During the 1880s New York City (meaning at that time just Manhattan) had between 150,000 and 200,000 working horses and had around 15,000 of them drop dead in its streets per year. Each of those huge deteriorating carcasses was eventually (never the same day it died) hauled away. And replaced in service by another horse, rinse and repeat.
During the 1880s New York City (meaning at that time just Manhattan) had between 150,000 and 200,000 working horses and had around 15,000 of them drop dead in its streets per year. Each of those huge deteriorating carcasses was eventually (never the same day it died) hauled away. And replaced in service by another horse, rinse and repeat.
During the 1880s New York City (meaning at that time just Manhattan) had between 150,000 and 200,000 working horses and had around 15,000 of them drop dead in its streets per year. Each of those huge deteriorating carcasses was eventually (never the same day it died) hauled away. And replaced in service by another horse, rinse and repeat.