The New York herald., 1872-08-23
SUNSHINE AND STORM.

The Heat and It's sAntidOte-PrObablc Ter
mination OF tho Hot Season.
Yesterday the heat was most intense, and 1t was
not until the shadows OF night deepened over the
surface OF earth that the air became cool and
humanity breathed freely. During the day the
sky remained unclouded, and consequently every
one was wiplng his brow and lamentng that 1t was
''so very hot" About i've O'Clock in the evening
dense masses Of cloud came rustling up from the
northwest Boreas came upon the at this epoch
and with rude gusts whlrled down tarpaulin tents
and window awnings. Then Jove sent his thun-
ders bowling through the sombre clouds, filling
their interstices with silvery forks Of fame, and
creating CONSERVATION In tho bosoms of the timid
whistling and twanging through the telegraph
wires 'raising the dust"-a thing many man
would like to d0-until it whired and swlred
about the street corners in giddy glee, blind
ng al oot te unT heS jupiter
rain clouds opened and poured down their suicing
torrents upon the sundried earth, Almost instan-
taneOusly all was changed; dust became mud and
garments which had hitherto been floating in the
breeze, airy and crisp with starch, were dragged
short, however, ut came and vanished like plea
SAINT dream;" but 1t laid the dust, if it damped the
Oppressive than 1t has been for the past few days,
and now hopeful people who have been perspiring
during the "dog days" prognostcate cessation Of
Happily there arc but few cases of sunstroke to
record to-day; people seem to be gathering sense
and now do not expose themselves more than pos
sible to the calid rays Of the golden sun.
Snd at T o
Watts, aged thirty-twO, driver, residing at l64
Franklin street, was brought in from the Third pre-
cinct, suffering from sunstroke and died during the
night it will be seen by the record appended that
the Thermometer ranged as high as 90 degrees
yesterday, and tho wonder Is that so few cases of
insoaton are registered upon the books Of the
hospitals.
sUNsrROKEs
The following death resulting from sunstroke was
yesterday reported ut the COrOners' 0fllce:-
Daniel Killroy, Of $40 Eleventh avenue.
The following persons were prOstrated by the
heat yesterday
Judson Jarvis, Order of Arrest Clerk In the
Sherrs Office, was slightly sunstruck yesterday;
but after spending some time under an icewater
tap he recovered sufficiently to return to his resi-
dence. He Ii ont Of immediate danger, but at four
O'Clock Yesterday evening was still suffering from
Henry Farrell, aged five months, of 5S5 West
Twenty-sxth street. died last night, supposed from
enec IS OF the warm weather.
Cntharine Gleason, aged seventy-1vc, died last
night from the effects Of the heat Coroner
Michael Donlan, aged nty-three, OF 12lst street,
near Madison avenue, was found fatally sunstruck
In the streets last evening.
An Italian, named Angel, residence unknown,
was found prOstrated by the heat, corner OF Eighty
FIRST street and Eleventh avenue. Taken to Recep-
tlon Hospital
Joseph watts aged thirty OF le4 Franklin street.
corner Of Duane and West streets. Taken to Park
Hospital In ambulance.
BENJAMIN Leaman, aged forty y-three of sos West
Fifty-nrst street, near Eleventh avenue. Taken
home in ambulance.
Michael Herley, aged twenty-four, of 125th street,
Third avenue, found corner Of 101st street and
Second avenue. Sent hOme
Thomas PantOng, aged twenty-five, corner 131st
street and Broadway. Sent to Reception Hospital.
Josephine Rudas, aged forty, no home was found
insensibe in the street. Sent to Bellevue Hospital.
James Farrell, aged fourteen, was overcome by
heat III Seventh avenue. Taken home.
Thomas Lester, OF 67 Eldridge street. was found,
corner OF Broadway and Vesey street, overcome by
heat. Taken home.
James O'IIara, forty years, at the corner OF
Charles and Greenwich streets; sent to Bellevue
Hospital
Elias Dushee, aged twenty seven, died suddenly
yesterday without medical attendance, at his resi-
dence $50 Ninth avenue. His death is supposed to
have been caused by the heat.