The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-07-10
TERRIBLE HEAT.
Six HUNDRED Dea'hs and Many
PFcstratioGS
HOSPITALS FILLED,
Tents 5slng Ere csso on Hcspi;ai
Gre unds Sorses Ar4 "a leg,
ard Automobiles ASs Used
as AncuIances.

Rsinstorns Wednesday,, wish con-
sequent fall in temperature, were a
Godsend to the bulk Of sTeltering hu-
maGisy IN New York. AS soon as tie
last storm of tie afternoon had passed
over, the Temperature in nneaiateiy be-
gan to ascend. The wind which blew
during the storm also commenced to
sbste very rapidly, until it assumed
the proportions Of slight breeze Only.
These atmospheric conditions, coupled
with the very considerable humidity
which came as sn aftermath Of the
downfall Of water from the clouds,
made the sufarir 6 almost as intense as
it was When the tbeTmc meter had reg
istered several degrees higher.
Most Of TIE bospitsls are already
crowded to their u:m,st capacity, snd
many Of them have erected tents on
their grounds for tie s:c2mmooa!ion
Of the heat victims.
The death rate has iocceasel with
such rapidity that the norgue is being
taxed IS 1t oev-1 Was before. aud every
available foot CT that institution is now
occupied By corpses, Hospital attend
ants are ccliapsiog nnder the eXtrsor
dinary strata 70 which they have been
subjected srd were il not for the volu1.
teecs who have come to their aid the
situation would be 6 aatly aggravated
By enforced neglect Of heat patients.
Although the ambulance service has
been augmented by the addision Of
automobiles which have been losned
for the purpose, it is greatly made
quate. The horses used have been
most carefully nursed along to preserve
their stamina, but Notwithstanding this
many Of them have given out. Their
pisces are being filed from outside
sources, and so great is the scsrcity
Of available animsls, because of the
combination of heat and the grin with
which New York horses are a@ cted,
that it has been necessary to send to
other cities to get 8 fresh supply.
When the fcst downpour Of rain
struck the city Wednesday it was ac.
compsnied by thunder and fair sized
gale, which soon reduced the tempera
ture Is degrees. The humidity made
the air so sultry, however, that the
great reduction was not percsptible to
the extent which most people would
imagine.
The wind and lightning which &C.
companied the rain did considerable
damage in the city, especially out TO-
ward Harlem. Many trees, awnings
and buildings were il jured, but up to
10 o'clock no css u,ltles had been re-
ported.
There were SO deaths and l07 cases
Of hest prostration in the boroughs Of
Manhattan and the B,onx during the
hours betwees 2 a. NJ, and 10. Bop. m,
Wednesday.
At 1880 o'clock this (Thursday)
morning it was estimated that the total
deaths from the heat in the last six
days in Greater New York was 500.
During Tuesday night and Wednes-
day the deaths in Newark directly at
tributed to the heat, numbered 81, the
highest number Of the spell. In Ho
bokea there were 10 6eaths. Patterson,
which had been comparatively free
from deaths, ran its number up to 1l6
for the p hours ending Wednesday
night. jersey City escaped With 2,
New Brunswick scored 4 fatalities and
Elizsbeth s. a dozen Other places
contributed one each to the total SO
that the grand total for New Jersey
will be il the neighborhood Of 100 fer
the dsy.
The highest temperature was 81 st
1890 p. N. Ats O'Clock Wednesday
night it was 50 degrees.