The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-21
HOTTEST JUNE 10Th.
The Thermometer Outdoes Itself
and Many Citizens OVER
come.

ut is bot as H." said Henry Ward
Beecher, In a sermon one June day. and
that remark was most cordially echoed
yesterday by perspiring humanity III
this city. The day WIGS the hottest June
90 for twentY-three years. The ther-
mometer vario usly registered the heat
throughout the city from % degrees to
9SH degrees In the shade.
Everywhere the oppressive heat showed
its effect, Men wa liked slowly in theil
shirt sleeves to n from business. The
more thoughtful carried umbrellas and
protection from the bur mug rays
which Old Sol showered down with
a most generous baud. Women
not forced to leave their houses remained
indoors. aud mothers Kept their children
from the streets. Everybody grumbled
except the Ice man, aud ven he admitted,
after consideration, that the day was hot
enough to please him. Horses suffered
very much from the heat and they were
not urged any by their drivers. Many
owners refused to permit their horses TO
leave the stables at all, and others, to
spare their own animals, hired others 60
do their earring,
At six O'Clock yesterday morning the
thermometer registered ~ degrees IN the
official station, OF the Equitable Build
ing, New York. 1t was degrees warmer
all day on the sidewalk. At loon the 81
degree was reached, and at four O'Clock,
on top of the Equitable Building. whore
it was cooler than any other spot in New
York. the heat registered 90 degrees. On
the street 1t WAS 934 degrees, n ip
some places in the shade it was 100 de-
grees. In this city the heat averaged the
same as in New York. AT The Court
House, at four O'Clock, it was 9SL de,
grees, aud it was the same at the City
Hall. One thermometer, d few doors
above THE News office. registered 1903 de-
grees. but that was due to the sun beat
ing ON the sidewalk.
Down in the yards Of the different rail-
roads the e was intensely oppressive.
aud it was with the greatest diff
that men could work.
Many persons overcome by the heat
were reported to the police. The doctors
agree that had the heat been OF q longer
duration, many strokes wonld have
came cooler, aud II welcome breezs
sprang up. The wind shifted to the
north and the thermometer RAPIDLY fell
until at six O'Clock this morning, the
lorrid heat had disappeared, and every
one was breathing signs of relief.
OVERCOME BY THE HEAT,
Danielson. coiored, twenty>nine years
old, of No. 632.Communipaw avenue, was
overcome with the heat, on Virginia
avenue, Greenville. at half-pRst five
O'Clock last evening. He was taken to
his home in the Fourth Precinct Patrol
wagon.
The following prostrations by the heat
were reported to the police of the Second
precinct neutrality-suspicious. Murray of
No. 675 Summit avenue. IL helper on an
ice wagon was overcome at the corner of
Jersey avenue aud First street and was
taxen to the City Hospital in the patrol
wagon.
AT four O'Clock in the afternoon Joseph
Mcdonald, eighteen years old. OF No. so
Thirteenth street. employed as a laborer
by the Erie Railroad at the foot of Tenth
street was prostrarsd aud Was taken to
his home IN the patrol wagon.
AT five minutes past ten o'clock last
night John Walsh twenty-nine years old,
of No. 456 Pearl street, New York was
found sick gu the stoop of No. 9 Erie
street. The heat had affected him and
he was taken TO the City Hospital In the
patrol Wagon.
II HEAT IN HOBOKEN.
Henry Meicke. Jhirty-tive years of age,
a ~bootblack, was overcome by the heat
yesterday. He was taken to the station
house and attended by DR.. Simon. He
was then taken to his home.