Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-27
TORRlD TEMPERATURE.
The Longest Continued Season of
Heat on Record.
Three More Deaths In Rock Island.--
other Instances OF ProstratiOn---
Bushes . Paraiy xed in certain Lines.

EXPLANATIONS that escaped the lips oil
Chas. Fiebig. the locksmith, as he came
out of his shop on Third avenue this
morning, Fahrenheit in hand. There was
perfect look of combined horror and
amazement in Fiebig's countenance. He
did not stop to investigate, but went
across the street where he sat down in
the shade and viewed his shop from a
comfortable distance.
Of solemn truth, Fiebig's shop need
not have been so terrifically hot as il
was. though the temperature has been
dancing ar ound the 100 mark almost every.
where the past few days. But Fiebig
had simply been the victim of practical
Joke. He had been away from the shop
for half an hour. and In his alb
sence some of the neighbors
had touched match to a stove which
Fiebig ha6 used as receptacle for old
papers. etc. for several months, and
after filling it up with kindling wood had
shut the door. opened the draughts and
closed the doors and windows of the
shop. Thus is explained the warm re-
ception the fat locksmith received on his
return.
This is one of the amusing incidents of
the spell OF weather which for continued
uninterrupted intensity has not seen its
equal before in these parts. The major
ity of the unfortunate beings in this com.
munity are able to sympathize with Fie-
big in his misery, and it has not been
necessary 10 kindle any fires to do so
either. The temperature this afternoon
Is 81, thus recording four of the hottest
days IN succession on record.
FATAL CASES OF HEAT
An unknown man. who came to town
yesterday with team, met a peculiar and
sad death last night from the effects OF
the heat. About o'clock in the after
noon Officer Sexton went to the corner
of Fifth avenue and Thirtieth street, in
response to call, and found the man in
wagon n.nifesting symptoms of sp
parent intoxication. The off GER drove
the man to the station and put his wagon
in Tindall's livery stable. Marshal Mil
Ter saw that the man was sick. aud pro-
vided him with a cot. At $50 he was
visited by officer Sexton and found to be
breathing heavily An hour and hat
later the officer found him dead
Coroner Halves was at once Motif d
and held an inquest with jury composed
of FL. G. Wivill. foreman. Ferdinand
Davis. John Mulqueen. n. C. Harris.
F. C. Henenwsy and Albert Johns IN
DR.. S. C. Plummer testified to examin-
ing the dead body; gave it as his opinion
that death was caused by apoplexy super
induced by the heat and possibly by
intoxication. He placed the mans age
at about sixty years. The jury found
that the unknown msn came TO his death
by ''apoplexy. superinduced by the ex-
cessive heat" Other witnesses gave
testimony supporting the above state
ment, 1t is believed the man lives at
Muscatine Undertaken Knox has
charge of The body.
Another fatal case from the direct eff
fects of the extreme heat occurred in
Rock Islar last evening. in the death of
Geo. McKinstry, car repsirer in the c.
NJ. & st. P. yards. Mr.. McKinstry gave
up work yesterday morning and went to
his home near Greenbush, where he grad
ually failed until p m. when death
ensued. He was thirty five years of
age and leaves a wife and one child. He
had lived here but short time, coming
from West Liberty, Iowa.
Another death which can in a great
measure be attributed to the heat was
that of Mrs. Mary O'Brien. a resident OF
thirty,five years, who died about Il
O'Clock midnight She ate supper about
o'clock but had complained since noon
though able to be about the house
The deceased lady also complained
of being drowsy. Her husband. Mr.
Daniel O'Brlen. after supper seated him.
self on the porch to read the papers while
his wife rested on the lounge. There
were lady visitors at the home during the
evening. The visitors noticed heavy
breathing, when the husband sent for DR.
Geo. E. Blrth who remained at the bed
side until death.
The deceased leaves q hus band. twt
brothers--Patrick Normoyle. of this city
and Edward Normoyle. OF Rural town
ship, a nephew Rev. Thos. JOSEPH
O'Brien, Of Eagle Center, Iowa, and al
uncle Mr.. David Brown, of this city
The funeral will lake place from st
Josephs church Monday at a. m, tn
Rev. Father Thos. Mackin officiating
The funeral was delayed to this late dat
to allow distant friends to arrive. Cor
oner Have s did not think it was neces
sary to hold an inquest as the evidenc
Of the physician was positive that apo
plexy was the indirect cause of death.
OTHER EFFECTs OF THE WEATHER.
Business has almost been completed,
Frustrated, and few people appear on tn
streets except those impelled by duty
In the factories work is almost at a stand
still, while building operations are sus
pended, as are all the of industrie
where men are compelled to be exposes
to the sun. Word comes from the lowe