American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-14

! heat OF the weather. Al flltsburg, on Fnday,
the thermometer was up to "a, aud at Easton,
in this State, at SO in the shade and 10 in the
sun. At Washington, on Saturday, there were
three deaths from the effects Of the sun and
drinking cold water. Among the victims was
MIR. Robert McLenahan, marble polisher, for
merly of Philadelphia, and for several years u
resident Of Baltimore. At Boston, on Friday
and Saturday. the heat was also intense, the
Thermometer ranging at 90 in the shade T..
Dempsey died from sun stroke. At New
York, on Saturday, the thermometer was at So:
The Sunday Herald says;
II was certainly melting day. The faces
of the pedestrians were running down complete
rivers ofswcat, and every man looked as though
he had Just emerged from BATH and neglect
cd to dry himself A great many escaped from
the city, and the boats, whether destined far or
near, were all crowded with people, Soda
water, root. beer, and eioger-pop were in great
demand, and the vendors f these articles must
have reaped quite harvest.
Coup de SoiieL. We heard of six cases Of
deaths, yesterday, from the heat of the weather,
and give them, as follows.
| A man received a stroke Of the sun in Beck-
or street, was taken to the 10Th ward station
house, and soon died His name was not as
certaned. Another man, driver of an ice
cart, was picked up by officer McDougal, ofthe
5th ward, at the foot of Hoboken street-dend.
A sailor, named George CowelI, diet fIom
the effects of the weather at 1873 l-2 Cherry
street. An inquest was held OH an unknown
man, at the dead-house, who died from the eff
fects of the heat.
An inquest was also held on Henry Lewis,
who was found dead in undergrad, No. COS
Washington street, who died probably from the
effect of the weather.
Mr. Peter McGlynn, for twenty years re-
spectacle citizen of this city, was sun struck in
the street, yesterday, and expired in few
hours after. His funeral will take place this
afternoon, from the Church of the Nativity, in
! Second street.
! Sad Casually Three Persons Killed fl OIL The
I Effects OF The Sun. Three persons residing near
Port Richmond, Staten Island, were ''sun
struck" yesterday, and Notwithstanding imme-
diate medical attendance they all died in short
time after having been struck down. The FIST
person struck was lahorer employed in Mr..
| Jew ett's extensive white lead factory; the other
two, a male and female, in the employment Of
! Dr. Harrison, were struck down about an hour
after the above, and lived but short time after
the occurrence.
Horses. Any quantity ofhorses were killed
by the heat yesterday. We saw no less than
three stage horses which had fallen down in
Chatham street, and number in Broadway
1t is a shame to work these poor animals SO
hard this hot weather. "A meTciful man is
meIciful TO his beast"
The heat was also very oppressive in Pha-
delphia on Saturday and Sunday. On the for
mor day, the thermometer was up to 1903, but
on the latter it only reached lOl. The pa pers
of Monday furnish the following list of DEATHS:
On Saturday evening German, about 25
years Of age, named Friedrich Vos, while walk
ing or the pavementin Second street, near Vine,
was overcome by the excessive heat, and dropp-
ed down. He was carried to the yard Of the
Barley Sheaf Hotel, where he soon afterwards
expired.
The CoroHer was called to view u case at N O.
8 Coates street, being female IS years ofage,
! named Mary Ann BeIya, who also died from.
the effects Of the heat Of the weather
Yesterday morning, about o'clock, deaf
ard dumb man was sun-struck at the corner Of
Front and Lombard streets. He was taken TO
the Hospital, where he died about half past IL
o'clock
A hand on board the Tecumseh, loading at
Richmond with coal, died suddenly on Friday
from the effects of stroke of the sun. James
: Morris, aged 40, while employed as laborer,
at the foot OF Pine street, on Saturday after
noon, was taken to the Hospital with stroke
: of the sun. The remedies applied had the de-
, sired effect and he was yesterday IN fair way
= of recovery.
The coroner was also called to view the body
5 of John Hasler, aged 81, who expired very sud-
denly yesterday afternoon at his boarding house,
S in Third, neal Cypress alley. He had eaten
7 dinner and gone up into his room with friend,
s when he was seized with severe illness, and
1 lived but short period. He had been previ-
ously indspused from the effects of the h. at on
Saturday, which was increased by his having
drank cod water when overheated from carry
! ing heavy load from the grocery store of his
4 employer, Mr., Clark
} married woman, named Stewart, on Sa-
\ turday carried dinner to her husband, who was
8 working at Marshall's calico printing establish
: ment, near Paramount, and shortly after reach
Y ing there was Frustrated by the heat and expir-
3 ed. She had carried her infant in her arms
s from home, which, in addition to the intense
= heat, was too much for her.
, Mr.. VIM. G. Kinder, residing in Catharine
, below Fifth, also died in consequence of the
= heat, in connection with previous indisposition.
h Mis-. Martha Gray was also overcome by the
heat, which brought on an attack of inhamma
ton of the brain, which caused death IN We
t ry short time. She leaves twins of a very ten
Q der age.
: On Saturday morning, about eleven O'Clock
= fine horse attached to one of Peters Sxtf
r street Line Of Omnbusses, fell from coup d.
+ soleil, and expired soon after,
. CHEAP BREAD. A company is about being
Q organized in Brooklyn, l.. l., for the purpose
y of Supplying the poor, and indeed all Others
!, who choose to avail themselves of the oppor