New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-11
HEAT KILLS NINE
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at the patrolnaen he made a rush tow
ard them. with the knife poised TO
strike
Neuniller met the rush with chair
and as the Italian plunged into the oo-
struction Moran and the others ran
around the table and made hin, pr1s-
oner. Ferria was delirious when Dr.
Goldstein arrived from the Lebanon Hos
pital. but presently he quoted down ana
said:
I'm all right now. Please go away
for a while. YOU cops; I want to beat
the doctor
The latter said that he preferred 10
have Ferria taken to the Morrisania
court and have hin, committed to Belie-
vue Hospital for observation. AS the
party approached the court there was 50
much noise that Magistrate kernochan
left the bench and went out on the sioe-
walk, where he signed a commitment
The majority of prostrations yesterday
affected the very old and the very young
inhabitants Of the city. It was hard
day for babies. Whenever the therrao!n-
eter at the weather bureau registers
the temperature at % degrees there Is
hardly a tenement in the city that can
rroduce a room where a Thermometer
wouldn't register three figures PARKS
on the East Side were crowded with hu-
naanity until there was hardly breath
ing space. Mothers with babies in their
arms almost tainted from, exhaustion
and the babies gave ample evidence that
they were suffering.
Not only did the population OF New
York 6enounce the weather yesterday
but the heavens thundered their dlsap-
prevail of the heat that was rising from
the sun-baked paven1erts and fields
sharp showers fell on the latter, but
the former were not so fortunate the
upper end of Manhattan, where from
is still a tree or two and numerous
stretches of green grass, was wet down
yesterday afternoon by shower that
lasted half an hour. The lower part OF
the island, where the suffering was most
intense was not so favored
Rains Delight New Jersey.
Out in Jersey the rains descended and
brought joy and Thanksgiving from, hun
dreds of thousands. In some sections,
however the elements went a little too
far in their efforts to better conditions,
and in Montclair too active electrical
demonstration did a lot of damage and
started two fires. The Fire Department
was called out twice IN a terrific rain
storm
The home of Colonel A. p. Horing was
he
n!ent and the rain got the blaze under
control than a call was received to a
fire in the home of John Conan, an
overseer of the poor. The damage to the
Conan house was about $500. Colonel
Horing said that $500 would cover his
loss.
st a time yesterday afternoon when
the sun was hottest and men felt game
for anything but work, John Hannigan,
Of No. $50 West 66th street, catered an
undertaking shop at 34th street and Sew
enth avenue and announced that he had
a case for the proprietor. He said some
person had lifted his big brother Joe"
bodily and dropped him from the roof of
the 66th street tenement. He added that
Joe was dead
The undertaken called UP Police Head
quarters Word was sent to the West
6Sth street station and patrolmen were
sent to the house.
The policemen, followed by a number
Of men and women, walked UP six
flights of stairs and knocked at the door
of the Hannigan fat. prepared to break
the news to a. grieving widow But they
saw no widow. Instead, Zoe" Eanni-
gan. big as life and cheerful, despite the
heat opened the door for them and in
vited them in.
Affected by the Heat?
They did not accept the invitation,
however, but at once started on a hunt
for brother John, who had discretely re-
tired. Some one suggested to the po-
licenaen that John might have been play
ing a harmless joke, Harmless or not,
John will have TO explain when he is
caught, and the police hope that the pre-
siding magistrate will not accept a plea
of affected by the heat"
All excursion steamboat lines that were
in operation yesterday did big business.
The Grand Republic was back in COM
mission on the run between here and
Rockaway and carried good sized crowds
on each of her trips down TO the beach.
Coney Islands Busy Day.
Coney Island had another one of its
busiest days Captain Calvin, of the
Coney Island station, declared that the
crowd must have numbered more than
400, 600. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company said that the road carried
more passengers than on any other day
this year. and thousands of persons slept
on the beach Saturday night and added !
to the crowd that taxed the capacity of
the resort yesterday.
Early yesterday morning Surf avenue !
was crowded with persons who had re-
manned by the seaside all night. The |
temporary campers were cunning for |
breakfast. and proprietors Of eating |
places We're caught unawares. They |
never did such a breakfast business since |
they started in, many of them said. and |
were hardly prepared for the demands |
for fruit, cereals and eggs that were |
made upon them.
The ocean was the most popular con
cession at Coney Island all day Before |
noon practically every bathing suit in |
the resort had been rented, ana those |
who came later found that the prices |