The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-12
TERRIBLE HEAT.
Six Hundred Deaths and Many
.Pfostratlons
(. HOSPITALS FILLED.
Tents Being Ere ctad on ''ospl'a'
Grounds horses Ars Fa Ing,
and Automobiles Are Ussd
aa Ambulsncea

Rsinstorms "Wednesday, With con
sequont fall in temperature, wore a
Godsond to tho bulk Of weltoring hu-
manity in Now York. AS soon as tho
( last storm Of tho afternoon had passed.
over, tho tempora .uro i'm medately bo.
gan to ascend Tho wind which blow
during the storm also commenced to
abate worry rapidly, until it anaumod
tho proportions Of slight breeze only.
Those atmospheric conditions, coupled
with the very considerable humidity
which oame as an aftermath of the
downfall Of water from tho clouds,
mado tho suffering almost as intonse ae
it was whom tho thofmc mctor had rog.
istorod several degrees higher.
Most of tho hospitals are already
crowded to thoir utmost capacity, and
many of them hnve erected tenta on
their grounds for tho accommodation
of tho hoat victims.
Tho death rate has increase with
suoh rapidity that tho morguo is being
taxed as it never was before, and evory
available foot Of that institution is now
occupied by oorpses. Hospital attend
ants arc oollapsirg under tho cxtraor
dinary stIaio TO which thoy hayo been
subjected and wore itnot for tho volun.
toors who have como to their aid tho
stu stion would be G osUy aggravated
by enforced neglect Of heat patients.
Although tho ambulance service has
boon augmented by tho addition of
. automobiles which havo boen loaned
for tho purpose, it il greatly inado.
quate. Tho lorsos used have been
most carefully nuraed along to preserve
their stamina, but Notwithstanding this
many Of thom havo given out. Their
piacos arc Doing filled from outside
SOURCES, and so great is tho fcnoity
Of available animals, because Of tho
combination Of heat and tho grin with
which New York horscs arc all cted,
that it has boon necessary to send to
othor cities to get fresh supply
When the first downpour Of rain
struck tho city Wednesday it was ac
oompanied by thunllr and fair sized
gallo, which soon reduced the tompcra
\ turo ID degroes. Tho humidity made
Il tho air 80 sultry, however, that tho
n sraat reduction Was not peroeptible to
y tho extont which most people would
imagine.
The wind and lightning which ac.
oompanied the rain did considerable
damage in tho oity, especially out to.
ward Harlorn. Many trees, awnings
and buildings were Injured, but up to
lO O'Clock no oatu altos had boon re.
ported.
There woro SO deaths and 1O7 GASES
OF hoat prostration in tho borouphs Of
Manhattan and tho Bronx during the
hours betwocn 2 a. M, and 10 D. m. !,
Wednesday.
AT 1890 O'Clock this (Thursday)
morning it was ostimatod that tho total
deaths from tho heat in tho last six
days in Creator Now York was 600.
During Tuesday night and Wodnes-
day tho deaths in Newark directly at.
tributed to tho hoat, numbered 81, the
highost number of tho spoil. In IIo
bokon thero were 10 deaths. Patterson.
which had boon comparatively free
fro deaths, ran its numbor up to 116
tor tho "a hours ending Wednesday
night. Jersey City escaped with 3.
New Brunswick scored 4 fatalitios and
elizabeth 6. A dozon other Ilaoos
contributed ono each to tho total go
that tho grand total for Now Jersey
will bo ia tho neighborhood Of 100 for
the day.
Tho highost temperature was 94 at
1880 p. m. Ats O'clock Wednesday
night it was 80 dogrcoB.