New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-15
THE INTENSE HEAT.


A LONG LIST OF CASUALTIES
There seems to be little abatement III tue
~heated term" True slight breeze was strilns curing
part Of the day yesterday; but still the sun oueo uo"h
It's rays with vehemence, and every one WIZ i'u
ant % oors socbt the shade; or least so much OF 1t
rs could be obtained II was RELIEF 10 geI unuer an
awning on the shady side OF the street. OF 10 icei tue
oolip zeprs flor they were nothing mOre) that toward
the close Of the afternoon and anon greeted the
pedestrian through busy thoroughares Everybody
ompained OF the intense heat and anxOusy onged Tor
an opportuny to get out Of the city. Temporary dom
teniaton at the Branch" old Long Islands sea
rt shore or at some other seaside Summer resort
analy determined on in thousands OF yesterday
40 thar the populations at these places may expect
10 receive very material additions during the next Few
DAYS. In fact all who afford TO spend the ne uHu
the money incident 10 such removal are seemingly bent
on leaving this metropolis and betakng themselves 10
the heat nearly in the country round a1out
Ms the city itself II is doubtless, far more pleas,
ant however. the shore; and the czen VINO mas
the means and time to spare VINO can HNe uuIlnS !lis
at Long Branch or Newport anu spelu inns
heated term i'm imbibiuc cooling beverages enjoying
drives along the beach, and perusinS kanes Arctic NOy
WHO We're compelled to draw overcrowded loads of
humanity aud stages through our streets yeser
day suffered terribly, and many OF them fell exhausted
Here aud there stray cur, which, owing to some
fortunate circumstance, had escaped the lynX-eyed
intent on capturing every canine and placing him in the
Pound, might be noticed skuUng along, with lolhng
tongue, and apparently only atew removes ron so
Of hydrOphObd Every male pedestrian was hablted IN
the Gghtes Of clothing and as to the matter OF mead
gear appeared to be study how Tar ITS nauIactuld
could be carried so as to approach GoSsamer' anu
be at the same time capable OF p reIsF Tortnuys
form approaching 10 q haV az an isostn H. bos
perambuated and from the mulufarlOus mans
OF Gambrnus. where, the window signs zen us, VSn
and cool lager Is dispenser Oh ,ioae 81 Rhine
they sOaced themselves with cOpOus p0tallOs OF hnhe
Sy ient on ice veHdeT Of soda water with choice
syfups" OF root beer pied Their vocation constahIy
aud with evident satisfaction serving their ICamy Dey
with hand to crowds Of perspnng AumanlIy
while with the other they added to thgI eNcnIITe9 ~
trfrr rho
prove thew acRnowiedee the benefits 1t coners aud in
ther motutipgl oons they pray for its continuance If
1t were not apparently of place just here to speak OF
might IN connection with the subject Of soda and its
statesmen put an Old aPhor,sm into Try me- ana say
1 " ~ini J, # ~ t.s ' ,NuS OF a. dispose
O.o On nd gi me 5' Ssyy hand Of poverty is laid God
help them suffer in this weather as well as when the
chilling blasts Of Winter howl through our lahss ana
sutTv nights has resting place save such as may ne
found in the packed and overcrowded tenement mouse OF
is rblorboods can find but little comfort
in the giories of summer sun" aud is but iabe 10
appreciate the rhetoric that embodied in Thomp'ons
f. comes ss.a s ,5s 'f 81 s s a
Itmust he remembered that we have had shower Of
rain since Thursday night last ana the neat mas slS
then been constantly increasing On suLuay A 6 az
O. the stood at go ana AT . p III al "a
the whole night it did not fail below 90 ana sleep was
most eases out Of the question. On Monday ~ H. inc
mercury marked 50 degrees crept up 70 w AT mon, @
al D. m stood at 95 In many places however, the met
the action of the heat reflected from opposite buildings
and at night, in THE TRBUNEniice i rose TO lO4 Ft9Da
bly, the heat was more oppressive on N"nuay lSi' man
81 has been any night this summer Yesterday az a. IN
tie mercury stood at So at noon IT was 81 at p III: W.
