The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-04

the day previous the mercury at noon ON Tuesday
being at ninety-seven degrees, while yesterday it
stood as low down as eighty-seven degrees
at noon. There were stronger and more
continued breezes, too yesterday, which served to
temper the excessive heat. Yet the suffering to
man and beast was terrible Persons OF the strong
est constitutions acknowledged the effect OF the
constant strain upon the system and the increas-
ing exhaustion. Indoors as well as out OF doors
the dangerous effects are now beginning to be
felt In the streets yesterday thousands of persons
suffered much from the overpowerng pressure
not so seriously indeed, as to be cassed among the
long list given below OF the most unfortunate vic
Tins, but seriously enough to be compelled to seek
remedies and to have fears of the worst excited.
However the people are getting alive to the dread
circumstances in which they are placed, and show
discretion in stunning the danger as
much as possible. Still 1t must be said
that IT would seem the working classes
venture too boldly in ont of door labor and appar
emily ignore the fact that the exhausted they
become the more surely are they liable to the
death stroke itself. To-day being the great ma
tona anniversary, feelings ofpatriotism will, doubt
less, call many thousands out into the
streets to celebrate the independence Of the nation
and in the jubllation the historic event will excite
perhaps prudence may be for the while forgotten, but
anyhow it would be wise If every man, woman and
child on celebration bent would De careful to re-
member all the time to do the celebration on the
shady side Of the street.
Like its masters, the noblest of all the animals,
the trusty horse has suffered much from this heated
term. To state the number of horses all over the
city and suburbs that have succumbed or have died
would be Impossible, but the number must be
BY seeing what has been the damage done dur
ing the rp past few days on the city railroads..
day and three yesterday and since the heated term
get in there have been In all about seventy-tve on
is said that only one horse died
and about four were Frustrated. The horses
and the Cortiandt street routes, though many gave
way have held out wen, only three in all, so far,
having died. On the west side OF the city the Eighth
and Sixth avenue lines have escaped with little
oss there being no death yesterday and the prostra
ton throughout being very little. This wssdue in
n Keeping over until the Cool Of the evening the
horses that had done the half trips In the morning.
On the Broadway line but little loss was expert
enced
A word may here be said about ice, as that COM
modify Is Just now an essential to existence So
far as can be learned, the price per hundred has
been generally advanced, either from twenty to
TWENTY-FIVE cents orfrom twenty-five TO thirty cents
At washington Market the latter advance has been
made all over. Many OF the companies have also
advanced the weekly price for the supplying OF
families. 1t is however, right to say that some OF
the companies deny that any undue advantage
has been taken OF the heated term, for, firstly,
ali, and secondly, the highest advance put
on is only the maximum price on the scale
Of prices agreed on BY the trade IN spring Trade
minimum price only had been asked 1t Is certain
that the advance Is not general In the case of Gus
toners who have been consumers all the season,
while it is also true that those who tran
silent customers have got TO pay all that can be got
Below will be found description Of some OF the
scenes which are TO be witnessed in connection with
Tells but 1.-THE OF ali the grief and loss the crush
Ing heat has brought us. Yesterdays record added
70 the roll already long, 131 cases OF sunstroke, 20
Of which were fatal.
Scenes at the Morgue.
Approaching the Morgue yesterday from the d.
fcction OF Third avenue one met deathly odor
borne up by the breeze blowing from the river.
This odor, almost imperceptible at rst grew to be
. sickening almost overpowering, stencil as the
entrance TO the dead house was reached. The
usual crowd Of chidren-squalid, dressed in rags,
and with marks Of morbid, persistent curiosity
upon their faces-were gathered about the door Of
the public hail and stood peering through the iron
gate below. As from time to time a wagon ap
peared bringing rough box containing body
these little had to be rudely pushed away, and
they scattered as buzzards do when disturbed al
their feast the Western plains.
Entering the open door to the vault where bodies
LAID ION the stone slabs and under splashine
water TO await the recognition Of friends whose
inquiries or fears may lead them there, the HERALD
reporter found three corpses exposed behind the
ratings. The body OF woman, with her face
which might have been very comely In life, turned
towards the light was upon the first slab The
next supported larger and older woman, who wa:
perhaps forty years OF age, and who, had she lived
little longer, would have doubtless become
mother. The third corpse that OF a man
thirty or thirty-hve years OF age.
These bodies we're covered with the usual blacI
lon fn fha hoo1 hor
Of the ceaselessy dripping water. They had fallen
IN the streets, overpowered by the heat-one O
them yesterday and one during the afternoon OF
evening previous.
From time TO time some poor man group o
women, with troubled earnest deprecatng look
and eyes filing with tears, would enter with un
certain steps, and finally as If by q great effort
pend their eyes upon the bodies. Alter single
searching glance they would turn away D!.h an al
OF mixed relief and doubt The sight was too shock
ing for them TO linger long, and they soon wandered
on down the street, still searching vaguely, long
Passing through the gateway OF Bellevue Hos
pltl, necessarily opening and shutting for the re
ception or departure Of the ambuances, whicl
passed at intervals OF five or ten minutes the re
porter went TO the rear OF the dead house.
Here the stencil was rightful. In the open cour
were five large collins, each containing the body o
man or woman , ana Two containing infants ON
OF a man taken yesterday from the river at the foo
Of Ninety-second street; rhe body was great.
INK. The other collins contained victims O
The intense heat, and had not yet beer
opened with one exception. At the corner OF the
court q c0iilD placed upright, contained the body
OF man, apparently forty years OF age and an Eng
lishman. Tile lower limbs and torso were swathe,
80 clothes. while the head, barred, was exposed Il
The camera of photographer taking his portrai
for exhibition In the vaults. He had been brough
IN during the day and died from the effects OF the
heat
There are two rooms to the left Of the court ant
IN the rear Of the pablo vault. The front one 0
these contained sever corpses and the rear ont
five. The coffins In which they were placed wer
pl tightly closed, but were covered By clouds 2