The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-12

Many Fresh Victims Added to New
York's Long List of Dcnths.

NEW YORK, Aug. 11-Another day or
the fearful heat which is expressing this.
section has added a page of fatalities and
suffering more remarkable than It's prede-
cessors. In New York city. in Brooklyn and
all the adjacent towns and through the
States of Now York and New Jersey the
days reports of deaths and prostration
overshadow the records Of any day In many
years. In this city alone the death list for
twenty-four hours. footed up at midnight,
contains 100 victims Brooklyn adds about
twenty to the list, and heats victims in
suburban towns brings the total to 100.
Men and women walking along the streets
have dropped in their tracks and died be-
fore physicians could be summoned. and
horses have died as though stricken by a
plague. Many factories have been closed
and outdoor workers have been compelled
TO drop their tools and find shelter during
the hours when the sun was at its height.
Particularly among policemen and letter
carriers has the suffering been intense. and
many have been compelled TO stop work
from both forces. Along the business streets
men have walked with umbrellas over their
heads. with coats on their arms and fans
in their hands.
The hospitals of this city are crowded to
nurses have been kept at work night and
day until many OF them have succumeed
to the strain. The department of public
works has come TO the relief Of the tene-
ment-house districts and forces Of men with
hose carts are patrolling the streets OF
these sections and flooding them with water
from the corner hydrants- Men. women and
children rush in groups under the strearsN
from the hose. and the night scenes among
the tenements. the relief parties make
their rounds. are unprecedented.
Unless tomorrow night brings relief
many prostrations are rocked for In the
Madison-square Garden meeting, and prep
arations are being made for a special force
of medical men and Tor special ambulances.
The thermometer has for the past SIX
nights fallen few degrees from the limits
registered during the hottest part OF the
day The heat on Monday night held al
most stationary AT 81 degrees until o'clock
on Tuesday morning. and as soon as the
sun began 10 ascend, the thermometer did
likewise until ali previous records for Aug
IL were broken. fhe highest previous rec
ord for Aug. II was 80 degrees In 1881 and s2
degrees in 1882. while to-day II registered
up on the top of the Manhattan Life In
surance building. where the weather biz
reau is situated. s35 degrees. and the hu-
sun, stood at 70. and down on the streets it
was not less than degrees warmer. The
as follows: Twelve noon. 20: pm So; 2
D. m s3; p. m. s3-5, y. m. So D. m.
So: p. M. 81. p m. 30. and up TO midnight
the temperature did not drop but few
points registering IS.
Following Is a revised list Of deaths:
Kate DRESSER = years old Alexander
Guthrie 80: Morris Gillespie. 20; Emile Edit
man. IS: Patrick Mention. 40. Sophie Brand.
81 John j. Hagerman. 40; Margaret Wal
brick %: August Blozer. IS. August La
O'Tooe. 81: Patrick Asch. 81: Michael Ror-
O-,roole IS: Patrick Asch. 81: Michael
ity. 81: Herman Adellhc.T. 90: Edward Nc
Onirk 81: Charles Phillips. A.. Louis Sie-
CERT 20; Charles krammer. az: Robert
Stollenberger, Bridget O'Hara, John Scam
Ion. 40: Charles Plump, Charles Mcdonald.
IS: George March, ~. Annie Dillon, I06