The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-16
THE DEADLY HEAT.
Forty Adults Killed by Sun
stroke in st. Louis.
A DAY OF TERROR.
Prominent Citizens Frustrated in
Their Stores.
ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
Never To Be Forgotten Scenes
at the MOrgue.
A DAY OF TERROR.
ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDED.

ct VIC MOiRuS.
ny TELEGRAPH TO THE HzRALD.1
ST.. LOUIS, July To- 1878.
This day Will become historic in St. Louis aad will
30 known the hottest ever experienced in this lat
huda Yesterday the mercury toucned almost tho
same point In the thermometer, but being Sunday,
and the great majority of people indoors it was not
felt to be so oppressive, terribly fatal in
Its results. At daylight this morning the pressure
OF the atmosphere was almost suocatng In its close.
ness. and at eight O'Clock the mercury
marked 90 In the shade. BY that hour
several cases OF sunstroke had been reported and
ment Tho dspensary had been hurriedly Httod up
rs temporary hospital, being provided with wire
souches ice medicines and necessary medical at
icndants This was done in anticipation OF extra
ordinary weather CRISIS and the subsequent of
HE day showed tho wisdom OF these precautionary
measures. as many lives wore saved by the facilities
That were thus afforded by quick treatment
DIspEysARy.
The dspensary presented busting scene OF ANNA
tiou Even in the early morning crowds gathered al
the door watch The operations of the corps ply
sicians and attendants, who rushing about A
member of the Board Of Health, Mr. Priest. looked In
to see that everything going oil right Health
Commissioner Francis, with his coat and vest of,
superintendent the operations Drs Ludekng and
Rmeick attended mainly to tho patients, assisted
NV nra n.u
clans from tho City Hospital Across the hallway Mr..
Francis had wire grating erected to shut OF from
ME CROWD space in which place beds for the &C
eommodation Of patients Four or i've attendants
assisted in placing them upon cots and in bringing
them state of consciousness
AN ALARMING INCREASE or PATIENTS
As the day the number Of arrivals In.
srsassd alarmingly. Each patient no arrived
quickly placed on q couch aud leo and restoratives
applied. and when sufficiently revived was hurried
At an carly hour tho most exaggerated rumors few
about the city, and great alarm prevailed during tho
Day Every hour there came in reports of some we'll
known citizen who had been stricken down.
PROMINENT rRosTRAyE.
About ten O'Clock the venerable Dr. McCanonciy,
EDITOR Of the Crstian Advocate fell PROSTATE while
at work in his Office. and at once the report went
forth that he dead and It was only at much
later hour that it was learned that he had revived
and sill alive. though critical condition. At
steven o'clock Mr.. Joseph Tieman. promi.
uent real estate DEALER while talking to his
partner, Mr. II. H. Lancaster, a we'll known
and popular politician and capitalist, tell TO
tho door insensiblc Mr.. Lincastee rushed out for
ice ana on his return fell PROSTATE himself, and
though both revived they yet critical condi-
ton. These and other similar instances greatly ex-
sitcd the people and business refused TO 90 into
The streets. Many suffered serious Inconvenience In
neir business by their refusal venture Into tho
sun q. carly hour Several visitors to the cves,
Inc stones. fell inscnsiblo.
A RousrABoUr PALS DEAD.
roustabout fell and expired Immediately and his
body taken to the Norgue. Tho intense
among tho river HANDS that they refused 10 load and
unload the boats during midday, and river commerce
suffered seriously. Immense cargoes OF grain were
boats waiting TO be discharged but tho stevedores
In most cases refused to put their to work. At
the mills and factories also, where heat was IN.
tensined and whore many wero Frustrated, largo
oil several largo establish meuts were almost sus.
pended.
BUSINESS sUsrENDEp.
son 'Change' several prominent miers discussed
Tho situation, and IL is stated authenti calIy agreed
10 suspend work to-morrow and to not resume until
Ihere 10 a change In the weather.
FIFTEEN DEATHS AT noon.
At noon there wore ffteon corpses in tho Morguc
Two horses OF Undertaken Coffee foil dead In
The while conveying the bodies or two
victims to the cemetery. Undertaken smithcrs lost
three horses In the Same service Among tho bodies
Or the City Council, and ono OF tho most brilliant
voung men in tho city. He had beon picked up In
Mo street dead from sunstrokc. DR.. herman voors-
'sr, ex-ooroner, and the most noted athlete In ST.
Louis II not wcst Of tho Mississippi Tell
and expired shortly aitcrward.
IWkNrf-sx VICTIMS.
Al eight O'Clock tonight tnere were tweniy.six
bodies in tho Morsue and, despite tho u,mos, caro-
that had been taken, the stencil was awful, and
pcrvaded the atmosphere tor block away. Fifteen
II tho bodies wsro already boxed up for burial to-
aight and tho others woro on Ice. or course the
NOS. OF these victims OF tho poor and laborinr
,lasses, many Of them unknown aud destined to q
quick add unccromonous burial Tho Coroner's Office
attached to the Morgue will remain open all night,
Tho Coroner and his deputies dovotipg their time 10
receiving the bodies. The suffering was confined