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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
ALL THE ICEMEN AT WORK.
Men Gain Increase OF Pay and Form Union
TO Join tine Texmsiers.

Men Gain Increase OF Pay and Form Onion
10 Join the Tesmsiers.
The striking ice handlers OF the American
Ice Company, true to their pledges Of Tues
day all reported for work yesterday and
were taken back pending settlement Of
their demands. There was plenty for them
to do. A committee representing the en-
ployees had a conference with President
Wesley NJ. Oler Of the company late in the
forenoon, and came out with smiling faces
They declared that everything was fixed
satisfactorily, and that they we're on as
good terms as ever with the company.
Mr.. Oler said that the conference was salts
factory, but would not say on what basis
q settlement had been reached.
A meeting Of the ice handlers was held
last night in McNally's Hall, Twenty-eighth
street and Tenth avenue, at which union
was formed to be affiliated with the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Ieamsters, former
Assemblyman Richard Butler, acting as
organizer. When the meeting was over
Butler announced that the ice handlers
had been granted their demands OF s. a
week advance by the American Ice Com
pany and were perfectly satisfied.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
bo at the Anawanda Club. Twentieth street
and Becond avenue.

DO al the Annwanda Club. Twentieth street
and Becond avenue.
TWO SORTS OF sUNsrRoKE.
When asked by abuN reporter yesterday
Just how the sun kills people, Dr. William
uuilfoy. Registrar Of Vital Statistics OF the
an s q aSa ths T srpan directly and
a stinstroks Is manifested In ono Of two
ways. Either the patient becomes faint
and semi-conscious, without any. marked
change In temperature, or else his tenn
perature suddenly rises TO an abnormal
or delirious. Sometimes the temperature
rises to no or even liz degrees in such
case, and practically all such cases are
cs s N esss 81 Hers Gs 1t th Shs Te
tho patient lie merely faint a little wine or
som6 stimulant, with cooling applications,
are the best restoratives, while in the case
Of the person with the high temperature,
stimulsnt you'd be VERY b pa T. The only
duce the temperature by artificial means,
such as packing the head in ice, or an ice
water bath.
sCold water, lemonade and similar nom
stimulating beverages may be taken freely
drinker, because the Precipitation induced
cools the body upon evaporation. But
stimulating drinks should be avoided. The
heart IL stimulated to greater e1ertion
and the drinker merely made so much the
warmer thereby
HOTTER SEASONS IN THE PAST.
Tho Registrar produced chart he had
prepared, showing the records the depart
Tnent had kept OF the heat and mortality
in the last four hottest SPELLS" Each OF
these heared terms has lasted well on to
two weeks. The first was from June %
to July 9, 1872. The second from July II
to 80, 1892. The third from Aug. 2 to is,
1896, while the last one, which was the
worst OF all, was from June % to July Q,
1901. In the first the maximum tempera-
ture for the first week was 90 and for the
second week OF. In 1892 the maximum
temperatures were SO and OF. while In 1895
the first week showed OF, with es as the
highest mark in the second week. In
1901 for two days. July and 2, the thermom-
eter stood at 100. The humidity was also
very high and the suffering great.
In the Boroughs of Manhattan and The
Bronx, the old City Of New York, the least
number OF deaths in a single day In the
"spell' Of 1872 was So, with the greatest
s6i. In 1892 the figures ran from 1873 to $50
In 1893 the increase was from 9s to 1885,
while during the hot spell! of 1901 the NUM-
ber ran from 90 to $50 The smaller figures,
Of course, represent the death rate early in
the heated term. while the large figures
show how the mortality increased after
the heat had continued for several days
The figures also show that the high point
in the mort ality Ia usually reached after
about week of continued heat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
DELUGE IN SCHENECTADY.
Rain, Accompanied by Lightning, Turns
the Streets Into Torrents.

