New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-06
HEAT TEMPERED BY RAIN.
THE MERCURY TWO DEGREES LOWER

REFRESHING SHOWER.
The mercury was apparently overcome by the
holiday festivities of the Fourth, for instead of go
ing to bed properly aud letting the city get cool
before morning, it stayed up to 76o all
through Wednesday night Perhaps it sat up to
the fireworks; but at all events the thermome-
ters all made niGht of it. The consequence was
that the temperature yesterday morning started
with an unfair advantage over any preceding
day and having only 40 to overcome to get
into nineties the mercury did that without turning
hair. Not so the people, however for they did
little else than turn their HAIR with their handker-
chiefs all day. Under any circumstances the city
would have been pretty well exhausted after the
eIertions of the preceding dav. but, with the
morning breaking stiAingy hot, any
serious attempt at rallying became
absolutely hopeless. By o'clock Hudnuts
thermom eter informed the public that there were
7se of heat; at noon there were 50; at $3.50
so, and after that the liquid metal gradually de-
clined to "a at in the evening.
The highest reading at the Signal Service Station
on the top Of the Equitable Building was $50;
but IL was q very meagre consolation to
those in the Oven-like streets TO know that it was
cooler elsewhere, and even the light breeze from
the southeast blew in such an injudcious and fit
full way that IL only made the intervals
seem hotter. Not few stores aud some large man.
ufacturing houses closed all day. and business
was slack and desultory in those that were open.
TRYING TO KEEP COOL.
In the morning everybody jostled along the east
sidewalk of Broadway and the avenues. and then
with one consent pronounced the opposite side the
more fashionable for the afternoon. There was a
tendency among all classes to stand IN doorways.
especially in the doorways of drinking bars. The
.h.1y in Dor vdad 1rrino
the day. and along the water front of the North
River rows Of workmen sat and lay in the shadow
Of the piles of timber and under every house and
wharf looking envlously at the horses that went
about with sponges on their heads
The. Business Nau's ice-water fountain
in front of the Post Office encouraged
moderation to an alarming extent. The cool
draughts were pronounced godsend by men,
women and children alike, and the crowd which
surrounded it great that hundreds turned
away. after standing waiting while in the broil-
ing sun. despalrlng OF ever reaching cup. Man
ners rather at a discount among Them and the
majority thought it superfuous courtesy 20 wait
till their proper turn came round So all the many
waterfounlaIDs IN tho parks and all the pumps of
the city had their crowds OF patrons while those
men. as the Ietter-carierS, whose work compelled
them to be moving in the hot sun had q hard time
of II.
WELCOME SHOWER.
Every body had been struggling so persistcntly
for every strip of shade throughout the day that
one was sorry when. shortly after o'clock, clouds
drifted up and there plenty of shade for every
body. The spectacle from the top of The TRIBUNE
building and other lofty buildings in the city was
magnificent as the storm swept up. Long before
drop of rain fell in the city great masses OF cloud
OF an angry brown color shading into dead blue
black stood banked to the southwest,
throwing n deep shadow over the river
and completely shutting out the view OF Jersey
CITY. Now and again the lightning broke through
them. never very brilliant, bat sufficient 10 make
the blaekness of the clouds more black. One by
Que the buildings In the south oil the city grew
dark IN the shadow and then were completely en-
veoped in the thick gray ran-mist which swept
up behind and below the cloud masses while away
10 the west the sun shoDe deep orange color,
tightening the prossic mist into the wonderful
golden haze which Is so seldom seen out oil turner's
pictures .
And then came the rain. For half an hour the
down pour was continuous and ptiless, branching
every ocy and everything, running IN miniature
rapids down every gutter aud forming small lake
At every hollow IN ths stIeeIs- But the pavement
soon gone again, and before o'clock the sidewalks
were "a dry as IN the morning and only the winter
Tor their Washing
CASES OF sUNsrRoKE.
The following cases Of prostration by the heat
were reported:
Coils. CHARLES J., found IN broadway, at Twenty
nInths having fallen yictia TO the Oppressive
he was sent ~ the New York Hospital.
PREsER CATHERINE Of No rs Dcan-s,.. Brooklyn, was
overcome ulton Ferry and removed TO the Cham
beers street Hospital
GoRx,y MRs ELLEN age forty, OF No 373 Hudson. ave.
Brooklyn. pr strated nj her home, and taken to
tue Brooklyn Hospital
HIRsaAS PHiLP. age forty-four OF No 40 renthaye,
while loading brick at Pier 81 North River, WAS
overcome, and taken TO tho Chambers Street Hos
pitaL
LEVI JULIUS twenty years old OF No 3i3 East Eighty
hrstst.. was Frustrated near the city Hall aud cent
10 the Chamse . street Hospital
NJ NJ nroou s-af raa
prostrated at No. 81 GrcenesL. where he was EN-
pIoyed "a u porter lie was taken 10 50. Vincent's
Hospital
O'HARE, MICHAEL age forty. OF No 81 Beach-st while
az work ON Pier No. 81 North River. was overcome
By the heat He was taken to the Chambers street
Hospital
RALEIGH PATRICK. thirtytwo. was taken 70 the
Chambers street Hospital suffering from heat and
scuLIrrER CHARLEs age forty, OF No 323 West Forty
nrssf fell street Frustrated by the heat, aud
was taken to Roosevelt Hospital
Sins sro su At No. is7 Nassau ST. Brooklyn and
taken TO the Brooklyn Hospital
WILLIAMS CHARLES, age thirty-two, was overcome &C
No. iO4 Eaat Honst0n-st. aud was takon To tho
Chambers Street Hospital His home was at No ll3
w,srssS. WILLIAM. age fortythrcs was snnstruck In
front OF No. S6l frstaye. ai'd sent To Bellevue HOS
pital.
Notice was received nc the Coroners orce yesterday
Of The sudden deaths OF the following Children WHO are
ap!ppsne Murphy seven months old al No. 32I Fast
Fify. ninths.: Daniel Kybo feur mouths oia a. NJ.
NJ aSi west Twenty ninths aud Charles Diestel six
months old, at No. 101 First-sL
DAMAGE IN OTHER PLACES.
yArAI EFFECTS OF THE LIGHrNING-HousEs STRUCK
AND BURNED.
DOVER, N. H., July 5.-The storm last night
,,a srcat damage To the Cooheco Print Works One
sorehouse illed with prints ready for shipoeat was
and 40 cases containing 1850 yards each and
valued at $4,000 were submerged In water and badly
sam,ged large stock OF gum and coiors was de-