The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-23
The Weather Yesterday.


A WARM DAY AND THUNDER sHOwER-B0AT Cap
SIZED IN THE RIVER, AND THREE LIVES LOST
HOrsE STRUCK BY LIGHTNIN0-DEATHS By COUP
DE sOLEIL.
The weather for the last three days has been exceed
ingy warm. 1t seemed if the thermometer, after,
having got started up rapidly Buchanan's vote
at the Cincinnati Contention after the first ballot. Al
noon yesterday the thermometer stood at 90 degrees
three O'Clock in the afternoon at 49, and is impossible
to tell how high would have reached had not the thun-
der shower put damp upon its ardor, which made iE
down faster than it had gone up.
The squa terribly in the bay and rivers,
and much apprehension was felt by those who were,
caught out in open boats. Several painful accidents &C.
Cured from the upseng of boats and three
young persons drowned It appears that party or
five, consisting of two and three young females,
vcntured out in small salboat from Gowanus bay be-
low South Brooklyn and just they had passed the Long
Dock the squat struck the boat the party were pre-
cipated into the river. Three of them borne down
by the tide drowned and up to late hour last night
their bodies been recovered The Other two o.
brother and sister saved after the most strenuous
cxerons ON the part of the fsrmer 1t appears that the
girl chung to her brother with all the desperate excite
mcnt OF drowning person. and actually tore the coas
sleeve from his Fortunately for them BOTH the bro
hcr succeeded in keeping his sister of and partly showing
and partly dragging her after him, he finally succeeded
in reaching shore in safety though drcadfuy exhausted
She sank twice. but he Owed after her and brought her
TO the surface The Of the parties saved are Ed
ward Sullivan, aged twcntytw and Margaret Sullivan,
Hanna, aged twenty Catharne Sullivan, aged fourteen
and Margaret Crane aged about twenty All the parties
lived in Van Brunt street. South Brooklyn the friends
would be glad TO hear of the missing persons there
Hanna marble cutter and would have been out Of
his time in few months Catherine Sullivan was the
younger sister of the parties who saved II to be-
feared that several other such melancholy affairs took
place, as several boats to upset.
Yesterday will be remembered as the hot sundayv
The atmosphere intensely oppressive; breath Of
air disturbed the bnrning, Dead Sea calmncss until about
five O'Clock in the afternoon, when violent wind sud-
denly enveloped the CITY in a thick cloud of dust and
forced the pedestrians TO beat speedy retreat TO the
nearest place Of shelter. This followed by thunder
and lightning, accompanied by pouring rain, which
quickly rendered all attempts TO prevent becoming
renchcd abortve Crowds of people thronged Hobokcn,
Harlem Brooklyn and the suburbs of the city, and were
caught in such manner that few escaped thorough
soaking Dstressingly udicrous II to see the
ladies' rush hther and thither, heller skelter, some
seeking the shadow of rocks and trees, while others
threw tho skirts Of their dresses over their
lew and fashionable bonnes and made for tho nearest
heer with what haste they might. Now. that warm
Weather has come In earnest there should be some ar
angement made between master mechancs ana 'ncw