The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14
THE INTENSE HEAT.

In Terrible Effects In this City and Other
Plasss-About SIXTY Deaths In New Yosk
City Alone.
We sgAin under the yanfal necessity of recording
another long list Of persons vhe fell victims to the eIees
sve heat during yesterday, well as on the preceding
day, Friday, whose omitted in Saturdays
account. It will be found that there diuoution In
the number Of Deaths but rather OF the list
Of that sent TO the City Hospital, large
number have been successfully treated through the skill
Of the physician in attendance Dr. Swift but here
there great many deaths The that resulted
fatally however, all beyond hope before their admis
sion into the above institution which shows the urgent
necessity Of immediate medical assistance. In many
instances the individuals attacked conveyed home
to their residences, and attended by their private
phy slcians whose names we're not always given.
The following list ample as 1t is including the Coro
ners pauests upon the bodies does not. however,
tain all the cases. than half Of the deaths,
that occurred yesterday Isquests have not yet been
held
Pstrick Henry. sun struck at p NJ, and taken to
his residence No 10 Mott street. in carriage, by police
officer ksouRbe.
In the sfterDooD, about 41a O'Clock, a man. named
Michael Hampkip, became ver-hsstsd Ut work s.d
went to his residence 1872 Jane street whsIe ne aes In
the courss of eighteen minutes afterwards
man, name uDkpown, wss Gun struck IN huason
street. and taken to the station house Of the Fifth ward
where Dr. Melbourne sent Tor Who recommended hin
TO be sent to the hospital .
Nicholas Walh, residing at 90 West Twenty seventh
street, protrsted by the neat about noon in the
Eighth avenue Officer Holly, OF the Tsentieth ward,
bad him conveyed hone. where physician was called
in; but the an died in the evening.
James Hancock laoo err was sun struck while work.
ing in building at the corner of Albany ard Washing
ton streets and taken 10 the hospital
Lewis Foctor, struck about tsenty minutas after
six, ~ lS CT eenwch street end taken to the hospital
At half-past two T. Nj. man named William Blair,
carman struck while riding his cart, at the
Sixteenth street and Tenth He at
tended by ply scian, ami sent his home in Forty
thnd street. near Tenth avenue
On the same day. at four O'Clock, P. NJ officer Miller
found at the Of Sixteenth street and Sc
veDih avenue, named Samuel MeCantis cartmaa
struck He was taken to his home No Union Court,
rear Twelfth street BY policeman and attended by
ply sjciap, but he died in ten minutes after.
On the same day at five O'Clock T. man named
James Hoyes native Of Ireland while Mt work paving
In the Sixth avenue sun struck He ~as attended
by sican and after wads sent to his home No ZIG
West Twenty sixth street. but was not expected to sur
viveS
Al six O. clock p. NJ, laborrg man. a native Of Ire
bnd, named Michael Ovens struck at the
per Of the Sixth avenue and senteth street He
tai 10 the sixteenth ward station house by officers
Miller and Butler and attended by Doctor Boram, who
applied tine necessary remedies that he sufci
emily recovered last night to be conveyed to the hos
p.ai.
Ia tie morning. young woman named Jane Welsh,
residing In Forty third street. the Second avenue
struck IN The Bowery. Br,ome street Officer
Mcclure being present the time pro;ursd medical
aid from DR.. Vondersmith when che sufficiently re
covered TO be taken home by Che officer.
About halt-past eight O'Clock, z n Robert RaynOr
taken to the saton house Of the Fourteenth ward
fallen down from the effects of the heat, and scarcsly
able to speak. DIR. Jackson called IN aud admins
tered aid to him, after which he permitted to &C
home.