The sun., 1890-07-18
THERE WAS COLD WArE TOO,
only We Werea't In It-Another Ordered
90 be DelIvered by Snndhy.

'" NC behNercu bY Sunuhys
Yesterday. the third in the succession OF hot
and humid days under whose suns Now York
is sweltering. was worse than either OF its
predecessors In the amount OF the suffering II
inflicted, although neither the thermometer
nor tho percentage OF humidity won't go high
as on the previous days. That tho effect OF the
| weather was 80 severo upon humanity In this
city wns chiefly because OF the cumulative
effect Of n succession Of such days. Besides all
Now York had boen reading with a watering
mouth. for twonty-four hours before. luscious
accounts Of a cold wave that was on It's way
from tho lako regions. especially 10 refrigerate
New York Sergeant Dunn's wave was due on
Wednesday, night and people won't TO bed con-
tented and. in anticipation, cool. To awake
yesterday morning and lind the heat Just as
bad and the humidity worse, was moro un-
pleasant than never to have been cool at ALL
even In anticipation.
Sergeant Dunn, It should bo said, was as
badly shocked as anybody. and moro disap
pointed Ho felt better when he got 10 his
ofIlco and found that therc really had been a
cold wave. Just as hc had predicted. The only
trouble was that New York wasn't quite far
enough un to got the benefit OF 1t. At Albany
1t sent tho thermometer down to G2 degrees,
and In Vermont down into the ilfties. Its In
iluence was felt evon to within Few miles Of
this city. but the atmosphore hero was too
dense for it, and It slid of to the northeast
leaving us not only nnrelioved, but without
any prospect OF relief for two or three days.
For it takes timo TO get up u cold wave, and
this ono having missed fire we shall have to
walt until mntOrial for another can he accu-
munteI out over tho lake regions. sergeant
Dunn sHid late yesterday afternoon that cry
thing was arranged ont there for the imnedi-
Rte manufacture Of another wave Of the same
qualify rs the last. and that he thought the goods
would he delivered some time tomorrow after
iVDs' It GETS II here the Sergeant sad. New Yorkers
would simply have to sweat and bear it, except
ike thosS Of esrv Yesterday morning I and iete
The Thermometer started in at 760 at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. and there was 80
per cent. OF humidity in the air This was IS
creased slowly; being tempered by a
light breeze and Mt noon was not quito s4'
Gy the G9y9nms1t heFmomeer ne DreGze
o'clock light clouds covered tho sun. so that
the heat was more endurabe. although uron
to95o during the hottest part of the afternoon.
III The breeze and clouds together brought sharp
became quite endursblo.
Though the heat caused much Rrumbllng in
the business parts OF the town. the real suffer;
tho worst sufferers the little children WHO
swarm in those uncleqn streets and dwellings.
cents will not be known until noon to-day. but
the death roll of the city to noon yesterday
was l69. an increase Of 20 over the previous
day. and OF 60 over the normal. The Health
Board statlstics indicate that the increase In
the death rate is. as, yet. almost entirely among
the children. Adults are slower, to feel the
worst effects OF the heat but the Health off,
GERS expect by tomorrow to ind indications
OF an Increase OF adult mortality also IN the
daily returns.
There were many more sunstrokes yester-
day than on either OF tho two previous days OF
the hot smell. and the day was a tolerahly busy
one for nl the hospitals. Mary Pearlmau. %
years old Of 25 layard street was overcome by
the heat al Third avenue and SiXty-sixth
street. ard was taken to the Tres sbyter ian Hos
pitnl. Aaron B. Davis. 23 yenrs old OF l79 East
llsth street, bookkeeper for his father at 1853
South Filth avenue. was overcome ut his work
yesterday forenoon, and was sent home Alex
ander Austin. aged "a. OF 26 Washington street
was overcome at Third avenue and 10th street
and was taken home. Michael McUuin!an. ~
years old. OF l02 Bayard street Was overcome
a. Canal and Bayard street. and was taken to
Chambers street Hospital. Sarah Berger 26
years old. OF l03 Al len street, while Mt work at
l2T Henry street last night was overcome by
the heat. and was takon to the Gouvencnr Hos
ptal. Antonio Marital. n years old was found
suffering from tho heat AZ 33 Cortlandt street.
and was scnt to the Cham oers Street Hospital
Patrick Grimes. 4j years cd. Of 3i5 East Figh-
teenth street was overcome by the heat at l47
Leonard street: and was sent to the Chambers
Street Hospital.