The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-20
PRO BONO PuBLICO.
THE HEAT ELSEWHERE.
ST. LOUIS.

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ST. LOUIS July 10. 1878
st. Louis has had another close and suiry day,
though the thermometer has been uniformly about
throe degrees lower than II was yesterday. The at
mosphere has been oppressive and tho slight wind
that prevailed the greater part OF the day had
little In II that was invgorating and refreshing.
The casualties from heat have, however, been
greatly diminished and It cow be fairly said that
st. Louis is worry near tho ending OF the terrible
scourGe which has weighed upon 1t Tor the last len
days The Of supslroke to-day will number
about fifty, and OF these not than ten will DO
tata. There were only SIX deaths to-day. At the
Morgue seven bodies were exposed, and these were
buried tonight. One OF tho saddsst to-day
that OF the Rev. Father Joseph Brinkman,
OF the Monks Chcrch the corner OF Kansas avenue
ana Meramec street, who was Frustrated at late hour
last night. The best remedies were applied and tho
most skiu medical aid was secured, but uotwith
standing the great effort made for resuscitaIion be
died this morning.
THE BURIED DEAD
The following Is list OF burial permits issued TO-
day In cases OF sunstroke-
Louisa Scherer, SO years.
Loui, Meyer, IS years.
William Palock, ~ yeara
Rev. John brinkman
n. Edelberg, 81 years
Susan Scherer, SO ysara
Susan Brown, SO years.
T.. II. Pierce, 80 years.
Unknown man, so years, diod at tho City Hospital
Christopher Bleak, 4S years.
Mary O'Neil, ~ years.
William Mitchell, SO years
Mrs Conroy, 80 yours.
THE DIsPENsARY.
At an early hour to-day there quite rush OF
business at the dispensary and II looked II the
ten oclock business Stacked Off aud alter that hour
there few arrivals ana there deaths ~
the dispcnsary during tho day. Nearly all the fac
tories and foundres are now running on full force
though many wor1men stll refuse to return TO work
until the heated term Is entirely over Many OF The
shops where girls are employed will not resume work
until Monday.
The arrivals at the hotels to-day show that the tide
OF travel has again set In through ST. LOUIS and that
the public scaro IL rapidly passing away. About
two O'Clock this afternoon the sky became
rain; at four O'Clock n slight shower SCI H.
but only lasted five minutes, scarcely cooling the
before. AZ ten +. NJ. the stars shung and there
is no sign OF ram, though the ciossuess or the
would indicate that there must DO ram before many
WHAT THE SIGNAL OFFICER SAYS.
In M interview to-n,ght with tho Signal Service
seems to be toward decrease Of Temperature Ali over
tho country, which Is slowly aad surely progressing
a at most Of the western stations and 70 day .ncrs
still further fall AT Winnsmucca, Nevada; there
has been fall Of twsnty-seven degrees since yestsr
day morning"
The minimum thermometer here this morning was
Tho change at wnnemuccs the signal oiicor thought
Is the precursor OF cold which will sweep east
wardy, reaching here by 10 morrow morning
MORTALITY
There have been $40 burial permits issued In 81.
Louis during the last days. those OF year
Tor tho corresponding period being l22 showing an
iairiy stated that this excessive mortality 10 due
or los directly to the intense heat that has pre-
vailed.
RECORD OF THE THEnsoMsrKR.
The following Is the Thermometer record OF the