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 the
Peoplo Had to Desert Their
Homes to Get Air.
While 1t was pretty hot through
out South Carolina last week we did
not suffer here as the people did In
New York and other large cities OF
the 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 New York picture:
"Come and sleep on the garss in the
parks" was the invitation Manhat.
tan sent out Wednesday night, and
the people respol dsd by thousands,
says The New York Sun of Wednes
day. From the little triangle south
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side park and in all the down own
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, II 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 overheated,
and this order from Commissioners
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, If they SO DESIRE"
1t did not take long for the news to
got about. BY 8 o'clock p. M, Mul-
berry Bend park, In the Italian quar-
ter, looked like the beach at Coney
Island on a hot day. There were
over two thousand women and chill.
dren there, with a fair percentage Of
men, The s(eepers 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 pair Of trousers sutlicad for
the mon, while most Of the children
slept under the stars In their birthday
dress. There we're oysr 5000 who
sought relief at the William II. Saw,
ard park, at East Broadway, and Jet.
ferson street. Only the benches at
Battery park were Overcrowded. Few
sought comfort on the grass.
The permission appealed nightly
to dwellers along the North river. In
Do Witt Clinton park early in the
evening were at least 1900 persons,
most Of them women and children
A large numbsr OF them had made
arrangements TO spond the night CuT
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 was
at q premium in the early evening.
There was breeze of the river and
weather conditions We're quite con.
Portable. 1t was net observable thai
many intended to spend the night
there, the bank being too steep in
most places to insure ira, quill rest.
Nevertheless, In the late evening the
Oank was quite as crowded as earlier.
Those who went i2t0 Central park
to keep cool were surprised when the
police failed to turn them out at mid
nl1ht. They hado't yet heard Of the
new order. Many OF them upon learn
ing that they might stay there al
night If they chose, welt home and
goJ pillows. Through the side stree Is
leading to the park entrances could be
seen many Bohemians and italians
from the East Side making for the
park with pillows tucked under theiI
J arms.
In some spots whole families were
stretched out on the grass side by
side. The favorite spots seemed to b,
places where there was an incline o
embankment. Many who are nightly
homeless aud generally sleep in area
: and on dOorStepS went into the parl
when the police found them In thei
usual haunts and told them OF tin
: new order.
: Morningside and Mount Morri
parks, Ia Harlem, were both crowdt d
At Jefferson park, 112jh street ant
ElSt river, Harlem, Italians were cele
Drating the fet> or Our Lady OF Noun
0 Carmel and hundreds OF them slept il
3 the park after the celebration wa
over.
In the three Tenderloin parks tn
@ men d(serGed the benches for tn
h grass, but the few women sleeper
d stuck to the benches. In Madiso
n square, where there were more wome
f tnan both the Others, the men KEEP
a to the west side Of the park, givin
s up the east side to the women and no
n disturbing them In the least.
Q In the Big parks in the Bronx, es
S peclally Pelham bay and Bronx parks
S hundreds Of people have been sleepln
8 under the trees nigntly. la PelhaI
t bay park last night large part {
:. the Italian population OF Williams
q bridge, learning Of the new ordel
k took bed clothing, pillows and,
= some cases, cots, and slept beneat
c tho trees. There was q similar cond
70 tlon in Bronx park. Tho only int
!. terence from the police came when til
u sleepers camped too c.O5e to the botal
% icai gardens or the ZOO.
+. Seaside park, Coney Island, was
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