The New York Herald Newspaper, October 27, 1872, Page 10

‘10 ‘ TMG MYSTERIOUS MALADY. Help and Hope for the Thirty Thousand Sick Horses. BONNER’S BLOODS. ‘The Manner of Treatment and the Nature of the Disease Described by a Vet- eran Horseman, THE WORST PHASE PASSING. Typhoide Laryngite Growing Beauti- fully Less and ‘‘Pink-Eye” Appearing. DEATH OF SOME OF THE PATIENTS. The Scenes in the Stables and the Dull Thoroughfares. Trade Obstructed by Lack of Teams and the Wharves and Warehouses Orowded with Accumulated Goods, A HOLIDAY FOR THE HORSES. Railroad and Stage Lines Giving The Long-Lost Seventh Day of Rest. Their ‘That the darkest hour is just before the dawn isa trite truism, and it is so in regard to the progress and development of the latest calamity that has fallen upon the community of New York and the vicinity. The public depression of tind in looking ‘apon the epihippic laryngitis which is now raging has reached its lowest degree just as the prospect really begins to brighten the horizon of its early cessation. Yesterday our accounts showed that the most Berious phase of the disease had appeared and omened widely spread fatal results. To-day we an say that the horses that have shown this alarming condition are generally getting better, having safely passed their relapse, which was, doubtless, the point at which the malady took its favorable turn and began to lose its violence and virulity. It cannot be asserted that there is any perceptible decrease in the extent of the epizootic, but the fact that the majority of the sick studs are reported by those who care for them either as improving or as naving exhibited signs of its above mentioned characteristic is cer- tainly favorable to the most hopeful and cheerful view of the future. CONDITION OF THE PATIENTS. The horses in the large and well-known livery stables of the city yesterday were no worse than they were on Friday, and the general impression created py visiting them was that they were in a much better condition, Very few carriages or hacks were driven in the streets. The air was clearer and purer, despite the slight fall of rain in the afternoon, and the occasional brightness of the weather had the effect of lending new spirits to even those jaded and despondent steeds who dragged the over- laden cars through the muddy streets, and could not hold up their heads from very weariness, but seemed weakened and unnerved in every muscle, The Teuth Avenue Company had 130 still debiti- tated by sickness, and the sixth Avenue had 300 confined in their stables and 900 at work. On Friday one of the former died, and yesterday another followed him in the foot- steps of his last journey. There are at these stables thirty more animals dangerously sick. ‘The Bleecker street line of cars have not yet begun to show appreciation of Shakspeare’s line on mercy, It droppeth as the gentle dew. from heaven, but their horses stagger despairingly through the gloomy thoroughfares with no intermission. If ever there wasacasefor the tender humanity or Mr. Bergh to be manifested it is certain that this is ene, and itis rather sad to note alack of moral courage in 80 Magnanimous @ man to carry out his principles even ifit occasions the convenience and @ispleasure of the public. In marked contrast the much-abused Third Avenue Company to-day stéps the running of all the ‘“‘short-trip cara” on their road, and only those which run to Harlem will be kept on. Yesterday half of the cars of the line Were idle, and to-day there will be probably only ene-fourth of them in use. The Eighth avenue line will use only those horses to-day that are entirely well, The stages, of course, never run on Sunday, and it is believed that most of the other lines Of cars in the city will lessen their trips to-day. In Brooklyn, at least, this isso. The Atlantic Avenue Company will suspend the transportation of pas- sengers on their line. The Fulton Avente Rafifoad ‘will employ only a few of their horses, and it is to be fervently hoped that the day will be ne of genuine rest to the poor beaste gs ‘well as to the cheerful Christians, who will wend their pious way afoot to the churches, Whether the horse will receive the blessing of being prayed for—which is due him in his present predicament— reinains to be seen; but pride might prevent many asses from braying in the interest of their nobler brothers, THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE CITY yesterday wore an aspect of seeming desertion, and trade was almost absolutely stagnant where it usually ig most brisk. Trucks with teams were | hired at the rate of $20 and $25 for a half day’s work, and could not be obtained in suf- ficient numbers to satisfy the demand. So crowds of poor and ragged men, who have been out of regular employment for a long time, were mustered and could be seen playing the part of the noble horse before wagons and handcarts, which were laden with light merchandise. The stores are crammed with goods, and the piers and lower ends of the streeta bordering on the rivera are filled with piles of cases, bales of cotton, hogsheads, barrels and all manper of salable things, the only trouble about which is that beasts of burden cannot be obtained for ‘love or lucre” to draw them away. The literage men are accord- ingly reaping great profits; but even they can- mot, of course, perform all of the transportation that is'required to be done. The occan steamers that sailed yesterday left the port with lighter “cargoes than they have carried in a long time, but mone of them were delayed through this cause. OLD “BULL'S HEAD.” In the sales stables in Twenty-sixth street, the old “Bull's Head,” the condition of the 3,000 horses there is neither worse nor better; but itis of such ® nature that cheerful conclusions may be drawn from it. At Coop's establishment there are about Swenty blooded roadsters, all of which are affected, ‘One of these cases is a curious one, but it is by no Means singular. A fine bay mare had the epizootic on Wednesday as badly as any of the others there, fut not dangerously. On Friday her symptoms changed and she began to pant incessantly, with a coldness creeping over her limbs and an Dccasional chill shaking her frame. Her breath- ing seemed somewhat painful and her cough. ing was very much deeper and more violent than before. Yesterday morning her legs were swelled to