the Streets Into Torrents.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, July 1.-the
mercury in local Thermometers. which for
the past fortnight has been lingering In the
neighborhood Of ninety-fve degrees, jumped
up to ss yesterday and fell only eight points
this morning. This was In the shade. In
the sun 1t rose much higher. At noon
to-day the thermometer registered 81
degrees.
In the early hours this morning the
barometer became stationary at the rain
mark. There were no indications Of rain
and not one Of the long suffering residents
put any faith in the prediction, but the
barometer persisted In pointing to rain.
At about 10 o'clock a slight shower carne
and the barometer deserted the rain mark
and pointed to fair weather. At about
1890 this noon it went back to rain and
wouldn't bulge. At O'Clock the rain
came. 1t came in torrents and proved Q
veritable deluge.
The western sky suddenly became over
cast with gray clouds and there were mdtter-
ings of distant thunder. accompanied by
mild flashes Of lightning. Then the gray
ones and the rain came down In perfect
torrents quickly turning the hill streets
into turbulent rivers and inundating cellars
and Easements, Heavy thunder and sharp
lightning accompanied the downpour In
nerve racking crashes and binding flashes.
Several trees were struck by lightning
and bolt struck City Assessor Charles E.
Vedder's residence on Mount Pleasant.
The damage done was slight, however,
and no one was injured.
The storm did great damage IN the
surrounding country numerous fences
and buildings, including two Of Howard
Stanton's icehouses in Rotterdam, being
blown down. The storm lasted only a
half hour, but the temperature lowered
twenty degrees and humanity is CORE
SnondinnlY grateful
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
Good Entry List for Long Island Rowing
REGATTA.

The entries for the Long Island Rowing
Association regatta on Flushing Bay next
Saturday we're made known yesterday. and
the list is . good one. The senior singles
for tho Cassidy cup include all the local cracks.
Sheppard. Fuessel. Wesley. Titus and Hobcn.
and a rafting race should result. Sheppard
will be on the home water. where he has been
practising assiduously. Therefore. he will
have a big advantage over his opponents.
The junior four shell has attracted Ave
crews in the Seawanhakas. Crescent A. c..
Ravens wood, Shccpshead Bay aud Nautilus.
Eight orews-Crescent A. G.. Institute, Ra-
venswood 1.-TWO cre,ws). Danntless, Clifton,
for the Junior four. gig, and this will cause
two, trial heats and a final. For the inter;
be bohemian, Ravenswood, Danntless, Gift
ton and Metropolitan. The crack. four OF
the Seawanhakas will be practically unop-
posed in the senior four shell.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
$4,000 SLEEpERS IN THE PARK.
LAWNS LOOKED LIKE THE CAMP
OF AN ARMY.

Mothers Spent Hours with Their Babies
In Carriages Along the Cool Pathways
Newspaper Tents-Big Casino
Crowd-Swee thearts Head for Danger
Central Park again turned itself into the
greatest free municipal lodging house In
the world last night. 1t was estimated
that between 10000 and 5000 persons
were In the green, starlit caravansary at
midnight. They were Of all sorts and
oonditions-men, women and children.
As soon az the sun went down the influx
began at all the gates. Hundreds Of women
with children In baby carriages came,
spent three or four hours In the cool under
the trees and went back home again. Thou
sands remained all night. Thousands more
would have stayed only the Central Park
mosquito got pernioiously busy as the
night wore on.
Those who took up sleeping acoommoda-
tions were found mostly near the entrances
and the principal walks. From point
100 feet from the Fifty-ninth street and
Eighth avenue entrance the sloping lawns
in all directions looked like the camping
ground Of an army. The illusion was given
by the newspaper coverlets which many OF
the sleepers used instead Of tents; also by
the white dresses OF the children who were
stretched out with their parents In all
directions.
The upper end OF tho Park was as crowded
as a rabbit warren. From the Lenox
the small lake to the Fifth avenue side and
down to l06th street the lawns were well COW
cred by the slumbering.
The Fairgrounds we're the resort OF tho
jokers last night. Groups Of sleeping and
chatting people covered them sparsely.
Catcalls and whistles were sounded from
one group to another and were responded
to from the woods around the borders.
The main drives were given up almost
entirely to the sweetheart element. The
wistaria terrace In front of the Casino was
crowded with people listening to the music.
deserted. At the lower end, however,
where the lights are less numerous and
more dim, Bobby Burns and Mr.. William
Shakespeare had the company Of many
giggling couples. The boathouses at both
the large and small lakes did thriving
John Tellpanni, 1, year, old, Of s7' Third
avenue. was run over In Eghty-sixth street.
inside the Park by an express wagon and
taken to the. Presbyterian Hopital suffer-
ing from broken ribs and internal injuries
eaTy in the evening Except for t tins the the
clared that the crowds were orderly and
easily managed. They wish that they
would learn to keep of the roads, however.
Bicycle Policeman Silberbauer declares
that he rescued one pair of lovers from
imminent death last night. They were
strolling down the East Drive with arms
coiled about each others waists and head
ing straight into aibig automobile shooting
down the driveway.
Park Commissioner Kennedy in Brook
Ign sent out general orders removing the
restrictions regarding the use of the public
parks at night and the police were in
structed to permit people to sleep in them.
This applied to Queens county as well as
BROOKLYN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
Three swimm ers Drowned.

