Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-08

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! reached between , and 3 o'clock. The
I altitude at which these observations were
\ taken was about - feet. The heat in the
! streets and at lower attitudes was much
| more severe and mercury stood several
/ degrees higher.
TWO FATAL CASES.
| a IabOrer named Lewis Smith, at work
/ ia a field about four miles from the city
| On the Louisville road, was stricken
/ down with the heat, and died in
/ short time. Coroner Sheftall, who
/ was attending patient in that locality,
| was called 10 attend the man, but be-
| fore reaching him ne was dead. TIE
/ Doctor made an examination Of the re-
/ mains, and found that the temperature Of
/ the body was 10 degrees. Death had re-
/ suited from suustrOke.
An inquest was also held over the re-
/ mains OF a white man, named Michael
/ Garyin, who died suddenly at Mr.. FOun-
| tain's place, about miles from the city,
/ on the Ogeechee road, late on Mon
/ day night. The testimony Of Fraser
/ Price, a cOlOred boy. and others
/ showed that the deceased was en-
/ plOyed as a labOrer and was overcome by
/ neat. The jury in its verdict attributed
/ death TO congestion Of the brain. The de-
ceased was a native Of Lawrence, Mass,
! about - years Of age, and unmarried.
Along the wharves and among the ship
/ ping the heat is insufferable, and is felt
| u an alarming extent IN all commercial
| circles. The stevedOres engaged on the
| large fleet of steam vessels now load
/ Ing are unable to work rapidly, and
/ number Of cases Of prOstratiOn have &C.
/ CURED. In many instances lOngshore-
men have been overcome and compelled
/ 10 knock off, and 10 alternates have
| been supplied. Steamers clearing during
/ the past week have not carried c2rgoes
equal to previous seasons, and some have
not been up to the average, owing to the
| DELAY OccasiOned by the inability Of the
men to do the work. In the last two days
the gangs at work in the holds Of ships
| have suffered intensely. The tempeTa-
| ture has averaged from 10 to
| lis degrees, and, with the sun beating
down on the iron decks, the effect on
| the men can be imagined. The intensity
/ the sun has been felt more severely be-
tween the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. N.
During this interval the men have es-
/ capped the heat. it being dinner hours
from 1 to 2:30. Quantities of ice
water. in which Oat meal is
Yesterday the vessels presented a
sight in the holds with the men at
work wringing wet and perspiratiOn
running down in streams into their
shoes. 1t was feared that the cotton
on decks in the middle Of the day
would take fire, the iron being so hot.
On some steamers the decks were COW
cred with mating. 1t was suggested that
If thew were whitewashed il would be of
decided benefit, as the coating would have
the effect OF warding of the suns rays,
and the change in the temperature in the
hold would be lessened from 10 to 20 de-
grees. This will probably be tried to-day
if the heat continues. Covering the ship
with canvas some distance above deck
mas also been suggested as the most
effective way Of keeping out the heat.
The results OF the hot spell entails con-
siderable loss on account Of smaller car
goes and delays in sailing.
IN THE COTTON FIELDS.
In another way it hastens the opening
OF the bOlls in tie cotton fields, and a
quick gathering Of the crop. On the dry
Goods trade the effect is severely felt. and
business is extremely quiet. The interior
merchants are not selling anything. and
consequently are net ordering goods.
A leading merchant remarked yesterday
that he was receiving orders for mosquito
nets instead of blankets and wooden
goods.
There are vet no substantial indications
Of a change. A cool wave has started
/ from the Northwest, but before it reaches
| the coast States il will be likely to have
| been transformed into a hot wave in pass
/ ing over the heated earth. This condition
| Of things cannot continue much longer
without disastrous consequences.