twice their normal size, and showed al) the signs of an affection called by the jockeys “pink- eye.” The swelling afterwards abated, and at the pame time the respiration grew to be better, aod the discharge from tue nose was less, a a Nuw YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27,-1872—QUADRUPLE SHEET. ‘The mare is now improving, and the occurrence of the “pink-eye” is now regarded as a favorable symptom of the disease, as the cold that has been contracted doubtless passes off in this swelling of the lega. The large stables of Meyerbach contain about two hundred and fifty horses, all of which are from the West, where they are purchased for the market of New York. Only about two per cent of these are ill, and those but slightly. It seems that having been kept in the country until they were sent to the city a few days ago the tone of their health is so firm as most suc- cessfully to resist the attacks of the malady. ALL THE THOROUGHBREDS kept in private stables uptown are in a very favor- abie condition, Plimpton and Darkness are al- most recovered. Mr. Robert Bonner’s stable is en- urely free from the disorder. On the day before yesterday he received the following letter from Mr. James T. Fulton, the proprietor of the Inter- national Hotel, at Niagara Falls, and he had already prescribed a treatment for his horses almost exactly similar to that recommended in it, and had met with every success. The old mare Peerless, at the beginning of the week, had a slight cough, but nothing more. Pocahontas was also troubled with a little cold in the throat, which, however, was not serious enough to give rise to any apprehensions, and is now entirely passed. Two young colts of Mr. Bonner’s were really touched by the disease, but so lightly as to do no oh NIAGARA FALLS, 0 GABA ct, 24, 1872, Roserr BonneR, Esq. :— ‘ DEAR FRIEND—I notice by the morning telegrams in Ct eno that the epizootic has reached your city your stable. The disease first broke out in Toronto, Ontario, and here next, 1 have had all of my horses down with it except my wife’s little id so far she has not had it. It is not a dangerous disease, and is strictly confined to the head and throat, immediately under tle throat-latch. It is good, careful nursing more than anything else that is needed. My remedy (from my experience with my own horses) is as follows :— Keep the horses comfortably blanketed and quit working them. 1 used a powder twice a day, com- posed of potash and tartarized antimony (three ounces), made into twenty-four powders. Keep the nostrils aponged out with a solution of yinegee and camphor and a little ammonia. Give soft feed, such a8 mashes and cut feed. Do not ive them any hay except such as is cut, nor any ry oats. In the first stages, if severe, give for the, first two days two small doses of aconite, one in the morning and one in the evening. They are ood to prevent any fever or disease from reaching ea Out of every horse in this piace having it only one has died, and that from starvation and hard work, being turned out on the common to starve and freeze at night. The disease lasts about two weeks and generally the worst of it is over in ten days. Don’t fail to use a counterirritant on the throat, ‘Dut not severe énough to blister. Alcohol and mustard or ammonia and sweet oil, or even strong liniment, are very good. A littie walk in your yard will do the horses much good if they feel like moving; but don’t let them t warmed up nor drive themat all. Of course, you now all about it, but Itelt that I must write to you about my erience. Any horse that is driven ought to be free from oheonine and a little chance to graze is good for them. The lower the head is in feeding the better. Take the chill off the water before they drink it. Pardon my writing you so long aletter. Pray don't be keel air td your horses; they will come Outall right. ‘uly your friend, JAMES T, FULTON. Mr. Bonner assured the writer of his belief that the disease is not dangerous in the least degree if proper care is given the animals when attacked. Turning to his fine equestrian library he read and recommended very highly the fol- lowing recipe from a standard work entitled “The Canadian Horse and His Diseases.” It is published in Canada and is written by Dr. Mc- Eachran, M.R. C. V.S., of the Board of Agriculture of Ontario, and Dr. Andrew Smith, both graduates ofthe Edinburgh Veterinary College :— “Rx. (take) Tartar Emetic, il. z (ounces), Nitre, iv. 2 (ounces). “Mix.” At the Boulevard stables, belonging to Mr. Joseph Townly, in Fiftieth street, there are seventy horses, all of which are thoroughbreds and worth about $1,000 each, the property of pri- vate gentlemen. They are affected with the dis- ease, but are doing well under sensible and skilful treatment, Startle, Joe Elliott, Nonesuch and Sea Foam, at the Prospect Park Course,- have all escaped the contagion thus far, despite rumors to the con- trary. The Dull Thoroughfares of the City. The streets of the city were dull yesterday. horse panic had frightened many people. Those who were engaged in-trade were bothered to know how their merchandise could be distributed. In the streets running paraliel with the river there ‘was @ confused mass of goods, BALES OF COTTON, drays sticking into the curbstones, and orange carts looking for customers. Any person who may have wandered through the streets bordering on the river could have seen the necessity for horses. In those dark, narrow streets millions of dollars are changed every day. From Amsterdam and from Paris and Havre, from Bremen and Stettin, from TRIESTE AND FROM LIVERPOOL the goods are discharged on the sidewaiks of the dirty streets bordering on the East River. It is on the East River side that the business of the city is done. Very few carts and very few horses were seen in Front street, Water street or South street, yesterday. Even the peopie who keep corn beef and cabbage stands at the different docks on THE EAST RIVER were annoyed by want of custom. If there are no horses itis impossible that the ‘longshoreman can work. They stood at corners of streets thinking and discussing politics. But it was impossible to draw @ load from a ship if the horses of the cart- men were not healthy enough to draw the load. Trade and traffic seemed paralyzed. Let any man godown te the bottom of Wall street at the East River