New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
THE FURY OF SUMNER.
A HOT DAY IN THE CITY.


The heat was somewhat less intense yesterday
than on Friday, though an unusnaily high tempera-
t1ro still prevailed. and great discomfort was eApe
renced throughout tne ci5y Trna eIm fhs JaT and
made walking and other exercise more endtiraDle.
In the morning the sky was clear ana the suns rays
were almost scorchng as they struck the streeCS'
At noon momentary relief was now and then eX-
perienced by small clouds obstrncting the .: gun:
eTe stronS IN indications Of rain but none fell
Upon cross streets and in all places where tne
breeze was obstructed the heat was very great. AZ
the office of the Fifth Avenue Hotel at p N: tne
mercury was at 90o andit had been several degrees
RoasS Rsasr earlier B Bellevue SHS hospital
a. and at al, 4 p. m at 0O0. At Hudnuts pharmacy the
Thermometer Friday at D. N. marked 81, Mt MD
night 800, and for yesterday was as follows os6 g.
$40 D. M. $50; 6 p M, $50.
Crowds left the city in the afternoon for Coney
landing of the Manhattan Beach boats o6o at
p. IN. it was stated that, over 1000
persons bad left for (COney Island from that that
Large numbers were still taking their departure:
Shops everywhere were deserted by customers and
propretors aud clerks sat listlessly in the door
ways many wearing neither coat nor waist,
coat The uncovered bridge OF the elevated
roads at Chatham Square. crossing from the Second
ave. to the ThiId-ave line, was very hot place.
Along the streets. girls at work npon sewing
seated as near the windows as pos. pos
machines and sleeves rolled mp. Even tho ever
busy Chnaman had to stop his work, and many
to be sR scatsH sn 10 sVs We're gne
carried and the signs of Delicious cool soda"
Iced lemonade and cool lager" which
met the eye at every corner. proved II,
resistibly attracting to large numbers of men and
bows while the rush at the milk and dairy restarr-
ants especially at noon, was very great ProDably
no class of men experienced more discomfort tllan
the mail carriers who made their regular rounds in
the sun. burdened by load Of letters and papers
1hrougbout the day the, public swimming baths
were crowded by thousands of happy urchIns, and
it was with great difficulty that the keepers could
get them out of the water when the time was up
At the Battery bath n, the middle OF the after
moon Keeper John Krcher said that nearly
| 5000 had already been in the water; " On
| Friday" he aided, (Which was Ladies' Day.
there were about 1000 bathers, and many more
came here whom we could not accommodate. We
have had probably 1000 bathers this week. Sat
nrday night is our biggest crowd, and tonight we
An interesting sivot yesterday to see the boys
of tine st. Vincents Home in WaTen-st.. seventy
five iu number, enter the bath at the Battery Inc
| little fellows appeared perfectly happy the mo-
ment they jumped into the wafer. and many
of them had their clothes of by the time 1y Ihey
reached the doors of the dressiug-rooms. They
visit the Battery bath three times each week. Al
the Fifth-st. bathing house the crowd was so Preat
several days ago that the platform was broken
Ia tho ice supply getting lowi" asked q TRB-
UNE reporter Of f. A. Smith, treasurer OF the hnlck-
Ice G"mPan Ss ba & pnSe
was tbe reply that We arc selling O great extra
quantity Of ice during these ,,h hot spells;
much as one would suppose and there isn't enough
trade at such time TO pay us for the extra labor
required. It only makes onr horses ana men WORK
harder. It's the long Summer that benefits US
The cool Summer of three years ago was the best
what is the general outlook in regard to ice 7"
All % the ice in tho United States will be used up
before the season Is over. If 1T were not for the
fact that we selling great deal less ice than IN
previOns years the supply would he innch more
quickly exhausted. 0nr trade llas not varied 100
tons a day during this hot spell"
Among the 500 patients now Mt Bellevue Hos
pital the effect OF the extreme heat OF the last lew
days has been slight. All the windows were open
I,non the Balconies fronting the windows. No case
oi suil-strOke had been reported Said Dr. j. H.
Grdner one of the hospital physlcians:
1--WE are obliged to make All allowance Tor the
Temperature in our treatment but that ~ about ALL
In surgery cases. the heat interfercs somewhat by
cases of alcoholism, OF which we have many.
il causes suffering aud possibly makes them
more often fatal. I5ut the temperature IN the hos
pital Is good aud bclleyc that We nave ABOUT the
One Of the marked effects Of tho late dry weather
was seen yesterday IN the dry, brown grass III
full green color, however. Tho water Of the fomn-
tain in tho park was shut OF yestierday
| such hot weather the reason gwen by
one OF the Park officers was that the roots OF vii,
low tree had grown into tue clay pipes or the snail
sewers connected with the fountain. and had led
| them thus preventing the water from running of.
The report Of the temperature for other cities al
the Signal Service station at 3;l2 P; M.
AsSanSB sso: Boston, % AS"; ss" Buff%io 7eo BuriaS,
yt G G"cnnd m s4 GSvysa"G GCsSyfn"f 75
Penn nc; Indianapolis, $40 Keokuk, Iowa, SO:
sSSi ES9i'7i'N Na.h!Iis. nS '' Tenn, "au,s N.Y. Ss$
London Cn1 SS% Es%95Sa S7 S o@9sa so
land Me-. 7bo; Rochester, 100; Shreveport
Ia st. tSHis, $40 sG5 st. xeo, roE sto tsi
| rainfall was 80 with the wind southwest
In Portland the rainfall was 49, in Shreveport 40
and in Vicksbure ID, with wind south &C the latter
AZ other cities the weather was fair There was nc
| storm centre and no indications of marked change
| in the weather, though local rnns might be ex
pected.
Bnreau of Vital Statistics yesterday for the twcnty
four hours ending at noon, the highest number re
corded for any Edy dsat these
713 were children under five years OF age; 52'
were under one year 440 deaths were due 10 dlar
seven to measles, and only three to scarlet fever.
| The cases of prostration by the heat reported bl
the police of New-York and neghboring cities wer
| as follows:
BAnRY, JOHN lnborer in the lumber-yard of Messrs
podge Msgs was pE0,gsd ny ~ t the heat s0
of Bay-st, Jersey CITY, aud was taken to st. Franci
Hospital for treatment.
DoNNELLY eARAH, age n1y, OF NO IL Ceronnest.' VIC
taken TO the Chambers Street Hospital sunernK iron
| slight sunBtrOke.
GREEN THOMAS age forty-two, OF No. go Mulberry-st
| was prostrated by the heat yesterday, at HaUOve
and Beaversts. He sent 10 the Chambers Stree
Hospital, where he died 1880 Inst evening He wa
street labUrer and had been working up 70 about
d. IN. He remained UNCONSCIOUS until death: HI
temperature was 110o ana cOulu not DC reduced
He unmarried.
HARDUcY ANN, age forty-nine years, OF No. 30 Eal
: 4 n.af Waa YeBterday, while MOrl
ing In MacdOugal-Bt.
LONG, PHILIP, an old living at No. 12S Cherryst
| Hoboken was removed to st. MAry's Hospital, thH
city yesterday. He has been very III since Thrsda
night from the excessive heat. go .
the jersey CITY and Bergen Horse Railroad al. Con
pany, "f ae hsa1 Snd vii n not recover
srEUBRN, HENRY. age TWENTY-FIVE. an expreesmap
No. lab 6ecOnd-ave., was overcome Dv tho nel
Yesterday and was taken 70 the Chambers Stree
Hospital. His case is not serious.
erTTT ROBERT age thir nine, OF Jarvis ontario, VIZ