New-York tribune., 1880-07-01
A FAIL or THE M'RCURP.
INTENSE HEAT SOMEWHAT ABATED.


RELIEF NOT IMMEDIATE AND \ NUMBER OF DEATHS
REPOETED-NO PROSPECT OF RAIN-1HE TEN
PERATUEE TnEOUGHOUr THE COUNTRY.
E To the great relief of suffering humanity there
was an aba.e uent, yesterday Of the intense heat
that for several days had made wrctchcd the exist
cncc of all animate creatures In this city.
Yet the day WAS far from cool. Even while
friends cheerfully exchanged congratulations on the
downward tendency of the mercury. they wiped
away from their foreheads beads o. persp!ratiOn.
But as most things are comparative in this world
the change for the better though not radical, was
ioyfuy Welcomed a refreshing breeze too, at times
during the day, contributed TO the general relief.
There was 10 such marked change, however. as to
bring immediate relief to persons or animals that
had been weakened by the previous severe heat.
During the day n number of people were overcome
and died. and in various parts OF the city horses had
TO he relieved from work. at least tcmpOrl lrily.
While the mercury fell few degrees in general
throughout the East, 1t rose in the West and South
The tcmperature at 10 place i'll the United States
was unusually high yesterday. The following
figures furnished from the Signal Bureau at
the Equitable Building, indicate the highest
reached by the mercury at the places
named New York City. SO; Albany n. y. 81
Boston. so: Baltimore, SO; Philadelphia $50;
PittsburQ, PenH., 81 "a fall of 14o); Shreveport,
La. 90: II. Louis, 800; Chicago, 7So IA rise of
2oj Cleveland, 75o IA rise of 6ol Cincinnati, 800
IA rise of so; Detroit, TO; Indianapolis, So IA
rise of 12o) La Crosse. Wis., 7S' Ia rise of 1Go /;
Milwaukee, WIS, TO IA rise of 1922.
There was very little precipitation throughout
the country during the day and no storm centre.
The falls of rain were few and very slight. As re-
ported at the Signal Bureau they were as follows !
Buffalo AZ OF an inch; Rochester II; New Orleans.
O3 and Alpena, Mich, SO.
At Iiudnuts pharmacy the Thermometer regis
tered 7Go at 6 a. IN. 76' at 8 a. M, 100 at l. m,
$50 at $3.50 p m., 80 at p. m., and To at p. III.
At the latter hour a strong breeze was blowing.
The indications for to-day that the weather
will be clear and warmer, with no prospect of ram.
A TRIBUNE reporter asked the person III charge at
the Signal Bureau last evening if there was no
message of good cheer for the parched earth and
wthered vegetation.
81 am afraid not" was the reply. "thero isn't
the slightest indication of rain. There has been no
storm centre reported to-day but it has been fair
and clear"
"But may we not have local rains ~
"Yes. we are Liable to have local showers any
minute : You can't tell where they come from
where they 20. 10. | do not, however. anticipate
ANYTHING of the kind"
One hundred and eighty-Dine deaths were re-
ported to the Burcau ofVitd Statistics up TO noon
Yesterday, among them several cases of death from
the effects of the heat The olowmg are the names
of persons who died from the heat or were prosra-
ted. as reported from various sources:
AARRoN DANIEL age eleven months died at No 400
West Fo'ticIhst.
BRADY. SARAH, ase hfy-three, died at No. 1876 West
BREGII, MARY JANE age seven months died at No. 3o7
BURNS JosEruINE, age three, died at No. 5O3 West
BuRNs MAKY. age three months. died at No.4ll East
CARLY, OwES a ahorcr. twentysix wears of West
TwtnD-ihndst. lie wIs overcome while AZ WORK
IN Grccuwc!l-si., and va, TAX n 10 the Chambers
sii,e, HosptaI
CHRISTIE LILLE age talTy. OF 49, l12 LzaD,th u rc ST,
Chambers street Hosuital.
DAssKOWIlCH, JACOB. age thirty-nne. of No. "a
Wet Broadway. was overcome and was taken
to the Chnmbcr's-Strcct Hospital.
DEvLIN, JOsFli "gi twenty one ded al No 10 BroOme-
DocmARTY MAnTIx age seventy-sx, died at No. ga
GrITR CArARISE are nineteen. died at Sixty fourthst.
GRAY, MARY axe seven months died at No. 2l3 East
OIc-nunire ud-fweuty second 81.
HUTGHIS-, MARGARET, age iorty-seyen, died at No 90
KELLY, PETER age twenty two. died at the New-York
Hospital. lis home wa' not discovered
yne AZ Nd Il West Bfoadway lie staggered into tie
Chambers street Hospital and was successfully treated
MCDONALD. JoHN. age thirty, died ~ No 20j East
MCKAY. Am age twcntyseven. OF No. 1G3 Mad,son.
ave. she found insensibe on "A sto0p in East
Thirty hrs.- .-st, and taken 10 tDe New-YOik HOs-
piaL
MANGO MARCISO age hfiv OF No. A. CrosDy.st,, was
overcome DY the heat while as woTa IA calvary
Cemetery Yesterday afternoon lio was taken 10
tLe Flfin Precinct station, III Brooklyn. and thence
was removed the Eastern strict li0spif al, where
he died al 1880 p. m
PuIyln GEoREL g. age tWenty-eieht. home not dis
go yrr-d. dIri u IA New York llusplt a.
srRAUsBuRG. FREDEmCK C., age twenIy-eThi, died at
The Bellevue Hospital
WERGlR NORRIS. age thirty-seyen, died at No. 265
GtColc--t.
WonD WIIIIA, age about thlrty-t wo, home not dsc
,trd. IIr was fund unconscious Mt M. 10 Statrst
lie vas taken 10 tie Chambers street Hospital al
- m where he Oed "a "A few minutes.
- cnild, age year, e:ed aI No l73 Hester ST.