New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-01
TORTURED BY THE HEAT.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE EQUALLED
THE HIGHEST RECORD FOR MAY.

BREEZE FROM THE NORTHWEST KEPT Do"N
THE HUMIDITY AND MADE LIFE LITTLE
MORE ENDURABLE-oNE DEATH AND
SEVERAL PRosTRATIoNs.
breeze from the northwest that swept over
the city yesterday with a speed Of sixteen miles
an hour and brought welcome clouds late in the
afternoon saved many New-Yorkers from pros
tration by the heat. 1t reduced the humidity
from 72. which Is normal. down to Sc. and in that
way made the heat more endurable. Without
the breeze and with high humidity, yesterday
would have been day OF unprecedented heat
torture for May.
AS 1t was. the day a record-breaker. The
temperature. as shown by the instruments in the
Weather Bureau. twenty stories above the side
walk rose from II degrees at . n. m. to 80 de-
grees at a. m. and kept steadily mounting
higher to Sc degrees at 10 a m. to 80 degrees at
noon, to SO degrees at p. m, and finally to "a
degrees at $3.50 y. m. Then the maximum
temperature for :he day had been reached
Mr. Dunn said that the heat had been greater
by eight degrees than that OF any previous May
81 on record. and 1t equalled the highest record
for May. Dispa tches received at the bureau
showed that the weather was warm in all parts
OF the country east OF the Mississippi River. 1t
was warmest in the Middle Atlantic and New
the thermometer stood at s6 degrees at a. m,
but IN neither city was the heat greater later in
the day than in this city. Mr. Dunn thought.
When asked what were the prospects for to-day
Mr. Dunn said
II think the weather may be n little cooler.
There are no Indications for rain. unless we have
a thunder shower this evening The breeze may
prevent shower in this city. but look for a
slight fail in the temperature. We may have
higher humidity tomorrow. however. and that
would make the heat less tolerabIe."
Mr. Dunn took a long look at the western
horizon and said he thought there was thunder
shower forming in the distance Later a huge
black cloud was seen passing over the lower
bay and clouds OF leaden hue passed over the
city and shut Off the scorching rays OF the sun.
II was still oppressvely warm. however. and
people In the city longed for cooling shower
WHERE THE SUFFERING WAS GREATEST.
People In the streets were not those who suf-
fcred most from the heat. because the breeze
famed their cheeks they walked about, and
they could keep In TIE shade. as n rule. In
Offices and stores and factories however. the peo-
pie suffered greatly. and particularly In crowded
shops where working men ana women sweltered
and gasped beyond the reach OF the breeze. In
the crowded tenement-houses, also the suffering
WAS great throughout the day. Children were
allowed 10 go about in the close and poorly venti-
lated rooms with little or no clothing. or TO play
IN the streets at the risk Of being run over II
was a day u pitable suffering FOR the sick In
tenement rooms For those who could get away
from the ienements II Wa. "A relief 10 90 TO one
of the public parks. but even In the parks the
heat oppressive.
The brokers In Wa-st had hot and un-
comfortable time and refused 10 talk much OF
stocks and bonds. preferring instead TO discuss
tho weather report. Some brokers who had tip
on Yesterdays hot wave did not come TO their
offices AZ all. but remained In the country. where
they went for Decoration Day. The temperature
IN the big boardrooms of the various downtown
exchanges trine better than that on the
streci but even at that II was almost unbear-
able and only the exchange decorum prevented
shirt sleeves from being the prcdoninatng iorm
~ dress In Wall-st and Newest and Broad-st.
m. sun cnfnc down In awful rays Of record
breaking heat. and the street fadrs dog-sell"rs
and frultstand men. as well as bankers ana
brokers were all trying TO make "A bear raid on
the weather The weather however came . out
on top. and the end OF the day saw sorry
crowd OF Wall Street men gasping for air. and
siln talking ~ the weather "Frcd's, where
all the boys" g. did rushing business yester-
Iav and his favorlte strawberry fizz" helped
more than one weary broker 10 stand the day
OF sunshine
CASES OF PROSTRAT1ON.
The suffering from the heat In the city was
greater because many people were unprepared
| for Il. On account Of the cool weather which
prevailed only few days ago many people stu
wore winter nannels. Hardly one man in ten
wore straw hat early In the day but there was
a brisk trade In straw hats and palm-leaf fans
In the afternoon There were only few pros
tratons by The heat. and only one case Of sun
stroke was reported In the city. Albert Taylor. a
youth Of No. 547 West Forty -eighth-st. was pros
| trated 10y the heat near his home In the aftein.on
and died before an ambulance could De caileu ID
remove him 10 a hospital.
Among those who were Frustrated In the street
ard sent 10 hospitals or 10 their homes were
Helen Orr aged thirteen. Of NO. l30 West Nine
teenth-st: Frank West aged twcnty-n!ne OF No.
iI29 Beaford-avc., Brooklyn; Joseph McCuIlogh,
aged twenty-siX. of No. l01 East Twenty-siXth-
ST; Frederick Marger. aged twenty. OF No. ~
East Eighty -ninth-st; Henry Ferkiner, aged
forty y-nine OF No. IA East Thirteenth-st. ana an
unknown man about twenty-five years oid VINO
was prostrated In the Bowery. and had In ms
pocket papers bearing the firm name or Lew
Drryfuss a. Co. OF No Ii Maiden Lane.
Additional cases OF prostration .ast evening
were those of John Gently. twenty-five years oiu' M
OF No. 81 powning-st, who had TO be sent 90 S'
Nincent's Hospital for treatment; william h'llIy,
OF No. 80 Clarkson-st.; Kate Madden. twenty
two years old removed from No. 800 East fo''y-
nrst-st - Bellevue Hospital ~ $50 O'clock
Matilda Hesebscher. the cashier in grocery
store at No 2Os Avenue H. laborer named
Joseph Pound, forty-cight years old. VINO was
taken from SecOnd-avc. and Sixteenth-st 10
bellevue and Bernard Blumenthal or Newark,
n j. who was Frustrated ~ O'Clock In 'front.' OF
NO 80 West Fifty-hfth-st. and sent to 81. Lukes $
HOSPITAL
A Or Colby. OF No 200 West Eighty-second- st,
was overcome by the heat while visiting friends
at No 207 West Twenty -second-st. and had to be
taken home I'm n cab.
There was apparently little suffering on the
part OF horses which drew vehicles and street
ears IN the city. probably because there was 80
little humidity The introduction of the cable IA
a substitute for horses In drawing street cars mas
greatly lessened one cause OF public discomfort,
for sympathetic people can ride In the cars ON
several lines I'm hot weather and not be moved py
pitv for overworked and suffering horses.
There were about two places in all New-i orK
where life was made somewhat endurdDie: one
was Central Park. Under the shade or the thicAiy
lcayed trees there was coolness that was en-
toycd by hundreds Down at the Battery, too
men and women sat on the seats, thankful Tor the
wind that blew over the bay.
In a barber's sAop reporter was witness or
comcal scene. An elderly man VINO had kicked
his wastcoat into the furthest corner OF ms ONCE
and come putting into the shop with his coat over
his arm and tanning himself with me newly
bought straw hat. fell into the nearest cnair