Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-27
THE TORRID WEATHER IN ST.
LOUIS.
CSt. Louis G1obe-Democrat, 18th. I

st. Louis Globe Democrat, 18th.
Prof: Tce was not vindicated by the
weather yesterday. Not only was yes
terday not the hottest day within hun
dred years, but it fell short all through
the day matter of two degrees from the
temperature attained OF Monday. There
were in the atm psphere subtitle elements
that made the day unusually dangerous,
but a providential breeze which famed
through the streets tempered the possbil.
tiles of the sultry air, and as Il result,
there was gratifying decrease in the
number of eases of coup de soleu reported
and in the list of fatalities. This de-
crease is not at ributable to the ameliora-
ton of the temperature, but rather to the
general public fear of sunstroke. AL
though the breeze blow pleasantly at
times, and the rays of the sun were tenn
pered at intervals with light fieecy
clouds, there was but little increase in
the number of people on the streets from
the day before. There was an increased
attendance of supe ecintendents at the
Dispensary and Morgue, as result of
w S5ooN ChO COACOIAPAltOu
heat of the day had received. The num-
ber of instances of suffering must be dou-
bled, argued the crowd, SO they were on
hand early and remained late, to the
great annoyance of the police, who kept
them beyond bounds.
, Up to a o'clock the business part of the
city was as dead as OH Monday. Freight
wagons did not run and the levee was
deserted. But when the sun began to
sink down in tho west.the slave brought
forth his horse. and until twilight fell
the streets were crowded with drays, carts
and wagons, and the levee presented a
scene of unusually crowded. bustling ac-
Louis awoke as from all East Indian
siesta, and poured out on to the streets in
search of air without sun.
A great many men who had not looked
upon the wipc when red or the beer when
fresh during the day began to "cool flo
with quantities Ofeither. The result was
found in the arrival ut the dispensary Of
eight cases after sundown. A reporter
boarded street cars of various lines
during the day aud made inquiry as to
fatality among the horses. All conduc-
tors and drivers seem to be acting under
general instructions to deny the death of
any animals, although it is positively
know" that no stable in the city has
wholly. escaped. They same retience
was employed at the stable to give infor-
nation, The undertakers suffered se-
verify yesterday. Scott Lynch
lost two horses and several are down.
Brochman lost two horses and four are
down. Two Of Spellbrink's wheelers
died, and six are not expected to live.
Tom Coffee suffered the loss of two good
animals, and one of the team of Tom
Murphy, the hacl1man, died in the har-
ness.
Business at the Morgue was not as
lively as on Monday. Sixteen bodies
only passed through the institution.
Interview With several ice men was
made with the view to learning whet her
the warm weather would advance t ie
price OF the commodity, and the intor-
nation CLEANED that the loss by melting
was so great that unless their was an
abatement of the temperature the price
would have to be raised sufficiently to
make good waste. 1t is impossible
to churn butter in such weather as this,
and unless the mercury descends imme-
diately the price Of butter will rise, and
that decidedly. All businesses feel the
effect of the heated term, and all pray
alike for rain or Il Polar wave.