Year: 1872

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m over, thess aek and wearied beasts an day long
dragged Ten thousand persons, who were able
enough, bat too selnsh 10 walk. The number OF
cars running on the Astor House line was hfty-one
hslf less than usual The Canal street line was
stopped. Five hundred horses were working.
Twelve horses were in . very dangerous condition
and not expected to survive, and
ONE DIED ON SATURDAY NIGHT
with the worst phase OF the disease-innammation
OF the lunga The superintendent. it may be
stated does not think that 1t is right to any
his horses but he does 1t in obedience to the orders
OF the President. The effect OF withdrawing from
the business OF the road only few OF them is liter
ally to murder those that remain ct work. 1t being
he states, fact that II there were only car
on the whole ine all the people in the street
would attempt TO ride on 1t at the same time. The
horses Of


fq- THE NINTH AVENUE LINE


which IL owned by the same company, are said to
be improving very much. All Of them were idle
yesterday, but the intention was expressed by the
superintendent Of using nearly all OF them to-day
The treatment used here is the administration OF
the following prescription


Sprlts nltre. ~ l0uncesl


In the morning one teaspccnrul is given an hour
before the feeding and In the evening the dose is
repeated the same length OF time afterward.


The Belt Railroad officials said yesterday that all
their stock was improving and they were running
icrty-eignt @ cars which Is only about one half Of


Two different stories were told at the stables OF
the Broadway, seventh Avenue and Br0ome
is pompous and sententious satd that they were
running all their cars except those or the Broome
s Sn O
Of the lives OF their horses. When about leaving
the ddpot the reporter accosted another 0nicial,


eye anS sy
He said that not all Of the usual number OF cars
was running and that many Of the horses were


He thought that they ought not to work at ALL
and was surprised that the company yesterday
ness It'll Til the they should recover. eco % the public ex
pected 1t " he said, "and were prepared to walk to-
day, and would not have murmured al 4 g they had a


The sixth Avenue Company used thirty-one cars
yesterday. Their horses were no better, and they
had several cases In which there Is


HOURLY DANGER OF DEATH.


There were rumors in the avenue that some horses
had fallen in the street from overw0rk while hav.
ing the disease, but the story was denied BY the
tributed the deaths that have occurred to lung
fever, the last phase OF the malady The horses OF


THE STAGE LINES


are not greatly changed in the condition of their
health One at the Fifth Avenue stables and two
others belonging to- other companies died yester-



rest were said to be feeding better and many to be
improving great deal. About two per cent OF the
ably recover without reaching the dangerous stage
in which the lungs are affected. The general in
tention to-day is the weather permittingl to re-
sumo many OF the trips, but the opinion was ex-
pressed yesterday by one good horseman that such
a. course will hasten what is yet sure 70 occur
the 81 S Is ana na se
BY Wednesday 1t ls expected that this will happen
and most OF the companies are willing to acquiesce
in the humane suggestion II only the rival lines OF
travel would also agree In 1t. On


THE FOURTH AVENUE RAILROAD


9ny onr the cars fra were run and hese @ amy
Central Depot. In this neighborhoOd last evening
there were no cabs or hacks to be seen as lar as
sidewalk with heavy travelling bags IN their hands,
and paused long and anxiously at the corners,
waiting yainly for some vehicle to appear to bear
their families; but none came.


Through all the streets OF
the throngs OF people who were promenading with
the hope OF enjoyment OF the sweet evening air and
the calm, cool twilight were great, and the Second
nue. cars bore up and down immense loads OF selfish
human nesh. On the latter line especially were
cars were running, but these went at little less
than the ordinary speed and the unfortunate steeds
were pressed SO hard at times BY the drivers who
were In their turn pressed BY the conductors that
they broke into gallop to escape ss


THE RELENTLESS WHIP.


Evsg %
sible room for more in the crowded cars the bell
was rung angr!ly BY the conductor II the driver
themselves into very tight places for the saxe OF
the ease OF standing ride, thOughtless OF the mis-
cry which they dby their indulgence in the


One Of the over-burdened cars on Saturday night
started for the Harlem Bridge at nearly SIX
fast. Before 1t had gone the length OF five blocks
every seat was nled, and the other space was oc-
6y
the City Hall and back to Harlem, when they were
again at the depot were taken into the stables
dripping with sweat and painting for their lives.


THEY TREMBLED AND T0TTERED


with weakness, exhaustion and pain. Another
team was attached to the car and 1t was started
anew; but they had also been worked previously
during the day. and were not fresh in spirits In
appearance. they started the heavy car with DIM
miles miles an an hour our The driver " was AS not % an unkindly
looking man. but was silent and sullen. To men OF
his class, even though OF rough mould, It cannot
be pleasant to drive almost to their death the
night and day, and with which they feel the fe-
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seeks to overeap itself in the zeal with
which they serve the mercenary interests OF the
Third Avenue Railroad Company. The principle
upon which that corporation is working since the
advent Of the epizOOtc seems to be similar TO the
anger Of the GODS But ts case Il only
creases the calamity and the punishment OF inhu-
manity.


By the time the car had reached Canal street one
OF the horses was painting violently for breath.
The load that was behind HIM had not decreased,
for as fast as passengers dropped by the wsyside
was rapid that his breathing could not be heard
except when the car was stopped, but then the
sound which IL made was very loud, and the frame
OF the animal shook With the effect OF his agony
When going


HE swAYED AND STAGGERED


from one side OF the track to the otner, but never
finched, even when, In the effort to start the
heavily weighted wheels his r0n-bound h0ofs
struck fire from the stones or slipped upon the
rails. The City Hall was reached by this car at q
quarter past seven, and 1t Immediately started on
It's return. The upward load was even greater
than the downward one was. At the corner Of
Twenty-sixth street the heroic horse


DROPPED DEAD


on the pavement Another incident of this kind
occurred at the corner Of Twenty-eighth street ON
Saturday night, the de ad animals remaining in the
street until yesterday morning.


In Harlem yesterday the number Of visitors nom