Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-16
sUNsTRoKE IN LarTLE ROCK.
Four Deaths In One Day-TwO Of
Them From Tennessee.


Little Rock Democrat, ISL
The intense heat OF the past few
days was attended with greatly in
creased death rate, yesterdays NOR
tally being especially heavy. Last
night the sky became overcast with
clouds, and before morning a slight
sprinkle of rain fell, not sufficient,
however, to lay the dust The tenn
perature this morning. though, was
considerably below that of the several
days preceding.
b. A. GIN0cCHIO,
ex- Alderman from the Third ward. a
merchant doing business on the cor.
ner of Main and Eighth, complained
Bridayof being little unwell, and
laid down for an hour or two on the
bed In his room over the store. Satur.
day he felt worae and went home. His
sickness at that time was not con-
sidered serious. Sunday found him
suffering with congestion of the bowels.
probably augmented by the heat. Sun.
day night his condition was pro-
nouneed dangerous. Colonel Dan
OSullivan and City Collector Ginoc-
chic passed the night with him. At
4 o'clock this morning, he called
Dan" to his side and told him he
could not get well. II have got TO
leave you" he said. "Ohl no." said
Dan. you are stronger than | am
now" II know | must CO." he re-
piled. DR.. DUNCAN told the attend
ants there was no hope. Father
Hinniman, short time after this. ad.
mlnistered the last sal rites of the
Roman Catholic church. The Sisters
OF Mercy were with him at the last,
aud at 7:30 this morning closed his
eyes to all on earth. His demise was
quiet, calm and peaceful. He retained
his consciousness to the last, bidding
relatives and friends a long farewell.
SAM. NJ. BREWER,
of Bristol, Tenn, arrived in this city
on the 9th inst. and registered
at the Adams house. At $50 last
evening he returned from a walk up
Main street, and was, as a guest at the
hotel said, all of a tremble-almost
10 commissions. He was carried to
his room, and in less than thirty min
utes was dead. DR.. Hooper was sum |
moned, but reached the side of the
sufferer just in. time to see him expire. |
he made an examination and pro-
nounced the cause of death to be sun
stroke. The deceased was upwards Of |
six feet in height, and apparently
about thirty-fve years Of age. He
wore small dandy mustache and
goatoe, and his hair was dark with
tinge of red. The remains were taken
in charge by Mr.. Cook, the under.
taker.
AN UNKNOWN MAN,
apparently laborer, called at the ice
factory yesterday, and after taking
drink Of ice water, fell to the ground a
victim of sunstroke. DR.. Gibson was
called, but the case being unusually
severe, the poor fellow soon passed |
away. All efforts to ascertain his
name proved of no avail. He was
,bout forty years of age, brown eyes,
dark hair and mustache tinged with
gray. he wore pair of brown over
alls, cotton undersbirt and wooden
shirt. Chappy Huston recogniz ID the
deceased as man he had recently sent |
out as a laborer on the Arkansaw Val |
ley route The remains were taken to |
the rock pile shed in the rear of the
city hall, where they were guarded
last night and buried TO day by the
city.
II. C. BIGELOw,
a son-in law of H. S. Walsh, Alder
man from the First Ward, died last
night at the residence Of Mr.. W., cor
ner Of Ferry and Fifth streets. lie
was taken i'll several weeks since and /
died of congestion. The deceased /
was formerly superintendent of the
letter carriers Of Memphis.
ALDERMAN ROBERT M'KAY,
while sitting IN front Of KatzenberS' 81
saloon last evening, complSined ofI
feeling unwell, and went down to
Wigs drug store to fix himself up.
Some one present urged him to send
for a physician, but he declined, and
It was not until he began to show
signs OF deliriousness that DR.. j. H.
Lenow was called. DR.. Lenow ar
rived at $3.50 o'clock, and Immediately
pronounced his illness a severe case
Of sunstroke. He was taken to his
room over Davies book store, where
the doctor and other friends labored
with him nearly all night. This morn
ing he was considerably better. and
strong homes are entertained Of his