The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-28
NINETY-sIx IN THE SHADE.

SERIOUS EFFEcrs OF THE HEAT ON TEE CITY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND HyDRopHo-
BIA
History is by means the only thing which 70.
pca,s itself The weather OF Monday lrst-rats
attempt at this storcaI process yesterday Monday
night was emphaticaiiy bad s.sleepmg night" al
might easily have been gathered from tho worn
iaccd look OF the business portion OF the community
yesterday, even had their loud complaints or tho
eudurablc sultrness of the night been withheld Thos
might be counted by thousands who. tossing on thei
BEDS ycarned for rafting thunderstorm with It's ante
ccdent gusts Bat the callers Tor the tempest sighe
10 winds which aid not come and craved In vain the
deep toned tumult OF the clouds Hope gradually die
away but the heat did not The sun, as though in
joyous mockery of those scientists who tell him be
has no heat OF his own came up. like an athlete sml
ing to his work, and neraldcd his rising by tempsra
ture under winch starch tainted away and iimpdity
gently settled down on shirt collar and bosom. The!
say ..s i'll wind that blows nobody good - but th
aage does provide for the contingency when their
is no wind at all as was the yesterday morning
OF course the idea OF the godsend TO the laundrei
will at once present itself in mountain range o.
prematurely damp shirts and collars ye Of the
paper collar whata joy for you Mon generally ex-
pect couple Of hours in the morning before the
sudaoy process proper sets in, but the heat las ir
indecent hurry aud would not be denied. So drop
gathered all over the face ana around the neck
formed little rivuets, and these convergng swelle,
into miniature streams, which coursed complaccntt
over chest and down back. Everybody and his wifi
looked wtcd, washed out, pu py -pasy, done Th'
heat produced q general feeling Of irritabIity;
was not day to ask for loan or the extension OF
time on note. Men seemed to 10 avoid the
friends, not 10 increase their internal aud ex
haat nv
day." The chorus in the Stock Exchange might have
been described in musical parlance largo, semprs
diminueado Poor horsesl Who shall describe
your s.cringss Poor oilers in the SUM- with famiei
home and little mouths to I'LL, the bore hard
you yesterday This is really the serious side OF tbs
matter. The outdoor aborlng and working population
the city suffered terribly, and any thoughtful
would at once have been reminded OF the scanty way
in which this great city is supplied with drinking
tains both for and beast Toward two o'clock
there was tolerabe gathering Of Clouds
which, at FIRST gave the notion that .
storm and downpour were at hand; but the
clouds passed blithey over the city, lot fall few
Drops as though they would say Don't you wish you
may get the restSn and passed on their way. Toward
ave O'Clock another mass Of clouds banked itself up
and mtgated direct intensity OF the beat but the
looked for rain did The record OF sunstfoke
cases q given below shows both the increased severity
OF the heat and its effect upon the population. As
might have been expected from the temperature Of the
last lew days, have been prematurey landed
in the dog days Several poor animals were shot yes
tcrday Perhaps there nothing in the general
look Of the and Its inhabitants yesterday the sight
OF which produced la the looker-on SO uncomfortable
a sensation the crowded horse In winter and
wet weather this nuisance is grievous; such day
as Yesterday IT is scandal and atrocity The sight
Of these crowded vehicles crammcd with the long sui
ferlng OF New York produced absolute eeL
ing OF suiocation. 1t was in measure like looking
ut mitigated representation OF the Black Hole Of
Calcutta. Why dwell any longer on this thome. The
reader will feet hotter perusng IL. ~ f
The following the readings OF the thermometer
yesterday, as compared with those OF the Same day
last year.