The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-04
MANY DIE FROM HEAT
CITIES REPORTS MAKE A TERRI
DLE DEATH TOTAL.
NEW YoRK'S LIST is 90.
TOTAL IN THE METROPOLIS FOR
THE SPELL coo.

Weather Bureau Offers No Relief,
Except An the shape of Local
Storms, a Number of which Oc-
CURED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Warm
weather Is the Outlook for To-
day-More Than i 900 Deaths Re-
ported From the Cities, Attributed
to Heat.
New York, July 3.-Rainstorms Of to-
day with consequent fall in temperature.
were a God-send to the bulk of swelter-
ing humanity in this city. AS soon as
the last storm of the afternoon had pass
ed the temperature Immediately began TO
abate very rapidly. until it assumed the
proportions OF a slight breeze only. These
atmospheric conditions, coupled with the
very considerable humidity which came
as an aftermath of the downfall of water
from the clouds. made the suffering al
most as intense as it was when the Their
mometer had registered several degrees
higher.
Most Of the hospitals are already crowd
ed to their utmost capacity and many OF
them have erected tents on their grounds
for the accommodation OF the heat vic
Tins.
MorEue's Capacity TRxed.
The death rate has increased with such
rapidity that the morgue is being taxed
as it never was before, and every avail
able foot of that institution Is now oc-
cupied by corpses. Hospital attendants
collapsng under the extraordinary strain
to which they have been subjected and
were it not for the volunteers who have
come to their aid the situation would be
faN fssy neoia-f
of heat patients.
Although the ambulance service had
been augmented by the addition of auto
mobiles which have been loaned for the
purpose, it is greatly inadequate. The
horses used have been most carefully
nursed along to preserve their stamina.
but notwithstanding this many of them
have given out Their places are being
flied from outside sources. an dsO great Is
the scarcity of available animals. because
of the combination Of heat and the grip
with which New York horses are afflicted,
that 1t has been necessary to send to
other cities to get a fresh supply.
The Humidity Very Great
When the Arst downpour Of rain struck
the city to-day it was accompanied by
thunder and a fair sized gale which soon
reduced the temperature ifteen degrees
The humidity made the afr 50 sultrys how
ever, that the great reduction was not
perceptible to the extent which most peo-
pie would imagine.
The wind and lightning which accom-
panied the rain did considerable damage
In the city, especially out toward Har-
lem. Many trees, awnings and buildings
were injured. but up to 10 o'clock no cas-
Ualties had been reported.
There were s. deaths and 107 cases of
prostration in the boroughs OF Manhattan
and the Bronx from heat between a. m
and 1890 p. m.
The highest temperature was %, at 1913
p. m. At o'clock tonight it was 50 de-
grees.
New YorI's Total Was DO.
New York. July Ain the boroughs of
Manhattan and the Bronx. between the
hours of 2 a. M Wednesday and o'clock
this Thursday morning. the total num-
Der of deaths from the heat were 90;
prostrations. 1M.
New YorI<'s Total Deaths 600.
New York, July AT 1870 O'Clock this
Thursday morning 1t was estimated that
the total deaths from abe heat In the last
six days in Greater New York was 600.