and witness the competition about the sugar business, It will puzzle a stranger. All the work- ing men in the lower part of the city are usually straining their lungs about some matter which does not concern them and screaming AT THR TOP OF THEIR VOICES. Yesterday it was different. The horses were not present and the men who were to drive them had been drinking. Wall street is a monumental street. Those who venture into that street are afterwards sorry for their Goring. Coming up Ful- ton street there were a few stages of the Fifth avenue line, and @ few drivers were satisfied with the Ge they had made, Cortlandt street was deserted, The people who frequent the numerous hotels in this street WERE LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOWS. No horses could be observed on the pavements and yet the ferry boats were discharging their cal . It was a dismal street, Cortiandc street esterday. The sky above, the muddy pavement neath, the rows of brick on either side—what ome be mote Capes to eee " " in Broadway, that great magnificent passage o the world, {te bissecting streets were impassabie for the Bret time. Itisa Gonlevard of Paris, without being a park ora garden. It is like the PRATER OF, VIENN. but it is not as quiet as the Unter den Linden. Broadway without its horses ia a strange cause- way. Fifty thousand horses may make it brilliant, but when the daylight shines on the pavement and women walk quickly on the sidewalks, asking for their favorites—the horses of the stages and of the cabs, whom they have been accustomed to see— these famished animals do not answer. Broadway is a poem, The great, long line of buildings—every second one of marble; now and then @ brick building, with a brown stone front, and @ dismal two-story brick house, ig the blank between the verses. At the crossings which were once so dificult and where six ioot policemen were in the habit of ex- posing their manty bodies to rai id storm and sun while doing their duty as cavaliers, they were at their posts. But the horses would not come, and tne policemen looked sad, simple an sorrowful, their caps pulled over their eyes and thelr whips and clubs concealed from sight. The country giris from Schenectady, from unkirk and from Rochester, Ppeaeyoy trom from Unadilla, had to be taken care of, but the in- evitable policeman was absent. The horses did not kick; the horses did not stamp in the thick splash- ing mud; the horses did not sway to either side and drive the POLES OF THEIR COACHES into the backs of unoffending people. At the places where streets imtersect roadway trafic was frightened, the horse disease having stricken tne animals who have been attacked with the disease from the pavement. Thousands of honest working- men who had been deprived of a chance to earn a dollar were anxious to hear the beating of the horses’ feet down Waters street or at the wood platforms of the warehouses. At the Astor House and at other hotels in the city there were a num- ber of carriages waiting for passengers, but none would come, Pine street, where the REAL ESTATE MEN CONGREGATE,' was filled at four o'clock with yonng men and old professionals whg Wanted to go up town, In she offices clerks were asked togo and look at the | to the spread of the disorder, and hundreds have Trinity clock and the stages. The insurance offices had @ number of incredu- lous men. “Will we be able to go up town ?” they aa and the universal hackman said nay. re were 6 irom Guatemala, from Porto Rico, from Calcutta, from Dublin, from Liverpool, a atid from Trieste, from Glasgow and trom HORSES WERE SUARCR. The poor men who had but one horse were forced to leave the field. Even tne companies, who hoisted ey er and out of vessels, to stop work, e docks were scanty of men and horse: and yetmany, believing in the sunshine, declares that “good would come of it,’ and that all the horses would be well in re hours, At Canal street and Broadwi 18 A SPLIT IN THE CITY. Yesterday any one who desired to get @ carriage Was charged $10 amile. Those who refused to pay sum were allowed to walk home. At Canal street a eenerse asked @ hack driver to take him to Unton square. The hackman said, ‘I will charge $10 to go. to Union square—my horses are Played out and I can’t go for less; let me alone—I won't go for less,’” At Union square the hacks were closely packed, but the passengers were few. At Twenty-third street and in the vicinity of the Fifth Avenue Hotel there was a swarm of carriages and the horses seemed in excellent health. e “gentlemen” at the hotel were not troubled with the horse disease. A dollar was the fare for a mile from the hotel, and not many of the hotel people Went further than the mile indicated by the dol fare, Stage and Car Lines on the West Side. BLEECKER STREET RAILROAD STABLES. There are about four hundred horses at these stables. They are all worked as usual and are improving daily. All of them cough, but none are considered in & dangerous condition, The food is not changed, and the only treatment is the administration of simple remedies like nitre and bathing the throat with liniments. Mr. Sheppard, of the firm of Johnson & Sheppard, owners of the Twenty-third Street line of stages, took the HeraLp reporter through his stables and exhibited with evident pride the condition of the animals, They gave evidence of the most careful grooming, and apparently perfect devices for complete vetilation mo doubt conduce to the comparative excellence of their present condition while the distemper is rag- ing so violently elsewhere. When the stormy Weather began the stages were withdrawn. Eight horses had left the. stablewhen Mr. Sheppard ar- rived on Wednesday morning, and he at once or- dered them returned. There is no evidence of the disease apparent in a casual examination of the animals; they all eat freely and cough little. Proba- biy no company in the city is so well prepared to continue business, but the orders are that no horse shall be taken out till the weather clears. The Ninth Avenue Ratlroad stables are on the corner of Ninth avenue and Fifty-fourth street. They contain 207 horses. This company stopped running their cars, twenty in number, yes- terday morning, but hope to resume business to-morrow. The horses are all eating their or- dinary allowance of fine feed and are getting along admirably. The only treatment adopted