The New York herald., 1878-07-03
THE MERCILESS HEAT.

BREEZY COSTUMES AND COOLING BEVERAGES
THE ORDER or TIE DAY-sEvERAL SUM-
STROKES REPORTED.
Old Sol piled ON the agony yesterday, just to show
his power and prerogalivs and let US see once IN
whie-as though we were likely to forget it-that he
can ma ke sweat when he wants to. 1t was a full
fedged summer day, tho sky cloudlsss, the thermom
ster high toned standard OF ntnetyiour tho at
mosphore warm like that OF a Turkish bath, and all
humanity perspiring in and out ei doors multitude
of old black winter tiles were shot away, and their
owners came forth like the butterfly from the
chrysaIis in the gay ana festive straw hat Of
the season. The lavender pantaloons, the alpaca
coat, the white yes. and the man in his
shirt sleeves swinging all features OF the
change the thermometer has brought about Other
features the sudden crop OF lemonade ana rasp
berry stands that sprung up along tho streets, the
constant roll of the wagon everywhere the throug
ing crowds at the lager bier bars, the mutudes In
every portion OF tho parks. the lazy attitude OF the
Chatham street mercnant and also the frequent
met along the streets OF women and even strong
men iaintug from exhaustion by the wayside. All
these signs gave assurance that summer had surely
lively skipping breeze sprung up about four
IN the afternoon ami easily found all the broad
and This, alter The stil uny icdng
heat Of noon, WAS welcome as the flowers oil May.
ASPECTS
The heat made feariuI ravages among the artistic
linen stiffened with tho siInest starch that
with their owners in the morning with dignity and
pride home IN the evening Imp and aDject rags.
However IL was the women appeared to bear tac heat
lar better than the men. No one saw any Of them
arm mopp,ng her forehead as every other man
appeared 10 be dong. The men had the
ue sser and ina. may aceoan, tor the Inference In the
street cars wnen jam occurred. 40 was frequent on
the Third avenue ine Inc Black Hole OF Calcutta was
partly illustrated. On the elevated roads nothing Oi
this KIND could happen, aud the riding up there was
pleasant in The extreme by comparison with that ON
the horse cars. Umbrellas were IN common use, anu
appear be about the most sensible things man cau
carry about him In the open afr at SUCH periious
epoch Of neat. pOrtly perspiring Engllshman WAS
riding the afternoon in a street Car ana the cx-
presson OF his lace anything but amia.
bic. The heat appeared TO choke hrs utter.
anos ana bung up his eyes. He mopped his head and
face with red SILK handkerchief as though be were
lighting some imaginary enemy whose 'ead he wanted
to punch very badly. He neighbor ut last
very impxtlenty, and exclaimed, You call this zero
country ail Columbia, appy land out olow me II
can 'ow a either 'ail or appy with his
shirt pasted 70 his back. ms 'ea0 swimmn with tue
'eat and his body Ooiled with passpirauon. Gve me
Old Hngiand, God bless her, where man get out
HIS without It's avng to be cut oil his oack
That unfortunate Engrshrnan mad many companions
ir misery among his compatriots
An unknown man oil about twenty six years was
found suueripg rom sunstroke on the corner Ol
Eighteenth street ana Second avenue anu removed 10
Beievue Hospital
Margaret Burleigh, a resident OF tho Putnam House,
was overcome by heat front Of No. 67s Broad
way. She recovered quickly and started Tor hor
home.
The Coroner was telegraphed Tor IRON the Ninoty-
ninth Srect Hospital TO make post-nortem exam
inat,on Of boay OF who died from the elects
OF The heat
William Cooper. q resident OF No So Meadow street,
Brooklyn, found suffering from tho heat ia
Whitehall street, near Front, aud aken to CuAmbers
S,reet Hospital
w. +. Barker, driver OF . milk wagon, was
struck Third ind taken 10 Ninety nintn
street Hospital
William f. Barlow, driver for Bordon's Condensed
MIX Company, yesterday AFTERNOON iei from his
wagon Third avenue, near l24th street, overcome
Street hospital in u dangerous condition.
William smith, aged twenty-eight years, Of NO III
North Second street, Williamsburg, WAS prostrated
by the heat while returning from work Houston
Street Ferry boat He taken home by the police,
anu IL Is foared that nc wiii not survive
Mary Lewis, twonty our years old, VI No. 524 Hicks
street, Brooklyn, feII in insensbIe c0ndion from
the effect of heat Desbrosses Jerry house,
ana was removed 10 Chamber Street Hospital
A homeless woman, named Harriet s. Jayne, forty
five years OF age, sunstruck while walking
1wsnty-ninth street, near second avenue. she
taken TO Beiievuc Hospital
Leuquin Reilly, thriytwo years old, oi No. Varick
street, was sunstruck the corner oil Barclay and
streets and removed 10 Chambers Street Hos
pitul.
A man, unconscious from the heat, was found on
the Of spruce and Nassau streets and
Chambers street Hospital Papers were found
HIM marked "Nathaniel Freeman, Boston. Mass
RANGE THE THERMOMETER.
The following record VIII show the Changes In the
temperature for the post twenty ytour hours,
parison with the date OF last year.
ed by the Thermometer Hudnut's acy,
HERALD Building, No. 2ls Broadway