The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-07-24

Weekly, Frustrated, but recovered. w. w.
Thayer. commercial editor of the Globe
today, and for q time was in serious
condition. His physician would not
allow him to be removed from the Exchange
till after sunset. William Pollock, butcher,
stricken down while at work yesterday, re-
ceived the best medical attention, but died
this morning. He leaves wife and five
children in destitute circumstances. Chris
Liese, street stand keeper. died at noon from
the heat. William Rich Frustrated this
morning, lies in a critical condition. The
Rev. Henry Smith, colored, overcome this
morning, was taken to the dispensay and
fixed up. c. X. HumbOlt, COvington, KY,
got on q spree last night and was Frustrated
this morning and restored at dispensary.
Total number burial certificates issued to-
day is SIS, of which is were for cases of sun
stroke. The latter number includes prob
ably dozen or more of yesterdays deaths.
The actual number of deaths superinduced
by heat to-day can not be stated at this
writing. reports not having come yet from
several police districts, but they will not
reach more than six, possibly not more than
three or four. There has been very marked
diminution of cases to day, and compar
atively few of them have been serious.
For this reason individual mention may be
dispensed with. There has been very APP
preciable change in the temperature since
p. m. A strong breeze is blowing from the
north and the indications are favor
able for ct least temporary break.
ing of the heated term. AT half past
s o'clock the thermometer stood at 800 at
the signal service office; at 1880 the mer5
curry had fallen TO $40. Rain, and a rapid
sinking of the mercury, is reported within a
hundred miles north of US, and the proba-
bilities are tomorrow will be quite cool.
DEATH FROM sUNsTRoKE.
by Telegraph to the Sentinell
VINcINNEs, Ind, July 1S.-Frederick c.
Halbert, aged 81, who has been coroner of
Knox county for the past term, was sun
struck this afternoon about $780, and died
in two hours after. He has been troubled
with heart disease for long time, and this,
with the sunstroke, caused death easily.
ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE weather continues
intensely hot, but there is a fine bre, re
which tempers the heat somewhat and rem
delS it more bearsble Sergeant Finn, of the
signal service, predicts rain this afternoon or
evening, but says he does not think it will
have more than temporary effect and that
the heated term will continue yet for some
days. The sunstroke cases have been but few
this morning, but five cases having been
treated at the dispensary and they light ones.
Three of them were women. But few out
side cases have yet been reported and
the opinion of the health officers ami
the physicians is that the worst is over. OF
yesterdays cases sent from the dispensary
TO the hospital Newman, Esgan and Nc.
Neim died during the night. Among the
fatal cases late last night was August Grog,
soda water wagon driver. He was taken to
the dispensary late, but was so far gone that
he died under treatment Alexander Beau
vols, a boOkkeeper in the wholesale house of
Beauvois IL Co., got heated while going home
last night and died in half an hour The
fatal cases by sunstroke, or prostration by
heat, since last Wednesday, when the
weather first became so intensely
hot, 50 far as have been reported
10 the authorities up to last
night, number AS OF these prob
ably two thirds or four-ffths were men or
women who were either drunkards or habi
tual drinkers of strong liquors or beer. The
total number of prostrations during the
same time can not of course be accurately
stated, as a very large number of persons
have been treated Mt home or elsewhere by
family physicians or doctors called in for the
occasion, which have not been reported, but
it is probably safe to say that since last
Monday week or during the past ten days
between 1,500 and 1000 persons have been
quired medical treatment.
Two thermometers on Fourth street re-
corded the temperature to-day as follows: s
a. H.. $50 and SO; 9 a. m, 91120 and 800;
10 a m, 930 and 800; IL a. M, $40 and 920; ;
u M, 96H0 and 90; p. m, 990 and 970; ?
Y. m 1919 and 800; p. m 1919 and
$50; D. m, 1929 and $50; p. NJ, 9So and
970. Up to p. m. this is trife higher
range than yesterday, but since that time
the heat has decreased, and the prospect at
this writing is that the evening and night
will be cooler and more COM
Portable, with a fair indication of
rain. There has not been much done
at city dispensary to day, and no severe cases
have been there so far. The following are
the cases treated: Fred Wild, walked in
himself feeling badly, douched and sent
home. Lizzie Smith, employed at the
Globe-Democrat bindery, was Frustrated
while at work. was successfully treated and
sent home. Catherine Hands overcome at
home, taken to the dispensary, and was re-
stored after about an hours treatment.
Charles Thompson, sick with malaria and
heat, revived and sent to the hospital. G..
r. Lawyer, a bricklayer, was Frustrated at
work and badly overcome, but was restored
and sent home. William Sherman (cOl
ored) heat and whisky, restored. John
Effort, q light case, sent home. Henry
Staeppe, an old SOUP house case, will
recover 10 be S1ll furtner burden TO the
city. Jesse Davis, a roustabOut from the
wharf boat at the levee, restored; Charles
Bowman, from the levee, restored; Thos. j..
Woodbridge, peddler, slight case; Min
nine Moulton, chronic work house case, a
bad drinker, had a cripple from five to six
years old, with whom she begs on the streets,
and spends all the money so acquired for
whisky, a bad case and may prove fatal.
Outside the dspsnsary the fol-
lowing cases are reported: Paul Suffers,
commission merchant, died at this morn
ing from the effects of heat. Albert Pratt,
Frustrated at home and treated by physi-
clan, who says the case is critical. Mr.. Ar
deslie, brewer, who was overcome last night.
will recover. Police officer Vievilenue fell
on the street this morning and was taken
home. Police officer Deer also Frustrated
this morning. was taken home-critical case.
Police Officer Fallenius, also stricken
down this morning, was taken
hOme-will recover. Annie Kelley,
an old workhouse case picked up on
/ the street unconscious and sent to the
hospital. VIM. Harold, another victim of
the heat, died at bis residence late last
NIGHT Iohn Kaltanhack was nr0etratpd