New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-30
MIDSUMMER HEAT.
THE HOTTEST DAY IN MANY !. 'AhS.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWO DEGREES IN TIE ,.

The glazing sun of yesterday beat down on
helpless city, and New-York steadily perspired from
sunrise until midnight Tho oldest Inhabitants, gifted
with memories at long range could recall half dozen
such days. but tho records Of recent years were ran-
sacked In vain for parallel. At p. m. the highest
point was reached, 1922 and the mercury slowly fell,
though the change In tho atmosphere not apparent
until three or four hours later thunder shower came
from the northwest and excited hopes Of re-
lef but unfortunately NewYork did not lie In Its line
OF march, for 1t wheeled and passed to the west.
The intense heat began with the itself At midnight
OF sunday the thermometer stood point above that
OF many midsummer monday. Tho pavements were
hardly cooled from the long and steady glare Of sun
when had set five hours before. There air
stirring except the irregular breath from tho harbor,
ana that, poor as 1t was, could reach the inner
cesses OF the city where Its Invgoratng influence was
most needed AT 8 a. m. the mercury was slowly but
steadily creeping upward while the approach
ing tho horizon. The few who stirring predicted
an uncomfortable day. but few fancied that 1t could he
worse than the previous The thermometer registered
7i ana three hours later the record was 76o At9a M
the thermometer stood in vicinity OF the Ast0r
House odd discouragng reports were coming in from
otter sections Of the city The heat rapidly increased
during the three hours and midday there were
no signs Of relief The west and northwest gave no
promise of and the brazen sky only fecked
BY feecy clouds The thermometer stood at 90 aud was
steadily rising The rose to the zenith anu
his arrows fell straight the victims below.
light breeze from the southeast had sprung
up during the forenoon and was breathing
softly upon the harbor but scarcely felt above
the Battery. Tho wind length shifted southwark, and
attained speed Of six and and even eight miles
an hour Then 1t veered to the southwest and again
back to the southeast but none knew Of its gambos
except the Mariners whose servant 1t was. The hours
between 1880 and 1870 were the most terrible
OF the day. Of any day Of this recent season.
49, hn Hudn, afnnh at
and hour later 1t reached 1922 SO unusual event
quickly drew together curious crowd. and hundreds
forward to the mercury at 1920 in the shade
During the years in which the record has been
faithfully kept at the OF Broadway and Annst
such chronicle this appears 1t should be stated
however, that the thermometer, though shaded,
is much affected by the strong heat reflected from the
glarng white marble building opposite. and that the
tube presents large surface to the atmospheric also
that 1t was surrounded nearly all the afternoon by
perspring and shifting crowd OF curious gazers At
o'clock 1t had fallen 90 and registered 9'. Tue cause OF
this depression was the freshenng OF the breezcs from
tho harbor which began reach tue city and " pene
trate its narrow alleys.
Black clouds, too, were creeping above the western
HORIZON and others from behind were pushing them
forward. At p the heavens in the northwest were
hung with q black curtain through whose folds occa-
sonaly flashed CLEAN of ligit. Toe muterns or the
distant thunder grew more and more distinct. ana
hundred drops OF rain were scattered on the burn
Ing pavements But that was all. Tne :; .l passed TO
westward, and then again southward az. eastward
forgetting NcwYork in its shower OF blessings. The
breeze however and tho near approach OF the storm
brought some relief, aud tho evening to some ex'
tent comfortable.
The reports from the New-York branch Of the Signal
Service Bureau, however, fall nearly 80 below the re-
cords made elsewhere. These observations however,
were made from the summit OF the Equitable Insurance
building more than LOO feet above the Broadway phe
the greatest hight attained during tho day. The
winds throughout the dav attained no Greater
The signal Service Bureau 1t was not considered
the hottest day Of recent years Tue Temperature as
then measured higher tnan IN tue hottest Gays
OF other summers The OF the intense suffer
ing every where not the heat OF the atmosphere put
ITS peculiar condition There much moisture Ia the
arr from morning until nIghtIa AMI the evapOratDg
power was very slight. Tao sensible temperature that
= 9SaHSfS gSs
showed that the heat OF tho previous day was
much northern than In southern attitudes Ia
NeW-York the reached 81; wnle III JACK
sOnye, Fla. 1t went no higher than OF. IL was 90 III
Boston, and 50 in Portland, onS IN EIstpor i1 'ne
Mount Washington wa. swept ny "a wind tue speed OF
which was 81 miles an hour,
HEALTH OF THE CITY.
Although the heat prosrating this exceptional
day. the general health OF the city is excellent. DIR.
yanderpoel told TRIBUNE reporter yesterday that the
port of free from contagious diseases
now than it has been for many years. Only half AS
many vessels have been Guaranteed this year as last
year. There have Tar been no DANGEROUS Cases OF
yellow fever brought by incoming vessels Those ports
from which this disease Is usually spread ABROAD are
this year rena kaoy free from It, About the only 9r
egn ports I'm which there Is much sickness are RIo
Jlnero and Bahia, but little Is 10 pe reared from Vessels
arriving IRON nose 6cs Usually din.Oates the dis
ease before 1T reach New-foIk Besides the rapu
these OF disease still less formidable. Inc I'M
proyements at the Qaranlne station nave AL Deen
work than ever before; but the heaithiuiness OF TINS
season has kept the commerce o tne port Tree from
many veXatious interferenccs.
EFFECT OF THE HEAT
Prudence Barry age 49, of No. la3 Motst, was over
come by the heat Wooster aud Grandsts, yesterday
and was taken to her home.
Geo. Kelly, age so, of No. GA Greenwchst, was over
come by the heat in Prince-st. TAKEN home.
Peter Mcmahon. age Al, OF No. G3 Rdge-st. was sun
sracx while a, work On Per ~ :, MaISsprv WAS
overcome the heat while at Work AZ NO. Il fcauest
age So Of No 4s Crosby-s was pros
traed by the heat at No. 2si Maloerryst' Taken TO
About D. NJ George Young age %. was Frustrated by
the at Fulton Ferry He was removed IN an am'u
Andrew Blatchford OF No. 3sI Monroe-st, Brooklyn,
about p NJ was FRUSTRATED by tno nea' AZ 'He seie
place. and taken by officer Niiser 10 me iorkst.
station-house, whence he removed to his home IN
u coach ,,.. p.,,
while walking through HIcksst. Brooklyn fell to tho
sidew TX from the effects OF the suns rays He was
taken to the Long Island College Ho'pl'aipn al a"Ou
lance. - w., ~ -,
About o'clock yesterday afternoon John Gahney OF
No. Broadway, Brooklyn wnle at work III the lac,
tory at No 1917 Frstaye was by the heat and
fell 10 the floor unconscious He treated by Dr. Nc
Clay and taken home afterward 80
Joseph III. Greene, q coored man, while at work at
Amty and Thompsonss fell nnconsciousy to the side
walk being overcome by heat lie was taken To the
Merccrst Police station aud thence Was transported to
Bellevue Hospital 49,.
young nurse girl was drawing child 10 Secondaye
Yesterday afternoon, aud when opposite NO. l,O9y she
was overcome with the and fell unconscious " the
side walk. She attended ny Dr. Inomas, anu aIter
recovering her senses assisted home.
Daniel Cotter Of No. AS West Fiy-ninthst was over
come with the heat Yesterday afternoon, and fell
aan scinus sdeXak. He was takeu To the Flftl