is bathing their necks with liniment. None have died or shown any symptoms of dying. At the Tenth Avenue Railroad stables there are 925 horses, with 130 on the sick list. These last are not allowed to work and some of the others are only driven half trips. The treatment in vogue there is the administration of aconite and after- wards of belladonna and lobelia alternately. Mus- tard poultices are applied upon the necks of the animals, and they are also bathed about the throat with liniments. At the Seventh Avenue Rallroad stables the fore- man claimed to know nothing about his business. He could not even give a guess at the number of horses in the stable and had no definite idea whether there were few or many unfit to use. One of the officers of the company shared in the igno- Trance of the subordinate, There are at the Sixth Avenue Railroad stables, Sixth avenue and Forty-third street, 899 horses. About three hundred are quite sick, and one died on Friday and one yesterday. About thirty of those on the sick list are considered in a very dangerous condition. About five hundred are kept at work. The Fifth Avenue stage stables contain about 500 horses, all of them suffering more or less from the distemper. They ceased operations on Friday evening, and are taking first rate care of their stock. This line, it is expected, will be able to re- sume business by Monday if the weather clears, East Side Cars and Stages. The accommodation supplied by cars and stages on the east side of town yesterday differs but little from that of Friday. Contrary to the surmises of many, the moist temperature then prevalent did not increase the severity of the malady, and the reports of the superintendénts of the stables in- variably were hopeful yesterday, the disease pot having presented any new difiiculties, ‘ The Fourth Avenue line will not rua any cars to- day, it being considered better to give the whole stable @ full day’s rest. No complaint is made here that the horses are getting worse, nor has it been found necessary to take offany more cars than were off on Friday. The feeding of the entire stable is believed to be improving. There is nothing new on the Fourth Avenue line of stages. Eleven stages are off. There are three bad cases here and twenty horses unfit for work. Only six trips a day, instead of eight, are still run. The Dry Dock line and the Avenue C line are slightly improving. Some of the worst casesin each are past all danger, and it is believed that with a little. further rest the feeding will gradually come to the old standard. The same may be said of the Fourteenth Street and Broadway stage line. The Second Avenue line still keeps bravely, or inhumanely, at work, the stable suffering, com- paratively, but little. A few trips were taken off yesterday, more on account of the rain than be- cause, if needed, they might not be run. The num- ber.of the sick is about the same as alre: re- ported—twenty horses that refuse to eat, with the whole stable slightly affected. An interest cir- cumstance connected with this af is that of forty horses that some four or five days since were bropgne to the stable fresh from pasture not asingle one has taken the disease, even in the lightest form. Madison avenue s stable, which was ina very bad condition early in the week, 18 now very much tmproved. When the disease first caught here it came with full force and seized nearly every horse in the stable, and it was with great difficulty that stages were kept on the route, Yeste: on Friday, forty-five out of sixty-six running. It is expected that to-day’s rest will do pies toward restoring the stable to a healthy con- on. The same number of cars were yesterday off the Third avenue line as on Friday; but besides the nine cars that were of arp ® number of trips were omitted in the afternoon, when travel was dull. On Friday afternoon a horse died in this stable from the epizo- otic. The animal went to work on Wednesday morning perfectly sound, but, after the firat trip, broke down and was put in (tal. Dr, Boomer, the veterinary surgeon of the stable, had the car- oe conveyed in or raged ee ed Chg ering com at the foot urty-e stree where ‘he held’ sh examination of His dave ‘with’a view to discove: what were the trueeharacteristica of the epid The Doctor at ve the follo as rt of the think the epi is dt ria in the The mucus that from the head to x forms in its descent sinflammation, The sliding up the create: the mucus fn the larynx then continu the mucus lodges ‘In the tubes of the juces pneumonia, and when the mucots settles on both lungs it is called ‘double pneumonia.’ The left lung is first affected; but when infamma- tion sets in the right It soon beco: diseased. In the present case both Were diseased, and the larynx contained the mucus which caused the infammation, There were no signs of any disease except those of the Upc Ss In the morning and afternoon the cars on all the east side ines were crowded to the utmost, owing to the great reduction im the number of trips on some of them, The Express Companies. The animals owned by the various express com- panies seem to be improving slightly—or at least those whose necessities have not been so great that they were obliged to work their stock con- tinually. " ‘The Merchants’ Union Express were so taxed for motive power that on Friday they turned out many of their equine force, and those who were on long routes came in suffering from a relapse, and some eight yesterday were in a very bad condition. The others will recover, it is believed. The have been ble to Keep up their delivel three days. They expect to work their entire force on Monday, with the exception of these eight ant- Tals above named, ‘The United States Express Company, are resting their animals, and transporting their upon drays, at great expense. ‘Their animais are, however, improving, and on Monday they antic pate that all will again be in harness. All the horses of the American-Earopean_ Ex- press Company remain in quarantine, with ao pre ct early convalescence. The company preter rather to let their business go by default than sacrifice their Patina Ali their animais yester- day showed gratifying signs of improvement. ‘The Adams Express Company have kept up their business as usual by employing those least affected. Three of the horses employed on Friday suffered a relapse, but