New-York tribune., 1880-06-29

from the neat. scenes IN the courts ana
ether public places are described herewith.
Many casea of sunstroke are reported.
SCENES IN AND AROUND THE CITY.
THE APPARENT HEAT GREATER THAN THE ACTUAL
"A UEnIFRsAL ENDEAyoR TO KERP coOL-~Ex-
PRRIEScES OF PUBLIC oPFIcgRs-A SLIGHT
RAINFALL In TnE EVENING.
Not breath of air was blowing yesterday morn
ing, aud consequently the weather seemed hotter
than It really was. At a. m. the thermometer
reaistered 7Bo; at O'clock the mercury had crept
mp 20 78o. and by noon 1t had attained $780, At 8
p- m. the maximum-9S reached. In
tho meanwhile the heat was almost intol-
ersble. Pedestrians sought the shady sides
Of the streets, and even on Broad
way fosmaiity was sacrificed for the sake of COM
fort by scores of men who walked in their shirt
sleeves with the1r costs over their arms and hats
In the.r hands. The venders of alleged lemonade
wers the only people who really seemed to be happy
under the general aiiction. and they busted them
selves In handing over drinks with great deal of
lnetapborica sunshine reflected from their faces. In
general, however, the heat appeared to affect minds
a. well as boiies and few persons could keep cool
mentally any more than physically.
The day seemed so much hotter than the mercury
Indicated that hundreds of people turned away from
the thermometer In front Of HudnuRs Pharmacy
features. Several people declared that the atmo-
sphere was more oppressive and generally unbear-
able than they had known 1t to be when the mer-
curry was es high as 1862. The excursion boats
were well patroniEed. and many people visited the
various beaches The public baths were
crowded to the limit Of their capsc-
ity during the entire. day. In the
tenement-houses there great deal Of suffering
In SOME of the narrow court yards within thereere
groups of men and women whose clothing had been
reduced to minimum, while children were clad in
single garment. Some of the streets were utterly
loathsome with offensive heaps of decayng garbage,
and the foul odors arising from stagnant water in
the ill-payed cutters. Women stood in the door
ways Of reeking saloons. wpng their faces on their
sprous and little children cried because the heated
payements burned their not altoe callous little
feet.
Flags hung listlessly down and cung about their
stafs and sails did not even idly flap against the
masts. The omnibus and street car horses toiled
wearly along. On the Third Avenue road some OF
the upward bound cars had four horses attached
Now and then an ambulance would hurry by on its
way to or fron hospital aud the people along the
streets would mutter, "Another sunBtroke," and
,eok fearful lest their turn might come next.
= The Ionsshoremen along the river fronts found
the heat very oppressive Rn6 several cases were re-
work were generally stripped to single Bhirt and
mir of oyerailer and several ships they ceased
work during the midday hours. They were gen.
srally provided with oatmeal water for drinking
purposes which Ia quite 40 pslatable as ice water,
and Is more cooling and less dangerous in its effects
About7 o. m. there was slight fall OF rain. The
ouaptity was not measurable, but it cooled the air
fcr time and enabled the people 70 draw long
breath again. Soon after the shower it grew hot
again. but the heat was tempered bv stray breezeS
A few moro drops of rain fell about O'Clock.
rBH COURT HOUSE COMPARATIVELY COMFORTABLE
One Of the coolest buildings IN the city duriug the
heated term is the new Court House. Its thick
sns walls win bear the heat of many suoh days as
yesterday without being warmed through. Then.
roo the breezes when there any, easily make
their way through the great windows
and wide corridors. In consequence
thoss whose duties call them to that
byilding during this weather are constantly con-
rratulating themselves upon their good fortune
YESTERDAY for instance the lawyers when they hrst
same IN. hsated and 1iltempereG Fo nrd 1n comolsn
erseYonsly of the heat But after they had oeen III
The Court House for time they began 70 Sn aJOA d5 %
rok eee 20 realize that the temperature was apove
meaerats degree. Actually. howe or, tne neat
~ great a ~ oles spTsar mp in the
aud swept through the court-roomS, they were "ei-
coined as q relief.
IN OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The continued heat yesterday caused mucn ln-
..axeaieuce to those who were compelled to attend
4ha f,ourt of General Sessions. The Court-rooms In
ara fu;lding have always been poorly ventilated
.,a IN not weather they become almost unbearabie'
p.rt L over which Judge Cowing presides' was
raeigsd with crowd Of men and women all Day
tae trial of August Palmer. noted thief, attracting
r,neh attention His friends were present IN foroe'
ana the room was permested with stench sncn as
enp only be found 10 a crowded courtroom on NO.
day All who were compelled 70 remain IN .nC
s.6;sred and should the excessive heat conunue;;
ss hssitl of some of the oeials it believed, wii
csrfssniy suffer. Part III. in which Recorder emysn
presided, was not 50 crowded, ana sne ho@' was NV
ssII qbs g Post oce building in which the united
States courts are heS 2 one q q +sc sse vsSS The
eiis are thick, aud tbs beat docs not penetrate ~
them. Besides the corridors ere spacious snG & snS
sessss,or srsss y ncrtion Of which Is below around
{hn heat was not so severely 1elt as eisom NV @
nevertheless the smpoysS ~SS "s1T Win a tHe OBJ
~ az pscertaininR what tho real OPINION o. =
Ia public was regarding the Tsatneaa, ea,,.nt :
sss-,sr,sr rasorter conyeIsed with several
..xss,s and ofScials who were found IN and about
"a t:,ty Hall Park. TO arriye at an unbiased con
sies;cn. men of both political parties were sought
1s;,s aii rreed that the weather was intoIeraDle'
sh.ss eni,is,a Wers couched In peculiar iangnaee'
Tbs zane have freguenty ab.1r Tenlics have
siwavs bes, ecorous; bat yesterday when spoftSSn ~
= akouf enc weather, In nine cases out OF te" WV
snsysor was embeliished with proianiW'
AT THE EXCHANGES.
n1.. aowntowp raerchante appeared to sunei
r..tlv fron, tho heat. and on tho Produce ana COZ
{ -, Exchanges the members showed very Little a's
.,.ition 10 transact any business The dgnity
snalls dso to snch people seemed to be aconside,a
s 49,, assoplary IN Importance to comfort On tne
s,,sy sloor 81 the Produce Exchange the grain anc
a. ,,arcnapts had 40 sdysn age over those inter
sstd "a proyisions. who occupy the lower moor, =
= q. ,,.msrous windows on the four siaes OF In'