New-York tribune., 1886-07-31
A CITY OPPRESSED BY HEAT.
pr1IEF IN THE EVENING FROM A SHOWER.
NOT MANY CASES OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TOR

Sor MANY CASES OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ioh
TODAY.
The comfortable theory which has been nav
,nc a good deal OF currency through the pleasant p~
n, July that NswYork is. after all. a. coo Paoo ~
s,,umer In any OF the Atlantic waering-p piaces re-
.e,ved "A rude shock yesterday. Not oven 'ape Hha'
with a LAM breeze Newport In o ios coula iui"s"
,,,r. abominabe weather. Yesterday had DON the
heat OF the New-Jersey land breeze ana the musS'he
t,f the souuc fog The atmosphere was anos'
win moisture. and the hot west WIN 49, ..r
bev in light pufs aross the N0r'n
,uv,-. only dried the perspiring faces OF
a,.rn.tsd pedestrians to give the sun and the AR
fresh chance to show their power Two days In 'uy'
he third and seventh were hotter according 10 'ne "
aliservace record, and other days when 'he su"
thone more fercey, moro cases OF pros'ra''on nav"
been reported but for general oppressiveness anu "
t.usuon Yesterday easily carried off the palm OF the
teason. ,, Md
Tho cool southern breeze OF Thursday night hau
diei away completely at sunrise. by 'oeiooH '"'
walls aud pavements were AS heated aSaih Ss e'oi.
sisns OF suffering began multiply on the Trains a
streercars bound downtown. 10 many oi tue e'o'"
,rains the passengers of their coats, collars III"
ueckties Others wore no wasicoats ana ie1 'nei' o"
flap IN every breeze Few women, too' were 10 oo
with on the street Umbrellas Of all sorts were III w.
and and at every barroom aud drugstore there was
grea, run on iced drinks Such relief was Only 'e'h
norarv however aud those got OFF best who kept as sun
n. possible aud thought OF next "i"ei
fashions A number OF Henry BerghS AEo"''
were on the lookout constantly Tor suneiiHs
chOr.e Many that sesmea 70 90 reaVs S we're pro.
xi1sd on a few of the lines but trave! was SLOW y" o.
and most people preferred the swter eIevateu cn's
%iIh The deusve prospect which they held out o ar
Gcal draughis aud roominesS .o, oxo.ne,
s,nsiy low All the morning Even in me aternooI ,hs
scsrcey hed s end up win the 9iS derenee Sr
tsn f The EQUITABLE Building. Inc norma. ulHs,ence
q. registered at Hadnuts and tempera!ase
air
i've is between and s. iesserday ,iGe i9e
suilding os only three degrees. Al a. M at broaa
wsv Ann-.t the temperature was - aeste M, an
lesdewak however who would no, nave m.s
sworn that It was ten DEGREES hisn-r, Inc ,ar.,uTc
nnt taken again until 80 p Tnon the tehei".uo
Was ~ degrees highest given out for M tue & Gay;
and south about 6 O'Clock aud before there was ,
snowor that lasted nsen m,"I.cs s hsS srisklv aud
m. temperature fell suddenly nearly ten degree
hulk rain howeyer passed c."y over tos ar
became close aud again ana with eyerytnn6a. yt.ua
Ss Of p.ee Who sleep on the roofs door.s' ana
on the park benches was most di-coutak5nx 5 hont q
D. the mercury at huunu's sno"eu -
The record on Equitable Bulding Is taken % eyer,
four hours At IL H. tue Temperature W1s hhon . so
ins elevation At N ut It wa, s1u ta9 APTa. the day
% Gc~svsr % wa. cniy 7so SewYoIk Iet
ter Of .ns nesnons i'i T. r. in"fe rnree il
wasess In Albany. not place ecnerslly. 1t was ss'
boston of win three degrees e' and sta-
t,on.ry temperature In the Middle Atlantic sts'es
S.wyort especiaiiy toe signal Service man - wiAn;
10 nromlse shghIly cooler woaihef In the N,o % ,, "
r.nn.sser valleys there beoL general IAN IN
r.,,r n, over ten degrees This. together with tnr
~, ls. ,rnt seems 20 promise much cooler
weather for tomorrow aud Monday. . ....
MOI many cases of pIOsTston rom the he"' We W. =
,eno-,eJ Yesterday, Al unknOwn stout man, W. ~
iooked IKE lahorer became ioscnsbe from tne ne". AZ
,ront OF No S44 West hirty fonrth-s al 90 l.'
and lied before ambulance coald ske MIN MN, prscrt
p'is. His body was removed 10 the 9'A'ec"'"
Ponce ,,,, hagen
KOhsri young man empoJea 10 'Hs
md ,,ec a 'ew ID nutes afterwArd
Ia prncslvn seven caste OF exhaustion "eie f0f0'''
10 tn. police, none OF them fatal