William Goldsard, II, of "a McKibbin
street, Brooklyn, went swimming yesterday
afternoon of East Twenty-ninth street,
Sheepshead Bay. He got beyond his depth
and was drowned. The body was not re-
covered.
Ira B. Johnson, 80 years old, captain Of
the yacht Dundean. Of the Bensonhurst
Boat Club. was drowned yesterday after
noon of the Hubbard street dock at Grave
send Bay.
Yesterday the body Of middle aged
man foated to shore OF Fort Hamilton.
The body had on bathing trunks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
sLEUTHS STOPPED GAMBLING.
Plain Clothes Men Sec New Light in Mr..
MCAdoO's Call for Personal Records.

Plain Clothes Men Sec New Light in Mr.
McAdoo's Call for Personal Records.
Police Comm ssioner McAdoo issued an
order yesterday directing all plain clothes
men to report to him the length OF their
service In plain clothes, the various pre-
cincts In which they have served, and the
various captains they have been under
When the order was promulgated through
the precincts last night there was much
grumbing at first among the men affected
Many Of them said 1t would take them
days to look up the record Of all their as
signments.
later they recalled that the Commits
sioner said a few days ago that he was
going to select some new detective SER
geants from the patrolmen. and there sprang
up widespread desire among them to make
their reports o. accurate and favorable as
possible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
CHICAGO SHORT OF FIVES.
Secretary Shaw VIII Provide More Bills
Of That Size.

CHICAGO, July lo.-Secretary Of the
Treasury Shaw visited the Federal Building
to-day and had been there but a short
time when he discovered that Chicago and
It's vicinity is suffering from dearth OF
five dollar bills.
He found that Assistant Secretary Will
liams Of the local sub-treasury has been
besieged with requests from banks and large
business houses FOR bills Of that denomina-
ton. The Secretary declared that upon
his return to Washington he will start the
machinery necessary to give the desired
five dollar bills. Mr.. Williams said that
as a rule the sale Of farm products has
much to do with the scarcity Of small Hills
In the late summer, but that this year the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
A RARE, HORRID LIZARD.
Trapped at Its Texan LAir-Its Toes are
Not Mates.

Houston. Tex, July ie-Near the sand
hills in south Texas rnonstrous and curious
reptile has been captured by three hunts
men. who trailed it day. 1t appears TO
be Of the lizard family and is feet 0 inches
long Nothing like it has ever been seen
in Texas. It is now in the possession Of
Robert Ritter Of Corpus Christi. The head
Is hard and horny, with two piercing,
restless eyes. On It's feet are toes Of unequal
length. Pie tail Is half the length OF the
body, wh.,h IL crowned with spikes. The
tail Is t14ied with bony spear. The
creature IGN With great speed when pursued,
but was trapped on its return to its lair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
Transaction in Goats.

A thief stole some clothing from Peter
Berringar's fiat at 975 First avenue and wore
1t away. leaving in exchange coat in the
pocket Of which was naturalization oertif-
cate issued to Jacob Schmedinger of 1893
Third avenue. Away went a detective to
sec Sohmedinger about it and found him
mourning the loss Of his coat and his certif-
cate, purloined from his fiat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE.
Hearing Given the Omcers on the Report OF
the Examination Of the COMPANY.


