The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-22
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Cases OF Sum ssroke-sansrirgs OF Horses,
&c., Ac, Sc.
This IL truly weather without parallel For years
rast wc cannot remember period in summer when the
heat has been oppressive than IL has for the
last few days. The the mometer points to high figure
and appears decided TO remain there,
the prayers and Wishes ~ Thousands that II may fall
fbe ever 80 it'ls Every bes Of air that stirring,
ard that is not much appears II il poured out OF
hsaeo oven, brings to the sys'em more OF heated
sicLenink LOAD ttsn q cool, refreshing revivfying
balm Yesterday, ut nom the sky appeared to be get
ting up q shower and many laid tho "aatterng unc
tion to their soul" that few drops Of would pro
baby fai TO cool The scorching earth. We were ALL
however, doomed TO disappointment and must be con
tent to grin and beer suffering; but, hope only
little longer. Thursday We said, the hottest day
the estrray hotter .,il AMI would be
glad TO think that had arrived 70 the superIa
tive degree. Tie following the state Of the ther
mometer yesterday in the shade =
,o,v ., 71sA a. l2A I'm snA sPM
Now, this is running hundred that we might
very well give in to old SOL and set 1t down ct tina
figure II that Is what he & struggling for In the sun
the thermometer points between 100 and 126 degrees
during the day; and noticed not without shudder
We confess worimen engaged At their different
tiops under this heavy heat Would It be better for
the employees whose business brings them in the SUMS
to make arrangements with their employers
they be released from work in the middle Of the day.
when "the" Sun God Is moet ssvages Let house car
penters Who work the roofs Of buildings and others
Of trades equally exposed work earlier and
continue later in the day. and they viii live years longer
for tie change 1t this exposure that provokes the
cholera strokes and the " that flesh is heir to
ut this particular time.
vof.,
yesterday =
City Hosp'al.
ing through Seventh avenue Thirty street
He wss removed to his home
man named Thomas Dunlap was struck in the
morning while passing through Broadway near Cham
bers street He taken to his home In Seventeenth
street.
Also in the morning. about half past ton o'clock, .
horse belonging to the Broadway and Seventh
ns OF ssees cropped do.a dead q the corner Of Full
Beyond doubt there we're cases other than these in
stances whore tho victims managed to reach their homes
and keep their illness from the public. In fact, We
heard Of two horses besides the above which fell
dead In the street. and aroused any quantity Of sympa
thy for these poor animals II Ia certainly narrowing
to man Of tender feelings, with any Of the milk Of
human kindness In his system to these noble
lures tueglng away at their heavy loads, omnbuses
cars drsys &C. white with athsr and painting for Ife
they upon the verge Of exhaustion and su
location During this hot weather there s nothing In
the streets calculated to . mans sympa
thes he have any, than the suffering Of horses
Would II be out Of the way to speak word in their
behalfs Cannot something be done for themY
Is time that the health and comfort Of these poor
animals should be generally regarded Awnings
(crcular square upon light frame attached TO the
tongues Of vehicles ~ to permit free cir
culation Of air and at the time completely
the animals from the sun, might have saved many
valuable horse that has been sacrificed by unnecessary
exposure to the SUMS rays. Horses liable to b
I" struck while ct the same time they do
rot perspre readily. Is hoped therefore, that SELF
interest, If not humanity, may induce those who
served by these thful creatures during the hot month
to make this slight effort in their behalf "A mercfu
man is merciful TO his beast The custom also Of
feeding oats to horses In close bagseompeng the AMI
NAL (sometimes for hours after the grain consumed) to
breathe through the thick Abre Of the bag should be
abandoned by MI who desire their horses possess sound
lungs and vigorous health.
Not only during the day. but an night long the heat
clipgs earth and makes life itself burden. Such
extraordinary discharge Of fiery darts during the day.
the atmosphere that the night Is not long enough
to cool II. A man lays down to sleep, but fnds
that kind natures sweet restorer" is Of
. poetic myth than reality, and Il IL with
great difficulty that somnus b. induced to cit upon
his eyelds On his couch he persprss and fumes rolls
to and . cooler spot upon the bed clothes,
rolls bak TO his old place again. and thus tumbes sbo ut
tn from sheer exhaustion he drops into drowsy forget
fulness-sleeps exhausted and awakes exhausted an
in the morning. after repeating for the Afieth time his
resolution TO rush immediately into the country and
leave business to take Of ITSELF he dresses himself
and goes about his daily pursuits, out Of humor and
Of compliments for everything in the wide world except
ing Watering places and retreats rural bree
and mountain SUBMITS Night work ID less pleasant
these scor:hing times than day work, although the
has left the world TO darkness and TO shade. The
situation Of these whose duty 1t is TO work around
presses and steam boilers, in the heat Of steam and
nrss well the heat Of the sun, Ii almost horrible
to contemplate On Friday hight, in the press
room Of the HnALD, the Thermometer stood all
night long at 127 degrees-sbove fever heat.
Think Of tlis ye who Iuxuriats In the shade Of
ss degrees, and deem your ist hard longer When
commenced this article ws thought we had some righ
10 call the atmosphere hot and intoersbls and have
expressed ourselves but when TO the story
Of prcsrmen begin 70 think We upper ground
folks havDt got such hot weather after all The
parison makes COOL and gives the inclination to be
satisfied The Idea Of press room in the midst
and vapor with the Thermometer at IT, suggests per-
feet nre eaters working therein But when reflect In
fact that instead Of salamanders honest, resp ectabs
christian and pious engaged in this
pathss more greatly aroused One might reasonably
Be excused the thought that the most hardened sinners
earth should work In such place that their expe-
rieuce earth might a. them for pandsmonIum. But
win dwell upon this longer-t Ia altogether
too hot to Be interesting
Notwithstanding such hot weather with u.s. ocean cap.
tains report large heds Of Ice In the European route
Captain Richsrts Of the British brig Queen, lately
rived st this port from merck reports that the I'd
nst in lat 4s 27 Ion. 40 4s, he iceberg about
Ave miles In circumference and three hundred feet high
Such cooler would be very acceptable in this latitude at
the present time
We notice by various eesraphic advices that this
hot alutson Of Old Sol not given TO alone but is
extended to parts Of the Union. In this respect hot
~eafber differs from cold The various heavy storms