New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-29
ONE LESS THAN A HUNDRED
THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE SUMNER.


THE wARMEsT PLACES IN THE cOUNTRY-MANY
sUNsTROKEs, A NUMBER OF THEM FATAL.
The conflict between philosophy and common
sense was illustrated yesterday by Hudnut and the
Weather Bureau. The apothecary alphabetically
exhibited a thermometer standing at 800 in the
middle of the afternoon, but the stern powers that
sit upon the Equitable Building would yield only
go to comfort the sufferings of mankind Even
the officers of the Signal Service however had not
the audacity to deny that the daY was the hottest
of the season. The preceding night was breathess
and oppressive, and AZ 3 o'clock IN the morning the
temperature was $50. After o'clock the heat
gradually increased until half-past in the after
noon. when the highest point reached 1t would
be idle TO repeat the incidents which every day Of
excessive heat produces. The long continuance of
the hot weather shows itself in the look Of patient
endurance that has in some measure taken the place
of the irritable temper of the first day Of excessive
heat. Yesterday, too, the artor of the sun was
tempered at times by breeze, which
at . o'clock increased to lively
gust whrling the dust in clouds
about the blinded people upon Broadway and other
streets. and giving the signal for not a few enter
tanning races between straw hats and bareheaded
men. The wind subsidized again, and though there
was A little ar stirring the evening was very
warm.
In Central Park little before o'clock the Their
mometer registered 91o and the heat was upon The
increase But let the pampesed arstocrat, who
! luxurates IN the shadow Of cotton umbrella,
think with commlseIatiOn of the horny -handed son
Of toll labOring in the open sun
light IN temperature Of 1852. Such
was the record at l o'clock. Under the willow
trees and lmdens of the Park however, it was not
hard 10 find a comfortable basking place, and a
good many children, with their mothers OF nurses,
were picnIcking IN the shade and II was very
pleasant TO lie there with eyes half shut, watching
the vague outlines of the clouds or listening to the
fful whispers OF the wind in the leaves overhead.
The scenes at the other end of the city were DIFF
| ferent The Battery was populous, and the free
! bath was crowded all day with women, of whom
not less than five thousand tempted Neptune az the
| Battery alone. IL the evening the throngs IN
| creased and the space ABOUT the music-Stand was
! crowded wit men and women waiting 70 hear the
/ military band awake the strains OF Audran, Nerdl
and Wadteufel. w thin sight, too, were the piers
| of the Manhattan Beach and the Iron Steamboat
! COMPANIES both of which, despite the reputation
| which Friav bears day when pleasurc-seeklng
| is a, an ebn, carried large numbers OF PASSENGERS
! With tie exception 81 some parts o. Missouri
| New-lork was the hottest place IN the country.
! The reports received at the Signal Service oice
! showed the following maximuns o. temperature:
! Albany, 80" Boston. W buH4io' 20 NcN-
| Haven 9Oe; Chicago. 75); Cincinnati, So Indian
| apo.ls So Il. Louis, ~ l. sport Ne. % NO
definite prospect of a decided change III the degree
/ OF heat appears though to-day may bring local
showers AMI some consequent mitigation Oh Tie
! discomfort.
The number Of certificates of death received at the
Bureau of vital statistics yesterday, WAS L ten
less than Thursday. Is the mortality IN the CITY
u-ualiv increase during period OF great heat. Che
sigh a Ing III III he utath TT taised SUI piIre a.
tle office oil tAe u,aIth department; Oh tn deaths
reported yestcIda, % were OF children under hNe
/ vars Odd and about eighty of these had @Ied from
! cbolrrl-lnfautum. Tie action OF tue board OF
/ Health in aDpon ing August ! rs the day Oh when
thr simmer corps 1t My assistant sanitary pee
will ketrf
has caused some surprise IN view Oh the
! fact that the infant mortality mas
been greatest in July IN previous years. Or Ja.es'
the acting sanitary Suprlute ndcni. when ASKED ly
| "A reporter OF The tribune 10 explain why the
Board had not the sunuer corps 10 wOrk earlier,
| replied that no ana unhealthy "ea hof vas ca
/ D. c,ed late Iu August and that the summer corps
! was available for only i've weeks.
