Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-30

Ever Known I'm Washington Closes This
Evening.


Today closes a week Of phenomenally no
weather for this city. 1t was phenomenal no
only in the intensity Of the heat. but in tn,
duration of it, and the steady average of tor
ridity which has been main tanned day in anG
day out. night after night. since last sunday.
The average temperature during the day fol-
these seven days has been 95.3. This has been
the hottest week in Washington of which there
is any official record. The average temperature
at night for the same period has been TAG.
When 1t is considered that the temperature
of 50 is reached only occasionally during the
summer on exceptionally hot days it is all the
more noteworthy when that figure is maintained
for a week.
There need be no attempt here to describe
the situation Each citizens personal expert
ence is more vividly descriptive than cold type
and printers ink could possibly be.
Yesterdays swELTERISG HEAT.
Yesterday will be long remembered in Wash
ington. While the thermometer marked only
"a there we're other conditions existing to in
tensify the effects Of such degree OF heat.
There had been five DAYS preceding when the
temperature was higher and when each day was
worse than the one before. There had been
five nights that brought no refreshing sleep to
the majority of the people. Sultry days and
sitting nights had worn upon body and mind.
So when the sun of the sixth dav went down
the popTAace looked eagerly forward to refresh
ing weather. which was rumored to be ap-
preaching.
At 6 o clock. in that period generally called
"the cool of the evening". the mercury regis
tered almost 30. For two hours it hung be-
tween Sc and 30. with not breath of air stir
ring and the asphalted streets and brick build
ings giving OFF the heat they had collected dur
ing the day.
Tn people gasped and painted. looking ca
gerly at the clouds banked up against the north
ern horizon that contained the blessed rain. 1t
did not come BY midnight the mercury had
fallen to 81. but that is very high for the time.
However. there was a certain freshness in the
air at that hour which lessened the oppressive
ness.
At 6o'clock this morning ii started with
seyen.y-six. 1t is thought that il will not 60
above ninety today.
BETTER THINGS PROMISED.
This morning the weather bureau promised
better things for tonight and tomorrow. There
is belt of cool air lying in a northeasterly and
southwesterly direction from Arkansas to
Canada and its lower border Ia approaching
Washington. II has ALREADY lowered the tenn
perature in al cities north and west of here
and has touched Philadelphia. BY tonight it
is expected it will make itself felt in Washing
ton.
comparison between Washington at "a and
other cities yesterday shows that there were
several cities in a worse plight than Washing
ton. Baltimore, Albany ard New York were
each &c. while Philadelphia was %. South
Atlantic cities were 60 and % and Atlantic City
WAS only four degrees cooler than Washington.
Rochester was %. SanGusky, Cincinnati and
Columbus each 90
New England points and the upper lake re-
gions registered from 20 to so.
Victims of the Heat.
Henry Haas a well-known butcher in the
Center market. died at his home. Az and K
streets southwest. last evening from the effects
Of the heat. Mr.. Catewood. dealer in the o
street market. died last night from the heat.
Allen Armstrong Of 1913 C street northwest
was overcome with heat at 18th street and vir-
ginia avenue yesterday afternoon and taken to
the Emergency Hospital
III. \. Brown. while at work in the bakery 315
18th street northwest last night was overcome
BY the heat and treated at the Emergency Hos
pital-
Frederick Westerzohl of Sd and II streets
northwest was overcome by the heat az LIST and
Q streets southwest yesterday afternoon and
sent to his home.
Andrew Henricks. a white man Of forty-eight
was taken sick at 14th and streets southeast
yesterday and removed to the Asylum Hospital
Timothy Mundy. colored. eighteen years old.
was overcome by the heat today and he
sent to Freedmans Hospital in the patrol
wagon.
William Taylor. timer. living on Missouri
avenue, was Frustrated while at work near I'd
and c streets southwest about noon today. He
was sent to Providence Hospital in the police
ambulance.