ALBANY, July le-State Superintendent
Of Insuranc, Francis Hsnd ricks to-day
gave the officers Of the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance Company a hearing, az re-
quirsd under Section 80 Of tho Insurance
law. on the report Of the examination
of the company which has just been COM
pleted by the departments examiners.
The question upon which the Superintendent
desired light was as to the valuation Of
the company's policies.
President F. A. Burnham and Vice. resi-
dent and Aotuary George D. Eldridge Of
New York appeared to represent the COM
pany, and Chief Examiner Isaac Wander
poei of the department, who directed the
examination made into the company's
condition, was present to advise the State
Superintendent The report of the exami-
shortly, and until that time nothing will be
given out as to it's affairs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
Up-st.te Doctor Dies OF Heat,

NRwBuRaH, July lo.-The temperature
to-day was 90 in the shade. Several Of
the letter carriers were knocked out and
one delivery had to be suspended. The
only death by heat was that Of DR.. A. j.
Appleton, a we'll known resident Of New
Windsor. who fell forward and almost out
of his wagon while in Water street and died
before he could be removed to st. Luke's
Hospital Business had to be suspended
in several places in the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
THE SUN. THURSDAY, JULY 60. 1908.
PEARY no SkIL TOMORROW.
Not Sure That; He VIII Take Women u the
Polar Region.

PORTLAND, No.. July lo.-Commander
Robert E. Peary left this city on the 1905
train to-day for North Sydney, G. b., to join
the steamer Roosevelt. Commander Peary
said that II the weather Is favorable he will
sail Friday night for the north. He has
not decided whether Mrs. Peary, their
children and Miss Babb OF Westbrook, his
stenographer, who left New York on the
Roosevelt, will accompany the party TO
Greenland. Regarding his health, he said
he never felt better at the start Of any
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
FLOATING. POOLROOM WINS.
Chicago Omcials Must Not Tampcr with
wireless Instruments.

CHICAGO, July ip.-Judge Gro,scup this
afternoon issued an Injunction restraining
the Mayor and other oity officers from inter-
fering with the American De Forest Wire
less Telegraph Company in the transmission
OF messages
The action was caused by the fling Of
bill in which the city police were attacked
for tearing out the instruments Of the wire
less company on the ground that they
were handling implements used to send
racing information to the steamer City OF
Traverse. known as the floating poolroom.
1t Is said that the City Of Traverse will at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
SIX MONTHS MORE IN PRISON.
Libbie Garrabrandt's Case Not Taken
Up by jersey Pardon Hoard.

STATE CAMP. SEAarnr, j., Julyle.-Ow-
ing to the absence Of Judge vredenburgh
from the session OF the Court OF Pardons
to-day the petition OF Libbie Garrabrandt
for parole was postponed. This means
that she cannot come out Of State Prison
for five months or more, or until the Deem
Der meeting of the court. Miss Mary Phil
brook of Newark, who had been 30 active
in this case, was here, and with the vote
of James B. Dill the Garrabrandt woman
would have had enough votes to get her
release from prison. Judge Vredenburgh
Is i'll at Richfeld Springs, N. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
Killed by His New Autom obile.

SUPERIOR. Wis. July 19.-J. P. Morrow,
a prominent Duluth attorney, went out in
his new automobile to-day with A. Rau-
brecht. a lumberman. Morrow sped down
the street, swinging the car from curb to
curb. At a corner he turned sharply and
the machine turned over. Morrow was
caught beneath it and was almost instantly
killed. His companion was seriously in
Il, rad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
help from outsiders or any public official

help from outsiders or any public official
to do it.
District Attorney or any other public Off
cia should think 1t his duty on behalf Of
the people to bring any prosecutions then
believe that the society ought to aid such
official by all the means in it's power"
1t was learned last night that Chairman
three days comforting with Edward H.
Hartman in Mr.. Harriman's downtown
office. Persons who heard Of these con-
ferences had hard work reoopciling them
with the statements that the Attorney
to thrash out the Hartman securities opera
lions in the Equitable, as well as all other
questionable transa ctions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20

PORTLAND. Ore. July 19.-The Jury in
the case Of Congressman Williamson and
vangeser and Bigges, charged with su-
bordnation Of perjury in connection with
land frauds, after being out twenty hours,
reported to-day to Judge Dehaven in the
United States Circuit Court that it was un
able to reach verdict and asked for ad-
dtional information. Judge Dehaven
gave instructions and the jury retired
again. 1t is reprted they stand II to for
COW !ctlon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
Gov. Douglass Son.in.Law Fined.

BARNsrABLE, Mass, July ls.-After all
the fuss about being held up by police
officers for overspeeding an automobile
containing Gov. Douglas at Bourne, on
July 0, Cha ries +. Richmond, the Governors
n-in-law. pleaded guilty in court here
to-day and aid a fine OF $40. The Gov
oinor owns the automobile, bat l,iohn ord
was running Il when the oilc:r pi1ng IRON
she roadside C.cG .cS,c = 49,.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
Fifteen Deaihs In NcNark.

