The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-19
THE HEATED TERM.

OF 1876 WITH THAT OF l677-ETFEcrs OF THE
EXTRAORDINARILY AMONG cHILDREN-How
TIE POORER CLASSES AxusE THEMSELVES
THE BATTERY, THE PARKS AND PIERS.
..Phswi How do you stand the hcat?"
This has been the usual salutation and question
among during the last few days instead OF the
nearly fHo~ dys 90 ?" and II tho weather does not
soon mend it will DO long before any viii take in
tercst In how ncighbor does. For the Information
OF HERALD readers the following comparison OF tho
condition Of tneweathcr during the 10th, 18th and
18th days July. 1876 and the days this year
has been made
wind, northeast south; velocity Of the wind per
hour, IL miles, decreasing to o. thermometer At az
A NJ, rs deg at 4:47P. NJ, 81 deg; llia p H., "a
july ID, ls77-weather, fair ana clear all day;
wind. south and southeast vecrng 10 southwest; We.
locity per hour Of the wind. mes, increasing TO "A
at 4:36 r. NJ; thermometer Al A. NJ, II deg. 1888,
y deg; II meridian 50 deg. ate r NJ 81 dog ; Aus,
July II, is7s- Weather, clear and hazy; wind.
south west SOUTH velocity OF wind per hour, ~
aud II miles thermometer at 74', ~ dog 4;47 = NJ
July IL, ls77-weather foggy, fair, heavy rain and
N n Wind per hour. 4, 6, ana miles, thermometer
az ~, 70 deg; Il NJ, So deg; o A. ~, "a deg. II
~, Is. ls7e-weathcr cloar. fair, hazy and rain;
r" a. thwest and south; velocity OF wind per hour,
20 sndA miles; thsrm' meter ~. A. NJ 70 deg;
A.aI p
1uly IS. 10. Weather lair. hazy wind, east veer-
80 20 south eloci;y hour 3and miles; ther,
mometer, A. M.' u des = '''o' - a's' - A' ''
oeg ,,
!, NAV be proper 10 state Il rat tho above comparisons
,ro being obtained no m tho records ut tho ONCE
OF tho signal Service Bure IN TINS CITY, 'ne 'nero'
,s,rc.l ranges obtained from Try bulb thermometers
aced An the shade in open II has been matter
Of comment among many persons 'na' WINE tho neat
was really many degrees greater on MONDAY 'han on
Tuesday, the people suffered NOR intensely on '"e
latter day This is readily expla INA ID by tho iact that
,no air on Tuesday was moist an .closebefore the
v,orm-and accounts for the great,r prossraton and
suffering.
THE EFFECT OF THE HEA 2.
f,us Of the lamentablo effects of such veaner as New
York is at present experiencing imme v'A'ey peroep
ble In tho increase the death roll ann Ng inc miami
population and tho poorer classes IN the warns
of the city The report OF the Board OF des" Is a.
once painful and signdcant-from it is lie. uNed that
The poor little being carried on by n'no'eas
from such diseases cholera inlantum and us sum
mer complaints incident to those who i've IN tVSueu
tenemens breathe foul air and cannot obtain su u JUN
nourishment 10 enable their wasted bodies to n 'ss'
disease
Any person visiting the neighborhoods Of baxN =
Mulberry or Frankfort streets will perceive at ono
that ncarly the whole population during the carly
morning aud evening hours in the street or hang
ing out Of endcavoring to catch breath OF
she little ones generally being nearly naked, Win only
strlp OF cloth calico about ther unWasnco
bodies In the evening proceeding up me bowery 70
the German quarter, IN First ana Foursh strce.s, AM
down toward the East RIVER IL seems as II al inlanse
army OF occupation had invested the town, anu inat
curious ctizens-men and women-wero hanging ou'
Of windows, standing on the stoops' ana even OCCUPY
nv the screaming Lilipuians In the upper part oil
tho city residents appear at their doors as soon Us
The shades ol evening fall and many house ugutiy
closed during tho day dusty, and apparently deserted
in the evening suddenly inhabited by groups on I've
Especialy h this noticeable Fourteenth, Twenty
third, Thirty fourth and on many Of tue man s'Feoes
near Central Park.
during the evening every breathing place Is n,eo oy
thousands o. men Inv pure air The Bat
tory Park Is u favorte spot Tor the DOVE town people,
and long before dark sSs' along hs
ytone piers, and many hire the small noats from tns
point whence they 60 ou, on INC nna u UaY
In night do she lingering groups consent 70 give up
the fresh and back to their stnng quarters Up
town Reservoir square. Tompkins square ana ether
opcn pnrks and Fairgrounds thronged by the popu-
ation adjacent AZ sundown on the piers OF Inc Norn
nnd East rivers hundreds OF boys escape the heat py
fak,nr a swim ana no matter how strict the police
regulations their 1.-the, naked bodies may DC seen NV
ing of tho wharves and dsportng IN the waters inc
poor population crowd the docks ana remain 'here
long into the night
This persuirng Weather Is provocative, too, Of q
GOOD deal Of numor. As women when they are sea-
throw themselves on the Steamer decN "isAous
much thought as to whether their boots are laced or
not SO young merchants and stockprokers 80 about
their business on 'Change without Goals no neckties
wilted collars ian in hand and limp appearance
generally IL Is strange too, how the heat Affects d-
ferent people. HERALD reporter overheard the
following conversation between Two friends on Broad
wsy yesterday:-. ,,
GFiKsr MAN advancing to meet his lriend)-Phcw!
SECOND MAN, waving him OIL and catching MS
brcath-Phcw!
They then both commenced to fan themselves vio-
lcnty as II gain enough spirit to enter into CONVEX
sation.
FIRST Man (gaspng-)Hot! -,
SECOND MAN (using an adjcctivc)-"-hot!"
They seemed incapable oil further conversation, ana
by common Impulse went INTO sample room con-
vcnient, II is presumed 10 cool OIL
Nothing more tautazing to IA man suffering under a
ninoty-nine degree thermometer purple and perspr.
Ing than meet person who looks as cool and com
placcut II Just out oil shower oatn, man VINO
never carries u fan and who wears MS winter over
coat morning and evening. Such person came under
the reporters notice Yesterday
RgPoRrER--Good morning, Mr.. -. Very ho'
Mr. --Hot! Ny dear follow never felt more
coil and com Portable In my lie
REPoRTER-But the Thermometer Is
Mr. Hang the thermometer. sleep under
two blankets every night