Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-15
The TOrrid Wave.
DEATHS CAUSED BY THE HEAT-EFFECTS on THE

DEATHS CAUSED BY THE HEAT-EFFECTS ON THE
HORSES
The oppressive heat of the past few DAYS has
proved fatal in several cases. Both man and
beast have suffered. Several cases of sunstroke
have been reported. The managers of the
various street-car lines have been compelled to
reduce the amount of work of their horses. and
many horses have had to be withdrawn entirely
from service.
VICTIMS OF THE HEAT.
Daniel Condor. blacksmith formerly employed
by the Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company. was found yesterday by Officers Con-
nelly and Cunningham living dead under tree
on Virginia avenue. between 10Th and Goth
streets. having evidently just drawn his last
gasp IL is supposed he died of debility and the
no. weather The body was taken to the fourth
precinct stat ion-house.
ThOs. Handley was overcome by the heat at
1865 p street. yesterday afternoon and was sent
to the Freednan's hospital.
About .:3O o'clock last evening Mary Owens a
white servant girl. 10 years old employed at DR.
Dukes, rs 18th street northwest. was taken
suddenly i'll and died before physicians could be
summoned. The coroner notified and on
examination it was ascertained that the cause
was congestion OF the brain-prObably caused by
the heat.
HORSES KILLED
Four horses were killed by the heat yester-
day-One in wagon belonging to the Great
Falls Ice Company. at BrightwOod a draught
uOISe near hOW3Tu University, a t0lrU at the
quarries. and fourth belonging to Mr. Yerber
eartman, on South A street, Capitol Hill.
LIBEL CHARGE IN THE POLICE COURT
Yesterday afternoon. i'm the Police Court JnO. E.
Bruce and Samuel $. Lacy. cOlOred. publishers of
The Washington Sunday ITEM. of this city. were
charged by Edwin p Rowland and Samuel T.
Mason, dentists, with libel, in publishing and
circulating an article charging them (HOwland
and Mason) with malpractice in breaking the
iaWbOnpS of VIM in ofh
sons while following their profession and charg-
ing them with various other unprOfessional acts
MI. =. b. StilsOn appeared for the defendants
and claimed that he could prove ten cases in
three Of which the parties had their jawbones
broken and the others had their gums and jaws
seriously injured. Mr.. Joyce stated that Dr.
Rowland pulled two teeth, and the root of
another all at once, on the 9th of April, and
fractured his jawbOne. and he was laid up until
the 18th Of May. and has not eaten square
meal since. DIR. Ii. b. Bliss testified to attending
Joyce for fractured jaw. and said that it was
apparently caused by pulling more than one
tooth at time. The case was continued for
argument.
PROPOSED lMPROvEMENT.-Mr. George F.
Tmms, the well-knOwn clothier has taken the
store at the northwest corner of 9TH and ID
streets. and has taken out building permit to
alter and repair the same to suit his extensive
business. The present store front is to be re-
moved and replaced by a projecting cast iron show
NfnuoWs. tNc front carI1eU DS TWO 10-inch heavy
iron rolled beams supported on two cast-ron
columns, one IL inches square. * i'm metal IL
feet high. the other a smaller, it being next to a
brick pier. The store is to have a grand stair
case at the back: main room to be reprinted
freScOed and otherwise improved and Orna-
mented: fittings remOdeled; interior of second
and third stories remodcled; no interference be-
ing made with present construction. except
where the grand staircase goes from first to the
second floor and in back staircase. The time re-
auireI fort work will no or
weeks.
THE NATIONAL RIFLES ExCURsIoN.-The Ma
tional Rifles had nearly 400 guests on their ex-
cursion to Marshall Hall last evening. A fea-
ture of the evenings entertainment was pyro-
technic display at Marshall Hall. Among those
who attended were Mr.. and Mrs. /. T. Mcguire,
Miss Maud Raum. Miss Jennie True. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Edson Miss Lola GoOdall. Miss Alice
True, Miss Fannie Robinson. Miss Cudlip. Miss
Fannie Gross, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. b. Macleod Miss
Mollie Oyster, Mr.. and Mrs. Whiting. the Misses
Whiting, Miss Helen Manning. Miss Julia Muir
ray. Misses Kate and Fanny Hardness. Mrs. W.
~ Kupp, Mrs L. Stoddard. Miss Minnie Stod-
dard, Mr. Borden, Miss Julia Lusk. Miss Fannie
Johnston. Misses Carrie and Mary Larner Misses
Lillian and Anita Cluss Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
Adams. Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Floyd Mr. and Mrs
George Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs Mute Mrs James
ID Clear. Mrs. Sale Ryan. Mrs Finley. Mrs
Riley, Mrs Davis and daughter Mr.. and Mrs
Finley and Miss Finley. Miss Hodges. Miss Oar
nellie, Misses Gerty Smith, Nettie Reeve. Ada
Clark, Mamie Gray. May Clark. Rodier. Minnie
FULLER. Rachel Taylor, Mollie Williams I.aura
Sreecy, Emma Detweiler, Katie E. Sewell. Ida
seymour, Annie Brown. of Cincinnati, Ohio
Bertha Guilliame, BERTHE Taylor. Jessie burgess
Minnie Norieet, Hattie c. and Flora Root Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Scott. Mr.. and Mrs j. C. Glenn
enfs, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Harrison Mrs. ant
Mss Renshaw. Commander Graham. u. S. n.
Chief Clerk Hogg. Of the Navy department
Capt. Ii. F. Sanders. II. h. Helphenstine. MaIo
Terrill, Capt. s. A johnson and Frank z. Ma
guire.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Glib
son Payne and Annie NJ. Cole; Samuel GRAY. O
Philadelphia, and HELEN ID. Danforth: w. O
White and Tina C. Bnkhardt; VIM. H. Robinso,
and Fannie Thomas; Joseph Bosworth and Mar,
Davis; Vim. A. Johnson and Elizabeth Jones.