The New York herald., 1876-07-19
THE HEAT.
NINETY-FIvE IN THE SHADE AGAIN-sUN-
STROKES AND MORTALITY.


STROKES AND MORTALITY.
The great heat still continues, and n consequence
the great OF New Workers still complain With
the thermometer at nnetynvc degrees in the shade
three O'Clock in the afternoon, the ycstcr
day. the backbone of the sumner cannot yet be said
be broken. People must still be satis1ed-if anything
can satisfy them in such weather this--wh killing
tlmo until the change comes So long xpe or such
bot weather. it is said by old Inhabitants has not
visited Now York within their memory. A, no worse
time could such unwecome visitation have come
upon the city. cabbage leaf the hat - something
Of protection, and daily plunge in the salt water at
any OF the city's bathing places would help to lessen
the misery OF the present cxhaustng weather Fortu-
natey yesterday closed with cool, refreshing shower,
which hesatad long before 1t began to tall
THE RIVER FRONT
The sanitary condition OF affairs along the docks
from the Battery Grand street the East River side
is far from what it should be this hot weather When
the tide is low very offensive smell pervadcs tho
nciehoorhood, and when it is full matters are noI
much improved. Dccaying lruit and the pureyins
bodies of dead cats and dogs DRIFT along the piers
ting foul gases to poison the air. HERALD reporter
who examined this section OF the city yesterday found
that there many things to which the Health au-
hores could turn their attention with advantage
tho ctys health and greatly to the Improvement
locality in particular. BY the working and poorer
classes the docks are made an evening breathing
place. Mothers with children in and work
exhausted from the labors OF tho day stroll down
TO the piers in the evening having park than
the Battery, to get the benefit OF whatever airs are
passing Unfortunately the welcome breezes come too
often laden with vile smells that send the weary back
again to their heated apartments Between South aud
Fulton ferries the odors were worst at piers IL
and II Old slip, too was in rather filthy state Be-
yond Fulton Ferry the same state of things was dis
dead animals oated at the per heads and by thcr
sides. Further on the floating oil IRON the Hunters
Point stencil factories covered the adding
the varied stenchcs OF the neshborhood. Yet
in spite OF all this filth, the street Arabs plunged into
tho water OF different points along the route
traversed Scarcely dozen steps above the northern
side of the fence surrounding the OF Castle Gar.
den acrowd Of idle men and boys sat dangling theiI
legs the massive piers consruc.
ton. AT their very feet, forced by the tide CON-
pact surface the water, lay, by count halt
dozen dead and boated dogs and cats held securely
place by the surrounding drlltwood. The sun poured
its heat directly on them and the breeze
carried ca, the nasty stencil shorewara Tbs
upon the crowd OF lonngers. who occasionally added
TO the strength of the smell By dashing stone
two to stir the dccaying bodies Between piers and
lay the body OF horse bsiering the 1t was
in the most offensive stage OF decomposition The
above instances the most aggravated that came tc
notice, but at short intervals along the whole line
similar experience was encountered
sussrRoKE.
Mrs Jackson Ret l. aged 40 years. died suddenly
yesterday tho effects of the heat at her residence
No. $50 Fulton street, Brooklyn. Coroner simms was
notified
REGISTRATIONS.
The following persons were prostrated by the heat
yesterday.
James Shay, 50 years of No 735 Ninth street.
James Wagner, "a years; no home.
Peter Gassner IS years. OF No 500 West Forty-fourN
street
Annie Higgins 81 years, of No. 527 Court street.
Brooklyn.
James Jercrs II years, OF No. sol Broomc street
Jalnes Mccain. % years, Of Boston Mass.
Jeremiah Burns, OF No. 500 East Forly-sixth street
T. Hannan, A years, of No. 40 East Eighteenth
street
sarah F. Adams, 40 years, q{ No. OF Seventh avenue
George Rcthmans, AZ yearS of No. 3l7 East Fifty
fourth street.
Michael slcnbockcr o5 years. of Fifty.fourth street
near Tenth avenue
Joseph sullivan - years. of Oliver street.
John Slattery, 3s years, residence unk nown.
William Kelly 33 years. OF Twenty second street.
second avenue.
Edward semmcrbcrg AZ years, OF No. Is Centre
street
Justice walfort, OF Brooklyn, prostratcd by the
heat yesterday and had 10 be taken from the court
Colonel Henry NJ. Connolly suns,ruck in Fulton
street, Brooklyn, aud removed to his office, No 800
street
j. d. Nunan. residing at No 20 Russell place. Brook.
lyn while picking berries back of the Penitentiarr
overcome by the heat
officer Thomas j. Herbert, OF the East New Yort
police free, was sunstruck yesterday while on duty
James Larkin, residing at No. 90s Walcott strcet
Brooklyn, was sunstruck yesterday in Graham aycnue