New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
CARING FOR THE d. s. C.'S HORSES.
A BIG STABLE WITH DRUG STORE AND BLACK
SMITH. CARPENTER AND PAINT SHOPS

A RIG STABLE. WITH A DRUG STORE AND BLACK
SMITH CARPENTER AND PAINT SHOPS.
A drug store without either clerks or customers
ond whore there is neither buying selling seems
lilo contradiction in terms yet such one can
Ina found at the foot of Sxtesnth-st, Where many
hundreds Of the horses employer III ''e ""ee'
c,ean,ng Department are stabbed
There are 500 horses on the force, ana the iarse
rn,or chamber stocked with vials Jars, cans OF
n,,o,raI upp nutds and powders and provided with
mortars and mixing appurtenances' Is kep' eh''rey
,or their accommodation. under the charge OF o
skIlful pharmacist. , 49,, -
Nearly all the horses are at WORK. pu' every
dav we have a number OF stay-at-hohes' VINO
INNS, be looked after to prevent their breaking
down" saws the official in charge OF the s'ao'eS'
.ud no makes the rounds to how the ang ones
are getting on ,,- ~ ~
marks. stand 'rouhd >ep' anu
face" ,,,o.
The tall black veteran In the orange panhe'
moves in his stall so as to present iront "e"'
o,a ,rorrv ,s made as 10 why he Is called after
the sea king . ., .o,. Tor
"IIe was in the water once up TO MS ears lot
..,,,o hours 1. the reply He fell overheard
NTH his cart down at the Rutgers-st duhps ana
q, ono tme II was thought he wouid never come
ou, Of the water alive. Twas p't'er con- ou.
too He's been called 'Nep ever since p'o"
hay
monia. Occasionally since "e y e
,ouch OF rheumatism. 49,
"Do many OF the carts tip over that way
yves Frequently they're overloadeu' or perhaps
get out of balance just from the way 'he! &c iaco
- dunn easily We keep derrick on mana con-
stanty for pulling them out.
"Yow This horse" he continued. pointing 10
..ar,,,,,v bu,lt gray, has been swung up In
,,ro FOR several days as to take the weight en-
,-o,, off his feet. There Is nothing serious 'he
matter with that next one. except that nc All
r,, down and we think 1t better for him TO have
a rest The bay over there In that sue s'"" ny
himself had severe collie last night
.1ow many horses do you lose on an average!
ooh about one n month. There Is veterinary
Doctor anpontcd to each district, and the supern-
tendents watch the horses SO closely lha' '"e'e 10
Ittle mortality among them. 80,
when the driver OF dumpcart comes in with
h,s horse at night he turns him over 10 the hos''e
Each hostler has charge OF from t"eNe " 'o
tom horses The same plan is pursued with 'he
,rsoe that work all night. II the hoster sees any
,h,ne ont of the way with a horse he reports MN
% the head hostler who has charge OF the "hoie
stable - . ,
The feedroom is kept warm and ho' water 10
constantly on hand, so that IN case oi S"'u''- III
nass among the horses relief can be secured
promptly. 49, , .
There Is no chance OF a horse on this force get
ting sick from overfeeding or the reverse because
the exact measure of oats and nay that eaoh "o' sc
10 IN have is weighed out by the man In charge o'
that department every night and every fnorhihs
There is no chance Of waste there. or OF any o.o
e,ch,ng anything for himself. The bran given 'ic
horses the meal even the salt, are strictly ac
counted for and the official who comes around
each evening carries a record OF all happenings
and expenses down to the main once
stable In the literal meaning OF the word Is u
place where horses are stalled ana aktn h,ch hose
and where perhaps conveyances 10 which tnose
horses are hitched housed. The street k'epal
rnent stable however. contains nulnpeE oL o."ea
things There are a carpenter shop piliht slVp, q
hia ~ sni,h shop a harness cleaning ana repdTins
shon and various other needfuls all uhuer 0"c
root The blacksmith shop Is busy place, ai,u =
veritable anvil chorus goes on from dawn . un,,i
"a mend nails to drive etc. There is a inooeli ,i
invention used In the place OF the pc.".,eaaue en-
iovs and the circular fire for heating tire IS suH
niis6 NV prosaic gas. There are enough irons st
However that must be brought TO "hite neat i"
the great glowing charcoal furnaces ,,.,,o
Carts in all stages or Dreakase a'iu nd nshars
are in evidence in the carpenter shop, anu o. ,.an
are being painted. TO preserve them Ntne,y-seNrHH
leave the opposite section yard every mo'hihs a"u
tho wear and tear on them Is great. a
I-Dstairs numerous hands are sewing narness aiu ~
mating the coarse OF sailcloth. SO Necessary
IN remoying the garbage. All the harness used Is
m leased and rubbed up every day. to preserve lts
tthe stalls are numbered and the carts are num-
heTed The visitor at any one OF the ilePa tihei.,
sohles ia Impressed with the fact thar the sIeatest
are 10 exercised regard TO all practical details
snd that punctuaty and precision are exacted from
ali officials and employees