New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
DEATH DEALT BY THE HEAT
FATAL CASES FREQUENT AND PROS
TRATIONS MANY-PHYSICIANS
GIVE WARNING.

The prolonged heat has begun to tell fatally
on the people in this city. Yesterday there were
many deaths due to the heat. and thirty-one
more were overcome and attended TO in the hos
pitals The dead were:
BUCKLEY Michael forty years old. Of No. 224 East
Thirty ffth-st.
CASEY. Mary. sixty-hve years old. of No. 5o7 West
Forty-fourth-st
DE Rosa Eyanreline two years old of No. 25a North
Elehth-st brooklyn.
GARDNER Dr. John seventy years old OF No S'S
oIvo Areiuo twenty years old. of No. lsl Troy
oroyANNL olyone.'s Hoi9l sayqy; died in
KRANN. Max. months old. Of No 4o4 East Sixty
EYER Emma 81. months old of No. Division Place
pHEfAN Joseps ht,y i've years old of No 2o hottest
ROTH stephen forytwo years old Of No 24o Rapeiyea-
RUSSELL Patrick. thirty nine years old of No. S4l
STARK. Frederick. fifty old. of No. 40 FAst
sMpE. Robert forty years old of No 277 East Ninety
swAAs. Morris. sixty wears old, 225 Lynch-st.
Brooklyn
TAYLOR. James seventy years old Of No. 425 LexIns
TIN Charles two years o,d. of No. 2O6 Deancey-st.
All the hospitals in the city are now fully pre-
pared to deal with cases of prostration by the
heat All the bathrooms in Bellevue have been
made ready for giving ice baths a moments
notice and all the ambulances are equipped with
paraphernalia for the immediate treatment of
heat cases
There Is. according 10 the forecast of the
Weather Bureau a little hope that to-day will
be not quite so yesterday. The fore
cast is fair and not warm. Those who put
their trust in the representations of the
weather forecast for yesterday. however will
not prepare for any change in the weather to-
day Some of the business men came downtown
yesterday with umbrellas ready for the showers
and thunderstorms that were to come. according
TO Mr. Emery They carried the umbrellas for
sunshades, a good many. but had other use
for them
To some yesterday seemed a record breaker
and many suspicious looks were cast at the ther-
mometers because they did not indicate 100 de-
grees which everybody was the proper
temperature. The highest the Weather Bureau
reported was % degrees at o'clock in the af-
ternoon Seven o'clock in the morning was the
coolest time. when there were only "A degrees
of heat But the mercury mounted to so soon
after that and al noon indicated SS whence it
climbed gradually but steadily to the maximum
year ago yesterday IS degrees was the highest
reached. There a good breeze blowing all
day and that helped somewhat.
Physicians say. however, that we are now
more susceptible TO the heat than few days
constant strain of wthstanding the effects of the
torrid weather Now far more than a few days
ago. it is well TO be careful and not take any
chances of prostration. Do not drink much cold
water; do not hurry do not drink stimulants;
wear thin clothes and walk on the shady side
of the street. These are simple rules but if
they were observed there will be fewer cass of
sunstroke
Horses suffered yesterday more. probably. than
men. They cannot find shady spots in which
walk or to rest. but must walk in the streets
and draw loads after them 1t is to the credit
of the drivers. however. that the poor beasts
are receiving better care than ever before in a
heated spell. Veterinarians all over the city are
remarking this. and giving credit to the hu-
manity that prevails. The hose pipes affixed
to the fire hydrants in front of the engine houses
ran steady streams all day. Wagons were lined
up, in many cases. their drivers waiting for their
turn TO throw a stream of water all over their
heated animals.
The order of Chief Croker concerning the care
of fire horses read in every engine house in
the city yesterday. When horses are returning
from fire they not driven above walk
When they reach the engine house they are
carefully washed and their coats scraped with
a flexible Scraper. They then thoroughly.
dried but without undue friction, and are ready
to start out again when the signal sounds Fire
men say they have been doing this all along but
the order is mandatory now and perhaps more
care will be taken TO give the cold water treat