and AT H. M So The dark side Of the picture may ne
found in the following list Of sunstoSes mostly iaS9,
which occurred yesterday ana on MonUaY o to ts
knowledge OF the police
Michael Cahl of No. 414 East Thirteenthst; taken 10
Patrick Gallagher. s. years old; taken to Bellevue;
John Hart aborer found dead in bed No "A Clarkson
Catharine Moore SC years old. died at Ne Baxter-st
Jacob Miller found dead in ped, No JIG Rdge-st
Francis Batty, died at No. as Cherry-st. 1890 - CIT,
Daniel snyder, died at hs home, Broadway near sixty
William Allen found dead il bed, No. 2c2 West Seven
PatrcE sullivan. died al No 53s East Fourteenths
F FsIS t AG % a aS died at no 81 stauton
Mary scipel aged 65, died at No. 657 Ninth,aye
sarah Burns, aged g. died at No $50 West Fnyrsts
Robert Armstrong, died at No. II Jay-st
Thomas Ward found dead in bed al No S5 Greenwich
An unknown woman corner Of sixtieth-st and Third
ave- R5e sSf1 eger found dead in bed at No 1OS Eighth
John Bash aged 40 died at No 50 Jamesst railroad
Frank Shandley. employee on the SecOhuaNe hullIOau'
Taken TO his home, No. 2jl East Foruetllst.
Cornelius Cayanagh aged g. Iouna coInS' OF u4OcII5
Margaret Matthias, aged IS, found IN MadisonaYe.
Tbe EireentR Precinct Police found the following
named persons suffering from the effects OF SgnsToh
and conveyed them 10 Bellevue Hospital; Nm FINK;
aged 80 years Thomas Koran, aged 3 Henry Nne ageu
a. and James McAlear.
AtG o'clock a. M. a man whose name is ooEnown was
surstTuck al the Of Twenty ntst ana Eleventh
ave He well dressed and mad III ms poCke tlcAet
OF the Morris and Essex Railroad sent 10 Mount SINAI
Hospital .
was found about O'Clock lying iusensibie on the
sidewalk I'm 'front.' of the bakery where DC had been at
work IN Eigith-aye., near FOrtyseventhst Taken TO
Terence Clancy, aged o. found in Chatham-st.
overcome by tine heat Taken TO BELLEVUE Hospital,
oa,,Is, & I-osrafed by 1bc heat M the corner Of
Ify-fIsi-st and Tenth.ave. and was taken home u,
An ukuOwn sailor about ~ years OF age was ISGhc ih
sensible Frustrated By tie heat at ne corner o. OOse
welt ana soutlsts Taken 70 Iel'1e h9 SPA
Peter IrOusOn Of No y lalgAis vas !ouhd lh5eslDle
from the heat the corner Of Worth and Hudson-sts
Taken 70 tho NeW- ORE H9sPt,k. 80. ,-.,,,. ~. |
Geo Libby suus.luckin front Of his dwelling, NO
jeremiah Buckley, aged 90, Of No. ~ West Twenty
Eightl.aye and IWepteth-st., and taken home.
Atm Ann Melville was Frustrated by me heat in
GreenWlch-st.. ana was sent 20 Bellevue Hospital
(Ias NcCtaw. laDOrer Of 40. 1913 West HOustOn-st
was found Frustrated by the heat II Westst, and was
Wary I.rln. no homie was found suffering from the
heat NJ Janes-s4p Ferry. she was taken 10 beAe'Ue
PH8 couory Of 40 p Kines was Frustrated by the
heat al tie corner Of BrOJme aud WoOsterst5 aud taken
10 Bellevue Hospital. =.
Cjsr,es Harrison Of No 81 East Fdccnthst. died sud-
denly at 800 r. yesterday fIOm the neal.
Not only d.d humanity suffer yesterday but horses 100
were p0tted TAe mortality OF these poor brutes was
greatest VI the Third and EghthaVc. INES About ~
,r cent of an the auluas i'm the stables belonging To
These les have 10 he kent In readiness take the places
Of those which m harness are so overcome as 10 De
unable TO continue labor
times during the l4A day OF July oF me pat zen years
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