New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-08
BREEZE BRINGS RELIEF.
THE CITY ENJOYS BRIEF BREATHING
SPELL IN sULTRY WEATHER.
BIT THE HEAT WAVE FROM The 0HNi"AN
STATES IS MOVING EASTWARD. FoREcAsrER
Dr-Nx SAYS AND MAY CAUSE MORE
sr-FFERlNG - FEW PRosTRA-

SUFFERING FEW PRosTRA-
TIoXs YESTERDAY.
Ncw-Yorkers had temporary relief from the
no. smell Yesterday. Late in the afternoon a
brsk and refreshing southwesterly breeze
.or,nr I'M cooling the hot pavements and bring
inc a sigh Of relief to the lips Of the multitude
sve,terins under the broiling sun. For to-day
,,a forecast is showers. stationary temperature.
According 70 Forecaster Dunn. however. the
roiiof is only temporary, and the hot spell Is
,lka,v TO continue for several days yet. Inc
hot wave now lowering over the Central STATES
Mr. Dunn said yesterday. us now MAKING us
way eastward. and when 1t gets here In all us
strength II may cause some suffering but there
will not be a reretiton OF the excessive cohoi-
ton that have existed in the west ana SOUTH
and even at its worst l do not expect 'ha' '"e
mercury will approach anywhere near the CEN
fury mark
The highest temperature reached yesterday
was at II o'clock when 50 degrees were olnclaiiy
registered at the Weather Bureau IN the clouds
over the Manhattan Building. Down In the
streets however. where the heat radiates from
the pavement and is reflected from the buildings
and where the breezes that play around MT
Dunn's lofty perch are not felt, the glasses al
the same hour showed 90 degrees. Though the
suns RAYS were not so nerce as on tne pIeNeu-
ing dav an increased percentage OF humidity
brought added discomfort. Little change oc-
CURED until about o'clock in the afternoon,
when the cooling effects of the wind from the
northwest sent the thermometer down with a
rush At 3 o'clock only II degrees OF heat were
recorded in Mr. Dunns eyrie and at that marx
the temperature remained nearly stationary up
10 midnight.
Only one case Of death attributed to the heat
vas reported yesterday. The victim was two
davold baby named Victor Lambert. who died
o, his nar,nts home No. 112 East Fourth-st.,
from prostration. Other cases Of heat prostra-
zion occurring yesterday were the following:
povp Julu. No 1888 Third-ave Removed TO Belle
Hospital
CLARK Patrick j. fireman attached TO Engine company
No 40 Taken Bellevue Hospital
CONWAY James thirty old OF No 1s3 west Hous-
ton-st. Removed to ST. Vineents Hospital.
FOREST Charles. sixty years old. OF NO $50 "a''oh-
ave Sent Harlem Hospital
KANE Michael twenty-sx years Old OF No oSo E East
Hospital.
KELLY Charles ". thirty years old. Of No sss East
One-hundre -and-sixty- hfh-st Removed 10 o'ouVef
Hospital
KELLY Patrick thry-four years old. steamship FIRE
man taken from Clarkson and Narek SIS. 10 81
vncen,'s Hospital
MDONOUGH Michael twenty-three years old. OF NO -
Henry-st. Taken home.
ROSS William thrty-nine years old. Of Little Ferry
" ]. Sent ST. Vincents Hospital
RuHL William. nineteen years old. homeless sent 10
Hudson Street Hospital
prsS Peter ysix years old OF No 443 West For
tieh-st. Sent 10 hudson Street Hospital.
STELLAR Joseph twenty-five years old. OF NO 5os New
York-ave.. Jersey CITY. Taken TO Hudson street HOS