New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-17
TWENTY-FIVE IN THE SHADE.
THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE SEASON.
ONE FATAL CASE OF Observation-Disclosures
EFFORTS TO KEEP COOL

ONE FATAL CASE OF Observation-Disclosures
EFFORTS TO KEEP COOL
1t was hot day in this city yesterday All the
devices Of civilization brought to bear to mako
life endurabe, while the Thermometer ranged in the
nncties. Downtown the numerous tall buildings
shut of all breeze and when the sbonc down verti-
cally and there shade on either side OF the
streets running north and SOUTH the suffering Of man
and brute intensified. But while no breeze cooled
the checks Of heated pedestrians enough air was
stirring to raise hazy fog OF dust and dirt from
Broadway, where Jacob Sharps track-layers and the
Steam Company were at work The objurgations of
the honest citizen and taxpayer the heads OF those
who were guilty of the ravaging Of Broadway at the
beginning of the heated term loud and numerous
Some of the street-car lines had awnings put up
where relays of horses took the places of those over
heated while the latter had chance to cool of and be
rubbed down. But If everybody else suffered, the
voice of the iceman he went shouting through the
side streets had gladstone ring the dispenser OF cool
drinks in shady barrooms smiled he raked III the
nickes and dimes, While the perpatenc ycnoers OF
many -colored ice creams and lemonades those who
dealt in fans and those who pedded cabbage leaves to
be worn in the hat as preventive OF sunstroke
seemed blithe at the return Of the hot season.
As evening drew on brisk breeze sprung up from
the and hundreds sought the airy elevation OF the
Bridge to get the full beneht Of 1t.
The Thermometer in front of Hudnut's was sur
rounded all day by crowd Of anxious spectators, who
watched in dazed and helpless way the steady rise Of
the mercury In the tube At m II registered IOo
but the air was fresh after tho thunderstorm of the
previous evenings the ascent OF the mercury there
after rapid and at noon it marked 81 the rise
| continued n the began its descent toward the
| Jersey hills and at o'clock 1t stood AZ 04o. AT
$50 the mercury reached $50, the highest point for
| the day.
| When the burden of the days work was over
thousands took the boats and trains for Coney Island
and sought relief from the heat Of the day n the nVig
Grating breezes from the while tens OF thousands
of poor people from the lower Wards OF the city VINO
could not get the seashore focked to the rivers
The brokers in the Produce Exchange seemed to be
| less Inconvenience by the heat than other people
The high ceiling and the good ventilation OF the tx
change protected them from the discomfort when was
| suffered by those less advantageOusy situated
The effect of the heat upon the health OF the people
shown yesterday by the sudden incl ease IN the
number Of reported deaths from 76 on Monday to 10
Yesterday The police reported five cases OF pr0stra-
ton ON the heat One OF the sunstruck people was
j. L. Ross n letter carrier who lives in Brooklyn.
Bridget Roper age thirty-two, OF No 54I seventh,
ave. Frustrated by the heat and shortly aiterward
expired. This is the first fatal case OF sunstroke this
season. 49, .
severe of sunstroke reportedl in Brooklyn.
but none were fatal.
A rHUNDER-sUOwER IN THE EVENING
After sweltering all day with the thermome-
ter above ninety In shade. perspring NEWCOMERS
looked hopefully at the mass OF heavy clouds that
gathered In the west last evening For time
the atmosphere became closer All breezes died away
The clouds collected rapidly, and by 10 o'clock thur
dorstorm became apparent in the northern part
Of the CITY, II was preceded by
rapid fall Of the temperature that was so gratifying
after the extreme heat that people fingered Ill tue stecs
until the large drops OF rain began to fal The storm
swept the city, the rain pouring down III tOIreh
for hour. The lightning was keen aud frequent, ana
1t was accompanied by heavy thunder.