New-York tribune., 1885-07-26
RAIN. CAUSES A MUGGY DAY
INTENSE HEAT FOLLOWS A SHOWER
THE THERMOMETER REarsrxRs o7e-rHE DEArnD
IN THE CITY LAST WEEK.

THE THERMOMETER REarsrxRs o7e-rHs DEATHS
IN THE CITY LAST WEEK.
When heavy rain storm tumbled in upon
the city yesterday at a M. It started Z mushroom
growth Of dismal hope in the breasts Of those vho
It hope at all. And blessed were the
nnant for they were not disappointed. A.
soon the began TO "gct In his dne work." ho
manufactured the fallen rain into steam which began
rising In rage all about tho city The horses on the
street cars steamed, 30 did the drivers, b
sympathy; pedestrians began to walk about IN
ovens, to say, and stationary milk dealers began
losing their water profits through evaporation The ft
tie old woman who sells lemonade in Park Row took
on parbosd hue, mixed with . restrained
yet fendish pleasure Of countonance as ono grain
Of oneha teaspoonfu Of lemon and four ounces
Of water went gurgng together to their destined grave
down the open mouth aud expectant threat Of hse
heaving and painting customers.
The Thermometer not at fault for all this IL Wa
the rain The sad point about the rainfall total lack
Of depth proportioned to the sbyssmal needs Of
tortured population At the most accurate calculation
the rainfall was onsonehundreth Of inch in depth.
Now science has concusvey shown that when onsones
hundreth Of an inch Of water falls upon
the arid pavements and sidewalks Of New.
York tho cobblestones and n,estones become
super-heatsd and supsrineursted. Now when
afr in this state settles around human being all The
to o. s sad
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his mind and hs " had it bad" Il was worse than
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It did stay a. the only faneied soace 70 those who SUI
apasss, ps &
inoh Of rain fall in the morning, doctored uR
least people % thought 50 yesterday:
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peoples minds and gave them chance z
H. sssr INC Completion. SaS A.s and
err ssr got to sD 81
.. m. Those who love retrospect nnd happiness a
the thought that year ago yesterday tho tnerm1%s ON
man Who doss out The Weather at the top Iquts
b. Building made h: me, stop a. sis and Ss
Of the muesy atmosphere There vim be NC muen thS
a ns wave w Ss and
noon sss $s ss: NJ
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:rod the tn. :sa a.w. s' and
und RI treat yeu. dot sum will suck all dc blood from
Ss .s:s :;s y
snh''N their WORK I' with broad smiles; In sis.s
The essr for .. :fss to the sSS
of . thermometer causing the Instrument ,so e
ssa 1S notcsS TsS hs Of
at the mercury aftsrward and cried out: .Grsas
scott i hS: sOs ten sssrsss hotter In h''
Tho mortality in the city last week was greater than
dusas asss, week Bureau n'
oss%,sa x, s .ss.
Of children under i've year. Of During the CORE ore
spending week of last the deaths numbered s98,
last year WAS 800 The week Of the greatest mortality.
known IN this city wss that end'ns on 'a'so 1917
twenty-five cases Of sunstroke were reported 70 the
police Of this city but at an early hour thi: morning no
The following fatal cases Of snnstroke were reperted
in Sy % aya o NO. nS
days ago his wife and dye children and vas
tss ssis . ir0# He dsa IN the st. Francis Hospital
William Hager. of Fenrthst lIob9ken, employed on 2
s Francis Hospital where his was pro
Nicholas Damn. young German. recently an inmate
OF the hospital, was overcome while walking In News
James tiaGney. of Constable Hook, employed at the
Standard OH Works, was prostrated In the street ana
died in hair an hour. - A..
James Coughlin was sunstruck while at work on ths
farm Of the Sailors Snug Hsrbor at New Brighton. l.
and died soon after being taken to the hospital
Fifteen sunstrokes marked the intensity OF the
heat in Brooklyn.
LIGHTNING STRIKES IN MANY PLACES.
From noon until o'clock yesterday quick
OF heavy thunder showers passed over ROCK
land County, At about o'clock lightning played pc
cuiar freak tho house of J. L. Halsead near Mont
Moor The occupants OF the house at the time. Mr..
and Mrs. Tayleur, were shocked the former severely
being temporarily stunned. On examination 1t was
found that house struck at one csrner OF teo
roof The bolt then apparently followed ngzas course
around the along the leaders, aud then down INTO
the csterp The shingles tor Off all along the line
about four feet and two holes each foot IN diauetsrs
were made roof In place the rafters look as
though gnawed by rats, being worn aowh "
half an inch In thickness. Iu the upper rooms
plaster was FROM the walls and pictures dasneo
TO tho floor Lights Of glass sLivered 10 fragments
and close examination OF the bull ding showed the ter
ribe severity Of shock The heavy rain falling Whsa
the house was struck probably prevented eonnasra-
ton Mr. and Mrs. Tayleur consider their escape as ab
most miraculous but both them are badly shaken up
severe tAunderstorm passed over wcstchester Couu-
ty In the afternoon with destructive
and fatal consequences. At Mama ronecs
Elias Gurney was struck by lightning and killed while
standing in old house near the sidewalk where ne
WAS WORKING He leaves wife and six children Ihs sAue
bolt Of lightning killed horse BELONGING TO ,S
horse at the tme was knocked down ana stunheos
eyer2l trees and outhouses were struck In ccrsnAe
While the storm was passing over Henpsteai, L. l.
lightning struck the barn OF the farm OF the Quesns
County insane Asylum Mlneola- The barn took hrc
and with its contents Of hay. farming implements ana
wagons was destroyed, aud also tue norse,snSoS
the barn and large quantity OF cord wood piled
near the she'd. Thomas Kirstead driver cmpioycI -
;he asyue who was standing at tho barn-door when
the shower came up was instantly killed: The loss on
the barn sheds and contents will not fall suort Of
It Port Washington, L. l., shortly after noon
the unOccupisd house of Charles Jonss w. SS
James f. Byrd struck the aaid tearng down the
chimney And knockirg down the walls In the roonss
NJ Rvrd with her two children WAS IN the .iteheus
Tsv wsrs bady shocked bnt seriously injured The
harvs of lanes Hulst, at Port Washington was sise