The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24
BROOKLYN.

rAiAb LrrECIS Of IL INTENSE HEAT
Coroner Bali held iDquests yesterday upon the bodies Of
seven persons Who died in consequence of the extreme
heat of the weather, viz. =
Upon the booy Of Theresa Muller. Q native OF Germany,
employed az a servant in the family Of Mr.. Johu Smith,
corner of Columbia and Summit streets, Who dropped
Town dead while engaged at work in the back yard.
Also upon the booy Of a iaborer, name unknown who
died from The effects Of the heat while engaged at work
in q stone yard in Columbia street. He was y native Of
he'an6.
Also upon the body Of q German named Adam syclof,
who died while at his ususl occupation in the distiliery Of
Nessrs. Towers & Kingebburg. At the Wallabou.
Also upon he body of an Irishman in the employ Of
Patrick ODonIell, contractor in Gowanus, who fell down
dead while ' oIi ing in repairing the streets.
Aso, upon the body If an aged woman, named Mary
Mnolaha ~ VINO ior q long time occupied q fruit stand
caused by the heat.
Also, up.p Mary Ryan, a native Of Ireland, who drop
ped down dead at her re, idepcs. No. "a Columbia street.
It appears sle occupied an i'll ventilated apartment on the
upper floor, and being fatiaued laid down upon q straw
bed to rest The sun shone full upon her through the
sky light, and b. comiDg dizzy she arose and proceeded to
go down stairs, but had walked but a few steps when she
fell ard expired
VeIdic,s in accordance with the facts were rendered In
each of the above cases.
Some Eve or six persons we're ~prostrated BY the heat on
Wednes day, independent of the above, all OF whom were
relieved by timely applications of the proper remedies.
WILLIAMSBURG.
A young lady, named Russ, at work in Mr.. Thurston's
rope walk, in Buthwick, while walking home to her din
ner on Wednesday, was struck insensible by the heat Of
the sun.
A lsboripg man, at work round Mr.. Cooper's glue fac
tory, IN Bushwick, was also Frustrated from the same
csuse, on the same day.
Yesterday afternoon, a man named Michael Rohau was
conveyed TO his residence in First street, near North Sec
obd, In a ying condition from the extreme heat of the
sun.
NEWARK.
On tuesday the thermometer registered OF deg. as the
maximum temperature, being higher than has been re-
corded in june for more than ten years and, with the
exceptions OF lS49 and lS45, higher than anv tempera-
ture experienced during that period. The mercury con-
tipued to Tsnge high during the evening for although,
from the appearance OF the atmosphere, there was pro-
badly rain at the South, it was too distant to relieve the
oppIessiveness Of the heat here. At IL O'Clock the tenn
peTature was still 80 deg. il fell during the night, how.
ever, to TN, and at Z O'Clock this morning the mercury
was at SUE, Win a probability, should not some slight
indications of rain prove true, that In the course of the
day II will be higher than yesterday.
Patrick Brady, while working In the South Orange ave.
nue. yesterday was obliged to leave in the morning about
1917 oclt OK being overcome by the heat He was as
sisted some distance, bur being apparently better started
alone for home. About l O'Clock he was found dead I'm
an orchard which he had attempted 10 Gross.
An llshman employed by the Street Commissioner fell
dead while working ard a cart horre was also killed.
Others were obliged TO leave work.
Another man, employed on the South Grange avenue.
dropped this afternoon and Is supposed to be dead.
Many soIkmen on the street,, and in other exposed
situations. bad been obliged TO suspend labor during the
middle OF the day.