New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-19
SUMNER HARD AT WORK.
CROWDS LEAVE THE CITY.
Many Heat Observation-Disclosures
Jammed-Record Hot Day.

Without a struggle. and with apparent indiffer-
ence to humanity the mercury climbed to so de-
grees yesterday, and the weather man SAID 1t was
the hottest day of the year. There are more TO
come, the weather being sponsor for the
statement that the Thermometer will make deter
mined effort break its own record to-day
Nobody was at home in Manhattan yesterday
and if a stray maid overzealous janitor hap
pened to be found about any premises he would
most likely have said that pa and and the
youngsters were out trying catch a breath Of
pure air.
Every breathing spot in the city had it's crowds
of men and and little to for.
Central Park had the largest crowd of the 1t
was remarkable that while there death and
several prostrations in the city, thousands of chill
dren IN Central Park romped about under the glare
of the sun if it early spring day The
| temperature in the park at least degrees
cooler than the Circle anywhere downtown
A three months old child of Mrs. Minnie Tobn. OF
No. 80 Myrte-ave., Brooklyn. was found dead when
the mother awoke, yesterday morning. 1t is
thought the child sufocated. Gottieb Rubensten,
of No III Manhattan-ave was overcome in his
home and removed TO St GATHERINGS Hospital
William Kngsbury fell unconscious at F'ulton-st
and Hanover Place, Brooklyn. and was taken 10
the Brooklyn Hospital Harry Stein. of No. l46l
sd-ave.. was overcome at ball game in Crotona
Park and taken to Fordham Hospital. Lew Nor
rs, theatrical manager. overcome in 3D.
He taken off at 2Sth-st and re-
moved Bellevue Hospital
No. 49, East 76th-st, was taken from No SSo East
75th-st. suffering from heat prostration. to the
consy Island en5ertai3sd Of the he, l@sSess
visitors We're there The amusement resorts did
That s 6 fe sou4 Of reeoT of hd m gear w
passed by several thousand Manhattan and
crosded the hoei ersndas at those places
The new boardwalk between Brighton and nd
first Sunday that visitors could walk from Brighton
a rescue off the Seaside Park attracted large
crowd. A catboat, with James McWams and
aWay Besch gepsrd SHUT Of Vest sth-st and
both men ashore. and later assisted in riEhtins
At Dreland the Gro crowd was larger than OF
james JAM Tobn show@an .' to stop an indian exhb
dressed To5n i assured the police that indians
only a short coat in the summer The show
Luna Park crowded until late t last night gaIs
G9a5 foty the oo h Hide Not less
Three excise arrests were made Alfred sheTa1n
Louis Philip and sam Marks We're charged with
runaway in surf-ave caused some excitement PEI
mounted policeman The carriage was deInoil 4sTs
almost e eaused psnc TRe po Ge beeved that
small boy tried joke. but they were unable to
sixteen mounted policemen were ss stationed on
Gone Coney Isiand Creek resembied an African
lake when seventeen elephants were led to the
several hours Julia. of the elephants, stuck
in the mud. A derrick was used to release the
animal.
Arthur Kirk of No 1Os Kosciusko-st, Brooklyn;
Franz. his Companion, attempted to rescue him;
could reach him. Graphing irons were used for
two hours but without success.
T onis wolfe of No 31s East s3d-st., taken
to the Presbyterian Hospital yesterday: and later
transferred to Bellevue. for examination as TO
his mental condition. Wolfe suffered from the heat
in the afternoon. In the evening he began to
smash the furniture and to throw the crockery
from the windows. He pursued his wife with a
knife At the hospital his mental arrangement
was said be due to the heat
William Kingsbury, Civil War veteran. of NO
45l CarIton-ave, Brooklyn. overcome by the
heat while getting off Gates-ave. car. and was
sent to the Hudson Street Hospital. where he re-
vived. -. .ta
Mrs Josie Bernard. of No. Las Avenue A, died
suddenly at her home from exhaustion from '"e
heat.