The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-17
THE STRESS OF THE HEAT.
CONSEQUFNCES or THE CONTINUED
mon TEMPER1TURE.
Orc Day OF Respite-Tbe Hunt Of the Popu-
lace for Cool PInccs-The City Parks
Thronged-Cnses of Death by Suustroke.

Iase for Cool PInccs-The City Parks
Thronged-Cnses of Death by Suustroke.
Close to the Morgue, yesterday, was a
pile OF thirty-sx pine collins, and near by was
another pile of similar boxes for children. All
were for the pauper dead, with whom the
Morgue and tho dead-house have been nlled
since the beginning OF the intensely hot
weather.
"Busy7 should say So" said Mr.. Fogarty,
the assistant keeper. 1--WE had so many bodies
in the dead house last night that we had to
break over our Sunday regulation, and bury
them this morning. That Is something that we
never do except in emergencies. Twenty eight
or thirty bodies were taken to'-the burial
grounds to-day, and the place Is nllng up again.
At a rough estimate 1 should think that we
have already buried over nifty unknown persons
that have died from the heat since the first OF
July. We have to work until o'clock at night.
You see that pile OF boxes? They'll soon bo
filled. and have to make room for more. Right
there" pointing to a broken wagon. THAT cart
was filled SO heavily with bodies the other day
that the axle broke
MIR. Foearty led the way into the dissection
room. On q wooden slab lay the body Of n
slight, middle aged man, who had been taken to
the hospital In the mornlng. An autopsy had
revealed the cause OF death, sunstroke, and
mon pssteboard.
" Here ia the reception room toto which
bodies are first takon after they leave the hospt-
tall he said. 1T II also used for funer Is
sometimes. We keep the street door open from
sunrise to sunset. AM turn the faces Of tue
dead TO toe street 50 th they may be easily
recognized VI a friend passes"
Mr.. 1ully w. Sterry. an importer OF drugs at "a
Cedar street was ON Friday, apparently. In his
usual boBltb, but low-sIirited. In the evening
be visited one Of his brothers in West Twenty
third street. and started from there, as he said,
for home. Early on Saturday morning he was
seen going toward his residence In lEth street
from Second avenue. He stopped at the base
walked 70 Third avenue. lie appcared care
worn, his eyes were bloodsbot, and his mouth
and hands twitched convulsively. He met an
AGA 1aini iance, and In response to remark that
| the atmosphere was cooler, said, " Yes, but be
fore noon many poor devil viii have passed
away" His friends believe that bis mind had
become affected by the heat. A little later his
| BODY was dicovered ia the river.
Pine street merchants miss their letter carrier,
James p. Hayes. better known as the tall car
| rier" as he was i've Inches more than six feet In
height. He feit the Intense heat very much,
| funeral yesterday was attended by members Of
the Carriers Association.
An easterly wind. freshened by passage over
the sea, made the ten pertture IN New York yes
t.ruay comfortable by comparison with pre-
| viuus days. By o'clock. In the crowded lower
wards OF both SIDES Of the CITY, the breakf's st II
| Thousands 4 families was over, lunch baskets
wers packed and the members were dressed for
| All excursion. he streets leading to the ferries.
| partic Ilarly Barclay and Chambers ON toe west
| side, and Iulton and Roosevelt on the csai side,
| were soon thronged. There we, earl, In the
forenoon, "a rush at the entrance OF the South
| Shore staten Island ferry. OF those who stayed
| IL the city many Thousands were IN tie parks.
In Central. CITY Hall and battery Parks. Reser-
voir square. Madison square and every other
pubic enclosure possessing shade. the benches
were constantly occupied. Men read newspapers,
or doZed OF many nights sieep essness. aud wo-
men Kept tner children zealousy ia the scanty
| SHADE.
| The parks have suffered mJcn. Every ex-
posed bit of grassy surface looks like meadow W
after haying, the leaves OF the trees yellow
ish In spots, and smaller branches droop as
til ouRh they had been touched by winter. To
| save the trees IL has been necessary to turn up
| the earth around them and water their roots.
| Battery Park, probably, has been scorched 10y
| the sun least OF ali, and there was much re-
| freshDg greenness about It yesterday. The
| sparrors seemed careless OF the heat. With
| erect, alert heads, and pouted breasts, they
| hoped along the paths that were too hot for
| human feet. Along West street there WAS belt
OF shade close by the houses, aud u was aim st
| impassable below COrtlsndt atreet. Out OF the
narrow, ill-snelling side streets, such "a Rector
| ana Albany, mad swarmed their dsnizens, In
quest OF tue sea breeze All TIE way w anu uown
| West street, around the edges OF Battery Park,
and even IN almost deserted Washington Mar
| ket were sellers Of weak lemonade. Probably
| 5000 persons wandered In Central Park
| The fatal cases of sunstroke Yesterday were
| Wm Rlftus Of % Moore street: Mrs. smith Of
2ll T 'st ihiry-seventn street Julius Phiilip OF
| 10 Ciarksou street; john Vert died IN Bellevue
| Hospital from sunEtruke Yesterday.
| John L. McCtbe OF 2SGfnsevoort street, and
| Timothy Crouin were prostr4ted.
There were lBi cases OF death in this city with
| In the twenty four hours ending yesterday
| Sallie and May Chapmsn, daughters Of ex-
| Mayor James NJ. Chapman OF Perth Amboy,
| n. j., were overcome by the heat while bathing
| from their fathers wharf, and would have
| drowned but for the arrival OF William Whit
| worth, who rescued them.
whlle at work in Msttnessen & weichsr's sugar
| refinery.