The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17

of food, and the $50 halls and syna-
sogues OF this city will be W with
worshippers.
Halls Poorly Ventilated.
Many OF these halls are poorly ven
tilated and are located in thickly p
hated districts where the buildings are
close together. The rabbis realize the
possibility OF a vast number of prostra-
tions during the fast and are arranging
for the services Of physicians In the
districts who will be asked to be present
in temples during the fast. Retiring
rooms are being equipped TO give first
aid in the East Side temples and In
other sections where the poor attend.
At the services tonight the rabbits
will call upon their followers not to
break the fast because OF the heat but
TO struggle against il. Some OF the old
est rabbis said last night that they could
not recall when the heat has been so
Intense at Yom Kippur.
The deaths yesterday from heat were A:
WILLIAM DAVIS. an artist. IS. OF 1872
East Twenty third street.
PETER NELSON, so. lonsshoreman. so
f1T5i Rlaef aA fToGk'I e. o, IS President,
ASpREw RoMXXo. 2 months. of III
GABRIEL CROSS. IS, a clerk. OF pos
Amsterdam avenue. dropped dead last
sifht nefors GSJ e Msst ap0' Ho s1LfI said
death was due TO heart disease, brought
on by the heat.
Mr.. Davis was found dead in his
apartments by Dir. Hiram Howard, n
dentist with offices in the building. The
artist was at work on "A canvas when he
fell and still clutched n palette and
brushes in his hands. Or. Ladd, a physi-
clan living in the house. said he had
died from an attack of apoplexy. caused
by the heat.
Adolph Kahn, 60. a butcher OF 313
East Fiftieth street, committed suicide
In his home by inhaling illuminating
gas. A note was found alongside his
body which read: Its too hot to live.
The heat is driving me crazy"
John Austadt. a sugar refinery worker
OF 291 Kent avenue, Williamsburg, 35
years old. became craZed by the heat
and selling a carving knife rushed
dow stairs to the srteet. There he
encountered Martin Deresup and stabbed
him in the arm. In the street he
slashed John Osterwald OF 299 Kent
avenue In the head and then dashed
ainong a crowd of vehicles by the curb.
cutting four others before neighbors
seized him and held him until a police
man arrived. He was remanded TO the
sldiiihtNdH dNtIlut IHullNt court OH d
charge of %felonious assault.
At Coney Island last night the crowd
were as great as ever. II was estimated
that nearly 400, 900 celebrated the Mardi
Gras and of these about 10000 slept on
the beach during the night. Capt. John
Linden detailed t~hlrty-one policemen to
guard them. The surf was filed with
bathers even after & o'clock in the eve
ming.
Mercury Goes to "a.
The highest temperature yesterday
was SIS degrees. at . =. NJ. The lowest
was 40 degrees, at $3.50 \. NJ. The
humidity was high IN the early hours,
registering So per cent. at 5 A. NJ, al
though by S +. NJ. II had dropped to Ga.
At 10 O'Clock last night the thermometer
had gone down to 10 degrees. with pros
poets Of to-day being much more COM
Portable than the early part of the week.
The forecast promises fair weather to-
day and and slightly cooler.
with moderate south and southwest
winds.
WHITE LAINs Sept. l6.-Mrs. Henry
J.. Griffin, the only woman president of
a board of education In Westchester
county, to-day. ordered the school chill
dren dismissed from their studies be-
cause OF the heat.
hssHi', ~ ~ ''l' VI
the excessive heat to-day 10000 pupils
an the Passaic schools and $500 In the
schools OF Rutherford and East Ruther-
ford were sent nome by their principals
shortly before noon. Several teachers
in the Passaic schools became Ill during
the morning session and were unable to
continue their work.
WATERBURY, Sept. l6.-The hot wave
has seriously interfered with the plans
of all those who are making war muni-
tions, chiefly those who are bonded to
deliver certain orders day after day or
pay a penalty. Shops are suffering short
orders, and by the absence OF operators
made III by the heat have been com
PEELED to close certain departments.