New-York tribune., 1901-07-03
HEATS HARVEST OF DEATH
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in the vicinity were used whenever extra We
hcles required.
ST Vncent's Hospital had many heat cases
yesterday that the physicians and nurses were
overworked and almost ready to sueeumb TO the
heat themselves. The ambulance service OF the
hospital was said to be in bad way because the
horses were jaded from constant work. Mrs.
Thomas F. Ryan, of Twelfth-st and Fifth-ave..
sent twelve cots twelve mattresses and pillows
and three porcelain bathtubs to help out the
situation The hospital makes its own ice. but
1t was obliged to buy two tons of ice yesterday.
Thirty heat cases were treated at the New
York Hospital yesterday, and there was said 10
be room for more cases in the afternoon The
force of physicians and nurses had been DIVIDED
SO that one set could rest while the other was
at work.
TO MAKE ROOM FOR HEAT CASES
The Harlem Hospital was compelled to trans
fer several accident cases to Bellevue yesterday,
to make room for heat cases. The ampuiahces
Of the hospital responded to twenty-five calls
yesterday before 2:30 p.
The horses of the ambulance service OF the
J. Hood Wright Hospital broke down yesterday,
and John Lynch. ambulance driver OF the
hospital was overcome by the heat. Patrol
wagons We're used in conveying heat cases TO the
hospital and the superintendent said the physi-
clans ana nurses OF the lilStitutiuii dith'"eH
badly overworked were sticking to their duty
herocally.
BIG DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC FANS
The continued warm weather caused such an
increased demand for electric fans in the city
yesterday that the supplies of some dealers were
exhausted, and it necessary to turn away
customers. One large dealer in Nassau-st was
obliged to close the doors of his store at noon
Yesterday to keep out n crowd of men who
wanted To buy fans Other dealers said they
never had known such demand for fans.
The recreation piers and the parks, where
hundreds OF the people of this city gather in
the evening to escape the fierce heat of their
homes and get a breath of fresh air, were
opened last night to ali who desired to remain
on them through the hours devoted TO sleep. 1t
was grateful concession to the suffering pub
lic-for whom after all, the parks have been
created.
The pier that is patronized the most although
il is the smallest, is the East Thrd-st. 1t is in
the heart of the Jewish section. and last night
il was fairly packed with men, women and chill
dren No attempt was made to count the num-
ber of people who stayed through the night.
on the other recreation piers the story was the
same. By hundreds and thousands the poor
suffering people took advantage of the air that
stirring the river front, and slept where
they lay, on the floor of the place where their
children play in the daytime.
Speaking on the subject yesterday William II.
Burke secretary of the Dock Board. said. with
special reference to the remarks that have been
made about the morality of keeping the piers
open through the night:
IN the first place, the opening of the piers
would be a great social evil. Even now. 1t Is
difficult to maintain absolute propriety the
pierS and IL they opened all night this
danger Of social evil would be greatly increased.
In the next place the people who would take
advantage OF the piers as places On which TO
sleep would. in the great majority of cases. be
tramps and vagrants, while the people who
would really benefit by the piers would not sleep
there under any circumstances.
Then, again, we must have time in
which to clean up the piers after the rush of the
day. After three thousand four thousand
people have been spending the day on pier.
many of them bringing along their lunoheons at
night time the piers greatly In need of
cleaning. and must have the time between
the hours of IL and in which to clean up"
The next regular meeting OF the board is fxed
for the first Monday In August and unless
special meeting is called, no special action can
be taken until that time.
CLAUSEN'S ORDER.
President Clausen OF the Park Department
Issued an order yesterday afternoon for keeping
open the parks all night while the hot wave con-
tnues
ANY we'll behaved person wishing to stay in
the parks all night Will not be disturbed, said
Mr. Causen The police will be instructed TO
see that 10 disorderly persons are allowed in.
however The Park Department wishes to do
all 1t can alleviate the suffering of the people
during the excessively hot weather.
Police Commissioner Murphy sent out the fol-
lowing order
hot spell of weather you will instruct the members
OF your command to allow people who wish o
sieep in the public parks provided they do no in
jury the shrubbery and other park property.
Policeman Richard Ganley. who was on duty
at the Battery last night said that nearly five
thousand men, women and children slept on the
grass at that place Battery Park trees swayed
with a mild bay breeze in the morning. and the
denizens of the baked streets which run dago-
| nally into the park poured into the cool green.
And yet at 10 o'clock the temperature at the
Liberty Island steamboat landing read 9S de-
| grees.
! AS the da, crept along the public baths filled,
| and ragged boys hoped about in line, barefoot
| ed upon the white walk chattering their dis
| content at waiting for the plunge.
| EFFECT ON THE HORSES
The effect of the heat upon the horses OF the
| city is appalling 1t is almost impossible TO pass
| through any of the streets given to heavy
! traffic without seeing dead horses the pave
ments. Yesterday Superintendent Thomas +.
| White of the offal docks. at the foot of West
| Thirty -ninth-st received more than two hun
| dred orders to remove the bodies of horses dying
| In the streets. On Monday he removed $50; on
| Sunday, so. and Saturday. 20.
| superintendent Charles II. Hanknson. OF the