The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-16


Battery was filed through its whole extent. and
hundreds sat there looking to and ENJOYING
the first moments of comfort they had experienced
through the whole day. In conseqaence ot ms
lower Broadway was lively enough. but up town
both it and the streets almost Gesertei-
Every one who could get away did so.
ANYTHING For BREATH OF AIR.
Most of the mansions OF the wealthy were c!oseo
mp and tenantless and in the few where the Kitchen
maids were left to keep watch and ward during their
employers absence these estimable misses mn
proved the occasion by throwing the windows wide
open and rom the aristocratc elevation OF drawing
rooms firted with the market boy from round
the corner and exchanged soft glances with the
knight OF the locust, always ubiquitous on such oc-
clsons. Along the docks 1t see med IL the entire
population had hocked to the city's margin
and mNde up its mind to stay there.
The string pieces were freighted with lines
OF perspring mortas and the length and breadth OF
the piers looked like the parquet of u the1tre 8
There was not vacant seat iii the parks. and the
homeless tramp. who boarded and lodged OH them,
had cause to fear that he was about being crowded
out OF his inalienable resting place.
Nine o'clock brought the mercury down only
made up their minds that they TO
be defrauded of the anticipated GOODNESS of
the night. The event justified their fears, for
up to midnight there but little falling OF in the
heat. AT Last the the population
turned its face homewars, and as men, women and
children sought repose they Dreathed as an evening
prayer ''How long, oh Lord. how longy
No instrument science ever devised had such an
interest for the people through the day the Their
mometer And with reason. for yesterday the nier-
curry to elevations seldom obtained by il
DctOre. Lie pl1ces III the Duslu ss quarter5 Wuetc
the graduated tube exposed had a throng
OF onlookers about them and the particular window
where any instrument OF the kind WAS suspended IN
the household received frequent visits. There were
places uptown where the mercury stood at l0l
degrees in the shade aud in some instances it was
known to reach the very respectable figure OF 40
degrees In the sun.
OVERCOME By HEAT.
The record of prostrations from the hest was
naturally large, but only fatal case was re-
ported-that of Thomas Flynn. of No. 426 East
Twentieth street. who died IN the evening at Bel
Anthony Diedrick, forty-seven years old. q German
and resident of Newark N j.. was Frustrated at the
corner of Forty-seventh street and Second avenue.
He was cared for and recovered sufficiently to 60
home.
Thomas Pope a boiler maker whose residence
could not be ascertained. overcome in front OF
No. $50 West Twenty fifth street and removed to the
New York Hospital.
Patrick Kenny. ffty-five years old. of Flatbush
avenue, East New York, while on new building at
No. 252 Wooster street, fell to the first floor and
was severely injured 1t is supposed he became
at st. Vincents Hospital.
Amelia Robertson twenty eight years old. of No.
from the corner of Clinton and Delaney streets,
where she had fallen from the heat.
jeremiah Sullivan, thirty-three years old. OF No.
30s East Thirty first street. was Frustrated on the
corner OF Broadway and Fourth street. he was taken
to Bellevue Hospital
Mary Ann McGrath. homeless woman forty-two
years DID, found in the street suffering from the
heat, and removed to Bellevue Hospital.
Harriet James. forty-fve years OF age and home
less. was overcome and removed to the station
house in West Forty-seventh street. where she was
cared for.
Louis Heterich. httysix years old. Of No. 22s West
Forty fourth street, was sunstruck while walking on
Fifth avenue and sent to st. Lukes Hospital
william P. Brisacki. twenty-six years old, Of No.
119 East Ffty-third street. overcome at the
Of Greene and Prince streets and removed to
Bellevue Hospital
Michael Sheehan. employed in the tobacco factory
in Jersey City, sunstrnck in Grove street at
noon and removed in ambulance to the Charity
Hospital.
Nicholas Helm, a driver in the employ of Lembcck
Betz, brewers. on Ninth street, Jersey City, was
Frustrated in the afternoon at the Of Bruins
wick and Third streets.
Mrs. Dolan aged sixty years. of No 1913 Sussex
street, Jersey City, sunstruck, and the police
removed her to her home. Her recovery is doubtful.
james Campbell. laborer, thirty-dve years of
age. prostrated by the heat while 1T work on
new building in Monroe street. and taken to his
home in East New York.
Mary Hanly, thirty-nine years Of age, of No 362
Hicks street. Brooklyn. overcome i'll Fulton
that city. in the afternoon and removed to
the City Hospital.
Julia Murray Of No. 454 Baltic street. was over
come by the heat and taken home.
Charles Freude. eighteen years of age. was over
come at the corner Of Gates and Putnam avenues.
Brooklyn, and taken TO his home No. 1.109 Dekalb
avenue.
TIA THERMOMETER.
The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twentyfour hours. in COM
parison with the corresponding date of last year
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pnar-
macy. HERALD Building. No. 2lS Broadway