yesterday they had of their 200 ani- mals only fifteen in hospital. In the condition of the ey of the other companies no changes have occurred, The Merchants’ Teams, Great consternation has been caused to and in- By been unable to secure their goods from the steam- ships for want of transportation, Yesterday the streets on the river fronts presented the singular sight of eight or ten men tugging at the shaite of trucks and wagons laden with boxes, barrels and bales of merchandise, while handcarts in many cases have been impressed into service. In many light goods are transported on the backs of men from the wharves and pub- Ne stores to the mercantile houses, B. T. Babbitt’s horses in the Washington street stables are wert gty but they will not them by putting them in harness. Yester they em- Hay Fi men to deliver their goods at the piers, and had about six men asi to each wagon, As high as $25 per half a day has been tendered in ane cases for trucks, and they could not be ob- ined. Keys, Dean & Co., proprietors of the public stores in Church street, have about forty horses, nearly m of wien, ae oimeted. ue of pelied langerously. tS ve com to use "ne tnetr entire force and are still unable to meet the tax upon their transportation, notwithstanding tbat the crowded condition of the piers has somewhat re- lteved them. Mr. fed act! Pad AL ay tp that he had offered $20 for a half day's service of a truck, and could not secure it, on Friday. They had delivered many smal) packages by the employ- ment of extra men. The animals of the. slip car- men have nearly all been drawn off, and streets and plers that usually swarm with busy life were yesterday utterly deserted, The street in front of the Church street public stores on Saturdays is usually blockaded by trucks and teams from mer- |- cantile houses, but when the reporter was there yesterday but one solitary vehicle was visible. The Obstruction of Commerce. On West stréet—one of the greatest and most usually thronged thoroughfares of the metropolis— there was @ noticeable disappearance of almost every kind of trafic yesterday, while freight and luggage of every description lined the docks and Pier depots out to the very sidewalk. The West street cars—few in number—which hitherto have been daily contending on their route to the South ferry with an almost impass- sable throng of carts and wagons—had no difficulties of this kind to encounter yesterday, and ran with apparently as much speed as any ef the other lines, There are not one-fourth of the ac customed number of horses erhployea around the docks and ferries, and the consequence is that a Street and locality which always looked over- crowded seems now very much deserted. The disease has interfered with the several steamship lines in various ways, although no steamer has as yet been detained behind the ap- pointed ‘hour for sailing. At pier 47 of THE NATIONAL LINE of steam vessels, the Egypt, which arrived on Tues- day last, sailed yesterday at one o’clock P.M. She had to be freignted, however, by lighters, ata greatly increased expense. Otherwise she would not have been ready to sail on account of the difticulty which existed in procuring horses. Two-thirds of the cargo of this steamship still remains on the dock, and will not, propably, be removed before the cargo of the next arrival is commingled with it. This is certainly an inconvenience to the company, who generally sees that its dock is cleared of encumb- rance at half-past four o’clock P. M. every Satur- day. Nearly one thousand horses are usually em- ployed around it; but ronereey, there were less than two hundred, and the clerks and superintend- ents looked upon the past week as being composed of holidays, THE INMAN LINE despatched the City of Brookiyn from pier No. 45 yesterday, at halt-past one o’clock P. M. There ‘was no delay occasioned in freighting her; but, as in the above case, it was done by lighters, and not, as is customary, by horses. Half her cargo still re- mains on the dock, and scarcely one-flith. of the usual number of horses are able to work in trans- ferring it to the mercantile houses of the city. This dock 18 also usually cleared o/ its cargo by half-past four o’clock on Saturdays. Two-thirds of the cargo of the steamship Idaho still remains unremoved at pier 47 of the LIVERPOOL AND GREAT WESTERN LINE. The Idaho sailed yesterday at the regular time, half-past one o’clock. Lighters only were used in freighting her, and the number of horses to be seen on and around the pier is very small. The Anglia, of THE ANCHOR LINE, cleared at ten minutes aiter twelve o’clock yester- day. Her freight was transferred by means. of lighters, ana half her cargo. remained on the dock, there not being a single team to be seen at work. At the following piers there were immense piles of goods awaiting removal, and only a few horses were smploved at each, namely :—Pier No. 5, where the New Orleans steamers land; pier No. 8, of the Great Southern: Freight Line; pier 11 and Black Star line of steamers, pler 31. The freight depot of the Erie Railroad Company was crowded with cargo of every description, which was Ve) shifted about by men, only two or three horses being employed by turns, ‘Th eer ead steer ee of ‘ ?HE wh Savannah, chan yk ing or ine Manis ab id the amount injured arrety comme} 9 ‘The steamship Washington, terdey nom Habre und anchored THE had @ heavy cargo on wagons and one cart horse and a three carriages, a Park Hospital, was found to ‘be suffering irom the disease In a very acute form. It is to\be hoped ere many Bours have elapsed a fresh animal be sen: . Piet h. hema ‘The need of the invaluable services of the horses was felt to a greater extent.in Brooklyn yesterday than it has been before since the disease first made its appearance. Very few horses have escaped the disease, anda large number, as has already been stated, have been go ill that they could notbe used. THB RAILROAD COMPANIES have endeavored as far ag possible to run cars enough to supply the demand of the public, but yesterday in looking over their stock they found that it would be necessary to make only half the number of trips that they were making. before. Most of the horses which were driven coughed and it was almost brutal to make them work. The people manifested a great deal of patience, waiting in many instances along time upon the