Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-20
Maxi HUI Deaths. Pros.
7TIINt UFH TIS.
HOTTEST IN THE STREETS.


include deaths
HOTTEST IN THE STREETS.
AS usual the ma ximum official tenn.
peratures were everywhere exceeded
by those prevailing in the crowded
streets, where the actual temperature
frequently exceeded 100 degrees.
The cumulative effect of the con.
tinued torrdity of these days was pain.
fully evident in the enormous increase
Of the number of deaths here. To-
days death roll reached the appalling
total Of 10. while over double this
number were treated for heat pros
tration This was almost entirely
due to the collapse OF young children
and aged persons. whose exhausted
vitality was unequal to the strain OF
further suffering.
After Il night OF sweltering heat
spent by thousands in the streets. in
the public parks. on piers along the
river front and in every vacant place
that promised breath of air. the con-
ditions that confronted the people OF
New York this morning were terrify.
| ing. The sun rose in cloudless sky
and hour after hour the heat grew
more and more intense. Every ambu-
lance was kept busy and by noon the
hospitals were crowded with sufferers.
RELIEF BY a SHOWER.
At three O'Clock in the afternoon cana
the long prayed for relief when terrific
thunderstorm and deluee Of rain burst
over Brooklyn and the lower part OF
Manhattan and sections of New jersey. In
Brooklyn two men were struck by light.
nirg and seriously hurt and in Jersey
City one man was killed. While tho
storm lasted only a 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 cool breeze springing up after sun,
down gave assurance of q comfortable
niant.
| Evcl the sea shore resorts about New
York did not escape the heat and many
prostrations occurred among the thou
sands that fiocked to Concy island ane
other beaches on Long island.
| DISTRESSING INCIDENT OF DAY.
| Among the distressing incidents of the
day was the killing of her infant in
| Brooklyn by ii young woman who wa:
suddenly driven insane by the heat. SHE
stabbed tile child TO death and then made
a vain attempt on her own life.
| Lconald Sanders, IA colored man from
New Haven, went mad in the public park
| III East l3uh street and leaped into thu
| river from the Harlem bridge. He WAS
|rcscucd by three bOatmen after Il terrific
struggle, in which he upset the boat and
nearly drowned his rescuers.
| Several of the deaths reported were
those of persons who had fallen. while
asleep. from fire escapes, where they were
|cndeaVoring to escape the sitting atmoS.
phere of crowded tenements.
BODIES PACKED IN ICE.
| With 100 bodies in the cold storage room
at the city morgue, the refrseratinS
system was found to be out of order to.
day. and it was necessary to resort te
the use of tons of ice, in which the bodies
| were packed. and ~ bodies were hurriediy
shipped to the Potters field on Harris
island,
In order to save all who might fall into
the hands of the police after court hours
the torment of a night in the station
house the police magistrates made ar.
ranEements to accept bail for prisoners
at any hour during the night, during tho
continuance of the heat.
ANIMALS SUFFERING TERRIBLY
The suffering among animals durina
1.-THE day was intense, hundreds OF
horses, many OF which died being pros'
trated. There also was an extraordin'
AIRY mortality among dogs and cats
hundreds Of bodies being picked up IN
the streets.
Throughout New York state several
thunderstorms, with rain and hign
winds. served to moderate the neat In
Albany "A heavy storm in the afternoon
caused IA fall in temperature from ~
to 20 within five minutes, and reduce
r ton OF the humidity. There were no
cases OF prostration.
One man was killed and two injured
, in Troy by the collapse OF a roof ~