The New York herald., 1878-07-04
SUMNER SUFFERlNGS.

INTENSE HEAT STILL PREVAILING II TIE
cI1Y-THE ATTITUDES OF TIE MERCURY
AND DIsTREssEs OF THE PEOPLE.
The city moved yesterday Win languid pulse, Toe
another day Of great heat confronted the setivises
and reprsssed tho energies OF New York's restless
toilcrs. The proceeding night had been soleraby
cool domestic stoop parties had hsa late sessions
and tue southern breeze had blown Ia rsfrsshingy
through windows that stood Hospitality open. But
when morning dawned, the carly sunshine sisntsc
across the strects out oil blue uncouded skies and ai
the hours won't by It's argent decacy gave way 10 ths
deep inteuss glare that It at nooltidc, and dur
ing the thrso or four succeeding hours, and
correspondngiy the heat went up through
all the gamut Of ascension until II stood
in altitude that mankind / accustomed 70
contemplate with calm and phiIosophc observations.
ana man and beast suffered alike from the isrvor Of
us contact Its despotism neIi every iu mere
protesting subjugation, aGd searched mems houses,
which are their castles, as freely as il ruled In the
broad thoroughiares whore people sunk along in ths
scant shade that the tall warehouses cast at MONDAY
And mcn bore II rs best they could ana then con-
suited the street Thermometers that they mighs bs
able to tcst tho strength Of their endurance. Thoss
Thermometers were ~ the snskos that fascinsts BE-
fore killing their victims and this ths viesims
gazed a, tncm long and ardsnt'y, woadssing ~ the
Sinking COOL Bssxxxa SIT sAa sf
But people oil much leisure Still nsaas excursIons u
tho aud crowded boass that want Coasy
Island Staten Island, Long Branea, or sush other rs
seemed most desirable IN the light Of thes
resources ana opportunities The great masses how.
ever mad TO toll In the heat sweIterIng, working
aud sti hoping tor cooler WeuIncr Luckily = iresb
breeze blew III from the pleasant south and tempered
atmosphere made toll less oppressive tnsa II woaid
have been had tbe air Decn charged with moisture.
For the greater part Of the DAY tue sky vas eisar
clouds gathered Ia the soutn, and dnting before tha
breeze grw s'ivery In tho penetrating sunlight but
Sill cast refreshing shade, wuich people vAtnly
hoped would have soms toisrao.s approximation q
psrmansnoe All tho Tree public baths were
terprlse has provided derived ample smolamcnls
wnch illustrated the valuo Of the cid adags
ing Tue III WI nd that blows nooody good. .tl r
Bat the longest day will have an ending. 70 the
hercest heat win lose tts intensity wnen tue sun sets
and yesterday, whom that august Iuminsry vent out
InIouyn the porlals OF the wes tho evening" became
very pleasant although still warm and giving
OF great heat On the morrow By tns time the pso.
pie crowded the parks stroiea along wall
oi the Battery, or gathered IN family circles on the
sloops vi their housos- In this way they spsns the
Time for the most part until the glorious Fourth
10 upon their occupAuous and Its hAtoric seal
snothor year Of our coun,ry's nationnood.
FRITZ Schneider, twenty i've years old. resident OF
Twenty ,hhh street. near E'shth avenue, was sun:
struck Ia Eighteenth street. near Filth avenue, and
removed 10 ,he New York Il HospitxL efr
> Frederick Schroeder, MY years old, waiter em-
pOvcd at the corner Of twenty NTH street AID Eighth
avenue, was prostraIed BY the heat the Of
Twenty second street and broadway. and removed 70
the Now YORK hospital
John McGowau, while standing on or the ap-
proRehcs Of the Brooxiyn Bridge was sanstrucK and
isil TO Tho ground, distauce Of twelve feet He
taken 10 ths Chambers Street Hospital. tkt
frank Naduen, while az work ou new building
corner vi Madison and Ruigcr streets, overcome
by the heat aud removed 10 tho New Y ork Hospital
Lewis Roscover, eighteen ysars oi axe, who resides
NJ No. 3S4 Greenwich srsci, was prostratsd by the
neat and removed 10 the Chambers Slreet Hospital
Afch ddnn nanh wi II AetU Utnn nm
Broaaway, was overcome by tne heat He recovered
sufficiently " go home.
Richard Veriin, aged sixty years, . laborsr, was
prosirated by the hest ut tue Hamilton Jerry and
removed 70 hts home, No. 20s Church street.
A driver 10 the employ Of Mr. Aenry Ahrens, the
city scxvcngsr OF Newark, wuio working ~ the gar.
bage dump Lister avenue, In the Twelfth ward, was
Frustrated by supstroks. Before doctor could sr.
rive the dead HIS William LEG.
Ter, OF Badger avenue.
raed ny tho heat NJ Tue of Newark and jersey
avenues. Jersey CITY, He was removed 10 tho Jersey
City Hospital
A man whose name n supposed TO bs N. Schroeder,
hfy years o age OF Ricuari street, Rcd Hook, south
brooklyn, was sunstruck lighter Charles Parker,
foot OF Lttio Twelfth street, yesterday, aud 70.
moved TO 81. Yinccnts Hospital.
An uhknown man found yesterday UNCONSCIOUS
from the heat ut Eigh rtroei and Broadway
| He was sent 10 Ninssicth street Hospital
No 7s4 Greenwich avenue, was found on Broaaway
yesterday suffering IRON sunssroke He Was taken u
tho Chambers Street Hospital
RANGx or TnK rnkRMoMK KrER.
Tho following record Will show the changes In the
Temperature for the past twcn nty-tour hours,
indicated by the thermometcr AZ Hudnuts pharmacy
ugRALp Bulding No 2lS BToadway:-