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

on the OCCASION OF the celebration
of the anniversary of the discovery of the
Mississippi river by Father Marquette. which
was to have taken place last night, but was
postponed on account OF the heat, was pros
trated to-day W lille walking across the bridge
with friends He was Immediately con-
veyed to his hotel, the Lindel, where he re-
ceived prompt medical treatment, soon
revived, and will probably be out tomorrow
A. J. p. Garresche, Jr., deputy clerk of the
circuit court, suffered slight attack this al
ternoon, was taken home and was treated by
the family physician.
James Mcdonald. laborer, not severe sent
home. James COyle, machinest, been drink
Ing hard since the 4th of July. Ice water
revived him somewhat but was still under
treatment at last accounts.
Jabez K. Price, mentioned above, is from
CINCINNATI, was sunstruck Tuesday, and has
been quite i'll at the Planters house since
then. He thought to-day he was able TO 90
home. and went to the depot to take a train
became very weak and returned TO the hotel
and was transferred TO the dispensary, where
he remained at last accounts. He will
probable be sent to the hospital. The official
record of deaths to-day only records
four fatal cases, but several others died
which have not yet been reported to the
health Office. Among them and add
tional TO those above are Charles
Haag, Conrad DreSsmyer, Paul Stiff
fers and a child named Baker
There are no doubt others, but not vet rs
ported. The temperature is considerably
cooler along with. a pleasant breeze, with no
indications at this writing (l1:30) of rain
Reports from small towns adjacent to the
city speaks of the intense heat and men
ton number of sunstrokes and several
deaths Several physicians were inter
viewed to-day on the subject of sunslroke
and Its treatment They generally agree as
10 H. 4-oo ,,at Naf
some radical differences respecting both.
DR.. Ludeking, the chief physician at the
dispenSary, whose experience has been quite
lgrge during the last two weeks said
Itisonly within late years that saustroke
has been recognized as disease in itself.
or ~ d it1 w. by the sun We're treated
as forapOplexy or congestion of the brain, by
bleeding. and many men and women have
to the ignorance of the physiciaRs attending
them. Sunstroke is not an affection particu-
larry Of the BRAIN, but rather of
upperportion of the spine and its envelop-
mentsis particularly affected. The first Symp-
toms are dizziness, intense pain IN the head
element of epilepsy in the attack.
The fist condition is c0mat0Se; cOnyultions
weak and the Pulse Is HURLED e The entire hS
body hot. The upper portion Of the spiue
and Ieck Is hotter than the rest of the
| body To bring what is called a revulsion. The
/ idea is to reduce the temperature of the body
/ to natural degree as speedily as possible.
A healthier action of the vital organs
get The heat distributing organs i into "a a
healthy and natural action. We use ether TO
| Accelerate the reduction of the heat OF the
/ body. 1t is applied externally. Ether evapo-
rates more rapidly than anything else During
/ the past week we used 1t with signal success,
having revived patients when all the water in
/ the world would not do any good. You will
we constantly feel the body of the patient. AS
soon as natural temperature was
attained, and this was best ascertained by
feeling under the arm, the cold applications
al was administered hyperdermically in order
| to b.lng about relaxation. The sleep of
examination then follows and from that point
the patient must depend to a great degree up
on thefOrces OF nature TO effect his cure. A
man once a victim TO heat is Frustrated
afterward'S AS TO the connectio sI
! between alcoholism and sur strobe, find that
about % per cent of the C SEES brought to us
| have found their birth in the excessive use of
stimuhnts. The habitual drinker during a
seasonlike this should take some stimulants,
Shouldbe aS moderate as possible. To break
/ off suddenly would be to unstrlng the nervous
system and bring about pTostTation which
would leed but little exposure in the sun TO
develop first class case of sunstroKe. We
! find that stimulants produce an increased
animal heat, and that the patient succum BIS
easily. i would not say that these cases are the
mildes-, for that statement would be Unfair.
/ A sober and temperate man will Withstand
the heat for long time, but when he falls he
tS us ten pSTts sunstroke While Hfouf fhe
other patients are one part Sunstroke
and the other nine drunk. The former will
probably die. II would be surprise if the
/ latter did not recover.
AT CHICAGO.
CHfcGo, July 17.-Yesterday's fatal cases
of sunstroke number nine. To-day the
fatalitie so far as known, are four. Prob
ably score of people have been sunstruck
duringt the afternoon. The horses are suffer
ing mot, and some fifty have died since the
heated term began. Last night thousands
of people sought relief from the heat BY
means of excursions on lake Michigan.
where cool, refreshing breeze was con-
slant and accepted adjunct. The cold wave
seems to have reached the Mississippi river
but according to reports it is not so
great a relief as was anticipated, because
after 1t has passed the heat resumes Its sway.
A southwest breeze is blowing here TO day,
but is Dnly effectual in favored localities
and thethermometer has been az high as go
in the siade, and the about 920 IN the north
west. reports show the heat continues I'M
abated. The operator at Sioux City sends in
the following dispatch, dated l o'clock
The cod wave passed here last night at 8
o'clock. The mercury at YanktOn is SIC
here 1t i; S30, and has been down to 6S0."
RepOrS OF cases OF SunStrOke come IN very
slowly, because of the want of any central
dispensrv for treatment. The heat has,
however been more powerful and fatal than
on any previous day. The following are re-
ported the city: n. A. KaspeTsod, aged 80;
! John Lambert; Thomas Chadwick, Pole
aged "a; Lawson G. Nordwell; a young child
of JohnBarman, and an unknown child on
Ashlandavenue One of the saddest cases
was thai of Mrs. Heffernan, who lives on
North Peoria street. Her infant child being
slightly sick she trundled il to Clark street
for medi,al treatment, but when she lifted il
from tn, carriage was Mortified 10 find that
the fatalheat had wrought its work and that
her daring was no more. or Tuesday IS
cases tie following died to-day: Mrs.
Stark, Christian Bass and Henry
Schembask. Professor John Biecht, the
noted orchestra leader of this city,
died from the effects of sunstroke at Quincy.
AL Harr,on, of Chicago, died at Waukesha
this afternoon, and William Staffels, of Chi
cagO, died at Napierville. There are large
number Of minor cases. probably thirty. and
many horses have succumbed 10 the heat.
Two reporters received severe but not fatal
/ strokes The water works are now numniDp