New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
HEATS EVIL EFFECTS.
VICTIMS OF THE SUNS RAYS.
UNPRECEDENTED CONTINUANCE OF roHRID WEATHER
LII, 1I..rcrup,.I>C rsr nR sIrNSTROKES

temperate zone instead OF the smothcng SIMEON INA.
has swept the city since the heated term began. he-
freshng sleep possible l0ccmotion became lesS OF
torture and humanity took new lease OF nie' his
small relief WAS tho HrSe In % days. The long con-
truarce OF the heated has been no les cause OF
srovise than of discomfort about three weeks tie
Thermometer has kept q, an unronted hight. rising each
day TO Soo aud oyee exeeps four days-June 20, and
July 1, 9, and 14-she greatest hight on these
days being respectively s6o, s7o, Sso, aud ss''
Beginning Juno 70, with 93', the highest DAILY
temperature increased with some fluctuations
Urul on July and the thermometer in the shade regis
tered 0so about D. each day. and July the eI-
raordinary hight of Io1' reached comparison OF
this con,ipued high temperature with other hot periods
snows 1t to be without parallel in recent years Ihe
nearest approach 10 one week In 1872 beginning
June % and ending July during which time the tner-
moeter fall below 80 At the hottest hour OF the
iay and in three successive days the night or
At no time 81 yesrs has single day been 40 hot az
July D. this year. when tho mercury marked 1912 except
one July day In 1925, when observations at Fort Cosum-
bus show il was 1912 The rainfall for the past tr
weeks has been very slight, amounting 10 only LOB
inches all OF which f9 during the Last week, and o3
inch Of which .e between the hours o! and 1890 p H.
July IL.
The effects OF this long time Of high temperature unre
syed 10y auy a hours Of cooness IN the length
cung list Of sunstrokes each day and in the steadily
increasing death rate which IN each week has risen
higher until last week it reached the appalling number
Of 2oS about eight deaths for each hour OF the "a VI
tlese deaths nearly onehaf, 63l were from darrhea
diseases, an increase In this Gloss ot dis
ease OF 500 over the previous week, ana
COS OF the victims were children under D years
The number OF deaths fIOm tho direct ELECTS OF Tue
heat wa, lO4 an increase Of 50 tho week before
Nnety-niue per cent OF whole mortality was IN teae
menthOyses caused great extent, by lack OF Vens
lltion, unwhoesOns food and uncleanlness lne
hhes. ieath-rato tho pt 10 years was LODI IN Ihe
rs week OF July, 1872 next comes last weeks recoru'
Tho excessive dryness OF ths atmosphere, Whe IL mas
ens more power to the suns rays has in the opinion OF
medical men les5ened ratAcr than increased the death
rate in the city.
The following the fatal cases OF sunsroHe iePo'oo
yesterday:
An unknown man WIS found on the Central Bridge
FRIDAY night suSns rom me ..si geas o.,,a a 9i'u 'o0
William j. konnedy, l6 Of No. aZ9 Elghth-a'e''
died Friday lIsn eject. Of the l"st: r,o % and VII.
saFah GguAaFci age 30, Ol No - AVenus y, an" ia ~
Ham Hensc ago 49, Of No 63 East Forty'trstst dicd
ii Eo,'r ,iT, e - OF No. 153 Ezabost was
struck saturday ana ded ey, yeotss4%y tt % Sea On
5,aSdag J9iag'i rom S,' t6o I'D rc.. Of Tho tho neat
Toe folloeins persons died on 5aturday night from
suustroEc: William J. kO-nedy or NO. 592 Eghth-ayei
anthony Kent at Bellevue HOSPITAL Patrick McCauley,
age 81. or No COZ FTsiave !qas H. laik, patr@Hlnan @
Of tno Twelfth frecges, a. Bellevue Hospital; heniy
is Cla Word ~ .sian Of No 325 East sxteth-st.,
dd rom te Effects Of ths s.a' ysirTa & was uros
tri. 6y the hest at Fr,.a,r aud Fith-st. and taken
In a dying condition 20 sepsyus hospital
Hc.1reicn Koenkon age -, dIod at No. 693 Waterst
yesterday mUrnins t:ol tAs es'o.' Of the neat ri.
A. g0url,u, Sa!Ls age 90. o. No 2Ol East Twenty.
scyenhst died yesterday morning from the EN- CTS Oi
TIE heat. 80 1900. . ,.,
Gr@i"-t. aud Icrcnc, Cook another infant, ot No 10
CarksOu-st., ded yostsrsay from the effects OF the
u,ury sohe are H. died from sunstroks yesterday at
ms residence at NJ. il3 IbaheSs ,,, 49,,
to-day az ti.c Cham ,ers Sx..t Hospital
brs. Cornelius s~iss. 20. q No 2ol East twenty
Julius phillips Of so. l29 Dsaucy-st, died yesterday
frptu sunstrOkc. ,.,
Ton, tbr ,,l.ris of - r-,L
F%Sci, T,iSn,en, a.c So q Broaaway ana FiG.tst
BroOs IN, T.. d.. GrOsp-d dead Wae walking through
south first-st. on sat1fi4y evening.
