The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-08-11
VICTIMS BY THE SCORE.


A Long List of Prostrations and Deaths
in New York City--over one Hundred
Deaths-A Multitude OF Prostrations
Deaths in Brooklyn
New York, Aug, 10,-The intense heat
continues and the deaths in this city
and vicinity number over one hundred.
The thunder storm last night brought
no relief,
The heat yesterday in New York and
in the surrounding country was some
thing fearful Even in the altitude OF
Mr.. Dunn's office the temperature
reached 90 degrees, while down on the
streets below, where every building was
"a reservoir of heat, the thermometer
registered degrees higher There
were twenty three deaths in this city
and flfty-hve reported prostrations; in
Brooklyn there were eleven deaths and
twenty one prostrations. From Jersey
City and the surrounding towns came
reports that drove the figures up TO
thirty-five deaths and eighty-tive pros
trations. Evening brought no relief.
The humidity that added to the suffer-
ing-for suffering it Was-was ~ per
cent, There was little or no air stir
ring, At o'clock the temperature was
So degrees
Weather bureau statistics are likely
to deceive the man who walks the pax
| ing streets. They are taken high in the
air, where the conditions are not ar
fected by walls and pavements, where
the breeze sweeps unobstructed While
the highest point reached by the wealth
er bureau mercury yesterday was 30
| degrees, 8 degrees below the record, the
instruments in the streets registered
| from to degrees higher. The breeze
| that whistled at a twelve-mile gait
! through Mr. Dunns office fell to the
| merest sultry zephyr in the tenement
house districts. So 1t was this morn
| ing The spirit was taken out of man
and beast Men and women plodded
YEARLY along the streets in the bust
ness part of the city. Neatness. that
quality which characterizes the people
of New York more than those of any
other city in the country, was forgot
ten They only thought how TO keep
cool. Many men Were to be seen walk
ing the streets with their coats tucked
under their arms, handkerchiefs on
their necks. tanning themselves. The
benches in the parks, where the air cir
culated more freely. were full all night
| and all day.
Things went hard with the animals.
Many horses fell exhausted in the
| street In some cases reported by the
police it was necessary to end their
misery with bullets
1t was in the tenement districts that
most of the prostrations occurred yes
| terday and to-day. The night there
was one of suffering After the wind
storm had died away the temperature
/ became greater, and little or no air
was stirring. The tenants left the close
| rooms and bivouacked on the fire es-
capes and roof, so as to catch every
possible breath Of air Under such
conditions sleep was almost impossible;
| a restful sleep entirely so. Many per-
sons succumbed and were taken to the
hospital. Morning came and no relief.
The tenants practically moved to the
streets-the only place where it was
possible to catch breeze. Hundreds
sought the river front. where the air
was moving more freely.
The weather bureau temperature at
| 8 o'clock showed this city to be official
| ly one Of the hottest places In the coun-
| try Philadelphia, Washington, Jupi-
| ter, Fla and Norfolk had the doubtful
honor of being the hottest. each report
| ing "a degrees. The coolest place In
the country was Lander. Wy. where
| the mercury stood at A. degrees Pitts
burg at o'clock reported "A degrees:
| Boston. SO degrees; Cincinnati, IS de-
| grees; Chicago. so degrees; St. Louis, sc
degrees; Omaha, " degrees; st. Paul
6S degrees Kansas City, IS degrees
Died From the Heat
New York. Aug 10.-The following is
list of the deaths and prostrations by
the heat last night:
| Deaths.
Ellen Ludwig, rs years old, at 43;
East Seventeenth street.