New-York tribune., 1905-07-19

The hottest July Is New-York has ever known,
as far as the officials of the Weather Bureau
can ascertain. resulted In the death. yester-
day, of thirty-one persons throughout the
greater city. The prostration returns came in so
rapidly to the various police stations that all
attempt at accuracy in the counting was aban-
doned. The Tribune's reports showed 2o1 at
/ a. The mercury climbed up to 20 de-
grees at 4 o'clock. then gradually sank to 81.
The humidity at o'clock was only 81. but the
intensity Of the heat made up for the loss At
lantic City Baltimore and Philadelphia writhed
under 9S degrees at the same hour.
It was a deadly sun that burned all day. and
every man. woman and child that could sought
refuge from it's almost whitening rays. From
every part of the city cries OF suffering were
heard the crowded tenements sending up the
most appealing.
The heat worked havoc among the little ones.
wherever they chanced to be, and few mothers
who could drag themselves to the nearby parks
stayed indoors.
Everybody sweated Wall Street staggered.
but with the help of its army of servants man
aged to keep on it's feet, though numerous pros
trations occurred in the district. In the shade.
on the rivers, at the seaside. everywhere. the
heat made itself felt.
In some places where the suns rays fell almost
horizontally the heat was whitening, the mer-
curry touching 102 and 103 degrees. In of
the revenue cutters lying at the Battery land
ing a thermometer registered 80, though not
exposed to the noteworthy incident.
however was that in some parts of the city the
temperature on the street was less than the Of
fetal record. But at the FlatirOn Building
thermometer exposed from noon TO o'clock
showed 100 degrees at 4:15. Outside the Ship
News office at the Battery a spirit thermometer
at yVhR
Weather Bureaus instruments the top of
high buildings showed o. AS a rule the street
temperature yesterday was several degrees
lower in all parts of the city than the official
record of Weather Bureau instruments. The
temperature rose more steadily yesterday than
the day before increasing almost Il degrees in
the first hours of the morning
Nearly twenty thousand men, women and
children slept on the beach at Coney Island
on Monday nigh: and at least thirty thousand
sought the beach as bed last night They
came from all parts OF the city. but at least
three-fourths from the suffocating tenement
house districts Mothers sought the beach as
last hone to saws their little ones from death
and disease
commissioner McAdoo has sent out orders to
the captains OF every precinct In the city to
Kermit the public To the parks during the
hot spell for resting sleeping and lounging-
The end in view is 10 give much comfort
rossible to mothers with their little ones, and 70
sick and convalescent.
There is no immediate relief in sight. accord
ing to the best information OF the weather Of
aciaIz The temperature to-day will be equally
ne high as Yesterday. The ice handlers strike
was formally declared of, which means some
relief from the swelterins heat II is understood
mat an agreement is pending between the
American Ice Company officials and the helpers
who struck Up to o'clock last night the
various hospitals reported 1G4 cases of prostra-
tion treated. only is said TO be serious.
After that hour The Tribune reports showed
seventy-two more. making IT. all go cases OF
pros Stratons.
The suffocating tenement house districts OF the
city presented an excellent study for the socioio-
Sst. While the temperature had decreased ths