New-York tribune., 1876-07-14
THE CE4SELESS HEAT.

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ENCa BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT THAN
| WHEN III BEGAN-sUNsTROKEs INCREASING.
The CITY sweltcrs under heat. The sudden
showers Tuesday have steamed up from te pafcheo
surfaces and left no cOolness anywhere The long sue
cesson OF burning days is telling on the strength Oh tht
| strongest and hot nights drive away rest In the
poorer quarters night the people live out doors t
tlc children line the streets, taking their rOuDeh sicei
| on boards and straw. The baths, cIoWued 10
| repletiOn, overflow at the various piers, "here
men and boys snatch the fearful JOY OF
dip in the water while the patromans back is turned
| The parks and open places are filed with lAngud
crowd Eemmcd in between paved walks and grass plots
| burned as brown tanbark. The braclng breezcS
which sprung up sundOwn every day when the heated
term began and cooled the city all night long, are be-
coming weaker and warmer The heat OF the day en-
croaches on the night and there is less difference be-
tween and midnight. The mercury at It's highest
Yesterday and the day before marked three four de-
rres less than the torrd temperature Of sunday July D.
when it rose to lOl yet midnight on Wednesday IL
was degrees higher than on sunday ut midnight
While OF this high temperature at all hours OF
the weEty-four Is visible in increasing number OF
prostra,ion and the delayed recovery OF those ALREADY
stricken il ia also having the effect OF undermining
those good health by adding to the strain Of the day
nights in which there be little restful sleep In TINS
city yesterday up 10 p there were 80 eases OF sun
stroke reported, many Of which mrst prove fatal
George Schclner prostated by the heat early yes.
tcrday morning while at work IN the bakery at No Zo'
Patrick Davey of No 224 East Thlrty-ffth-st., died
from sunstrOkc early yesterday moInrS
Jonn Hauck Of No. 81 First-ayc. died from sunstfoke
Mar IirFcrn i6 years Of age of No 252 West Forty
sevenlht died suddenly yesterday from the ehec's OF
the heat. A.,
called Fran,n-st yesterday and died suddenly
there from the effect OF the heat.
Andrew IOmpkIus died from sunstrOke carly yesterday
morning, - . l., ,..,.
& CO.'S restaurant at No 1913 Pearl-,i, was iaSen SUD,
denly III from the excessive heat yesterday and died III
Patrick Kelly Of No 226 Avenue oyerpowered
by the heat at Grand ANA Norf"k,Sts ~, ..,o,
CHRISTINA Reh OF No. q Clni0n-st dlcd rom the ei-
fleets Of the heat yesterday. 49, - -,
John McDonougI. age ~, Of No. 42S West Tenth-St,
with the heat at Fourth-st ana Avenue -
Jas Gentleman, 80: OF no 222 Monroe @e st. was
st yesterday and taken in d g condition |" Beie'ue
Al mmSnown man. apparently 30 years old. found
msepslilc from sunstroke Srconave. and One-.un-
d. d..,i-and-thrteeuth-.t yesterday: ,,v
william BugiLs. a.o 20, reanlug at SheriH ana De-
lanccy was sun,rck yesterday at Dey and NgsIt1.
James smith, axe 40. homeless, was prostTated win
heat al 1hir-ayc. ana EeyeHthst and sent III dylnS
An unknown man with ANDY hair and fair complexion
was found ns,rsIbe from the heat yesterday AT tith
An mhnown man Was found sunstruck yesterday on
Joseph Bcrce. see 22 OF No. 4i Eidcc-st., pros
tralcd with the heat al No 43i last Hous'oh| so''er
john Berger asc 43. homeless was sunstruck yes,
tcay ygLc s,tug in chair at 40. 3i7 spring-s. and
james II. Mcde!n. age % an evpressman, Of NO ?l7
day in Prnce-,t.. near south Flith-avo.
James oliare age 3D. va, & on " SfIhesay a.
Brooklyn and died before medical attendance coHu oe
P,t~r Coter Of 40 $50 Eutlerst Brooklyn. found
u-en,Jir on snitn-st Yesterday by oicer hecner oi
ruarirs Rsnr,is Of No pa Nineteenth-st Brooklyn.
while riding in Ffthaye car IN Brooklyn yesterday
G,,rr Oiycr age 3i of No I6l Hall-st., Brooklyn.
fe in III TIE elects OF tine heat IN Fuon-st yes
May A. Jordan Of No. 323 East Thigty-trst-s New
Yur found insrns.bie At tnhnc"y ana haiyh'ts.,
anthony Weber, age so, OF No. 70 Bartlettst Brook
lyn was overcome with the heat at Sorth tE ana Sec
onl-,i,. Broosyn. l. d.. yesterday. Ills CONDITION Is
"rc Gran as, 81. Of 40 81 Morris. Broosyn,
wa. pru.rleI by tue heat the house OF Moer,
-crck & CO. a. The foot OF DiyisOnavc.. J.. ID.
BrpoLIyn was overcome with the heat J.. Haveneyers
sugar refinery. in North sccoudst., +. D. o,,
". H. Dunn, q hour INSPECTOR, age 90, OF NJ. o.
slcScti-,i.. Brooklyn while working al Lockwood .
strcmuhau'- stores. at the Clinton Wharf dock was
T.6nas .icClligan Of No - Monroest.. Hobokcn was
overcome hy .Gs heat IN The Brooyn 'lty nan rIrA M ~
Carbc pros.rltcd with heat yesterday at Myrtle
CHRISTIAN Brown agc a. of No. 90 Boxst Brooklyn,
w.t- suus,ruck while riding on trucG.
Eosnnua C,yarash. homeless. age 2s was brought to
the Fiu4 Police station III Brooklyn yesterday OVERCOME
by the heat ,
'Patronan Malouoy oi the First Brooklyn Precinct.
while Oh duty at the South Ferry yesterday, WAS sun
struck. -,
August rargcr oi wattsst, NY, was overcome by the
heat M Newark q Wednesday evening.
Ihc laborrrs IN the tar-works at Bulls Ferry " j.
were affected with heat such extent yesterday
that - OF them went home sick
Dennis DrIaury, agent for Swartz Co. liquor dealers
of Newark d.ru from sun-frOkr on wednesday evening
ID = Howard 0f tlr iirn of -. ;. Howard n Co.,
bankers auI broker, OF Trenton " j. died from over
rNerticn and heat yesterday.
patrick Kennedy, cmployc mt tho zine works at
Bayuunr - j.. was sInStruck yesterday
John Hcioyrrn fell In Avenue ID, Bayonne, ~ j., yes
trrlay, irum the et, ct of the neat. .
william Duncan OF COttlgr-st Bayonne, y, j., was
,u,tu,k Yesterday. and died few minutes aftcrward
Earb,r4 Westerly uf StlIOu-st. was overcome Dy the
heat al thc foot Of HoustunSt last night.
JOnu yetZrrr O No. }O1 NntIaNe. was prOStrated ny
the heat last night in Twenty yseyenthst between Nmth
aud Trutu-lNc a.,
last night
John Reed oi No. 45i Malson-st. was prostrated oy
the heat at Dry and Cnurcn-st. last night .
John StapletOn Of No. 100 Amty-st, Brooklyn was
pro,tratcl by heat Wall aud WatcrstS. last night
Frank Fox of No 80 PoIrl-st. was overcome by the
heat M Frauklm and SewChurch-,ts last night.
sarah Cnyl. 1868 West Fiftccutnst. was pros
s "a - "A ftfl INV n