The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
SOME GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

New York July 4.--W peculiar lot No mat
ter the weather conditions they will insist upon
shopping particularly there chance OF securing bar
gain To-day. wlen the heat broke all records and and
beast dropping upon hand under the terrible rays
OF the ventured forth the same Usual and
crowded the department In the majority of these
places the heat intense to be almost unbearabe
but still the crowded about the bargain
AS result time in Of the department stores
Sixth twelve stretched out on the floor
time from the effects of the heat Two of them were
able be taken their homes, eight taken to hos
pitfalls while the other unforunate will be taken to the
1t the thing in all of the stores today
and there scarcely time when there not several
stretched and under the of physicians
Coats have almost disappeared from sight result Of
this hot spell On Broadway this afternoon three minutes
eighty-seven passed point Five coats,
three had regulation shirt waists two shirts
without coats while the remainder carried their garment
over their Appearances don't go here
Twenty thousand people Manhattan and Brooklyn
boroughs slept the sands of the beach Coney Island
last night movement is foot to throw open the
parks for the Of the people of the tenement districts
sleeping if the heat continues The beaches and the
parks the only places where breath of air can be pro-
cured
Police Sergeant Ryder of the Parkvie station at
raced by the light from blazing fire early this morning.
When he approached the place he discovered leaning
the flames rubbing his hands their warmth He
The officer asked him what he doing there. I'm cold
he replied with chaterng teeth while the sergeant al
most Frustrated from the heat OF the fire. Ryder thought the
unable take of himself he took him to
the station house. here he said he John Doe" He
probably escaped from insane asylum.
People almost entirely forgotten the prevalent horse
disease owing the hot weather But the horses haven't
forgotten Over in Brooklyn there AIS horses connected
with the FIRE department OF this number suffering
from the disease.
drink was invented last night and was being dished
out in saloons today 1t is called the Florodora be-
bartender made it especially pretty little chorus
girl Of that company who didn't drink anything that
real Intoxicating. This is said to be fact But any
way here is the way Forodora made Put three dashes
of whole lime and add just enough Plymouth gin give it
Fill the glass with cracked ice pour in ginger ale
float slice OF orange and pitted cherry the top and
you will have drink which will make you forget that you
ever had sorrow in the world
Mr. and Mrs Howard Gould sailed away this afternoon
their yacht Niagara for three months cruise escape
the horrors the heat Most of their time will be pase
cruising in the vicinity of the Scandinavian peninsula They
accompanied only by Dr. and Mrs c. c. Cleveland
former their family physician.
Every remembers how poor cold Hoss" Foey fol-
lowed I. McCorker about writing So every available
spot which represented the money coming to him
and which he There instance life
Of the story last night the Rose Garden Amer
theate Manager Blumenthal being able
10 his house account of the persistent efforts of
era OF his creditors One of the employees whom
$40 followed the all the house asking him
the $40 time he stopped talk with any
ing the amount of the alleged Indebtedness the wall paper
and everywhere else Finally the fnapcia troubles were
bridged over and all bills paid.
One of the sensational murder trials which are inflicted
the people of this city all year was
brought sudden and unexpected posponemen today on
account Of the heat. It the of Miles Mcdonnell
charged with the murder of George Price P. T. Caravan
foreman of the jury became i'll yesterday afternoon and the
case adjourned until today But this morning the Jury
man was much that the again postponed
pending his His condition serious the
testimony submitted may have to be gone again
There trouble in the Central park zoo today The
polar bears became maddened the continued
heat and for time they threatened do bodily injury TO
every one who them we'll as to themselves
Finally line Of hose the top of their den
and cold water poured them while few ice
thrown in to remind them of their boyhood days Then
the bears quoted down and were good bears again