The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-04-09
ARE MARTYRS
FOR BATTLE
U. S. Horses For Artillery
and Cavalry.
E1ormou; Number Being Sent To
England and Con-
tinent.


terrible loss Of human life in the
grea- war il Is probable that it has
occurred to comparatively few. par
ticu ally in this country and out
side d those who may be immediate
j. Interested. 70 consider the slsugh-
ter o. horses that is likewise going
On. '-Jt. OF course. that there IS any
CON usrison. However. since shortly
after the outbreak Of hostilities.
stezusr-load after stesmer-losd OF
american and Canadian horses have
beer shipped from this side Of the
Atlantic. and it might seem that the
transportation Of troops may not be
OF greater importance TO foreign mil
ita-y authorities than the transat-
lsntic movement of these horses.
whicn are indeed from cavalry. ar
tillery and commissary requirements.
TO replace the thousands which al
ready have fallen with their masters
on TIE field OF battle.
Du-ing the past two months thou
sands Of horses have been exported
thru Boston. and thousands more
will, during the next two months.
start overseas from this port for Eng
Land. and eventually the Continent
writes Daniel J. Carol in the Bos-
tor Transcript.
Shipments are expected TO continue
for some time, as the British Gov
ernm=nt has arranged to have 90
600 shipped here. Other shipments
are made frequently from New York,
Newport News. New Orleans and Gal
weston, not only to England, but to
FraEse, Italy and India as we'll.
FC- the most part the horses eI-
portad from here are of the heavy
drs1ght type. broken 10 farm work.
and -itted particularly for artillery
servioe. Very few green" horses
have Jeen included in the shipments.
something that is appreciated. no
doubt, by local longshoremen who
load them into the steamers after
they fSaFe the cars al the pier. From
purchasing points in the United
States and Canada. the animals are
frs: sent by railroad to Montreal.
and tBere allowed 10 rest for few
days prior 70 the shipment to Bos-
ton by way Of the Grand Trunk or
Canadian Pacific railways. and the
Bog,oa & Maine and Boston & AL
bany. A. Montreal. British yeteri-
naTieg examine the horses thoroly be- /
fore permitting them aboard the
cars 1or the trip TO Boston and any
which DO not come up 10 standard .
are Tithheld 10 be allowed more
time o get into condition.
Examined BY Veterinary.
~ -he pier. before being allowed
aboard ship each horse is again ex-
smined by veterinary who is en-
uloyed by the British government to
lOok after them during the ocean soy
age One at .iue the animals are
led from the cars and before the vet
Urinary for inspection. The horse doc
tor quickly decides whether each is
j. fiji condition for the trip. Very few
are rejected, p-Ihaps less than a
a"cre cut of i shipment of 1904.
ald these are sent 70 Brighton 10 re-
cuDcrate. Usually tie animals hela I.
back ~ the pier sie found 10 be suf-
ieTing from cOids or debility result
iag from the 81. ride. BY the tiuc
ne Iext steamer is ready 10 SAIL.
they are general: N condition 10 cG. |
barA On the voyage. II may be no
ticed IS the horses are going abroad
the steam that each is branded. US
ually On the right forequarter. Those
from American farm bear the let
ter - -" anc those from Canada the
letcer &C"
Standing Room Only.
Z visitor may be surprised a, the
size o. the stalls provided aboard
ship for the horses. AT first sight
each seems hardly large enough TO
accOmOdate horse, particularly one
OF the substantial size OF those gen
orally exported from here. Occasion
ally, animals are found TO be too
large 10 fit. Each stall is five feet
nine inches long and two feet. six
inehes wide. It is plain that in quar-
tiers Of such limited dimensions the
horses get no chance TO kick up. The
stalls are small for two reasons:
Economy OF space and, more partic-
ulagly, one is given 10 understand.
so that the occupants will have TO
stand. Said a veterinary: III
horse even got down while at sea.
we'd never get il up" meaning that
that would be the end OF the animal
And certainly these stalls, stoutly
built. serve the purpose OF keeping
the horses on their feet Darticulariy