Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-28
OLD SOILS A SCORCHER.
another Hot Day, Though Little,
Milder.
The Fitch Death from the Excessive
Temperature Recorded in Rock Is
land - The Coroner's Inquest-.-
Other Effects.

Another death, traceable to the intense
and continued heat. occurred at the
Fourth avenue hotel. presumably last
night some time. The unfortunate was
Frenchmsn named Nicholas Doneivert,
who was last seen alive yesterday at
noon. He had been complaining for the
last four days of a weakness in his lower
extremities and also said that he had a
dizzy feeling. Coroner Halves held an
inquest tits morning; the jury consisting
of Chas f. Hodgson. foreman; L. Weeks
hart. DR.. Geo. Z. Barth. II j Mentler.
visited room No. 10, where the Jury
found the corpse lying crosswise on the
bed with clothes on. less coat. DR..
Barth gave it as his opinion that he had
been deao at least twenty hours. After
viewing the body the jury adjourned to
the hotel office where evidence was taken
from the parties who were most familiar
with the man. and his last days on earth.
The first witness to testify was Mr. M.
j. Murphy, who in words SAID that he
had been acquainted with the deceased
about ten years; that he had worked OF
lived with his family during this
time. Previous to the time named he
had been employed as servant by the
late DR.. Ciolina The witness last saw
him alive about Monday. Mr.. Murphy
further said that he was not dissipsted
only at times, but TO his certain knowl-
edge the deceased had been temperate in
his habits of late, and he did not think
that intoxicants contributed to his death.
Henry Smith, the next witness, said he
last saw Doneivert alive Friday noon; he
was then trying to enter room No. s,
which was ali he knew about the case.
Mrs. Edgecomb. the landlady of the
Fourth avenue hotel, testified that he had
boarded ct the hotel off and on for some
time. Ee came to the place last Sunday
evening and engaged board. and
was seldom about the house during
the day, She last saw him alive
Yesterday morning when he complained of
not feeling we'll ind thought the excess
sive heat was the cause of his ailment.
He was missed and search was made
for him. There was bad odor issuing
from room 10 and Mr. Murphy to ascer>
tain the cause climbed over the transom
and found him dead as stated. This
ended the essential part of the testimony.
DR.. Bsrth was satisfied from exam
ination and the testimony elected that
death was caused by apoplexy superin-
duced by heat. People susceptible 10
heart troubles generally are more apt to
succumb to the heat. The jury's verdict
was that death was caused by apoplexy
superinduced by the heat Doneivert
WAS last employed by Ferdinand Gross at
the corner of Tenth street and Third ave
nue.. He was sixty years of age: F. B.
K nOx took charge of the body after the
ih4uCse' LIS olthIy PoSoeSsioho Sou-
sisted of a small amount of money, keys,
knives ard trinkets.
OTHER EFFECTS OF THE HEAT
1t has become necessary to change the
arrangements for the burial of Mrs.
Daniel = Brien. whose death as the
result of the heat, was recorded in the
ARGUS of yesterday, and it will be held
tomorrow morning at $50. from st.
Josephs church.
Mr.. Adam Schaab is still very weak
from the effects of his prostration
Thursday night. but DIR. Barth entertains
strong hopes for his recovery.
Ex-Ald Matthias Schnell has been con-
fined to his house for several days
with an tack of cholera morbus, which
has beer aggravated by the heat, and
last even ng his condition was regarded
as precarous, hut he is better today.
Postmaster Howard Wells is confined
to his home from the effects of heat pros
tration.
The extreme weather has completely
reversed the usual order of things in
Rock Island, and in nearly every branch
of industry men go to work in the even
ing. and quit in the morning, Rock Is
land is a scene of activity in building and
improvement centegs these nights.
Constable Eckhart learned today that
| the farmer who died from the effects of
| the heat n The police station, Thursday
night, is Jacob Thorne. an old brewer in
Muscatine. The remains and team have
been telegraphed for.
The temperature this afternoon was
96-one degree cooler than yesterday.
There is also a grateful little breeze
| today that makes human existence more
bearable.
John siegrist the ice man, was pros
trated by the heat this afternoon.
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