Deaths attributable to the heat numbered
fifteen in the twenty-four hours ending
at O'Clock yesterday in Newark. The
temperature at 4 O'Clock yesterday as re-
corded by the official observer at the New
ark station was 81 degrees, or one degr.o
higher tlaq atrny time on Tuesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
LIGHTNING FIRES DYNAMITE.
Five Miners Killed-Three Others May
Die.

Dies MONIES, Ia, July 1s.-An e1ploeio n
Of dynamite, caused by lightning runnin G
down telephone wire into a powder house.
killed five men at the West Riverside coal
mine to-day. The men were preparin 6
to descend the shaft for work when the ac-
cident happened. thunderstorm of un-
usual intensity had begun, and it had
started to rain.
the powder house. for shelter, but be-
fore they reached it there was blindin &
flash OF light, deafening crash and an
explosion which shook the earth for mile.
Every man In the crowd was thrown
violently to the ground. The lightning
shocked three men so that their recovery
Is doubtful.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
John McMackin Becomes . Consul.

OYSTER BAY, July ls.-It was officially
announced to-day that John McMackin.
formerly Commissioner of Labor for New
York State has been appointed consul at
Georgetown, Guiana. F.. w. Thornberry
is appointed marshal OF the United States
Consular Court at Cheefoo, China.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
KILLEDBY holt FROM THE Blue
lightning Melted fiis watch Crystal, but
Did Not Stop the watch.

Did Not Stop the Watch.
bolt Of lightning from a clear sky
struck and instantly killed Rahaio Ro-
mono, IS years old, an Italian, yesterday
as he was at work on a track in the Penn
sylvania Railroads Greenville freight yards,
Jersey City.
The bolt ripped of his left shoe and made
hole in his right shoe, burning the eoles
of both feet. 1t burned his left side and
tore hole In his trousers leg. 1t also left
its mark on the front and back Of his open
face silver watch and slightly melted the
edge of the crystal. The watch did not
stop running.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20

WASHINGTON. July lo.-Relief from the
hot wave was afforded late this afternoon
by a cooling shower. At O'Clock the
highest temperature Of the day. as degrees,
was re corded A drop Of 25 degrees followed
the rainstorn, and at s o'clock the mercury
stood at 0s.
Six cases of prostration, one probably
fatal, were reported by the police.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
MARRIED..

DoUGLAS-FRANZ,--At Upper Montclair. N. j.,
July IS. 1905. by the Rev. Albert Schlieder,
Henrietta Franz to George B. Douglas OF
Brooklyn, N. y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-20
Boiled Alive in Sugar Works.

Andrew Ehrlich, employed as a sweeper
in the Havemeyer sugar refinery. Williams
burg, yesterday fell into chute and dropped
extricated, having been boiled alive.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-02
South Oak. Farm Lands
10000 Acres

All prices, big bargains, the coming corn coun-
try A large list of grazing lands in Brule,
Hand, Hyde, Sully, Faux and Edmunds Coun-
ties at, per acre, from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
LAD FOUND IN FRUIT STORE.
Court Directs That He Be Sent Out OF
the Citv.

Edward Smith colored, thirteen years old.
who was arrested last night as he jumped
from a second-story building to escape an
officer was arraigned in the Juvenile Court
this morning on a charge OF incorrigltjllty.
There was no charge of larceny against
him, although he was caught by the officer
In the store. Judge ONeal ordered that
the boy be sent out of the city FOR two
years. stating that If he remained here he
would be sent to the reform school.
AIibrendo Ambrogi has a fruit store at
the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and It'll
street southeast He has had trouble
through petty robberies from his store and
he finally reported the matter to the po-
lice. Officer Jackson of the fifth precinct
station was put on guard and late last
night he was told that a man had entered
the store. He left the storekeeper on the
outside while he went inside He heard
match a boy who was there ran up the
out of the window. Officer Jackson hurried
outside, and there found the boy in custody
of the proprietor. He was arrested and
sent to the house of detention for the
night.
Officer Jackson told of the circumstances
of the arrest last night
He didn't steal anything, did hep asked
Attorney Chase for the boy.
GOOD reason why replied the officer
After the court was informed that Il was
intended to take the boy out of the CITY the
court ordered that he remain out for two
years