The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-11
Ir WAS 4 woxAx mn. WADE.
wien More 20 Sag Asous Cel SheParHs
Half DcsA stsee Horsea.

wien Mere 20 Sag Akoss Cei. shepsrA's
Half dead stses Horses.
To THE Eprron or THE sux-Sir: Ysster-
day you published letter Of mine. which was
printed In the Tribune Of Fob ~. and since
President Wade OF the Fifth avenue stage line
has seen at to remark that do not know what
I am ticking about. would like to correct that
erroneous Impression.
| In assuming that the letter was probably
written by woman" he Is right, 1t was
am that woman. "A Lover Of Horsos.' and
will write more. won't stop at writing. either.
| He saya: "She was probably looking out OF
| q window. and saw stage horse slip-horses
| do slip sometimes and without inauiring any
further she sat down and wrote this. That IL
| the way with some people" Now. ! did not
plain Of one particular case. but have
done so OF many. They are as numerous as
the sands OF the seRshore. ] have not COM
plalned without good grounds. I have ample
| evidence of the inhuman treatment of the
stage horses. and am ready to swear on my
oath. at any time. to what have seen.
Dogs aud horses have been my constant
companions all my life. and some havo been
my dearest friends: so 1t Is reasonable to sup
poso that do not speak without some knowl-
edge OF my subject. say that when President
Wade saya 1.-The horses are all valuable ami
HHiB. We ~ke Llo Dobt VI CoIo Vi ouE HoLbeb
and feed them better. I'll guarantee than any
car horses in tho city" he tells u deliberate
falsehood. ami he knows IL
There Is no getting over facts, and they are
those: A stage weighs 1850 pounds possibly
little more. Whom full. each horse has over
n ton to pull. ton Ia considered good load
for coal or truck horse ut walk. These
miserable stage horses can scarcely carry
themselves but thoy are obliged to drag their
loads at trot always They have no holp on
tho ascents and no brakes for the down
Ing suddenly and stopping abruptly from
trot comes on their poor. backa. Added to this.
the pole whacks their shoulders and the driv
ers give heir best energies to unremlttinR
their Jaws They arc fed on tho poorest Eind
come packed IA to market ' '''"" VIM ''S'
%sf stesy ,ss9 %sss L
y sound horse to travel TINT far with such
loads Ms the stage horses have to pull over the
these sick. nnderfed Drutes are kopt ut 1t until
many OF them drop down and die on the avenue.
his grooming. These wretchcd beasts never
look cleaned Theya are badly shod; Most OF
Ssg no the atsbs: ex
haGsted. have no. rub down. stand Tor a few
M antanketed. and IRE then started
g. spawn VIII 30 30 pronounced that they cannot
These facts are indisputahle. A driver let
In flood Of light when. on being spoken to
regarding the condition Of u horse he said the
horse had been driven all day Now 1t IL time
that the truth was told. and thnt uUlc opinion
interferel. Tor this is supposed to be civilized
community. II the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals will not land 1t II OF
course useless to expect anything OF that
pious fraud. Mr.. Elliott F. shepardJ then the
public must take active measures. 1t il our
duty to refuse to patroniZe tho stages The
horses should be quite sixteen hands high.
Most OF them are not over fourteen. Thoy are
too light for their work sick and starved be-
sides. Hememhe that in most cases you are
much better able to pull them than they arc
to pull you. Use the Madison avenue horse
cars which nrc only one block distant or the
other car lines, IL You have heart you cam
not gGt into stage. for the eycsores that drag
have been told that AIr. Shepard is q member
Animals. Possibly this i. the explanation Of
the society's inertncss. They make great
parade over 1t when they have to send horses
buck to the stables because public sentiment
~ too strong for them. tut why do they not
strike at the root Of the evil and suppress tho
crurlties which they Know exist? The stages
are relics OF hnrbarisln any way. and should he
relegated to the past. They are thoroughly
uncomfortable. ugly. and too heavy for two
horses. no matter how good they might be.
II any movement could be started to prevent
these atrocities | should be most happy to
join 1t. and will work hard to help these
suffering stage horses. AN INDIGNANT WOMAN
NEW YORK. March Z.