The New York herald., 1879-08-03


Average for the week. ............. ~ 81 80 6-7
FLEEING FROM CITY.
Nobody stayed III town that could possibly get out
of it, The Coney Island boats and trains were
crowded. Hundredsof people hocked to the piers
and Brooklyn cars to get down by the seaside. Every
steamer bound to Long Branch. Rockaway up the
Hudson was literally black with people. At the
foot OF West Twenty-third street. Leroy Franklin,
piers l and and North River and at the Battery
men, women and children thronged all day long
waiting for conveyance from the trightful heat of
the city 1t noticeable. however that the ma
jority OF tho refugees from the sulocating streets
were principally men. Thinr,uy be accounted for
by its being Saturday. when clerks and employees
were able to ESCAPE for twenty-four hours to the
seaside. As day toward evening the
number of those seeking the boats in
creased. The rush to Coney Island by water
continuous. Had there been more boats
many more people would have gone As it was those
who could not 20 by boat went by rail via the Fulton
ferry Brighton Beach and Manhattan railways. The
steamers to Long Branch could scarcely accommodate
the thousands that wanted to take passage in them
and the may be said OF the steamers bound
elsewhere. The parks in the afternoon and evening
full of persons whose means and occup pltion
would not allow them to leave the city even for
night. aud every bench on the Battery wall
occupied The Staten Island boats and Brooklyn fer
res were literally patronized. were the open
in the evening. The intense heat drove everybody
out OF doors in quest of cooling breezes. Children
sat in the cutters and many OF the older people
mounted to the housetops The sole object of man.
kind seemed to be to keep cool. which rendered
evening 1t was literally hailed with joy by every
body for 1t universally conceded that yesterday
OF tho most oppressive days or the season.
BY tens of thousands the people fled from the in
toeablc heat OF the city to the great heat Coney
Island. Those who went In the afternoon and re-
turned early scarcely cooled by the trip though
the fresh air from the inviSorating. The
ISL nd only delightful by comparison with tine
city for the unnterr upted glare of the sun on the
slnd made the air fairly Simmer with heat. and
the gathering multitude was cool only the his
torica mnce pies were hot. 1t 'the nime of it,
The went down. however, at his appointed hour,
red in the face with his unusual exertion, and o
breeze came mp with the moon an hour 80 later
From the thick vaporous bank on the eastern hor-
that neither fog nor cloud but looked like
both the came red as the had been. Later
the beach and the still ocean in front were bathed
with moonlight. The scene WAS ono Of rare beauty.
and the thousands who walked the beach at last had
a bit Of comfort The Ave and halt miles Of
lights electric, gas and kcrosenC-from Norto n =
Poin. to the East End were paled by the bright
moon.
Every hotel on the beach was crowded and with
the curious instinct of Americans three visitors
stayed the piazzas in the crowds for that
walked ON the sands. where it really cool. Ex-
ira trains came down every hour i'll the early
ing and each was crowded Later, extra trains
on the return trip and extra were put
each train. The marvellous Providence that has
watched over the excursion traffic of this season
was still kind, and no accidents we're reported.
though the boats. after their usual fashion. came
loaded with twice the number OF passengers to which
they are limited by their certificates.
The travel back to the city later than usual on
account OF the heat. People dreaded to return to
the terrible heat Of the city. and the attractions at
the island were continued later than usual
pleasant change was made in the usual programme
ut Manhattan Beach. The evening concert was given
from seven to eight o'clock and from nine to ten,
instead of from seven to nine. An exhibition of
fireworks by the Alexandra Company attracted great
crowds. Bathing in the evening by electric light. at
Brighton. grows more popular day by day. anu last
evening the surf was unusually hne
OVERCOME
Carl Meyer, resident of Spring street, Hoboken.
was overcome by the heat in Fulton street and
moved to Chambers street Hospital.
Harriet L. James, OF No. 2O5 East Twenty-ninth
. street. was found prostrated on broadway. near
Eleventh street. aud removed to bellevue Hospital.
Frank Phaler, of No. 165 Ludlow street, taken
to Chambers street Hospital from the corner of
Vesey street and Broadway, where no fell prostra,ed
by the heat.
Robert Karney. of No. 163 Mulberry street. was
found at his residence by the heat aud
moved to st. Vincents Hospital.
George Cochran, Al years of No. ~ South Tenth
street, Williamsburg. WAS sunstruck while working
hay barge at pier 1 Wailabout Basin aud re-
John Cliifcy. OF No. 1l5 wyckof street, sun
struck yesterday afternoon Clinton street. Brook
lyn, and was removed to his home.
John McDern.ott was prostrated while walking
along Third avenue, South Brooklyn, and removed
In an ambulance the Long Island College ospita
where ne expired shortly after being admitted lie
Third avenue.
shortly before two clock in the afternoon ship
caulkcr named IL. Sausen. while at WORK on the At
lantc Dock, Brooklyn. was overcome and taken to
the Long Island College Hospital
William Wecht. sinelo iahli. employed in the dry
ing room of Havcnicycrs sugar refinery. Williams
burg. overcome by the heat yesterday afternoon
and died before he could reach home. His body
taken the Fourth street station house. where Cor
oner Nolan held an inquest last night.
l.. u. Maxis, OF No. f4l Fulton avenue, Brooklyn,
was found exhausted by heat in front o. No 2O2
Fulton street ut ten minutes past twelve z. NJ.
Abraham g. Earl, of No. $40 Greenwich street, was
taken in n fMnting condition from a truck in front
OF No. 10 Duane street at twenty minutes past twelve
l.. VI.
e Fred Deihlo confcctioncr. of No. noe Ludlow
street. was found suffering in the Twenty -seycnt tn
t,,etu al min q, u Kan