The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-24

The heat during the middle Of the present
month in the Eastern Cities has been unparall-
eled Especially have the people of New York
City suffered. They have died off by the hun
dreds.
The N. Y. Times says:
The effect of the present unusually hot wealth
er are truly tragical, and resemble more the re-
suits OF an epidemic than the ordinary conse-
quences of an increased temperature. Since
Tuesday morning, no less than lSS deaths have
occurred in this city alone, that have been
brought under the Coroner's notice, the whole
of which were either from direct exposure to the
suns rays, or from over exertion in a heated at
mosphere. To prove that exposure to the sun
is not necessary to produce fatal results, we may
mention that yesterday afternoon, printer in
the composing room of the Herald office, while
picking up types at his frame, fell suddenly dead
from the effects of the heat. And among the
list of dead there were several instances, as ap
peared upon the inquests, where the ssstroke, -
as people are fond Of calling it; was received
either within doors or in the shade. 1t is inn
possible to be too cautious during the continu-
ance Of such weather. Servants should not be
kept cooking over fires: laborers should be al
lowed to strike work in the middle of the day
In general, no class of citizens can exert them
selves without strict regard to moderation at such
crisis. Temperance, too, should be rigidly
maintained; the large majority of those who
have fallen victims within the past few days be-
ing persons of incorporate habits.
The frightful list Of cases is compiled from
the official returns of the three Coroners, who
are engaged in holding inquests. AS will read
lily be believed, their time yesterday was fully
occupied. From early hour of the morning
loto I, ~, hi ,Lo hi
ing inquests, and yet, so urgent were the
demands upon them, many cases had to be post
poned till this morning. Often the relatives of
the deceased wonld besege the Coroners, with
imploring appeals, that the inquest might be
holden, so that the bodies might be taken away
for burial. These appeals, for positive lack Of
time, could not be needed, and the bodies were
removed to the Dead House.
In Brooklyn ON Friday and Saturday there
we're twenty one deaths caused by heat On
Saturday eight or ten horses died in the street
The Tribune of Saturday says:
The heat for the past six days has been mos,
awful. In our publication Office, place with
ten or twelve windows and doors, constantly
open to the east, south and west, the Mercury
has ranged from 8 A. M. TO p. Nj. from 80 to
l02 degrees, and nearly averaging 80 for the
remainder of the day and night; in our compos-
ing room, with fifteen open windows in the fifth
story, and free circulation of air (when there
was any, from all p ints, the mark has been from
about 80 to 90 day and night.
From various accounts received, we should
Judge that at least hundred horses have been
killed in the meantime in this City alone. All
sorts Of business in the travelling line has been
retarded; railroad trains delayed, omnibusses re-
duced to halfspeed, and pedestrianism brought
almost to stand still.
Another such week would outrival in mortal
ity the highest of the cholera of lS49.
The number Of deaths last week is reported al
5S5; but the real number must have been at
least 700 the heaviest mortality having occur
red too late to be included in Saturdays re-
port.