New-York tribune., 1918-08-08

/ Street, announced to his family that
of air, was overcome and fell to the
street; instantly killed.
Lena Rizzo, ffty-six years, 1s9 Madi-
son Street, was overcome at her home
and died later at Gouverneur Hospital.
Louis Miltzer, seventy-two years old,
3o6 Madison Street. overcome and died
at Gouverneur Hospital.
James Tortington, four months old,
2451 Second Avenue, overcome and
died.
Rogers Jewell. three years old, sue
cumbed to the heat and died at his
home, 749 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn.
Victor Chevrett, ST., eighty years old.
overcome by the neat and died at the
home of his son. Victor Chevrett. 113
Vandcvcntcr Avenue, Astoria.
Herbert Ling, residing on 18Oth
Street, succumbed to heat and dropped
dead at l7Sth Street and Morris Park
Avenue.
Business Suspended
Business was never more thoroughly
demoralized, even in the coalless days
of last winter, than it was yesterday,
when it became too hot to work without
risking ones life. Thousands of bust
ness establishments closed at noon.
haitian began to empty early in the
day. Shipyards, munitions factories
and other big industrial plants in and
around the city dismissed all employees
at noon. Many others closed earlier
in the day. 1t was too hot to work.
There was tragic semblance of an
effort made to keep up vehicle transpor-
tation. Freight had to be moved from
railroad terminals to warehouses and
business establishments. Coal had to
be delivered on the hottest day in the
city's history to provide against next
winters cold spells. The net result
They dropped like flies, and almost
every street and avenue in the city
/ witnessed at least one mute tragedy.
Late last night the Weather Bureau
( gave forth words of comfort, forecast
ing a possible thundershower, a pos
sible break in the heat wave The
earlier prediction indicated "fair and
warm" meaning the kind Of weather
we have had huring the past two days.
Heat Wave General
New York City did not suffer alone.
The heat wave which all but prostrated
J Father knickerbocker was pretty even
+ ly distributed over this section of the
country. Atlantic City sweltered under
a temperature of 104, and Norfolk suf-
fered the same degree of heat and
I humidity. AS matter of fact, New
York was largely saved yesterday by
reason of the fact that the humidit
was less than normal about 35-when
the mercury was kicking above 100 in
( the shade. The wind was from the
Southwest-th that is, from inland. and
! therefore comparatively dry.
Coney Island was a madhouse of
refugees. The pleasure resort looked
as if it had suddenly become an asylum
for civilian populace fleeing from
the wrath of the Hun. 1t was esti-
mated that at least 100000 persons
visited the island during the day try
ing to get dip in the Atlantic to
! cool off for few minutes.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany aoundered hopclessly in an cf-
fort to handle the crowd with nor
NAL business train schedule. The
breakdown of the transportation sys-
tenn probably added more TO the mis-
cry Of the heat refugees than any
other single item Of this day Of wrath
{ The Concy Island police SAID that 80.
/ 900 pcrsoss campcd around the re-
sort last nigh.
Heat Oppressive Ali Day
II was a bad day from It's beginning
I Any one taking "A peek out of doors
I about sunrise might have known that
nothing good could be expected Of day
/ following such q night. And it went
! from bad 70 worsc as it grew older
But only a ~ professional weather
"izards with vas, experience IN the
study o. the AIR. the sun. the mercury
IN the corner drugstore thermometers
/ and Other representatives could have
cared forecast say at 10 O'Clock yes
tcrday morning-~tha. ali hot weather