The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-11
Misery and Agony I'm the Tenement
Districts and Homes Of the Poor
in All the Big Cities.
MANY DEATHS AT CHICAGO
HEAT MADE UNBEATABLE BY A HOT
WIND FROM THE MARSHES.
Some of the Department Stores Con-
verted Into HOspita ls-yictims at
Cincinnati and Elsewhere.

NEW YORK. Aug, 10.-The number of
deaths caused by the heat in Greater New
York is about one hundred and additional
victims are being reported hourly. The
prostrations are almost innumerable and
no accura re statement of them be
made. Ambulances and patrol wagons
have been running about all day, the
clamor of their songs becoming a familiar
sound Street-car horses have dropped in
the tracks by scores. Out-of-door work
has been largely suspended and many fac
tories temporarily closed. Last night
was the hottest of the summer. the climax
of the present torrid spell and one of the
hottest known in the city for years. Morn
ing brought no relief and at p. m. the
thermometer stood five degrees higher than
at the same hour Sunday but as the hu-
midity was less intense than on the preced-
ing day there was less discomfort in the
atmosphere. Early in the morning there
was but so per cent. of humidity, which
is rather below the normal. The official
record of temperature from a. m. fol-
lows: a m, 50; 8 a. m, s4; 10 a. m
s6; II a. m, IS; II, noon. 81; d. m, &c.
p. m, IS; p. m, SS; p. m, 90 These
tests were taken on the top of one of the
highest buildings in the city. Street tenn
perature taken in the shade at point near
the center of the city was Sc at 8 a. m. rose
to 81 at III, TO SO at / p. m, to 102 at
and at fallen 20 92 and further dropped to
SO at 9 p. m.
Suffering has been most intense In the
tenement sections. where poor people are
unable to get breathing space. In these
sections the charitable organizations have
had their hands full, many infants and
children succumbing to sunstroke. The
hospitals were obliged to call on the po-
lice department to aid them in respond
ing 20 calls, their ambulances could not
cope with the number of cases reported
So police patrol wagons were pressed into
service to carry heat victims 10 the hos
pitals. Many other wagons We're used to
carry away dead and disabled animals AT
midnight there was no relief from the
strain of the past week and on thousands
OF roofs city dwellers were trying to get
sleep. Following is revised list of the
deaths to-day:
CHARLES SWANSON, forty years old.
PETER BRADY, thirty-eight years old
NJ GREITON
JOHN ZEGA. thlrty-fve years old.
MARTIN M'FADDEN, forty-eight years
THOMAS d. BURKE.
LOUIS HOFFMAN.
MAMIE 4 REILLY, ffty-one years old.
GI4sHE GEIh4S1E S5 SSHLLFYAE h,T Nv thirty years old
7. c. COURTNEY, forty-six years old.
JAMES GITTLANEY. forty-six years
PATRICK FARRELL. fifty-fve years
old.
ROBERT ANDERSON. thirty-six wears.
MICHAEL MCANN, thirty-nine years.
SELIG KINSBLRG, sixty-fve years.
RENE DRUKE. sixty-seven years.
HENRY SCHROEDER. ffty.nve years
JAMES FARRELL forty-five years.
UNKNOWN MAN. dide in Harlem Hos
WM. DAWSON. twenty-five years.
JENNIE MOUSE, one and a half years.
LOUIS sCHuMANN. thirty-two years
NoRAH o'BRTEN,' four t%T':Ss Years. s"'
WM. FOY. forty-eight years.
CHARLES PACLA. thirty-fve years
BENJAMfN HOssENLoPP.
FREDERICK DARLING.
UNKNOWN MAN about fifty years old.
UNKNOWN MAN. died in Bellevue Hos
MARTIN KANE. forty-fve.
AMELTO BLANTZ. forty-four.
THOMAS BYRNES. forty-seven.
j. D. KINNER
F. II. STULLENDER, thirty-fve.
MICHAEL NUGENT. thirty.
CHARLES a. RE 81 r; NJ D0NALD. thirty-six.
UNKNOWN WOMAN. sixty-two
UNKNOWN MAN, died in Harlem Hospi-
UNKNOWN MAN. died in Bellevue Hos.
CHARLES PRIOR. died in New York
HENRY DESLATE. thirty-nine.
CHARLES HOFFMAN, thirty-four.
WILLIAM STRONG. fifty-five.
THOMAS LEMONT.
ALTHEUS KENNON.
CONRAD SHFIRE.
THOMAS KENNEY. twenty-five.
CHARLES KITZENDORF. thirty-eight
JACOB HENNING.
PATRICK MENTION.
MARTIN HIGGINS.
JACOB MAHR.
ADoLPH sTRAssER. thirty.
HENRY DIEDERICH. forty-three.
JULIUS ARRiENS. thrty-six.
UNKNOWN MAN. died on the way to
PATRoLMAN JOHN GooDIsoN. 81.
MICHAEL WYNNE. so.
JOHN HILLSON. 30.
PATRICK THORNTON. rs.
PETER MORAN. 81
MARY JAUCH 80.
ADOLPH STRAENS, 30.
fof4-NJ AMIN f1RCCf-Ill-O. 10.
JOHN LEIDEN, 10.
SARAH FREDERICK. 81.
THOMAS KEHOE. 2s
JOHN CAMPBELL. 60.
PATRICK MGLONE. 90.
EMIL ERDMAN
PATROLAIAN JOHN GOODISON, fifty-
ore.
BARNEY BIRCH. forty.
MICHAEL WYNNE. eighty
JOHN HILISON fifty
JOSEPH WALKER. forty-nine-
PATRICK THORNTON, twenty-eiSht.
PETER MORAN thirty-ive.
MARY JAUCH, fifty-nine.
ADoLPH STRAENS, thrty-two.
BENJAMIN HASSERLO. forty-fve.