The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-21

THE wEArnER-A GLORIOUS sHOwEK.
Ths heated term burned tsef oat yesterday, and left
the earth dry and thirsty and psrchsd old ope
after long spree. On Thursday evening", about esh:
O'Clock the lower part Of the city visited by
shower accomps nied by vivid ing and heavy wod'
which did considerable damage in Bro,xiyn, unroodng
hous.s and upsetipg chimniss. Strange to say, ths
rain was confined to lower part OF the city, mot
particle Of it having fallen sb ovs Fourteeuth street.
UP town people were little sstonshsd reading In
the newspapers in the morning that heavy shower bad
visited the city the evening BEFORE and suspected the
nsws to be spochryphM But yesterday We had . rain
worthy the name, and nistsks. II OF your
thin, miseriy uneven, teszng showers, but gushing
oatpourpg torrent every drop OF which frsighsd
with coolness cleanliness and comfort city aud
its seatoppresaed Inhabitants Tho Temperature fsl
during the afternoon to 10 dsg difference Of IL dsgs
In "a hours Tho day continued to its eose showery
AID cloudy This fine shower after the intense heat OF
tho previous eighty hourr, must do incAiculabis
good to the corn and potatoes, and viii
send peaches and berries into the city In
great abundance. II needs Maine law teach our
citizens the value Of good water in weather The
home made article is then acceptable without the
admixture Of the contents Of imported original
PACKAGES"
THE HEAr-THE CHANGE.
TO rHE kDIroR HERALD.
The temperature yesterday from to 9s degrees
from A. NJ till after p NJ; average, aa4 degrees for
eleven hours At hours 80 minutes . cloud came over
charged with wind, thunder lightning and rain. From
10 NJ tin ave A. M the temperature was e4uilIbrAtsd
at ~ TO ~ degrees hours At 10 A. H. II
"a degrees, and Immediately commenced falling and at
Pr M is at 70 degrees, change Of "a degrees In
hours Rain n large drops at II hours 40 minutes and
Brooklyn Heights Friday, 5P NJ, July 20.
ErFECTs OF THE HEAT.
The following cases Of coup de le have occurred du
ring the last two days
Godfrey Ulman p,ostrstsd by the heat Of the sun
At tie cor Of Washington and Cedar streets lie was
AT noon, Thursday. an unknown man was fou nd sun.
struck on the pier 100. Of Dey street Taken to tho Hos
pita.
A man named Patrick Roach was found In the market
OF tbe Third ward sunstruck. Taken to the hospital
:, At r ~, rams day, man named John Lynch, aged
81 was sunstruck at the foot Of Thirty sixth street.
f. r. He Was taken to Bellevue Hospital and win pro-
badly recover.
corner Of Twenty fourth street and Second avenue
the heat Of the sun lie conveyed to Bellevue Hos
pitaI
Jopn Conner, a mason, was suns,ruck while at work
Oh building In Greene street, at IL A. NJ He was
At TX O'Clock p. NJ German pamsd Lstless st,ckley
aged19, blacksmith iesiung lls Seventh avenue,
was suDstrucs, and died in twenty minutes pnysi.
cian ATTENDED, but was TOO late to render any assist.
An inquest was held upon the body OF Martin Demo-
sey !Aoorer who was sunstruck whIe at work in the
OF Madison Avsnue and Foftteth street
Also upon the body o. Mary nm, a do asstic Who
was pTos,ratsd by the heat OF the sun Thursday,
Martin Bremen, lAborer, residing at las Elizabeth
street also sunstruck THURSDAY Afternoon and
died Afterwards. The jury in all cases rendered
verdict Of coup de soleH
EFfEoTs OF THE HEAT IN BRooKLYs.
latorer named John Dwyns was prostrated by the
heat yesterday in Bedford avenue, while employed at
out door work. He Immediately takea 10 charge,
and the usual remeGies sdministsrsd, by which he
covered suiei.ntly, 10 short tms to be pronounccd
womnn, Hannah Rusr residing Ia Min street. became
exhausted from the Effects Of the weather and died In
consequence She was 40 years OF age and native Of
Ireland.
young woman residing in Garrison street, near
York, died suddeny from the effects Of the heat. shs
lfft alone a for a short tins by the woman
Of the house. WHO, requiring her aid up stairs called
but receiving no snswsr, came down. and found her
dad, In . sitting POSTURE In chair.
THE sroRM OF THURSDAY NIGHT IN BROOKLYN.
building Fulton avenue, near Nevins street, was
demolished by the atorm Thursday nigat 1t was Of
BRICK four stories in height and had just boon roofed
and was consequently not occupied.
A buit ing Red Hook Point, Occur pied oil fac
tory by MessIs. Gwynne & Co., completely demo.
nshed and building the opposite side of the street.
occupied by o. - de kVengne, in the msnufasture OF
lubricAting OIL, was considerably damaged.
The pumping engine manufactory OF j. g. Gwynne,
Esters boiler mandatory and several Of the Atlantic
dock warehouses; were more or less injured by lightning
and TIE wind.
RAIa IN BOSTON.
BosToS, Jsly 20-P. M.
We were visited with very refreshing rain this fore
noon, and tho weather continues cloudy, with fine
easey breeze The Thermometer stands At 10 degrees
la the shade
WEATHER AT PHILADELPHIA.
pmIADMrmA, July 29-9P. N.
The weather has been very sultry here during the
day. storm commenced at O'CLOCK this evening.
which decidedly cooled the stmospbers.
ISTYssE HEAT IN CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, July 10, 1865.
The weather is most intensely hot here. The thor.
moneter is at 30 degrees in the shade
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1855.
The thermometer stands at o1 deg. in the shade.