The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-20
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THE LIFE-CONSUMING HEAT
sUFFERIN0 AND DEATH Ck U6BR
BIZ MON TEMPERATURE.

Fatal and serious Gases Of supstroke In the
City Yesterday-what Prisoners Endure
-Ninety-nvc In the shade-How Longt
A slight breeze, and clouds that oooa.
sionsily obscured the sun, gave relief 10 New
Yorks sweltering citizens early yesterday fore
noon. At times the clouds were so numeJous and
dark that a hope OF rain was raised but before
the afternoon the last Indication OF storm van-
ished, and the heat became intense. The teni-
perature was o5' In the shade at O'Clock, the
hottest time OF the day. The numerous boats
plying between the city and alleged cooler
suburbs were full the free baths were crowd-
ed the beer gardens did a thriving business;
and the parks were populous. In the dinner
hour, when the occupancy Of down town streets
is suddenly Increased by thousands, the sight OF
oyerheated people was remarkable.
The prisoDors In the city suffer torments that
honest men are stran iers to. In the prison vsne,
In each Of which fourteen persons carried
on every trip. the temperature has not been un-
der 100 degrees during the past two weeks. The
boxes on the Twepty-sixth street dock, into
which the men and women are thrust wnen they,
leave the vans, have no windows, and only one
outlet each for the foul air. In the prsoners'
boxes az the district courts the temperature is
porter that the floor of the prisoners box in the
Washin ton Place Police Court was dampened
by PRESENTATION & on the prisoners confined in
ooers are seriously affected. The cells on the
west side are sitting In the day timej and at
nlRnt, hiteT tuo iuhtr u"Ots nIu SioSou' III tuo
cells are so hot that many OF the men declare
they are unable 10 sleep a. All until the doors
are thrown back. fanhghts that act as ventlla-
tors have recently been tut into the roof over
| the female prison, bno lie In That has become
less tntolerable.
At Bellevue Hospital every window and door
was thrown wide open, and those oil the patients
| who were able to move about found cool plaoes
10 the rooms or on the lawns but the less fortu-
| nate who were confined TO their BEDS pitched
and tossed restlessly upon the morrow cots.
reporter was reminded to watch the enef-
neers on the dummies OF the Elevated Railroad
| " he desired to see mon who really suffer from
| the heat. An eDRneer and bis stoker were shut
up with the boiler with hardly room to turn.
They wore but little clothing and ID mopped their
red faces continually with the cotton waste with
| which they wipe the III. chinery. lit cannot be
| less than 10 10 that cab said one observer.
The demand N ade upon the Ice companies OF
| this city must be very gratifying to them.
| although their men and horses are worked to
| their utmost. Since the prices were raised, on
| Monday last, tue demand has been slightly
| lessened.
| Edward Doran OF ITO Mulberry street, was
| overcome by the heat In Chatham street, and
| died In the Cnam bers street hospital. An un-
| known man about 20 years old, with brown
| hair and whiskers, died In the Ninety ninth
| street hospital; James Barr Of 3Oo West street
died in bis bed.
| Those who were Frustrated we're: Annie
Moore, OF SO Centre street; John Tracy, no
| home Casper htoeder, no home; WIN. VIM
| klsman, 0 Adams street. Hoboken; John SAN