The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-13
THE INTENSE HEAT.
Its Terrible Effects i'm this City
and Vicinity,
&C., &C., &c.

| and Vicinity,
| &C., &C., &c.
Inc return Of the excessively warm weather with
which we were visited at earlier period in thu
"Sr mas been productive OF another extraordinary
amount OF deaths from sun strokes. During the last
t~o Gays tbe heat has been unusually great although
rot quite 50 intense in the month Of Juns, whom
fnsre were lhewhe great many deaths from the
cause as at present 1t wonld however, be dical to
judge the degree of heat from the Thermometer as
this instrument varied very much in different parts oil
the city, according to hs locality where it placed
Whilst in one instance 1t registered 9ik degrees at
7. M-s period of the day when the thermoms.
Ter Is generally at Its greatest height-in another
| situation another thermon eter showed 95 de-
grees at the aame hour, certain proof that
I even the thermometer will not always bs an
unerriDg guide. Indeed in excessive warm weather
We nsy safely conclude that the Thermometer wis be
below the actxa temperature. for generally lacsd
in situations where 1t is not exposed to any e1transous
nfusnce thet while it registers certain number OF
degrees the surround log atmosphere will bs higher
temperature from the radiation Of tho earths surAce
and other concurrent Taing all these facts into
consideration, we may safely conclude that 95 degrees
was neerer approximation to the actual temperatu
OF the day than the other II has becn however some
degrees than that during tho summer having
attained the height Of s7 degrees IL we recollect right
during the nth Of june As observed before the re-
turn Of the excessively weather has
caused large list of deaths from strokes to appear
in our columns Tho following occurred ON Thurs
day
- Mhe Fitz'immons was sun struck in the Bowery, at
the corner OF Great Jbne. street. and conveyed
the Hospital BY officer K Scott the Fifsseath ward
osmue! PeBdietcn, emigrant lately arrived in the
fnp Constitution, struck pier IL river
and attended by DR. Van er after which he was taken
to tho City Hospital BY two officers.
August Janson, residing at 212 Beecker street. was
sun struck in West street. and taken an adjoining
store.
John Farrelman was sun struck at pier No. North
river ard died Ia half an hour after.
placed in his carriage by officer McGure. uf tbs
Fourth ward who conveyed him to the City Hospital
The following brought to the City Hospital
yesterday
james DAILY, Of No. sCarlisle street, was sun struck
about half past five In the evening" and died about
M. Dr.. Van Iier. Of % Greenwich street. used his
utmost epdeavors but al assistance neRsctusl.
James HaDnegan was struck ut the Of Wash
on the way.
employed at the Howard Hotel in the .pscity Of Are
man similar occupation likewise died from the
effects Of sun stroke while being conveyed the
place.
Thomas Hoit employed at stuar.'s sugar refinery estab
lshDent in Greenwich street, admitted into the
after his admission.
man, name unknown was sun struck at the corner
Of vesey Greenwich streets and brought to the Hos
pfa where he died in the of twenty after
his admission
Another man. name unknown who was sun struck at
the corner of Greenwich and North Moore streets died
the course OF en- hour ard quarter after his adm son
Another man name not known, died 10 two or three
by trade carpenter. native of yand aud had lately
como to this city from Troy He married. and
wife and one child
'~a"4s.s will he held upon the above to-day, by the
Coroner.
In acdton TO the above whose cases terminated fatal
~ tnee were fonc 0---- a-ittad Yesterday into the
same hosptal:-
James Duffy struck in Fulton street, who Is not
ran, pame not known. was struck at the corner
of Maiden lane and Pesrl street There are some hopss
ofbis recovery.
LOWS Tutor, struck residing at No. IS Green
vich street. whois not expected to survive.
George Cheeseman, No l52 Cortandt street Supposed
John Salts, struck in whitehall street. who it is
expected vii survive.
man. name unknown, who 1t is thought will die.
DEATHS CAUSED BY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT.
Coroner Wilhelm yesterday held an inquest at No u
Chambers street on the body OF Michael Curry aged 40
geaiOn Of BRAIN produced the heat OF the
weather The deceased TAX SICK st about O'Clock
Thursday evening, and died the following morang
between Z and O'Clock. A verdict returned Of
death produced by excessive heat Of the weather.
Coroner Wilhelm yesterday held an inquest At the
emierapt named John Zeller aged 48 years. who camo
to bis death under the following circumstances -
Maria Zelier sworn, faid-I tm the daughter OF dc.
ceased; at about O'Clock Thursday afternoon my
father at the railroad depot In Canal street. corner
OF Hobosen; he was walking IN the sum- near the depot
what the NATTER be did not answer, as thok
be could then speak after minute he would ha ve fallen
down some men bad not taken hold os him. some nen
tried relieve him. but he feamea at his mouth and be-
came stiff, and in about twenty minutes he died
We arrived on Wednesday from Antwerp, in the ship
Victoria and going West when the deceased became
sick and died I have five chiliren
DR.. Blumepthal made external examination Of the
body and found ell the symptoms Of death caused by eS
posuIe ths heat OF the which in his opinion
the case. verdict rendered accordingly.
Coroner Wilhelm Yesterday held inquest at the
of Division ard Gouvernsur streets. the body Of
william Davis lsboer who fell down insensibe, frou
the excessive heat of the day and died after whsa
he taken 20 the Seventh ward station house. The
deceased native Of Ireland, aged thirty years.
killed. by to the extreme heat Of the weather
The dsceased taken to his reaenco at about noon OF
hat day, and dieo the same evening" He was native oil
relspd, about thirty-eisht years of age. Verdict
osused BY copgsstive spopexy from exposure 70
the heat'
DAME, Humphrey, laborer aged forty years, native
Ezsee'h street. from ths effects Of the heat on the day
previous Coroner Hilton held inquest on the body,
verdict rendered OF Death caused bg expo
sure to excessive heat
Pstsck Hsyrgaa native Of Ireland, aged twenty Eve
years. blacksmith by trade, died Suddenly yesterday
Afternoon, rem the effects of tho baat Of the weather
His bcdy was oonyeyed to No. 3l1 Third avenue
dict returned accordingly.
Eugh Hunter, native Of acotland aged twsnty nine
yssre bsksr by trade died yesterday morning ut No.
Ia Cherry street from the escts Of the heat the day
previous verdict renderedn accordance with tho
above facts.
TO THE EDITOR or yHE HERALD.
FRIDAY, August IL, 1859.
The thunder storm MONDAY night haa been succesded
by verJ weather. on Tuesday, 9th, the tenpera
tine from so to s5 degrees for nine hours Wsdnes
day. om so to 90 degrees for fifteen hours attended by
thurdsr s.a lshtnipg snd succeeded by heavy dew
Thrfdap, the heat oppressive, and rose to ol de-
grses aal for fifteen consecutive hours averaged Sc
asnrees Friday, this day, the temperature at A. NJ
rose to SO degrees ard at p NJ 10 90 degrees, and n
6P NJ the hour Of closing this memoranda is Mt IS de
ereee This extraordinary stass Of atmosphere i'm
i Of the rth