The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-28
A HOT TIME.
Thousands Slept in the Parks Of New
York Last Week.
The Heat Was so Intense That tho
People Had to Desert Their
Homes to Get Air.

ViiiiO Au Wdo PAOVoy lioo UhtOuSi-
out South Carolina last week we did
not suffer here as the people did In
New York and other large cities Of
cue North. There were hundreds Of
deaths from the heat in all Of the
larger cities, aud there would have
been more had not the people deserted
their homes and took to the public
parks. Here Is u New York pictures:
"Come and sleep On thu garss In the
parks" was the in vitation Manhat,
tan sent out Wednesday hight, and
the people respor dad by thousands,
says The New York Sun Of Wednes
day. From the little triangle south
Of Cooper Union to the slopes Of River
side park and in all the downtown
small parks the grass, the benches and
the band stands were populous. The
Keep Off the grass" signs were called
In.
"They won't he put out again this
summer, either, IL l can help it," said
Park Commissioner Pallas. He sent a
letter to Police Commissioner Nc.
Adoo in the afternoon Offering the
parks within his Jurisdiction in the
borOughs Of Manhattan, and Rich
mond to the weary and o%verheated,
and this order from Commissioner
McAdoo was read in all the station
houses Wednesday night.
by direction Of Park Commissioner
| Pallas you will permit the public to
walk, sleep and lounge on the grass
or benches in all the parks within
your precincts, day and night during
the hot spell, IL they SO DESIRE"
1t did not take long for the news to
get about. BY 8 o'clock p. M, Null
berry Bend park, in the Italian quar-
Island on a hot day. There were
over two thousand women and chill
dren there, with a fair percentage Of
men. The Shoppers took to the grass
until there wasn't an available spot.
Then they filled up the band stand.
Everybody in the park wore as lit
tie clothing as the law allowed. A
shirt and q pair Of trousers sufic3d for
the men, while most Of the children
slept under the stars In their birthday
dress. There Were over 5000 who
sought relief at the William III. Saw.
ard park, at East Broad way and Jet.
ferson street. Only the benches at
Battery park were Overcrowded. Few
sought comfort on the grass.
The permission appealed nightly
to jewellers along the North river. In
De Witt Clinton park early in the
evening were at least 4 1000 persons,
most OF them women and children,
A large number OF them had made
arrangements TO spond the night GU
Of doors and had brought pillows and
blankets. Coverings we're unanimous
iy voted to b, unnecessary
On the bank slipping down to the
river from Riverside drive space wa,
at a premium in the early evening.
There WAS a breeze off the river and
weather conditions were quite con-
Portable. 1t was not bservable tina
many intended to spend the nigh
there, the bank being too steep in
most places to insure ira, quill rest
Nevertheless, In the late evening thl
oank was quite as crowded as earlier
Those who went into Central part
to keep cool were surprised when The
police failed to turn them out at mid
nisht. They hado't yet heard OF TIL,
new order. Many OF them, upon learn
ing that they might stay there al
night If they chose, went home anC
got pillows. Through the side stroet
leading to the park entrances could bi
seen many Bonemians and Italian.
from the East Side making for tn
park with pillows tucked under thei
arms.
In ONE spots whole families wer
stretched out on the grass side b.
side. The favorite spots seemed to b
places where there was an incline 0
embankment. Many who are nightl
homeless and generally sleep IN area
and on doorsteps wenC into the par
! when the police found them In thei
usual haunts and told them OF tin
new order.
Morningside and Mount Morr
f. parks, In Harlem, we're both crowdet
At Jefferson park, ll2Jh street on
) Elst river, Harlem, Italians we're cell
: brating the feta OF Our Lady OF Mour
Q Carmel and hundreds OF them slept !
the park after the celebration VIZ
over.
In the three Tenderloin parks tt
e men deserted the benches for IT,
h grass, but the few sleepe
d stuck TO the benches. In Madist
square, where there were more womt
tnan both the others, the men kel
a to the west side Of the park, givin
IS up the east side to the women and NJ
n disturbing them in the least.
9 In the big parks in the Bronx, C
IS pecially Pelham bay and Bronx park
IS hundreds Of people have been sleeplr
s under the trees nightly. In Pelha
It bay park last night a large part
the Italian population OF William
q bridge, learning Of the new orde
k took bed clothing, pillo#s ana,
& some cases, cots, and slept beneaf
Ie the trees. There was q similar conc
30 tlon In Bronx park, The only int
l. terence from the police came when t.
)f sleepers camped too c.Oie to the bota
10 ical gardens or the ZOO.
r. Seaside park, Coney Island, was
re large "ormitory. Thousands OF peor
st came from the city with the intcnti
he OF sleeping On the beach. Between ii
n thousand and ten thousand Of the
Y, according to an estimate Of Capt. Do
at ley, did SO.
~ Hundreds OF others, learning tn
i! the park grass vas available FOR b6i
preferred 1t. A large number of t
re sleepers we're women, and nearly