The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-14
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MERCURY CALLED down
Midnight Showers Make It
Crawl Off It's Perch
In the Nine
ties.
FEWER REGISTRATIONS REPORTED
Death Rate Steadily Decreases
other Parts of the Country
Still Suffer.
FEWER REGISTRATIONS REPORTED

For once the weather prophet has called
the turn correctly. Mr.. Dunn said yester-
day that New Workers might expect a
drop of from 4 to s degrees Within twenty
four hours. with a few thunder showers
thrown in. Everything came along on
schedule time. Whereas MIR. Duran's Their
mometer registered n degrees above zero
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning 1t only
marked N degrees at the same hour to-
day. This welcome relief extended along
the Atlantic coast, but not inland. The
Central States were compelled 20 see a
rise equal to the fall here.
The weather forecaster is not very free
with his promises for the immediate flu
Hure. However, he was willing to go ON
record as saying that the conditions We're
favorable for moderately cool weather
today and tomorrow. He added that there
was no warm wave in sight or cold one
either. Tha particular section of the
United States where cold weather has
been prevailing has enjoyed this same cool
weather for about a month. and showed
mo disposition TO Distribute it. Later Mr..
Dunn said that. he preferred to predict
comparatively comfortable weather with
substantially SEatioaafy temperature. !,
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per cent. this morning, and the prospects
were that it would not go down today,
said Mr.. DUN Their was a slight fog
along the coast, but it was not thick
AT eight O'Clock the wind was bowling
along at a twelve-mile gait from the
north. New Workers might expect thun-
der showers at any minute today or to-
night. They might also be disappointed
at their non-arrival.'
The substantial Improvement in khe
esaIasE fbis m psgan aittle mja afssr 4 fbe
weather forecaster's thermometer read
7s degrees: at one o'clock, 50 degrees;
degrees; at i've o'clock, 70 degrees; at six
O'Clock, II degrees; at seven O'Clock, II
degrees; at eight O'Clock, p degrees; at
nine o'clock, II degrees, and at ten o'clock,
70 degrees.
The first thunder shower of the day put
in an appearance at about three o'clock,
when ene-tenth of an inch of rain fell.
The mercury in the thermometers fell
several degrees in sympathy. A second
shower at nine o'clock also had a very
good effect.
One of the most striking sights in the
trolleypcars this morning was the great
number OF passengers who nodded sleep
lily in their seats.
Few prostrations were reported by the
police this morning, and fewer deaths
which were the result Of the heat of
previous days.
Pr~ostratfons by Heat.
Patrick Cassidy, 80, of No 1s7 Eighth
street, was overcome at his home this
morning. He was taken TO st. francis
Hospital.
Patrick Vaughn, 90. of No. 1853 Eighth
street, was overcome In Grove street this
morning. In failing he sustained a pain
ful scalp wound Taken home.
Martin Coyne, 80, of 70. 400 Third street,
was overcome on Dock 8 of the Erie
Railroad last right. He was sent home.
James o1Brien. As years old, of Ne. 4HM
Coles street. was overcome in Eighth
street, this morning. He was removed to
st. Francis Hospital.
Rosina Scheffner, of No. 80 West street.
New York, was overcome in the Central
Railroad depot yesterday afternoon. She
was taken home.
John Dream, a 1aborer in the employ Of
street Cleaner Henry Byrne, was over
come by the heat while at work on jack
son avenue yesterday afternoon at BIS
O'Clock He was remove to the City Hos
pltal IN the Fourth Precinct patrol wagon.
John Maths, of No. 237 Wilton street,
q nreman on an engine of the Central
Railroad, fell on Communipaw avenue,
prostrated by the. heat. The city ambul-
ence was summoned and he was removed
ITO the City Hospital.
Joseph Masale wski, SO years old. of New
York, was stricken by the heat ON New
ark avenue yesterday afternoon. He was
taken to the Third Precinct station house.
where the emergency corps under the di-
rection of Captain Newton worked on him
all1til he recovered sufficiently to go to his
Great credit is due the emergency corns
OF the Third Precinct for the work it has
done.
august Lewis. 80 years old. of No. 1888
montgomery street, was prostrated by
heat YESTERDAY Afternoon at his home and
removed to the City Hospital.
Cornelius Driscoll,g of No, 112s Communi-
at his residence last evening at nine
o'clock: He was taken to the City Hos
pital in the Fourth precinct patrol wagon.
fais eondition IS reported to be serious.
Deaths from the Heat.
Lizzie Gross, Il years old, of No. %
COOK street, was Frustrated b. heat YES
terday afternoon about FIVE O'clock. She
vas removed &c the City Hospital. About
Gross, .wss stricken and removed to the
hospital, where she died.
Richard Murphy, a letter carrier. of
NO lS Erie street, was overcome by the
neat on Tuesday last. Last night he
He went Stairs and had i,rs.
touched the front door when he was
overcome again. He died four hours
HoBoKENs LAST HEAT VICTIMS
The last victims of the heat i'm Hoho-
ken yesterday were Michael Ryan. who
gave the7 suggestive address, No. SO Cof-
m street, Brooklyn; Henry Muekenbur.
No. MssW1low avenue, and Nellie GIL
bert, OF No. 54 Ferry street. All were
removed TO the hospital.
STOLE FROM HIS EMPLOYER.
Edward staube, a harness maker, of No.