The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-15
SUNSHINE AND STORM
The Remarkable Weather of Yesterday -Ef-
feet of the Hsat-Fatal Gases Of Sun
stroke-A List of Gases at the Hos
pitfalls in the City and Suburbs.
ELECTRIC Phenomena AT POUGHKEEPSlE.
The Thunder Storm Of Tuesday Evening Great
Devastation of Property in Connecticut and
Massachusetts, Washing Away ofa
Railway in New Hampshire.

Massachusetts, Washing Away ola
Railway in New Hampshire.
Yesterday was another terrible day in poor old
Gotham. The unhappy mortals who were forced to
remain in the city pronounced 1t 'the worst day
yet" II Is remarkable, but no less true that every
hot day we have had was pronounced by great
many people 'the worst day YETI 1t is kind OF
consolation TO them, no doubt to make that re-
mark, relieve their feelings, and hope that the
next could not be much worse. Yesterday more
people than ever found
RELIEF IN THE EXPRESSION.
Persons who could remain indoors yesterday
closed their shutters and lay back and famed them
selves all day. but the oppressive airwithin seemed
almost less preferable than the scorchinp rays out
side with o chance OF breeze. People outside
longed to get indoors and eagerly sought the shady
side OF the streets. The barro0ms, the hotels, the
drug stcres-everywhere where rest and shade
could be found, with
"A GLASS OF SOMETHING COOL"
were filed with half-scorched human beings. Shirt
collars and scarfs were at q discount with men, and
the few ladies who appeared on the streets were in
the most provoxingy cool costumes. broadway
was entirely deserted OF It's loungers, and in the
other streets those whom business Kept out of doors
looked as If they were rapidly assimilating to
BAD QUALITY OF FREsH BUTTER.
their stoops and aziy tanned themselves until FAR
In the wee, sma' hours OF the morning.
The day had its terribly serious sidc too, "a the
appended list Of sunstrOkes will show
Sunstrokes.
man was found lying on the sidewalk in Green.
wien street. about hafpast five O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, by Officer Floyd of the Third precinct.
He was removed to the Station House in Leonard
street, where it discovered that he was suffer
ing from sunstroke. messenger was de-
spatched to the Centre Street Hospital
for an ambulance, and Doctor Bruce
removed him. He was admitted to the hospisal
shortly after six O'Clock, and died at halfpass six
O'Clock: After his death it was discovered through
the police that his name was Richard Cunningham
tlnsmith or 80 Crosby street.
Robert ODare, 'lOngshOreman, residing in Hud-
son avenue, Brooklyn, was sunstruck about five
ing the schooner Ware, now lying ut the foot OF
Franklin street, pier IS North River. An ambu-
lance was summoned immediately and Dr. Bruce
removed him to the hospital. At a late hour
last night he was In dying condition and could
not possibly survive until morning. IL is said by
his fellow workmen that he had been drinking rot
gut whiskey during the day yesterday. He had
been taken with commissions when the reporter
last visited the hospital.
A man named Timothy Maher, a rongshoreman,
residing at No. p Bridge street, Brooklyn, sun
struck at four O'Clock yesterday afternoon while at
the First precinct station house, in New street, by
Officer Sullivan, and was subsequently taken to the
CeHuc oLTeeJ dOSplLal In an ambulance Dy Dr.
Bruce. He was also IN dying condition when the
HERALD reporter last visited the hospital. He ap-
pearcd to be about forty years Of age, and was an
lrishman, OF very powerful physique.
At hafpast seven O'Clock last night another call
came from the Fifth precinct station house, Leon
ard street. for an ambulance, with notice that the
case was urgent" Doctor Bruce found an un-
known man, aboutforty years of age in cOmatOse
condition nom s sSnstroke He was put In the am,
| the hospital. The deceased was tall man, with
light round whiskers,. apparently 'longshoreman.
stroke cases reported during the last hot
spell is that all or nearly all the vic.
mearg se ste9
work under the sun all day, and do their best TO
put in whole days work. and are generally struck
of the Centre Street Hospital reports nearly all his
cases between the hours OF six and eight
AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.
William Laughan, an Engishman, aged twenty
nine years, and only three years an inhabtant Of
this country was oyerpowere@ BY the heat yester.
sent to the hospital.
Cornelius Bromberg, Of "a South Fifth avenue,
partial recovery his wife was allowed to take him
home.
AT THE PARK HOSPITAL.
Thomas McCloud, waiter, aged thirty.two, born
in Ireland, brought from the Fifth precinct. Died.
John WILKINSON o OF No S saa East rwen stroe
was overcome by the heat in Fourteenth street,
near Broadway, yesterday, and was taken to his
Philip Hawkins, o member OF the Fire Depart.
ment, was Frustrated In Sixth avenue near Thirty
second street. and was taken to his residence, No.
AL West Thrtysecond street. by his brother. Died.
John Cole, OF HightOwn N. j., was overcome by
the heat while on board the steamer StoningtOn yes
terday morning, and was taken to the Park Hos
pital.
saw fler, residing in i2Oth street, near Tenth
avenue, was sunstruck Yesterday while passing
through 143d street, near Eighth avenne and taken
to the Reception Hospital.
Thomas Henron, aged sixty, Of 4s9 West Thirty
second street, IabOrer on the Eleventh Avenue
Railroad track, who died the previous evening.
Richard Gunray, aged thirty-fve, OF 20 Cherry
street, found dead In his bed yesterday morning.
Unknown man found Tuesday night near the
new Post Office; taken to Centre Street Hospital
where he died yesterday.