The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-08
WAITING FOR A COLD WAVE
sa asa Heres Faintiss asA ChildreH Dying
- che Fsurth ana Wsrst Day Of the Ter
VI. 10 PerisA-Lltsls Relief II the Evening.

Leo asA Hspses Faintias auA Children Dying
- che Fsurth ana Wsrss Day Of the Ter
TX sAA ferisA-Littls Relief II the Evening.
Inc thunder shower that passed over the
sclty at o'clock last evening had q gracious
efect upon tho temperature. which fell from
~ at 7 o'clock to 78o at 8 o'clock. Hudnuts
thermometer marked the latter temperature
I'll the evening. Tho signal service operator
aid at midnight that the cold wave expected
from tho northwest was not duo till morning.
6unstrokes were reported all through the
evening.
The afternoon bulletin OF the signal service
showed that the mercury In the Northwest
was dropping at an admirable rate. and that
the chances for a cool Sunday in New York
were good. In Milwaukee at 8 o'clock tho
temperature was SO. q fall Of 49, in twenty
four hours. In Chicago 1t was So. fall OF 29o.
The mercury reached 07o In the shade here
ct 81 o'clock yesterday. two degrees higher
than on the hot Fourth Of July. Peo-
pie woke up In the morning damp with
perspiration. Hardly breath Of air entered
the opened windows. A film Of hot air glim-
mered on tho pavements and brick walls.
Horses moved along with lowered heads and
sweating TANKS. Pedestrians sought every
possible bit Of shade or lounged slowly along
under yellow sunshades The avenues were
were heavily shrOuded in awnings.
safety OF Of their horses 'S New Watering stations
were established and water mixed with oat-
mea! was given to the a mimi Long sheds shed,
showed signs Of falling 1t was quickly removed.
washed down. and left to rest under one OF the
Sheds But the horses often gave out. and
there wero blocks on nearly every car line in
the city The exhaustion Of two teams at Chat
caused two blocks in quick succession on the
Third avenue line at 10 o'clock.
A. the hospitals the surgeons made every
1000 pounds Office are taken in daily whle the
hot weather lasts. The heat proved very dis
their beds. Those who could get out doors
| found IT pleasant on the waters edge. The
Of half-dressed humanity Carts loaded with
blocks OF ice. oyer which tarpaulin was thrown.
through ran out
squabbled for tho fragments that fell in the
street. Another common sight was tho black
house in which some child had died.
The immiErants A. Castle Garden G were In
they had Worn at sea. and great bundles Of
them, They crowded to. tho windows or lay
The ioatins hospital Of 81. Johns Guild went
out IN the morning with 800 poor women and
anchored for three hours of the Seaside
Nursery at Cedar Grove. Stnten Island. AMIN.
the nursery Each a ] had cup
| Of milk at starting and II good dinner at noon.
Two surgeons we're on board to look after the
sick The hospital vii go out every Tuesday.
| Thursday. and Saturday in tho summer. 1t Is
| In need OF subscriptions. which should DO sent
| to b. d. Sherman. Treasurer. 8 university place.
| The Tribune Fresh Air Fund started its first
| hatch OF children to the country yesterday
| morning. A hundred went out by the Erie
Railroad to Wnveriy. Tio;;n county. Tho ma.
iority were girls They camc from a. parts OF
the city. They will spend two weeks at tho
| farm houses in the ncighbOrhood Of Wnvery.
Very few have ever been out of the city before.
| Tho summer corps Of fOrty-twO physicians
| who are to visit tho tenements during the next
| ten weeks begin their labors to-mOrrow. Their
duties will consist In prescribing and provid-
| ing medicine for the sick. distributing excur-
| sion tickets to the chi ldren and In Other ways
| lettering the health OF the tenement population
| Each physician will bs assigned TO adistrlct.
Their compensation will be at tho ratio Of slOO
7 q month.
Tho public baths were used by 270577 per.
sons last week. and 1874. $50 persons testinllted
| drank ice water at tho Post Oflcc fountain
| which was opened on Monday.
| There were l 76 deaths yesterday. Tho death
| list for tho week WINS 1O5l. while for the prcvi-
| GUS week II was but ZIG. Oftho .O51 deaths
| 672 were those OF children under five years oil
| ago. and 800 were due to dnrrhd'al diseases.
| Twenty-Five sudden deaths were reported at
the Coroners' office yesterday. There were
about fifty cases of sunstroko that came under
| pubic notice.