The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-16
THE SULTRY SUN.
the City-Accidents from Careless Expo
surs-A Terrible Death Roll.


and seems to have made up his mind to exhibit his
full power to the Inhabitants of Manhattan. Even
at very early hour the lurid sunrays caused many
q sturdy man to quail, for every one was on the
toast Pocket handkerchiefs and water melons
were In great demand, there Was run on the
water pitcher and cool drinks came to premium.
At the various places In the city where water
sroughs are located . vast quantity OF the limpid
nuid was imbibed by the equine race, while the
owners drivers Of the poor animals were drink.
ing something much more deleterious.
Persons should be careful not to expose them
selves to the calid rays Of the sun any more than
necessary, and those who are compelled to be out
Of doors should attire themselves In Light raiment
In what are deemed Every hot cllmatesn the
thermometer seldom rises much above eighty
five degrees, even where the equatorial grdle en-
circles the zone Of Mother Earth. In those latl-
tudes every one Is careful Of his health takes heed
what he eats and drinks and avoids working In
the sweltering heat Of q noontide sun. In this
country when the mercury has passed into
the fatal "nineties" people rush about Just
mometer Was at Zero eat the most ndiscstele
in a manner as suicidal as the ny that seeks
slaughter on barrOOm sticking plaster. No one
Dame Nstures laws that the pores Of the eD skin
should be kept open, and this cannot be If the
About six O'Clock last evening thunder storm
swept over the city, and the very heavy rain, one
OF its cencomitants, was welcomed by all those
possessed umbrellas. But even the cooling effect
Of the shower was not very palpabe, the puddles In
| for the enjoyment Of bare-footed urchins who pad
! died in them the pavements dried, and those who
and derlded the potency Of Jove's thundcrSots and
the efforts Of Jupiter Pluvius to annihilate the
calOric In the mOrbi1c atmosphere
The cases Of sunstroke yesterday are as follows -
| AT BELLEVUE nosPlTAL
an unknown man, twenty six years Of age, was
| found at the corner OF avenue and Twentieth
street suffering from the effects Of the heat. He
weaver was found sunsrncR IN West roress
| street. He recovered and went home
and Horse sseSss
| sunstruck. He died In the ambulance.
heat on Wednesday, died yesterday morning.
| AT THE PARK HOSPITAL.
Wne e aged
cumbea to the heat and expired. He was a captain
In the Seventy-ninth regiment all through the war,
| and at the time OF his demise was member OF
several Masonic lodges. The brethren have taken
charge OF the remains.
brought to the hospital nom Baxter street. where
she was sunstruck. She died.
corner OF Washington and Canal streets was
brought to the Centre street Hospital and expired
,s1 Denis Lyon aged sxtysix native Of Erns
No. Q Vandewater street.
| hne, powerful young man, name unknown, was
brought to the hospital late last night. He was
found at the corner OF Houston and West streets,
| and died In the presence Of the HERALD reporter
| last night.
At eleven O'Clock yesterday morning an unknown
man, aged about thirty-fve years, was found at
the corner OF Twentieth street and Second avenue
| In an unconscious condition. He was taken to the
Eighteenth precinct station house and attended by
DIR. Steele, who pronounced It case OF sunstrOke
and sent him to the hospital The man has dark
hair and compile xion e., and was dressed In plaid
DR.. Armstrong reports to Captain Cafrery the
death Mr.. Philip Hawkins, OF No. AL West Thirty
second street, which took place from sunstroke
yesterday.
Sergeant Eakcns, OF the Tenth Precinct, reports
that while Andrew Burkhart, a German, was work
ing on the new building corner OF Broome and
Essex streets, he was overcome by the heat and
died twenty-five minutes after being taken to the
station.
The THERMOMETERS.
The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty -four hours In com
parison with the corresponding day Of last year. as
Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's Phar-
! Inn N Rntl