New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-10
A DAY OF TORRID HEAT.
the HIGHEST AVERAGE OF THE SEASON.
.. -, ,,,x AKIN prlsr-A LONG LIST OF SUM-

we are Promised any cool weather "ithh very
SUN Ne are promised some within forty eight
b,u,s was the reply, "hut II may arrive IN less
time perhaps twentN-i9w hours w rVcs s., 4"
report this morning" he added, "ot most III
Dakota, The report ssNs nuthihs further .
The mctcur, ~ the station indicated w nv z
evrtaae three denees higher than ~ Monday ne
puhlie srrmrd determined 10 consider TIC Gay tho
hottest of the seASon, end taking the aNelee' 80
,stefed hN the Thermometer u was ny almost WY
degrees The grrajcpi velocity reached ~ rue WIZ
at a height at u hNndicd icet Was elEW m,WN
an hour II came from tho south ia utiul pens
Thai seemed to increase rather than relieve the
general oppressiycness, Only where u oa,i,ou
with II the oceans breath was itat all mVse,Htnsi
After travelling through only smAu Po''""' W
the city II lost its efficacy ehlllely ,.,, 1o,, ~
the season in one sense, II W9s ln 9So at q M
7Io al Il o'clock; 7So at o'clock; ST. az noon va
at $3.50 o. M, and 81 at o'clock IN th9 S'tn tH
The average for the day was ~ l-30, "hloh 10 tno
highest for the season. The average for Monday
WAS 7Slso. for Sunday sOiso, for Saturday sOAo
70: Friday sG AT and UInG in Sn %s Park Which
offered every disadvantage, 1t rose WITHIN couple
of degrees OF that hgure -,
The thermometer has registered higher degree
of heat on several occasions during the summer,
On sunday IT reached the same height; Va. On
August 20 the mercury reached 30 July 20 H. H.,
July 2, 95o; June 81, so June ~, 20, ana May
2f 90. But none of these days averaged sucn
degree of heat yesterday and IN TINS respect the
day compares favOrably or unfavorbly with the
hot DAYS of other years. In 1871 the mercury
tailed 10 rise above $50. and only reached that
point once on the 10th of July. In July, 1872, the
thermometer registered from 930 to 20; ana on
August / of the same year il registered go. ON
the Sd of July. 1873, the mercury reached pa Dul
on only three days during the season qua f s Iso
On that day the mercury reached 93o. Elghty -nve
degrees was the highest point reached IN loao
Nav and June OF 1876 were cool, but IN July the
mercury remained long in the nnetes and on the
9th of the month reached 99s. The highest point
reached in 1877 93~, but IN the following year
A. In, htc
frightfuly from the heat and this vicinity was
also great sufferer. In July of 1873 l39 cases o.
sunstroke were reported iii Newly DIRK, Brooklyn ana
Jersey City. May o was the warmest day OF loSo
The Thermometer then registered 06e. september
7of 1881 was considered the hottest day OF the
century. The thermometer registered lQlSS. IN
1852 il registered Qse on June 20 and on July ZS
99e. The oth of July last year carried OIL the PAIN
\ Al an early hour Yesterday all the indications
promised an intensely warm day. The ar seemed
dull and lifeless. The sun appeared N cloudless
sky and showeIed its tOTrld tavors with an unspaI-
ing hand. Those of high and low degree were allhe
affected by the intense heat In the narrow streets
of the city, where tenement houses give shelter TO
thousands the heat cepted as one OF the usuaI
ills of life, to be borne accordingly. In the broaueI
thoroughfares II was not more kindly. Man ana
beast suffered alike The former had the advantage
OF being able TO use artificial means of relief, and
no possible left untried to relieve over
taxed nature. In many parts OF the city building
operat ions partly suspended through the ma
bility of those engaged III them TO face the neat
without mourning great bodily risk. A hodCaIrer
mp a ladder but the fall fortunately occurred at
the beginning instead of at the end of his journey.
The horse ines on the eastern slae OF the cry
made their usual number of trips by doubling their
motive Tower. Some of the west SIDE lines trleu 10
do the usual amount of business with then ordinary
stock, hut were compelled to give mp the attempt.
The horses suffered terribly, and several were
rendered unservceable long before their day work
had been finished.
