Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-08-24

EXTRAORDINARY MORTALIY FROM THE HEAT OF TIE
WEATHER. The New York Tribune of Yesterday
gives list of about 220 deaths, and 80 or go others
prostrated in that city, Brooklyn and Williamsburg,
during the last six days. from the excessive heat Of
the weather, and adds
The frightful heat of the last week seems to have
eliminated Saturday in degree of heat more "a.
tai than any before known at least so far as the
mortality thereby occasioned shows. The number
is entirely unparalleled, so far as we know, in the
history of the world. 1t is perfectly horrible, and
betrays not only unequaled heat but in many cases.
most unheard of careessness the part of the VIC
TINS. There no less than 113 deaths from heat
in the city on Saturday and Sunday besides 1S 9TH
ers who were stricken down and are lying i'll. Fif
teen of the dead were natives of Ireland, three of
Germany, two of Scotland and one of England The
nativity of many is unknown. On Sunday the prayers
of the congregation of St James Church. in Brook
yn were offered up for no less than % persons who
died during the past week from illness produced by
the present unusually warm state of the weather and
for eight others who lie dangerously i'll
We attribute this scourge to several causes. First
heat second, alcohol; third pestiential filth The
thermometer was above 100 degrees in the shade,
almost every day, and the heat endured by those
fully exposed to the sun, was often as much as 115
degrees
In Brooklyn, the number of deaths from sun stroke
is 3s, besides 13 others who were prostrated
At Troy, N. Y, there have been IA cases of coup
de soliel, nearly all fatal.
The Tribune also says:
From various accounts received we should Judge
that at least hundred horses have been killed, in
the mean time, in this city alone All sorts of busi-
ness in the travelling line has beenretarded; railroad
trains relays, omnibuses reduced to half speed, and
pedestrianism brought almost to stand still Anoth-
such week would outrival in mortality the height
of the cholera of 1849
The number of deaths last week is reported at 5S5
but the real number must have been at least 700
the heaviest mortality having occurred too late to be
included in Saturdays report.
Every city, town and hamlet in the neighborhood
has suffered in like proportion, and even in the
airiest regions of country he Eastern bank of the
Hudson) the complaint of the heat has been equal
in all but deaths"
The Times says the number of deaths from heat
| on Sunday, were follows; in New York 100
Brooklyn 26; Williamsburg g. and Jersey City-S
total 1872 in one day.
All the New York papers mentions a report that
number of the servant girls at the St Nicholas Ho-
tel had been stricken down by the heat on Saturday
The number it is said ranged from 20 to 40. The
Sun of yesterday says:
The city reporters, who visited the hotel on ac-
count of the rumors received no satisfaction in an
swer to their inquiries So far can learn, some
| three or four had died up to last night One boy
was lying dead in the small building in Mercer street
| used as apartments for the servants In another
three four of the servant girls were lying in
doubtful condition; the room adjoining was also
occupied a temporary hospital. Two of the girls
were Saturday morning carried to the hospital in
q dangerous condition"