The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-25
THE HEAT AND HARLEM.
THE EFFECT or SnErY-r1vE N THE SHADE

THE EFFECT or NINErY-FIvE IN THE SHADE
on THE INFECTED FLATS.
The overpowerlng heat OF the weather yes
terday had its effect on the Harlem nats.
smells varied and abundant noated on the air,
and II the EXPLANATIONS OF the passers-by OF the
infected region are any criterion the nuisance Is
Just as great as when trst exposed by the HERALD.
A HERALD reporter nrst interviewed several OF
the conductors OF the Third avenue line OF cars
as to what their experience OF the day was, ana
the following is the result
REPoRTER-How does this weather AFFECT the
Harlem hats after the ram OF yeserdlyf
CoNpucroR-well, you're going up on the road
TO beyond Fordnam, just take IL IN Tor yourself.
You never saw anything ike 1t IN your lie. The
hollow places are little ponds now, and they per-
lectIy steam with stencil. You can see clouds OF
yapor rising from the low parts ana the smell
we'll Just take it in .or yourself
The reporter did stake 1t I'M for himself, and
found that the conductors remarks were not In
tne least exaggerated.
Anotner conductor said that during the after
noon while the neat was al IT'S greatest point the
stencil was SO lntocrabe tnat ne did not attempt
TO collect any fares while passing through the
plague-rldden district
rue reporter himself saw ladies IN the car, whlle
passing along, say from Eighty nuh 10 lOOtn
street. take their handkercheis wells or any other
available article OF dress ana apply ~ 70 their
nostrils to exclude the loul odOr One OF the
pom which tae HERALD reporter was instructed
10 WOrk upon was whether INC IOHlmlSHloutTS
had allowed any dumping to DO done since the
mars excitement.
At the foot OF Eighty. sixth street long cart
drove up anu the reporter was asked slngularly
enough. II he knew whether there was
any one around 70 stop the dumping OF
ashes ON the fats. He DIDN'T know OF
any one around interfere with said
dumpns but he TOOK occasion 10 examine the
na'urc OF the material IN the wagon, ana found IL
10 consist of ABOUT twenty-five per cent Yegeta-
bic matter, twenty-five per cent OF house sweep
lngs. ana tue Daance was made up oil SCOT. old
boots. otis ol paper, chicken wings, an &C.
caslonal dead cat and the sweepngs OF q garden
winch mad evidently been under the pruning care
oil Il gardener. Where the motley mess came
from the reporter unaue to ascertain, as TIE
young person IN charge OF the venice dumped ms
OurSen and drove nuruedly away
rae residents OF Harlem say that the recent
cool weather has been perfect godsend 10
them. they were enabled to keep their
windows and doors closed with degree
or comfort. but with the advent OF The
hot weather coming suddenly they were again
overwhelmed with the lntoeraDe stencil. one
gentleman, wno was at nrst averse to giving ex-
preston to any epnlon, sald:-"As a rule 40
NOT take any stock IN newspaper Sensations, but
TINS disease breeding NUISANCE Is no cnimera o tue
brain. 1t H. melancholy fact. nave suite ed nom
Its effects IN my family more than you have any
lGea Oh and dread what the effect OF the heated
term apparently Just inaugurated VIII be when at
its helght.r Ihe reporter also visited the "dumpo
at the loot OF Ainety-lfth street, and found that,
as yet, tue nuisance had not been abated