New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-03

New York experienced the hottest
/ weather of the year yesterday. The
Weather Bureaus thermometer regis
tered ~ degrees at o'clock For the
four preceding hours it lowered within a
degree or two Of that mark. Thermome-
ters in the streets registered as high as
| 100 degrees. The city suffered intensely
| under the fierce heat At an early hour
this morning it had claimed ten victims
in the metropolitan district. Death
claimed many victims on the adjacent
waters. Nine people were drowned and
several others were reported missing.
Both death lists were increasing at mid
night. and a conservative estimate
placed the fatalities caused either d.
rectly or indirectly by the weather at
not less than twenty-five.
The heat wave covered the country
east of the Rockies and extended north
into Canada. the highest official temper
ature reported being l0S at Rocklesse,
Ont. The Middle West sweltered under
a temperature that in many places ex-
oeeded 100 degrees
Scores were prostrated By the heat In
greater New York. Some Of these pros
! trations probably will result fatally. The
olang of ambulances as they rushed
through the city on their rescue work
was heard all day throughout the city
The weather was responsible for one
suicide.
All day the suns rays beat down re-
| lentlessly, and the suffering in the tene-
ment house districts was especially in
tense. 1t was estimated that 1,2oOOOO
persons left the city and sought relief
at nearby summer resorts and al the
beaches. Coney Island had record
brea king crowd, four hundred thousand
persons visiting the resort during the
day.
Ten thousand OF the visitors dreading
return to their city homes spent the
night at the island with the beach for
their bed. the sand for their pillows
Captain Murphy detailed twenty-five po-
licemen to guard them while In slumber-
land
The average temperature yesterday
was So For the last thirty-three years
the average for July has been IL de-
grees.
Animals suffered almost as much as
humanity. and the police were forced 10
shoot dozens of horses.
There were many gallant attempts 10
rescue persons from drowning, ana haif
q dozen lives were saved In this way.
Resides deaths from heat and drowning.
strootcar and automobile accidents took
| their toll.
Crowds Start Early.
The city awoke TO sitting day As
earlv as 6 o'clock in the morning the
cars running to the beaches and nearby
summer resorts began to fill. A few
hours later the jam was terrific. All the
elevated trains were crowded until stand
ing room was prize worth hghting Tor.
The surface lines were, If possible, even
more congested. Every seat on them
was filed. and the space between seats
was packed as tightly as a sardine box.
Those who found II impossible to get in
side the car hung on the running boards,
| and only a benign Providence prevented
more serious and fatal accidents.
Every one who could got out OF the
city. as far away as possible from the
| pavements. which In the morning shone
| white, but i'm the heat OF midday sue
oumbed To the attacks Of the sun and
looked like nothing as much as rivulets
of melted tar.
The traction lines found it utterly inn
possible to handle the immense volume
Of traffic. The situation was almost az
! bad in regard TO the railroad lines doing
what Is known as committing business.
| The people of the city were unanimous
| in their desire to get out of town, and
| they didn't seem to care whether their
paths led them to green fields or the
seashore.
The thermometer started rising yes
| terday with the sun. At y o'clock IL
registered ~ degrees, according to the
Weather Bureau report. Perhaps II re-
called certain feats OF soaring aviators
and was a bit jealous; anyhow II con-
tanned it's mad and maddening skyward
flight. and before IT had finished had
smashed n few altitude records itself.
At | O'Clock the mercury had mounted