The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-08
Temperature 81
One Death in Jersey City
From the Heat and Nine
in New York.
BREEZE MAKES AIR COOLER
Prostrations Continue at a
Lively Rate Schools
Open Today.
BREEZE MAKES AIR COOLER

Although the heat is very oppressive
today. there is some relief in the breeze
blowing from the west In the lower Sec
ton of the city the suffering is the
worst. Those residing in stuffy streets,
crowded with big tenements. are the
cnes to be pitied. In these houses there
is no relief from the killing heat.
On the Heights the citizens find it
much more pleasant than the cityites-
Last night brought delightful change
of weather with it, but unfortunately
the cool breezes remained only for
short time. However, the night was
passed in a much more comfortable
manner than the sitting nights of the
former part of the week
Sunstrokes and prostrations continue
just the same and the doctors at the
hospitals are kept quite busy. In one
case reported death was the result of
prostration Others recovered after be-
ing treated for several hours at the hos
pital.
The schools We're kept open today, the
temperature being more agreeable in the
class rooms than yesterday and the day
before.
AT the Junction many cruel sights are
witnessed. Fagged-out horses attached
to heavily loaded trucks, are to be seen
in great numbers all day long. Drivers
in some cases allow the beasts to rest,
but others have no pity on the tired
horses.
The official record from New York
says:-At s o'clock the thermometer was
6S degrees: at 9 it was II, and at 10 1t had
climbed to 81. Up to noon the total New
York death list today was nine. OF these,
three were infants and one was man
of 7S. Hartnett's thermometrical report
gives 81 as the temperature at noon.
Charles Graef was overcome by the heat
at his home, No. 375 Communipaw ave-
nue. last night about seven o'clock. He
was taken to the City Hospital, where
he died shortly after.
A sad sight was witnessed yesterday
afternoon at the corner of Montgomery
and Washington streets, when little eight
year-old Joseph Mathews was overcome
by the heat. The little fellow had been
sent out by his mother, who is evidently
in poor circumstances, to beg some food
for the dinner Little Joe was barefooted
and carried a large basket on his arm.
He trudged the streets from early morn
ing gathering what aims he could from
charitably inclined housewives and pedes-
trians The basket was nearly filled when
the little fellow fell to the sidewalk un-
conscious.
Policeman Frank Mcmahon of the First
precinct station, who is as good hearted
as he is big, happened along the thor
oughfare just as little Joe dropped. Nc
Mahon picked the little fellow up and
laid him on the doorstep of nearby
office building to await the arrival of
the ambulance Before the arrival of the
ambulance Joe regained consciousness.
The first thing he asked for was the
basket which contained the fruits of his
mornings work The basket was handed
him as he was lifted into the ambulance.
Joe cried bitterly as the wagon started
up. He insisted on being taken to his
home so that he could be with his moth
err The ambulance surgeon seeing that
the boy was not in precarious condl-
tion decided to grant the little fellows
request and he was taken home. The
family lives at No. ga Railroad avenue
About 1:50 P. NJ. yesterday John Ray,
As years old, was overcome by the heat
at the corner Of Grand and Van Worst
streets. He was taken to the City Hos
pital in the patrol wagon.
At $50 o'clock last evening nineteen
year-old Mamie Breslin, of Old Bergen
Road and Linden avenue, was Frustrated
while at work in the Chadwick Cotton
Mills at the foot of Greenville avenue.
Miss Breslin was taken to her home in
the patrol wagon.
Mrs Ada Smell, SO years old, of No. AO4
Humboldt street. fell to the sidewalk in
front of No. 229 Montgomery street about
$50 O'clock from the effects of the heat.
Mrs. Smell was removed to the home of
friend. Mrs. Hill No. 2S3 Grand street,
wher she was attended by Dr. Robinson
Miss Maggie Forkim. eighteen years old
was overcome about $40 yesterday after
noon. at the corner of Boulevard and
Paurapo avenue. She was taken to her
home.
William Corley, of Hamilton street, Gut
tenberg, was overcome with the heat yes
terday afternoon while working on
stoop in front of st. Joseph's Parochial
School. He was taken to the City Hospi-
tai