National Republican., 1881-10-18
"PINK-EYE."
A TOUR AROUND THE CITY STABLES.
The Disease Attacks the Horses Here, but in Z
Mlldcr Form Than Elsewhere-The Treat
ment Resorted To-what Some OF
the Livery Men Say.

"Pink-eye," the new horse disease has
thus far appeared In n much milder form in this
city than In others, as, for instance in Baltimore,
where one fthe street railway lines, usually run
ming cars every three minutes, now runs one only
every fifteen, owing to the severity of the attack
upon its stables. In order to ascertain the extent
OF the disease here, REPUBLICAN reporter paid q
visit yesterday afternoon to large number Of
stables in quest of suffering equines.
BELT LINE STABLES.
Visiting the stables of the Belt Line on Third
street and Maryland avenue, THE REPUBLICANS
inspector found Superintendent Lee Barnes enjoy
ing his after dinner rest.
1--WE had escaped this trouble until the 10th in
slant" he replied to the query how the line was
affected by the disease, land began to hope even
thatlwc would not have any of It atall. ascribe
the fact of our horses being but so lately and,
sidering the small number aud fair condition of
the sick animals, so slightly affected, to the
healthy and clean condition OF our stables and the
general good treatment Of our stock, both by the
drivers and at the stable Only one horse suffered
very much from the disease"
"What treatment did you resort to-" asked the
inquiSitivc scribe.
"Wcll, 1t is an altogether new complication, and
had to fall back upon my knowledge of veteri-
nary surgery to ease the horse as far possible.
kept his bowels open, fed him on so6 feed ex-
amined his condition carefully every day, and
succeeded in bring him around nicely, so that he
viii be over II In very short time l hope we
will hayo no further trouble with the annoying
disease"
J. t. PRICE a SON
were next visited. 1T first appeared three weeks
ago In our stables" Mr.. Price remarked, "and nll
our horses became affected, but all are gradually
recovering. l had the stables whitewashed and
gave the animals my condition powder, which u
druggist prepares for me. have lost none by the
disease, Eight or ten are still on the sicR-list. |
think the trouble has only just begun and that it
VIII spread soon all over the city"
AT PUMPHREYs STABLES
on street. near the National Hotel the dis.
temper made It's appearance about two weeks ago,
ana veterinary surgeon is attending to the dis
cased animals which seem to recover In the same
order In which they become affected. Mr.. Pun
phrcy thinks that the disease Is rather light one
that proper care and nursing, more than medical
treatment, Will aid in restoring the animals to
health, aud that the contagious Influence spreads
through the atmosphere, aided by the unscason-
ably warm weather.
FADELEY 4 Bro,
on Eighth street. report all their horses free from
| the disease. They, however, feed their animals,
| us u precautionary measure on sOn feed, and
| watch them very carefully.
| J. KELEIIER & SONS
also report their stables unaffected. Mr. Keleher
claimed that this was due to the good ventilation
| of their stables and the clean condition of the
| ing him any trouble. Like the epi2Ootic," he
| sad this disease ought and can be kept out to u
large extent by good treatment, nourishng food,
and slabling horse whenever II shows signs of
any allment'
f. BURGDORF co.
had some horses affected by pink-eye about three
weeks ago, and about twenty OF their animals have
| since been under medical treatment All affected
| ones are gradually recovering. None died Flem-
| ming's stables report no cases.
| MIR. J. II. GHEES,
Seventh and streets states that the first horse in
his stables became affected about three weeks ago,
and had very severe attack of the disease Since
| then about twelve other animals have been more
| or less Affected. He expects that all his horses
lover sixty will eventually be affected. lie thinks
| no medical treatment is necessary TO combat the
| trouble, that general good treatment and rest will
He believes the general duration of the disease to
be about nine days, and ascribes 1t partly to the
warm weather.
| sISsHEMER's STABLES
next door to the aforementioned have six animals
| mt present affected. The trouble appeared first
some two weeks ago. The diseased animals are
| under medical treatment.
THE suPERISTENDESr OF THE AVENUE LINE
at the Georgetown stables stated that he has had
horses falling sick aud getting well all along since
the disease made its first appearance, about three
weeks ago. lie sends them out ON the road
again so soon ns they get we'll He thinks the
disease, If not promptly checked, the fOrerunner
oil serionseoinpileaons' IKE glander, iarcles,
| of trouble from 1t yet before II disappears.
re stated that the disease appeared In parlicu-
lurly severe form at the stables of the company in
the northern part OF the city where several horses
died of II and all Others more or less affected
| lie, too. considers the unreasonable heat one ol
the inducing causes-at least very favorable to the
spreading of the disease-and believes that spell
of frosty weather would greatly assist In prevent
| ing and checking further ravages.
| AT THE METROPOLITAN STABLES
at Georgetown the superintendent was absent, and
| the employees reported no cases." but seemed n
little retlcent about the matter. AT A. and w. Nail
ors stables all horses were reported In good con-
| dtion and no sign of the new disease. 1t Is re-
| ported that some of the fire departments horses
aud some OF the express companys animals were
affected during the past week or two, but have re-
| covered
Judging from these reports 1t seems that the dis
| ease has been principally confined 10 the eastern
part of the city, and is just now spreading to the
western section: The symptoms arc uniformly re-
| ported 10 be stiffness and subsequent swelling Of
| The limbs, loss of appetite, eyes becoming weak
nearly closed and running mouth colored deer
| red with icyerlsh condition of head and neck
Some consider 1t after trouble of the epizootic
Others asorbe II to malaria, and still others to at
| mOsphe1c influences. The general opinion Il
that the disease is easily durable one the horse!
| recovering in four to nine days.