The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-22
THE WEATHER..
The Heated Tcrm-Fntai Cases Of Sunstroke-
Mad Dog on the Rampage.

The Heated Tcrm-Fntai Cases of Sunstroke-
Mad Dog on the Rampage.
Although before the summer Is over we shall
doubtless have to endure much warmer weather
than we were favored with during the past week.
the probabilities are that the exhausting effects Of
excessive heat will OF no time be so severely felt as
on the frat two or three days OF the heated term.
After a winter OF such unusual severity ninety In
the shade is degree or two above comfort, and the
corresponding range in the sun Is something over
towering. But ninety in the shade will be nothing
wien we get used to it; and just so soon as we be-
come so far Injured the rays Of the fe-giving lumi
nary will cease to operate with such disastrous effect
as on Saturday last-the first really hot day OF the
season-when the following cases Of coup de soiea
occurred in this city and Its vicinity, happily only
Bernard Teialer q German carpenter, who resided
at No. 2s7 Broome street, died rom the enects OF
John Borke, q German emgrant aged sixty, was
FRUSTRATED by heat at the foot OF Chambers street
and conveyed to Bellevue Hospital, where he expired
Yesterday afternoon. An inquest will be held on the
Patrick brennan, a laborer, was overcome with
heat in avenue 3, near Sixteenth street. he was
taken to Bellevue Hospital and 10 In fair way OF
recovering.
Undertook, n. Y, was found Frustrated by heat in
Beekman street and conveyed to the Second precinct
police station, where he was well attended to.
su Ssa1ss SSs @ letters Avenue
He was removed to the sixteenth precinct station
house. where he far recovered that he was able to
walk to his residence in waverley place.
Mr.. Andrew A. Myers OF Brooklyn, VINO was pros
trated by the excessive heat while walking IN Pros
pect Park Is confined to his residence
Rev. Mr.. Meredith, OF st. Paul's Methodist Epis-
copal church, Newark, who was sunstruck at noon
on Saturday, 10 recovering.
The authorities who issued the order compelling
owners OF canine pets to keep them muzzled under
penalty OF death to the quadruped and nne to the
biped which comes In force to-day, cannot be ac-
cused OF "forcing the season. for already sundry
rabid ours have been on the rampage On Saturday
afternoon demented tyke rushed into the house Of
Captain Ryan, No. 80 Washington street. Mr5. Ryan,
who narrowly escaped being bitten, succeeded in
shutting the animal In room until her husband re-
turned home, when quetus was administered with
bare crow bar
Yesterday the rays Of the sun were somewhat tenn
| pered by the clouds which gathered from time to
time, and no additions were made TO the above list
the air during the afternoon and towards evening
steady rain set In. Sunstrokes can be prevented by
taking proper precautions, such keeping the head
| well but lightly covered and avoiding unnecessary
exposure. Even those whose duties compel them 10
be continually exposed to the SUMS rays can avert
| the deadly stroke by wearing cabbage lear inside
| the hat or by bathing the head from time to time
with cool water. To those who are addicted 10 the
| Immoderate use OF ardent liquors sunstrokes are
generally attended with fatal, or ut any rate very
serious results. coup dc solicit, aggravated by whis-
Kew will undermine the strongest constitution. La
| dies wearing hcaddresses In the prevailing mode
| should not venture abroad unless provided with
umbrellas