street corners for @ car and then be! jammed in among the crowd, without a wor ‘of complaint. Every stable was like @ vast in- firmary, the stablemen going about among the r animais applying the various remedies for their relief. ‘THE ALARM OF THE OWNERS for the safety of their steeds was greatly increased esterday in consequence of the bad weather. The rses which were afflicted with the disease had reater diMculty in breathing, and it was said eir throats were more swollen than on Friday. Most of the cartmen refused to bring their horses out, and the result was thata boned many citizens who wanted goods transported from one section to another were greatly di nappores. Many of the .ocerymen aud butchers, instead of using their jorses, employed a large number of men and boys to deliver their goods. . The President of THE BROOKLYN CITY LINE satd they were worse off for horses than they were on Lh and he did not know what they were going todo. He had given orders that none of the animals, eXcept those that were well, should be used to-day, so that people will probably have to walk to church. This would be a great loss to the company, but he feit sure the public would consider all the circumstances and endure the in- convenience for a day or two. ATLANTIC AND FIFTH AVENUE LINE. The horses at the stables of the Atlantic and Fifth avenue line are improving, but the pro- rietor, Alderman Richardson, decided not to brin, Prem out to-day, and accordingly published the foi- lowing notice to the public :— On account of the prevalence of the “horse and to give the animals opportunity for re treatment, no cars will be run on the Atl find Firth Avenue Railroads on Sunday, October 2 WILLIAM RICHARDSON, President. THE DE KALB AVENUE LINE, ‘The horses on this line were in a bad condition yesterday, alarge number refusing to take their food. The company decided to run only half the number of cars to-day. THE CONEY ISLAND LINE. The majority of the horses on this line are able to be driven, and there are no cases which are likely to prove futal. BEECHER'S HORSES, The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has two valuable horses sick with the disease at Donnolly’s stable, One known as ‘‘Billy,’’ the mate of the one stolen irom Mr. Beecher’s stable in Poughkeepsie, is very sick, and was leaning against the stall 1or support. Mr. Beecher was deeply concerned in regard to his welfare, He sets a pecuniary value of about two thousand dollars on each horse. There are about twenty horses in this stable sick with the dis- temper. THE LIVERY STABLES. Most of the horses at the livery stables are sick convenience experienged by the merchants owing | and their owners have refused to let them wo out to-day. Great diMoulty is therefore experience’ in finding teams to go to funerals, or upon othe pressing errands. THE DISEASE IN FLUSHING, L. 1. pena ty sete The business of Flushing, L. 1., has been mate ally affected by the horse disease. The expre and ice companies have almost suspend business; three-fourths of their sick, The have suffered also, their horv: and cattle both being affected. Messrs. Wilt rick N. Lawrence and Benjan Franklin, living in the vicinity of Flushing, he lost several cows each by the same malady as t) ‘which hag adected the horses. THE EQUINE MALADY IN WESTCHESTI(: Posat le a In many portions of Westchester county we horse disease is spreading with startling rapidity. The stables of the Harlem Bridge, Morrisania and Fordham Railway Company, which up to Friday contained only a few coughi: horses, have now more than twenty up and unfit for Work. lt isestimated that in Morrisania alone nearly ity per centof all the horses are affected. ‘The contagion has also reached as far north in the unty as Sing Sing, where it has appeared in an vated form, some of the horses having a dis- 1 from the eyes and nostrils in addition ‘to the now well known cough. BESTE EER LEE ‘The disease is spreading rapidly, one veternary surgeon alone having now under treatment no less than one hundred cases, But few deaths have, however, taken place, and many of the beasts are rapidly convalescing. Not only has the “epizootis” Spread its ravages among the stables of the brewers and manufacturers, but has even entered private stables and placed their backs many fine carriage teams. A circus company arrived yesterday from Rahway, and re- tabs a@large number of horses down, some sixty In all. Among those whose stables have been visited by the disease are the brewers Schalk ) Brothers, who were obliged to borrow horses yes- terday in order to do business and deliver the usual supply of Sunday lager; Erb’s livery stable, Moore- house’s, McClane Brothers, the Néw Jersey Express Company, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Express Company, Colt’s Express, T. P. Howell (fourteen horses) and many others, IN ORANGE the distemper has made its appearance, but to no serious extent. At the stables of the Traders’ Ex- press Company only six horses are fit for work. A number of horses belonging to private parties are sick. The livery stables appear to have entirely escaped, The keepers have had their stables disin- fected, and are giving the horses such remedies as will sharpen their appetites. The disease 1s hay- ing a disastrous effect upon business. The nt of the Delaware, Lackawana and Western toe yesterday received orders to take no more freight, as it could not be delivered. Some heavy orders of hats, ready for shipment, cannot be de- livered on this account, while other parties cannot get merchandise out from New York. IN ELIZABETH the epidemic has spread among the horses to such @n extent thatall the express lines between there and New York have been stopped. A large number of cases were reported Hog aed among which are eight belonging to Mr. Benjamin. Several at the Ropewalk are afflicted, and two very valuable animals belonging to Mr. Henry Miller have been stricken down. THE DISEASE ELSEWHERE, . ea cul emate ae Spreading in Maine. BRUNSWICK, Me., Oct. 26, 1872. The horse disease has made its appearance both here and at Topsham. The cases thus far reported are of a very mild character, The Disease in and Around Lockport. Looxrort, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1872. There is no abatement of the horse disease in this vicinity, New cases are occurring not only in this