The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-16
THE HEATED TERM.

subject for Discourse-What a Preacher Il
Alleged 60 Have Said-The Mortalty-The
Condition Of the Streets-A Possible Epi.
demic-DeRth's Doings Yesterday-Hot Days
I'm FOPtS.Ave Years.
1t is no trining matter to sit down and write OF
the cheated term-r OF coup dc so,te, and OF sud
den attack from other in the glare Of the
MONDAY sun on the Nroad unsheltered streets into
which man and his fa thful co-worker the horse,
by the exigencies OF busine SO compelled to venture
We would certainly prefer cooler subject on which
to converse, but, the aid saw teaches, We must
needs go where necessity drives
The prevailing temperature Of the atmosphere Is
the subject on which is founded our present dis
course. To date upon shat which in itself is so de-
cidedly all-pervading seems stypernuous; but mo-
ment's consideration will satisfy any that there
really is nothing 80 important Is not the wea-
Their the standing topic for praise aninadversion
by all classess And yet, without little frost,
occasional snow storm, a cop,ous shower OF rain, q
thaw, cloud and sunshine and extreme lin these lati
tudes degrees OF heat and cold the cereal and other
crops would fall far short Of the needs OF their
sumers-biped and quadruped. These alterations,
therefore-these climatic changes-are Sll.important
to those who suffer temporary inconvenience from
either low or high degrees OF Temperatures.
Even that brilliant and versatile politician and
preacher, Rev. Henry Ward Beechsr 1t is related,
did not disdan taking the cause of the exaitaton of
the mercury in the tube as the text on which to
found one OF his instructive sempoliticai discOursss
Entering the pulpit on an excruciatingiy hot Sab
bath morning his congregation numerous as usual,
he slowly advanced TO the desk the thumb and fore.
finger OF his sinister hand inserted between the collar
Of his shirt and the cuticle of his horaY and while
he vainly essayed to keep these at respectable dis
tance-f. e. the throat and the coar-the "slster
hood" seated before him meanwhile assduousy
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his mouth and said, in those sort, clear and yet
resonant tones 80 peculiar TO him when wholly
self-possessed, Brethren and sisters 1t ts Id
hot ~
On the instant the fans were suspended in midair,
and several of the sistern" came near going into
state OF coma or Mysteries. which Is not the same
thing while the more piOus OF the brethering with
cry OF horror sprang to their feet aud there stood,
like many statues while the perspiraon, stream
ing from every square inch of their bodies ripped az
1t fell to the floor little streams toward the desk
concentrating upon it In one great volume though
they would wash out forever the very emphatic ad-
jeCtve which the great apostle Of Plymouth church
had just uttered The sef-possessed teacher did
seem to notice the state OF CONSERVATION into which
he had thrown his audience, and as, for the second
time he jerked at the hacid collar of linen he
repeated, brethren and sisters, &c Is id h0A
Such, he continued In measured speech, 'were the
prOfane words that not an hour since sauted my
within the very shadow of this temple, dedicated TO
- Here the reverend gentleman was interrupted
by chorus of "Ohsr' from the ladies. who recon-
menced the operation OF tanning. while the gentle
men, in unison as they slowly resumed their seats,
cried "Ahl'' in swelling, organ-like tones.
It IL said that on that sunday a sermon was
preached at Plymouth church that edited the multi
tude muchy." making glad the hearts OF those vino,
even to this day. cannot approve of the text AZ IL
was somewhat WARM"
Speaking of the eccentric conduct attributed to
Mr. Beecher reminds that the leading chui ches OF
this and the adjoining cities are about TO close for
the season. Indeed, IN many places OF worship ia
the more fashionable quarters the audiences have
become so smal-and these of the poorer classes,
whose souls not worth so much neat and vexatOn
OF spirt-tist 1t Is hardly the thing to Keep the
pal fnrsa Uau from Ia rpI w
districts In the New England states, New York, New
jersey and Pennsylvania at the present ann, offer 10
the expert followers of iZak Walton, Wth The
closing of the sacred edlfces a.i che departure of
every maa, woman anu c,iiid who Can False the
means for few weeNs' soo,ttn az the WAGERING
places IN the Interior OF neaf the seasliore, we
shall have only 10 look 10 The sanitary state
OF the city for those who are necessated
~ remain and ''enjOyr its o,cl-iike temperature,
whose naggngs and walls 81 Jrick and OF stone have
been thoroughly heated 10y tac caUrIc which, with
scarcely an interruption iot iays, July sun has
poured upon them.
lhus far the town has been >empt from diseases
of contagious character; nGy no one can say that
shall not presently be VISITED by some dreadful
scourge the form OF sickness The streets III many
sections Of the town actually reek with smells of the
most sickening character Je result OF rank corrup-
ton and It is SAID there are many thoroughfares on
the east and west sides, above Canal street, which
lime, as they should be weekly, this summer.
The last report or the Board. of Health announces
that the mortality has been leariui-not from any
disease but from the excessive heat But this does
not the Board, charged as 10 Is with plenary
powers, from making every possible and immediate
effort towards purifying the cty--partcuiarly ia lis
more densely populated parts Should the cholera
yellow lever make It's appearance IL IL all but GER
tain the mortality would surpass mortlary records
made IN any city Of the population OF New York.
Ana. without desiring To create an alarm, we must
say and plainly TOO, that there Is great danger OF
an epidemic or "A ylrulent character making lts APP
pearence among US. What IL there to prevent t2 A
city crowded with tenement hOuses-dweuings IN
which families are necessitated to live by the score
cOnn0t be kept wholly cleai' out an approximation
TO an end so desirable may avert 10 considerable
degree that which Is threatened.
For many years the temperature or the atmOs-
phere for say any two weeks in June or july has
not averaged that OF the past fourteen days We
have perhaps had warmer periods OF the day, but
none ia which the whole twenty -four hours have
been so intensely uniformly sultry And In the past
week the mortality certainly exceeds that Of any
week in the middle OF July, epidemic seasons ex-
cluded since 1910. The mortality on Monday and
Tuesday was unusually heavy while the list append
ed Will give the reader All idea OF death y doIngs
yesterday.
In the Bowery, about one O'Clock r. NJ gentleman
fell suddenly upon the sidewalk and the blood ilrr
mediately gushed from his ears, nose and mouth.
He WAS at Ouce removed to hospital and IL " pre-
sumed there died from Sunstroke. Other cases were
mentioned OF a character similar 10 the above; but
the greatest mortality was among The horses In the
cars and omnibuses- Very many OF the poor, over
heated creatures el In their tracks and on being
moved their places were supplied ith amin AIS VIII cll
were not IN appearance much stronger or fresher
than those that hsli slckeued. II, IA mas been pro-
phe,led to-day shall be tae hottest KNOWN in. a
ce,tury. tne thermometer Reaching Ill degrees in
the shade the mortality, both OF nan and mute, Will
be fearful
of the HERALD 10 take things IN the coolest possible
fashion, DO not overhead yourselves, postpone the
doing OF everything that can With safety be post
pone,I and restrict the character of your ,emOnades
thai is color them as lightly IA possible and never
mirf the .sck." Battle often, eat lightly and sleep
my,ch and H. il possible you may continue 10 1.-Two
another twevemonth TO read aud be daily Interested
Inv your favorte journal In everything that pertains
20 me arts AID sciences, to- morals and religion, IN
notifies and the evils which, city, stale aud national
rings engender. TO the disgust OF all who have not
hand IN them."
We append a list Of figures showing tina higbast
ratings of the thermometer since 1924 up to this date
In this city 49,
is2a-June 7....... 81 14y-June 70. 95k