The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-08
HOW THEY BORE THE HEAT.
A DAY That TOOK RANK hMONG THE
HOTTEST or THE YEAR.
sweitering New Workers Rushing TO tho Ex-
cursion Bonts-The Tenement Population
sleeping on Roofs and sidewalks.

sweitering New Workers Rushing to the Ex-
cursion Bontr-The Tenement Population
sleeping on Roofs aud on sidewalks.
The mercury rose yesterday to 81,
point reached on only five other days this year.
All day long the suns rays beat down upon the
heated streets merciessly, and the lazy wind
from tho south and southeast was not strong
enough to carry relief into the heated houses
but at 4 o'clock the clouds that had gathered
from the south and wost emptled their contents
over the city, and for time Now York became
inbabitable again. The scenes OF suffering that
were too common few weeks ago were again
visible yesterday. The unfortunate police on
GERS carried the Little Jobuny winter bats In
their hands and mopped their faces as they pa
troled the streets. The letter carriers, with
their thick uniforms. staggered along their
routes. Tho parks were deserted even the
pert sparrows hid themselves In their shaded
houses. Tho horses stood and painted In tho
shade, or toiled with slow, weak tread before
their loads. The conductor OF the Bleecker
street line who shoots his passengers into bis
car with a nickel plated turnstile, ran TO and
from the front platform to collect fares so often
that he was wet tn rough with perspiration early
IN the day.
In tho elegant uptown avenues the greater
number Of the houses were closed, and tho few
tnat Eau occupants were sneded by awnings.
The streets were almost deserted, and the sun
spent It's heat in vain upon them. But In the
crowded quarters OF the city the scene was far
different. Every door and window was thrown
wide open. ana a painting multitude OF women
and children lined the sidewalks on the shady
side. The little children lost their merry spirits
aud eontented themselves with lying idly on the
stoops and hagstones, Instead OF romplng, as u
In the Sixth Ward on Sunday night every roof
was lined with sleeping men ana women, and
pillows. rolls Of carpet and soft heaps Of cloth
ing In the Chinese tenement In the rear at
lolIed on strips Of mating and sought relief ia
opium smoking. There was neither 90. nor
pair OF shoes To tue party, "lts belly hot"
SAID one Of them, holding his pipe over lamp
anu probing The opium In the pipe bowl with
lonR needle; :" so belly not no can WORK. Me
makee cigar when can work. SO hot now somc-
bo1y no wantee smoke, what for good me
workee 1'
In Bsyard street throng collected around a
woman who had fallen In the street. She was
a respectable woman clad In rags. A little bare
headed; bare-leeRed child pushed her way into
the circle Just us gentleman was lifting the
sunstruck woman to her feet.
It's my mamma-don't arrest herp" said the
little eirl, "she's got little baby home, aud
Mammal mammar' cried the child. "rn
take YOU home, aud nobody shan't hurt YOU"
The woman did not hear the childs voice, but
hung limp and motionless on the mans arm.
Tho child led the way TO DER home, and a rough
hOOrlng man ran Tor a PHYSICIAN.
All day long the public ana private baths were
crowded, and st nightfall lines Of men and wo-
men stood at the riverside and waited their turn
to 70 Inside.
The piers at which the excursion steamers
North and East rivers. were besieged by pleasure
seekers in numbers that have not been eQualled
ON any previous secular day this year.
The officers OF the Ice companies complain
that In spite OF the great demand for the COM
modify In which they deal, they not making
any profits this wear. Their men and horses are
AM Bffb tpriry Tnat II an otner neateo term sets
in the rates may be raised once more.
During the tw enty -four hours epding AZ noon
yesterday there were 90 cases Of death. During
The preceding "a hours lV cssos OF deatn were
recorded.
sunstrokes were reported by the police yes
tefday as follows;
An Inuian, name aud home unknown, touho
In Burllng slip. ..-, l.,
Hudson street. ,
A. DockenOerG, OF Sc Ridge street, sunstruck
in First avenue. ,,,,
James ". Lowe, OF Macon street, near Third
avenue Brooklyn. 800 ,.
Christopher POWELL aged sixty, of2iI wenty-
third sucet, BROOKLYN, was overcome oy the
heat IN Flushing avenue.
Thos. Reed Of Sly Dean street, BROOKLYN.
John Husen OF 342 East FOrty-uith street, In
First avenue near his home.
Thomas Burke OF Delaney street, at Ridge
| and Houston streets. ,,
| An unknown man AZ Second avenue aad Fifty
| nfth street. ABOUT 10 years old.
| 1t was w. in the shade In Troy, yesterday.