city, but throughout the neighboring country. The stages going, in and out of the city find great culty in making their trips, and the great majority of horsesin the public stables are unfit foruse. A, heavy rain storm has been _prevaili since yesterday. This fact, together with the lac of livery and hack horses, and the inability of far ers to get in the city in consequence of the preva’ ing epidemic, causes a general depression in busi- ness. A Number of Animals Sick in Malone. OGDENSBURG, Oct, 26, 1872, A despatch from Malone, N. Y., says that fifteen cases of the new horse disease. wi rs @ stables. Rechester im a Desperate Condition— - : ‘ bomen ade fe | Amimals to Freight or Passengers. Rodukernn, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1972. & Cold rain has beet falling sities yesterday fore- Doon, and everything out of doors weard a dismal The this morning of the horse are EE - More fatal cases time since the dise sppentance ance @ The ts iss rses, but wis: ons carts y by men are - tful. The lose to branch: of bi C88 is immense, ‘The : Gee not deliver freight. thle elty amd Butalo, ere very discouragts 7 rT ur 4 boats Have ted up, ev teatthas sick rhave arrived with dead horses on The towing companies advertise that they furnish as far aa possible, but: will nos be onsible - any lack of service from vk wi of the neg Sere eras are elive ag eamte a8 0! carrun om: the street way track. Philadelphia Not Yet Affected. PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 26, 1872. ‘There is no “epizootic” here yet. Several cages are reported at Camden, just across the river, but | no deaths heard of, f vey) Appearance of the Disease in Michigan. Detroit, Oct. 26, 1872. The horse disease made itsappearance in this city on Thursday. A large number of horses: are now affected. The street cars on four routes hauled off yesterday. The has also reached the lumbering districts north of Saginaw. Boston Greatly Inconvenienced—A Man Takes the Disease. BOsTon, Uct. 26, 1872, The horse disease has at last reached a climax. Horses are, indeed, now few and far between in the streets of Boston, and in well known thorough- fares, where a week since there was a constant stream of vehicles of all descriptions passing to and fro, a horse and team is @ curiosity that even attracts the attention of the pedestrians that throng the sidewalks. The West Boston bridge had a continpous stream of foot rs this morning, and: it looked as if an mic one ped ‘Was passing over it, but not. a horse of any oe. tion’ was to be seen, and all tne that passed for half an hour were Ox cart and a light wagon propelled by seven men anda boy. Onone of our most frequented thor- hfares, sone which a horse car passed ordi- narily once in five minutes from seven o'clock in the morning to twelve o'clock at night, but one car Passed from seven o'clock last crening to twelve this morning. wers arriving at the di t depots are rather disgusted at finding no con: sa ances, and especially so yesterday, when the weather was so unpleasant. Men and oxen are the motive power of the day, and there are plenty of wagons to be in the streets ron y men. about forty teams of work, some doing duty for Express Company. Prescott & Chapin, of Broad street, have had rope harness made, and 8 of SIX and eight men.are employed in hanl- peerels of coal through the city, In fact many ns—some express, where respectable haste seems almost essential, others heavy wagons with most exceptionally vine ads—passed up State ul reet with men suppl motive power, and all ds seemed to ¢o it rather a good joke than otherwise. There are no cars tes 4 ith the exception of an occasional one about once a! hour on the Metropolitan line of horse cars. The President of the last named road has obtained permission to use a newly invented steam Spy engine. Although there are so few horses out ai work, the disease is not worse than it was yester- day, a8 most of the railroad and stage companies believe that by resting to-day and to-morrow they will perhaps be able to Rr work iy mepnceys The ireight depots are already crowded with mer- chandise, and on some lines orders have been sent to send no more, as it cannot be remoyed from the depot. As yet only some four or five deaths are reported, but many more are ex- pected before morning. Aconite appears to be the remedy most Meat tA in use, coupled with “shorts” mixed with a compound feed for horses that acts as a tonic upon their frame The Page| stable horses are all laid up with the disease, there are a few still working. To-morrow, it if said, there will hardly be a horse fn the streets, The first known and authentic case of the disease communt- re to-day. now so prevalent among horses bein, cated to a human being was rej Russel White, the driver of en; four, while at- tending to his horses, was suddenly taken with the we and was con’ 16 his dee a had rs ¢ symptoms of the disease, Co! ing, running the nose and eyes and general feverish debility. horses bel. ‘NP JERSEY BANK ROBBERY Ms “Around the. Accused, ., CELL-TALE DESPA'TCHES. Mg éVilliams. and’ Gopsill as 2 Bedfellows. ai CLOSE OF THE PROSECUTION. The Chief on the Stand—Where is Mrs. Devereux ? The trial of Chief McWilliams and Detective Doyle: was continued at Jersey City yesterday. G. Ross Carey, Telegraph Superintendent, was again called to the stand and examined in reference: to despatches sent through his office, John E, Scott, brother-in-law to Chief McWilliams, was examined in reference to despatches received: by him from the Chief, and the replies thereto. Ag soon as he took the stand the Chiet looked steadily at him for a few moments and was so affected that: the * TEARS ROLLED DOWN PLENTIFULLY. The Attorney General asked witness why he sent a certain despatch to Montreal and not to the place whence the despatch wassent tohim, He- answered, “On account of the wording of the de- spatch sent to me.’” Attorney General—Why did you put this name (pointing out the characters on the despatch) in: the address—is that McWilliams’ name ? Witness—Well, that was the name he often went. by in his mother’s house; don’t know when he went away; he was at my house up to Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday; I don’t recollect which ;. the indictments against him were presented to the Court the same day on which Doyle was brought up—Wednesday, October 