PsosThAroSs
An unknown woman. apparently 35 years old, was
found 5uGins .IOiu the heat yesterday IN Chathan-st
she was sont-iHsesiOIe-to the Chambers Street Hos
p!tal.
Ernest Frcder ago H. fell from the effects OF the heat
a., Prince and Grseus-as Yesterday, front OF horse
wu.ca aicked him in ID, heed. Greatins his nose
John f. NcCtbr. ~, 81 Of 40. - 6anseyoort-st, was
prosratcd 10y the hoat yesterday al BoseFs ana Ihir
.r"Ufb-iye. -, g.. a.,
uu'- rays yesterday afterno H. at East Broadway and
= .s-t. -
thrl,t. was overcome wih the heat yesterday at
F.Hr luur.!-s-. and EiEtth-'te. . .
dny pr1sura tu tue icat ana removed to the ChaIn
i,, ,l' ,sr 81. Of 70. 50 sufFolk-st. Was over
com. by the h...G on saturday morning m LudiowSt
I,.t, Jo,c, axe 20, v.s overcome With the heat on
lil.a r'.-cr5iG to ths Chamber, street Ho,pita
"a, nrf,lr irving, ace - ro~'ii.g III One-hun'redand
SUM-. r.ya 10 o.. CITY Hal PARK on saturday morning
Fly yesterday morning james Eaz nsct -, ct the
steamer Arcadia, lying - Pi,r No. 20 T. a., was over
W. y rd 80 os No. III Sheriff st. was over
f...f fi.t t..4.f In1lf II
Io,sra spetb agrd 4O ot seyenty.nr,t-s and Avenue
y,.ilt al yor /, builCrs, S. $50 East Fprt.eth-
ou r. rrll ,rll from The eject. Of tEn heat the
u,.u., r loS, receiving seyela intcrr. injuries
Justice Na..a ot the first Distinct Court 81 Brooklyn
overcome by Tie heat Thi.o On the bcnch Oh Sur
Mchacl Duck ace 30 of B,l'c and Bondsts Brooklyn.
wa. ouud pgva led by the heat on Saturday evening
nj pcu and Huytsts II Is feared that be VIII not re-
An unknown man. age about 80. found insenslble
in Naiu--t, Brooklyn, on saturday.
kUUr,' htOor was overcome ~ JArk ana WASHINGTON
ayes. Brooklyn, on NItniilY
M,sss, sarah and May Chapman, daughters OF
N., on Jarnes NJ C4apuan Of Polth AulbOy
coe bS tie heat "ui. bathing rom their father doek
ur William Mhitvort vhs Jumped IN and rescued them.
The es had become oyoheacd aad one 10 the dock IN
tue morning, ana Miss Saline was tho hrSt to Jump m
The sudden plunge cold caused her to faint,
AMI Mss May Jumped IN 10 save her, but Was similarly
affected.
Walter Murray, n Guarryman employed in the Wcehaw-
ken qudrfics was sunstruck oh saturday AFTERNOON,
and was iakcn to his home in IVES: NcV-lork.
William Rs der Resident OF Nov-lOrA was sunstruck
on rulisau.-aye III West Uobok,n ON Saturday.
john kuutZ Of Adm-s;., HobOhea, was prostrated by
he eaj near the ferry O'clock SATURDAY afternoon.
lie was taken ths st.tion-houso and attended 10y DR..
PlnIar. lt Is feared that hB cannot survive.
Thomas NrCnc, WaltOr in tho PARK Hotel was pros
tratcd by the heat ut O'Clock yesterday Afternoon
The following persons wore Frustrated on saturday:
Charles Mccormick, age 10, of No. 3O1 Fntcenth-st..
yn, at Voscy ANA Washinston-s,s
Suseut. - Oi No l3o West Nineteenth-st, in
front O No. ~ GhuoS~st
David schutcus ago 80, siding In East FOrty-thirdst.
Thomas Conn,, a;s 49, OF No 20 Noriok-st, at Thir
tecntA-aye. and nuf1tio st.
Thomas Faan, ago i6, Of No 70 Charltcnst, ut No.
657 iuIsonst.
William Raftus. trckman ut No. 30 MoOre-st
Anna McNey, age a. No. 4O7 West Thirty-sixth-st,
"A FOrty-snrOud-St and lrnIh-aVe