenue stables said
that the horses in his charge were all well.
The proprietors OF large livery aud
boarding stable in West Fifthieth street
has had three OF his horses suffering from
cold. He says they coughed considerably,
though much less yesterday after the
change OF weather than the few preced-
ing days. They have also slight running
from the nose and come home more ia.
tigued than usual, though they eat well
and he Is using them all. He anticipated
no serious spread oil the complaint, and
the symptoms were similar to
those Of the epizootic, he thought he
should lose NO time with his horses. In
private stable in West Fifteenth street
several carriage horse are said to be suffer.
ing from cough and cold, but are not un.
able TO work, though especial care is TAX
en- with them. 0le pair OF the horses,
the reporter was told, was brought home
yesteId day afternoon TOO sick TO be taken
out again, and the owner lost his evening
drive in consequence. A grocer named
Worktell, on West Forty-fourth street, had
been using his horse several days, though
he was suffering with a severe cough, and
yesterday had to retire him entirely. Sew
eral private stables were spoken OF in
which horses were more or less afflicted,
but none seriously.
The distemper has appeared, TO consid-
cradle extent, in New Jersey and on Long
Island, and several cases have been re.
ported in Westchester county. Many OF
the farmers are greatly alarmed. II is
feared that the disease having set in so
early In the fall, will continue until winter,
and then assume the dangerous type that
In 1872 caused the death Of many valua.
BILE animals in all parts Of the country.
INDIANAPOLIS, September 2a.-Seyeral
livery men report cases Of the epidemic
among their horses such as manifested IT,
self In the East q few days aso. The dis.
ease attacks the glands OF the throat,
which swell so badly that the animal can
not eat, nor some OF them, the worst cases,
drink. Young animals are most liable to
attack, those over ten years seldom suffer.
ing. The only remedy is perfect quiet,
and local treatment to reduce the infam-
nation. While not so severe as the epi.
zootic OF 1872, 1t tincapacitates the animals
for service for the time being.