The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-22
A MODERATELY COOL DAY.
THE THERMOM ETER SHOWING A
LOWER TENPERATURE.
Yet tho MuItitudes Gasp, and Anathematize
the street Cleaning Burcau-The Workers
on the Roofs and walls Of New buildings.

Yet tho MuItitudes Gasp, and Anathematizo
the street Cleaning Burcau-The Workers
on the Roofs and walls of New buildings.
The weather moderated yesterday. At
half-past 3 o'clock In the afternoon, tho hottest
period In the day, the thermometer recorded
eighty nine degrees. Since the FIRST day OF July.
when the highest degree reached was eighty
seven, there has been no day so cool. The rain
OF Thursday night left the atm osphere cool yes
terday morning, and a steady breeze from the
north and east tempered the heat all day. Light,
noecy clouds specked the sky, but did not gath
er. Yet 1t was very warm In tho middle OF the
day. In tho populous districts the Inhabitants
left their hot houses aud swarmed on the shady
side of the streets. The police sweltered
under their winter hats, the letter carriers
loafed along their routes, the horses painted
and drank gallons Of water, and the weakly
children lolled on the walks and stoops and
slept instead OF PLAYING, The thousands who
were able crowded the boats thut went to the
cool North river heights, the breezy watering
places, the Fishing Banks. and the suburban
larger parties than usual. All day long multi
tudes Of Youths and children bathed In the free
baths, and after o o'clock In the evening the
number Of applicants was far beyond the possl-
bilties OF the accommodations.
The Street-Cleaning Bureau seems to have
overlooked the thorOughfares In the lower
crowded wards. In Baxter aud Bayard and the
neigh boring streets the garbage has ain In the
melting sunshine until II sends forth stencil
that Ia uncomfortable, and yet more people
breathe II than II IL were anywhere else. In
Thompson and sullivan streets the refuse IL
suffered to lie and brecd disease, and there are
miles Of streets between the BOWery aud the
East river, below seventh street, that suffer
from an almost pestilental atmosphere. In
Centre street, opposite the New la en- freight
depot. II pool Of water has stood for weeks. Its
surface IL covered With a green scum, and the
| people VINO live in the neighborhOoJ are alarm
! ed because of the smell II emits.
Perhaps no class Of oIkinG people has felt
| the effects OF the extraordinary heat more than
| The laundry women. The proprietor OF a large
laundry In Bleecker street said yesterday that II
| wa difficult to keep sufficient force 70 do bis
work. Every day." said he, "soms OF ths
| ironers or washers leave OF work aiyd laid
| up at home" The writer went into the ironlnp
room. -Four stoves, heated red. threw out con
suming heat In which twenty women worked
vigorously with their irons; The windows In tn
| front and rear were opened WIDE, and the work
| women were scantily clad, bui their faces wef'
haggard and y lie, and their necks aud bar
| arms were dripping with Precipitation.
II wish you could go up 20 harlem, where m
| men are at work. said IN employing builder
You'd understand thel what heat really 4.
The poor fellows are ~ work In an open lot
where there's no sh>de from morning Lni.
night Ihe mason1 are useu TO All Kinds o
,sv weatner' l,s ana are usged healthy fellows, bu
ihey snow ne ep ct Of the sun In their haggar
faces and tnep splrtless movements. They ar
losing welgp. and strength, and I'm afraid.
the hot weather continues much louger, they
have TO k0ocA OF work. Times are hard an
Work n scarce. or believe they'd have knocke
on fortnight ago"
| The men at work upon the buildings that ar
being raissd d on the site Of the dig nre on Broad
wav, above Howard street, have felt the hea
| terri.lv. The masons at work on Az Broad way
who are TO- -ced TO stand in the broiling sun
shine all day. w,.-ss Obliged TO stop work o
Wednesday. They uo. Law more than
..voi ...nousahd ot brick apiece" saia 49,. n,
tct "neh they are In trim they consic-t
smousanu 1tlck only a fair days work" IN,
,s ,aulsrs ana carpenters have not mad To- work a,
s.eadily as the bricklayers, but they baye ono,
or twice been Obliged to lay or In the sam.
Siock, On another building, the forem an saws h,
ho,s the bsa bods Of % bICs 5ss Ia steam engine c
Inc me hod 1 carriers were unable to toll up the lad
rs s,s "a ne suns6ine Even With the engine tc
each "a ~ and arc sent to their homes In ons
or two p. aces the masons and carpenters spot :
OF the TIN and slate roofers rs the worst suf-
There were 1t5 applicsuons for burial permits
yesterday These psrsons died In the twenty
four hours ending yestcrd ay noon. During the
preceding twenty-four hours there were 40
cases Of death.
The cases Of prostration by the heat in this
city yesterday were John Harrison Of Green :
point Ernest Falt Of 40 West Thirty. sixth
street Florence smith OF Fourth street aud
Third avenue Adolph Waehier Of 90 EldrtOge
street Georgs koed OF 81 Forsyth street and
MAgdAlena Gamer died.
Michael Martins who was overcome by heat AZ
W Gerry street, BROOKLYN, died yesterday. VIII
liam Blauvelt, aged thirty one, Of 100 Union
street. died from the effects or the heat on
Thursday night Gen. Roger A. Pryor was m ad o
house.
Charles n. Coolidge OF Boston was sun
struck In Newark Yesterday. He was taken to
81. Michaels Hospital. Michael Hoffman OF -
Nevada street was Frustrated by the heat while
driving an Ice wagon.
William Ellis was sunstruck yesterday while
al work in a ship yard at kaigln's Point, Cam
den. lie is expected to die. Col. Frederick
Ehrherdt OF Newark was overcome by the heat
while riding on the front platform Of an Orange
horse car yesterday, and failing from the step,
his feet slipped under the car, the whoels pass
ing over them and amputating thom at the an
kle. lie Was removed to his home In Orange
street, but II is thought that ho cannot live,