New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-05
,minous sound-that of the ambulance

The morning papers We're filled with
lists of Fourth Of July parades. athletic
events of every description and sundry
celebrations of every conceivable nature;
but before breakfast had been forced
down most persons had given up all idea
of sitting in packed seats listening TO
fervfd oratory. or travelling in that In
ferno known as the subway TO ball
parks 1t was entirely too hot 10 think
of amusing ones self The one vital
question was how 10 keep cool.
Every one who could leave the city
the preceding day had gone away.
Those who were still here yesterday
morning either went TO the nearest beach
or pulled down the shades darkened
the room as much as possible attired
themselves in pajamas. got large piece
of ice. a plentiful supply Of water, some
light literature and made the best Of IT,
AS the day wore on the heat became
more and more unbearable. People sit
ting quietly i'm their own homes fen out
Of their chairs, dead or Frustrated
Walking the streets was almost ont OF
the question The pavements were soft
and tarry. In some quarters the asphalt
had melted TO such an extent that large
parcels Of il stuck 20 pedestrians shoes
The subway. which on a holiday like
the Fourth generally does an enormous
business, had lighter traffic TO handle
than on ordinary days. At times the
thermometer scared as high as 10 70
100 degrees in the tubes. Subway
guards and ticket sellers and choppers
perspired so freely that they looked as if
they had been in bathing.
Naturally. the heat affected the tene-
ment house jewellers to q greater extent
than any other class Of people. Little
boards of money. so lsboriously got to-
gether. went for ice. or were given un-
hestatingly TO the children for lemon
ade or ice cream. or anything that would
afford temporary diversion and relief
from a heat which had become madden
ing.
Too Hot for Baseball Fans"
At the American League baseball
grounds there was a double-header
scheduled between the Yankees and the
Philadelphia Athletics Such baseball
treat as this would on such a day ordi-
narily have kept the turnstiles clicking
merrily until there was no more stand
ing room Yesterday a meagre eight
thousand watched them battle That
fact alone will speak volumes to the or
binary fan"
over in Brooklyn the local team also
played two games against Boston. But
even the prospect Of a double victory
could not tempt the enthusiasts to dare
the fierce sunrays. apd the attendance
was only handful in comparison with
what il would have been under ordinary
weather conditions.
The same holds true in regard to other
athletic competitions that were held
yesterday. Golf links and tennis courts
were in some instances deserted and in
others could tempt only a few of the
loyal.
Especially to be pitied were the poor
children Of the city. Charitable soci-
cites did splendid work in the free dis
tribution OF ice and fresh milk Mothers
Of little babies We're often provided with
money to purchase articles which under
ordinary conditions would have been re-
garded as Injuries. but which had be
come necessities But the efforts of
these organizations. while relieving many
cases. could not afford succor to thou
sands. and an accurate story Of the day
i'm the tenement houses yesterday would
rival in pathos any story ever written.
Tries TO Pawn Skirt She Wore.
One instance viii serve as an illustra-
ton Mrs r. V Vonmeltz. whose hus-
band is serving a short term on Black
wells Island. has three children. The
Oldest is two years ana six months, the
youngest I'VE days. Yesterday she was
without money and without work. she
had already borrowed from the neigh
bors, and work she could not get. The
two oldest children were crying for food
She had no money 10 buy il, but in des-
peration went TO pawnshop and asked
the broker what n would give on the
skirt she wore, her only one. To the
credit Of the man be it said that when
ms questions had brought out her story
he refused 70 allow her 10 part with her
clothing and lent" her ST.
The temperatures given out by the
Weather Bureau do not show what the
heat really was. Almost throughout the
day the mercury in other thermometers
or the street registered from % 10 1913 or
104 degrees. About 4 O'Clock the sun be-
came overcast but the humidity still
grew heavier and heavier and there was
no diminution i'm the suffering.
From Newark. y. J, the Rockaways
and other nearby towns in the metro
politsn district came reports Of suffo-
eating weather and Of persons pros
trsted and dying from its effects.
In the emergency wards Of the New
York hospitals practically every cot was
occupied The medical stats are badly
overworked and in need NJ rest. Some
Of the patients brought IN on Sunday
and Monday made game fights for their
lives but succumbed. Others are not ex-
pected to recover and still the list Of
new victims steadily rises, until IT bids
fair to double. or even more than double
those OF the preceding days.
Doctors said yesterday that II the
psssent weather conditions continue for
two or three more days without abate-
man, tho cueeficp Cf 20 RING Cor Victims