9; he was at ty house; he was at my house the follow- ing day till about five or six o’clock in the evening; it might have been seven o'clock, but I don’t remember exactly; my house: is only three blocks from Cooper Hall, and two | dlocks from the station house; he came home on. Friday night, as I was informed by Police Commis- sloner Edmondson; don’t know where he was in the meantime except what I learned from the telegrams; did not ask him when he came bask. where he had been. Mr. Scott gave his eviaence im @ very straightforward manner, which produced a favorable impression. The following telegrams were then handed in: and offered in evidence :— Fort Henry, N. ¥., Joun E. Scorr, 115 York street, Jersey City: ‘think Thave done wrong: Will come Ramet, Tfaaeh me know. Wil bein Montreal to-night, and will stop at: HOWARD WILLIAMS. St. Lawrence Hail. Buruincton, Vt, Oct. 10, 1872. Joux B. Score, 118 York strest Jersey Ose Have been wrongly advised in this case, Am coming: home, whatever consequence may be. Won't go to Mon- treal to-night, go send your to Tremont House. Shall be there to-morrow morn! t. 10, 1872, wer "bw any wiutiax WARD WI) 8. Junsey Crry, Oct, 10, 1872. To Epwanp Witttams, Tremont House, ns Come. Send word what time and what train you come on. We will meet you. JOHN E. SvUOTT, Boston, Oct, 11, 1872. Jonx E. Scorr, 115 York street, Jersey City :— Leave here cleyen ton. “Mect me corner Forty elghth bet yl and upird avenue Sea coe Edmon and Brown I w 6 , EBWARD WILLTAMS. John Eastley, telegraph operator, was then exa- mined. He testified in regard to despatches which. had passed through his hands, The following was: identified and offered in evidence :— Hupsow Crry, June 19, 1872. Jonx Auxrx, care Mr. Platt, corner Fourth street and Broadway !— The examination won't 768: i, praye het Math . The atinwer'to its was ax aie cs New June Tare Bern epresnel An ay Officer Romaine testified:—am @ special officer to guard the burglars Proctor, Denning and Foley in the County Jail; was given a letter by Proctor to- post to his sister; I gave it to Mr. Young, assistant cashier of the First National Bank; he took acopy ofit; he then sealed it up and I took it home; I forgot to post it that night, but I gave it, tomy sister, Mrs, Van Winkle, who posted it next. ‘Mr, Sandford, cashier of the First, examined:—I learned on the 5th of Jane > oe ce cecaate ae rn . Young We. to. Ohiet McWilliams: ashe ‘was abeent’ in Pnimder. pha; sent a despatch to him; knew he vane iladelphia, because I saw him there the ae Gopal, 2 I’ knew. Mr. Gopall’s address; the de- as We > patch was as follows by To Jawxs Gorsrit, Bingham House, or at the Conventiow: ‘Chief McWilliams to Taylor's Hotel to see me ‘im- ely. ‘M. SANDFORD. ‘This despatch was marked a8 having been seit at forty-seven minutes past one P. M. ‘2 answer as follows:— Paraneventa, June 5, 1872—5 P. M, My, Saxpsonp, Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City i= notseen him since nine this morning, Will find nate aa as tsyee eee YN This pepewred me about seven o'clock; went to itr. Wallis’ house, and it was decided should go to the ‘station house and see if the returned ; if not, to send Captain McHorn hy 4 tite allie” house; I went and saw Mc! '. er which I went down to the depot to i aay were coming on which the Chief it ve 5 Mraive that Might I loft to go vo the hotel anaer twelve to go e hotel to . for putting ‘TWO POLICEMEN ON THE ROOP of the hotel; this was done and I went ontaide, where 1 saw 8 number yh policemen ie ds Mc#lorney all was e mai FO~ ceed; 8 ed outside til MeHiorney came ‘Sa Baia the were Bac Pag se cau THR ACT. pe ey het after. “he tack from Bri starring ne eve eet A 6 it himsetf; we abowt ithe * he said he did not ee time; that it. just his luck or something to that effect. testified—I was in the 5th of June; saw McWilliams y @ despatch from Mr. Sandford on that House; 1 repiied immediately saree am House ; [re] imme: ;sawthe rout haifan hour afver T recelved the showed it to him; he said “What does I sald I could not tell; he said some! al having an engagement in Phil hia and he did not wish to break it; he then turned and sald, . “If I thought there was anything in this I would go- ht away, but s SANDFORD IS A NERVOUS FELLOW yes and I mitght go for nothing;” he added that the despatch it keep till to-morrow, and he rene go on opr an Philadetphia at ti time and McWilliams saw him there; don’t know when M protons returned, nor.on what day he 5 wes Q ds aay r ef: Gs went to iphia. in 7 Er gerreramination by Mr. Wil he- said :—McWilliams slept in tapes on the it of the 6th of June—that is, on night of the day I received the despatch ; McWilliams was Boe dele- ied there; lft him seeping in "bed in tng Toor ere; next morning when I went out; I was in bed’an ie night spoken of, when he came to and knocked af the door; it must have about. twelve o'clock; no other person was in the room. bat me and McWilliams. Police Justice Sidmund T. Keese testitied—I com- mitted Proctor, Denning and Foley for trial; an ap- lication was made to me for an ir. Winfield a few days afterwards; another - cation was made to nie by Mr. Hoffitan when at the Third District Court, House; there were two persons in a carr with him, and I got in and rode with them to this Court House to see Judge: Randolph; Mr. Winfleld’s clerk called on me every instance ti case. "Tne commitment. was then offered in evidence: ® warrant for by the District Attorney. Sheriff Reinhardt recalled—Had the arrest of McWilliams; searched for him and sor dennty Cornelius Cronany for execution. my deputy, Cornelius a. Sars van Winkle testified In Tegard to the letter given to her by her brother, Officer Romaine, to ost, She mailed it in the Hudson City Post office. fe was girected to Forty-third street, New York, but she did not remember the name on the enve- lope, except that it was that of a lady, rnelins J. Cronin, Deputy Sheriff, examined :— Lreceived a warrant irom the Sheriff for the ar- rest of McWilliams on the 9th of October, about four o'clock in the afternoon ; I stood at the of Warren and Montgomery streets till half-pass five; I then went to the corner of Essex and Wash- ington Streets about an hour, when I saw McWH- ; HIS FACE WAS PARTLY COVERED with a handkerchief; I went up and told him B hade capias for his arrest; he said, “Just my