The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-20
Highest Tenlpgrztisre on Streets.

An usual tns maxiynuM official temper aturen were exceeded b: those prevailing fl. the crowded sys~cts where the actual ernperature ffesUersis exceeded 100 de- grees.
 The cumulative affect of the torridity of these days was painfully evident in the enormous increase of the number of deaths in New York While the death roll of yesterday was only twenty-slx. that of today reached the appalling total of seventy-flve heinz nearly half of those pr rostrated. This was almost entirely due to the collapse of young children and aged persons. whose exhausted vitality was unequal to the strain of further suf- fering.
 After night of sweltering heat spent by thousands in the streets, the public parks on piers along the river front and in every vacant place that promised a breath of air, the conditions that con fronted Inc people of New York this morning were terrifying. The sun rose in coudless sky. and hour after hour the heat grew more intense. Every ambr- lance was kept busy and by noon the nos- pitals were crowded with suffering per- sons. At o'clock in the afternoon came the long prayed for relief when a terrific thunder storm and q deuge of rain burst over Brooklyn and the lower part of Manhattan and sections of New Jersey.
 Two Men Struck By Lightning.
 In Brooklyn two men were struck by lightning and seriously hurt. and in Jer- sey City one man was killed. While the storm lasted only few minutes and left the upper part of the city untouched. the relief was almost instantaneous and from then on the mercury fell steadily, and a cool breeze springing up after sun down gave assurance of a comfortable night
 Even the seashore resorts in the vicinity OF New York did not escape the heat. and many prostrations occurred among the thousands that focked to Coney Is- land and other beaches.
 Among the distressing incidents of the day was the killing of her infant in Brooklyn by young mother. who was suddenly driven insane by the heat. She stabbed the child to death and then made a vain attempt on her own life.
 Fall From Fire Escapes.
 Several deaths reported were those of persons who had fallen while asleep from fire escapes where they were en- deavoring to escape the stifing atrnos- phere of crowded tenements. With lO bodies in the cold storage room at the city morgue, the refigerating system was found to be out of order today and 1t was necessary to resort to the use of tons of ice in which the bodies were packed and fifty bodies were hurriedly shipped to the potter's field.
 Among the resudts of the heat was the sudden closing of the Herald Square the atre where 'The Rollicking Girl was being performed.
 For the first time the New York City Railway company issued an order permit ting all motormen and conductor to re- move their coats while on duty during the heated term. Almost all of the men avalled themselves of the privilege.
 Keep Them From Prisons.
 In order to save all who might fall into the hands of the police after court hours. the torment of night in the station house cells, the police magistrate made arrangements to accept bail for pris- oners at any hour during the hot spell.
 The suffering among animals during the day was intense, hundreds of horses. many of which died, being prostrated. There was an extraordinary mortality among dogs and cats of which hundreds of bodies were picked up in the streets and reported to the police.
 In Boston one death due to heat was reported
 Many Children Have Died.
 Detroit Mich, July 19.-The maximum