The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-01


Yesterday wss overpowsrnsiy hot. The suns rays
cana down concentrated BY busnias lens, snd
evtry Of defence against the intAxss heat
tried vain. To make mstssrs mos intolsrssls. no.
breath Of cool air stirring though bAxt from
furnace occasionally floating BY 70 add 10 the
misery Of those whose BUSINESS called them 70 the strcs
0f eourss tho hsat particularly Nlt BY labor
srs masons, ADD others who's. out door ymsets
compelled them to endure ths burning rays Of ths sso
Poleensn suffered severely II would bs veil for the
city authorizes to furnish them with different cap.as
those they giAxsd and have tsndsusy 30
attract the rays Of the sun. policeman named Jsm@
euler, attached TO the Second ward poiss fe dead
though shot, yesterday afternoon ia Nassau street.
the HERALD once
At yesterday IL was 90 dog In tbs shade asd ss
3P. NJ waa 81 deg very shady psss This Of coarss
gives idea Of tho avsrsge heat. which was much
higher ipdeee, the plan usually followed Of giving
the temperature OF . shady1plaes IL = wrong oas,
1t conveys but notion Of the heai
ally felt. behooves eitizera, at this tins, u
careful TO what thsy ca, and drink, the tsmpt>-
icn to undue Indulgence d very great weather
A. this.
The boa,s for coney iaiand, staisn Island ana Ho,
ken wsIs crowded yesterday by pstsous d.srous to
scsps heexcessve bsat Of tho oitJ bat the
Bay there hardly any arr white tho sun blaxsd
dows and being reflected from tbs water ms lie II 40
hot on board the boats taat the unhappy traveller
wbhsa they hsd rmansd a, hone At night ths yea.
thsr slightly moderated, aud there symp,ons Of
i'orn which, however did not tske place up to thu
time of writing.
As Win tie bsow, number OF fatal casss Of auu
stroke baprsned dSrips ths last days. and aay
will Doubtless be recorded morrow whose na
sie not reported TO DAY. As this ~ sunday, an tAs
necessity Of being out coors not pressing, IL Ia 70
be hoped there viii be but reported "a
ripg 10 tsy.
EFFECT or THE HEAT.
Among the ea,es OF suastrrts during ths lsA. tvo
esys the following reported -
Jos.ph kisnifsldsr, child two years p ass, sun.
struck 10 Grand street He taken u s home, fi6
Frot me street, By policemsn.
wiliisn Pose, stcnsm mssop, l,,1s - Si-s.e.ssv
street near FRET AVENUE whs a. woa sta Duiisg In
the excessive heat.
Owen Fairly was sunstraex In the s,rsst. lie vas
tsi.n 10 tho seventh ward station house. where he oied
Coroner notified TO bald an inquest.
An unknown man WAS snnstruck In Spring strcs. II,
was taken TO the City Hospital.
An unknown was also taken s * In University
place, and was conveyed to Bsiisvus Hospital
Peter woo vas san,truck in south stree. and t,ssn
TO the city Hospital
Jamss G'ien Of the Second ward poliss, while v.lt
ing his teat front of the Es aLp oies yessrdsy
afternoon, about y. NJ, fell down aud sIpred In.
ttanly, csusec by the excessive heat Mr. Giisn vas
Jourg nsn, and bore sscslsnt character Ills death
10 much regretted by his 10 low officers.
msn named Co''s,io, residing ct 40 West Thirty
second street was poratsd by the extreme heat aud
died few hours aftsrsards. He rcmsss yer, taksn
to the Ivsn'sih ward station house where inquss.
viii to held today
About eight O'Clock last evening. . cook employed In
Goshpg fe,tsurnnt, In Broadway, ded suasnjy IL
suppo,ed from the sItrsms heat Of tho wsa:h~r shs
vas brst tAscn 10 tbs City Hospital but the attending
refused to receive her th-y hsr
20 be dtad. she was then conveyed on . bier 20 the
cflsfs once, In the City Hail. whers sergsan. Owens
not recsving satisfacory account Of the amor In
which the dsceased came 10 hsr dsath, he thosxbt
proper 10 de'sn those conveying the corpss.our In
number-unfl the matter could b Investigated by
the Coroner. The cnrpse then taken back H. Mr.
Goslinss, where an Iuest wil be held today.