Elevated railroad officials all complained of the
"deadncss - of the atmosphere, and several stated
that IL Was impossible. even at their elevation, to
make draft The closed of the horse railroads
were poorly patronzei. Everybody seemed to
he anxuus to get much as possible OF the breeze
caused 10y speed. Bathing was INDUCED IN to
marked extent, and all who could manage left the
city in the hope of obtaining even brlet respite
from the embraces of the hot wave. Central Park
was neglected. Those who sought GOODNESS within
its limits were disappointed They expected a some
what cooler atmosphere than the city proper
Afforded aud found II not. Some of the animals IN
the mCuagcTic suffered Intensely nut the keepers
expected no fatal results.
suNsrBoKrs.
MANY sun,hoLcs were caused 10y the heat The
resident hvsiciIu at the New York Hospital. nm
referring To the patients received, Saldi me neat
must have been unusually oppressive. 50 lar as
results aIc concerned. must have been the hottest
dav ot the year Prior tu to-day do not recollHct
receiving any patients suffering from Nuusttoke this
season. Ihorc may have been one OF two received
during thu summer. hut do not rrcollcct thom''
At St \m,cntS Hospital the resident phySlolRn
aud two a,sietauts were huslN employed during the
afternoon IN attending 10 patients brought IN 10y
the two Hmhulauccs attached To the establishment
patients suffering from sunsliokc who had been
brought IN during the day was lat IN excess oil any
single LAYS record during the season. -.
Inc records IN the bureau of Vital Statistics did
not show that the heat had caused much increase
IN the mortality. Certificates q" death TO tNe mum,
Der of L. were received at the bureau: on Monday
the number lOl. Ii i not unusual Tor more IMAM
one hundred persons 10 die In the city within TWEEN
tyiOuT hours, and III periods of great heat the
deaths have been more than two hundred daily. An
increase in the death rate is expected fOI to-day.
The following prOStratlOns were reported by the
police yesterday;
Boyay 3Ron afs y o. Gt t,;D was sl P was
. Ia zen 10 GATHERINGS Hospital
oAgly JON Of 40 asa Wei n was pros ss
carr Cd to the Chambers street lilo ptal.
oASs aHSHc he i GGne, s i aa ,aSsn{ e!
death attributed 10 n heat.
DARNILR FgRnER ", nlneteen, o. No. 1913 East
Eighty Ourh-st was pro' racd At 80 p N while work
GENTLY To 20 home
DETg GiTA G y. 6 52 Greea was ak'' to Bellevue
DRnLra JACOB while workin; in hdeas sls.r house at
T. The Eastern D strict Hospital.
DUN EpN ARD aged teanster overcome while drv
ing H,3O.en and taken TO his home N that city
FARRAR age thirty, who became ovcrheed 10 his
home at No 30 seven thaye~ at noon was removed to
Bellevue Hospital
the East Egtv-ignth street Police atom sek from
the heat lie va sent u the Presbyterian Hosiii al
brooklyn del eiccs OF tho heat tbs yard Of
Nc 2 nos unp% a Br ts'I Rio IN
Mott. aud received a severe alp wound. Size
taken e. Chambers rce Hospital IN was treated for
sInstIoke.
FossKIT ROHERI ltyree, tratci at 40
y NJ. at his home No All East feminist lie sent 10
Bellevue Hospital
GASsT ERNR-f OF Ne las LutlOw-st removed TO the
ch@mutr, stT c. Hospital from his hone AT 2;2O IN
pIOsifAted
GILMAN THOMAS age d'en No 398 west rwelftb-st.
was overcome ~ FOurta-aye and FOnresntlst, about
noon. lie was sent L the New YORK Hospital.
HAGUE CHRISTIAN, of Orange n j. prostated In Mar.
ket-st" Newark. He was taken TO the hospital
HORsFORD WILLIAM forty-hve, OF Hunters Point
sunstruck in Chamoersst, and Skeu TO the hospital
HAMPER JACOB four, whose the
Sisters OF the POeT ia Buhwickst Brooklyn,
prusTatoi at Washington and Dekslb
HUCK, TRgODoaF, No IA West Twenty in.
iuseus BILE suDsfrJke at No 4l9 NiYtave at ll0
r. IN. and a carried TO the New lOTk Hospital.
kFENAS age fifteen Frustrated Will working