The regular sanitary inspectors ot the Health De-
/ partment have been Kept busy during tue recent
! hot weather investigating complaints. over 500
/ such complaints we're received last Week-ao"ut
/ double the number iur an average week I'D
! cooler wea her Ia many HOUSES where SICK
| mes. has been bred by hith and the heat,
] tae occupants have complained OF defective
J sewers Or bad plumbing. HE inspector say ihat
/ many occupant of .enrment-nOnscs VIII contend
with sewer gas OF foul odors from detective uI4I-
pIp,, Tor seN Ia months uI the year Without mas
/ ing lut complaint al the sanitary bufedu. IL -
/ ONLY when the intense heat IN the houses iehdeI7
! me ncXlouS gas-s IutOlcraD.e tndt Inc SUI
/ i-rers Jpeal the proper authorities
/ aud have tile uulsances ahdted. Although
f. occun,uts oil many INST lass dwellings out
Oh ne w. the Inspectors IN cudrsc II uptown dis
tricts have had al tie Work mat thel cOuiu per
form recent attending 10 complaints 81 iouI On1I-
| winch aegraydtr the effects oil tne neat Inc
! Board oI Alderman recently passed "a Ics"Iuli"u
/ calling upon the Board Oi Health 10 nave al TIE
pupnc ST. nool buildings il the city insprc eel our
a.. tn vacation s,ason III. James sald yestelu. >
| that lne sanitary IN p-ctOrs bau not hAd time 10
! luslccl any schools since the vacation season pe-
an Dui me tAOugut The inspections wOu'u DcglA Is
| soon - the weather berame a Lite cooler
DEATHS FROM sUNsROKE.
The cumulative effects Of the long-continued heat
are shown b., the large number OF sunstrokes re-
norted Yesterday in New-lork and neigAborng
places. The following were fatal;
BILrz GorrLiEB age forty Of Leonari-st. State
sr. brooa yn, l,d from effects Of heat while al WORK
BosGEgtS. ClIL. axe forty four, was found dead at
-ryrptl-aye. anu One-nundred ind-thrty --i1th-st
.ia1nsn,3 Le.G1ic OF tnc Wnoe Line, lying on
West Ientn-st, deI from prostration IN the morn
FlrG1r. GEORGE. age thirtyfve, lun6erman, Of No;
Al Ea-t -eyenJeentns.. died 10 Bellevue Hospital
from the efe u OF TIE eat go ... .,
FoLIY JoHS age eIghty-nye Of No. 800 Mott-st died
rd Ion ,Ie M died at No. 15s West Eghteentist
CiARRGAS. JoHS age forty-iour died suddenly al No
~ AZ. twenty-eight was found overcome by
Inc neat al No. 525 GrIud-st., and died III tue am
bulauce OIL the way 10 Bellevue Hospital AZ Zoo
roHSs"S PETER. age orty-four died al No Bayardst
MAHs PETER, nineteen, died suddenly al 40 -o'
NoL4S. MICHAEL age tweny-siz, OF No 2l4 Mulberry
81, Sos M ,TI5tw age twenty-eigbt OF No. $50
Tenlhave., died suddenly, lis supposed from Inc
NrHS' FRANCIS. Of No 42G Niuth-ave was sunstruck,
and died from the elects. ,,,, . r,o.oto-,
thrtynine years Of axe, wing al 1Ie Ashiu Aio'e'
died IRON a sunstrOke received 0n Ihuiday' , ,
MULLER HESRY, ~ge forty, oi No 4VO ouiH' A7' ueu
a. II. Nncents hospit4I, ,.
SHANNON, JAMES, age hitS nv ueI ~ s SuuI by " w.