Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-27

ing. When admitted 10 the hospital his tenn
perature was above ITO degrees.
Marathan N. Ramsey ~ 2iso n street north
vest was overcome by the heat as i7io Penn
sylvanis avenue yesterday.
Powhattan RutzeIl. q blacksmith. employed
al z'i0 street northwest, was overcome by the
heat at his forge yesterday afternoon. He was
taken TO his home. "a 26th street northwest.
J. b. Bowler Of 1906 80 street was overcome
yesterday and treated at the Emergency Hoe
pitaL Harrison Dsde, colored. Of Marion
street near was treated at the same place for
sun stroke. Albert Hurdle, Waterman OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was
overcome by the heat and tken 20 his
nome on 18th street extended. VIM. Margrave
snccumbed 10 the heat while Of work for the
washington and Georgetown Railroad Com
pany az 18th and streets and taken 10 his
home IN { street alley. Jefferson Connolly,
while working on truck patch near the Zoo,
was Frustrated by the heat Samuel Edwards.
q cab driver. of 1918 r street WAS overcome NJ
Thomas Circle las. evening
At $50 this afternoon Matilda shields, a
venerable colored woman living near Iittlcfeld
Alvords wharf. was overcome by the heat
near the corner of 9Th street and Pennsylvania
avenue. She was partially restored at Scheller
q Stevens drug store and removed 20 her home.
Talk With the Health orsc~r.
During the three hot days. Sunday, Monday
and yesterday. there were abou; forty deaths
which resulted directly from the hot weather
and there were two cases Of death from sun
stroke
Health Officer Hsmmett. speaking 10 n STAR
reporter this morning, said that the increase I'm
the death rate was due entirely to the weather
During June he said there was a hot spell and
an slarmingly large increase of deaths resulted
In the weather that the death rate again became
normal.
II have been called to see several persons
lately" said the doctor. who were PROSTATE
from heat. There was sign of disease Of
any sort; not even q fever. Yet the patients
were i'll. and medicine in such cases does not
always reach the spot. Last evening l was
called TO the power house 10 see a man who was
overcome by the beat. His condition was due
to nothing except tho weather and the tempera-
fure of the room in which he Mt work. The
weather. he continued, affects principally the
young children. while the very old persons also
suffer TO great extent and some few die, as do
the children"
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
In suggesting q remedy the doctor said he
would advise all mothers who have young
children TO take thom to the country if they
possibly can. The doctor said he knew IL was
warm In many parts of the country. but he said
the atmosphere is different and il reaches what
nothing else can. II will save the lives %
many children who would Otherwise die The
brick pnrements and houses he said, get .~ery
warm during the day and they retain the heat
to such All extent that the nights are not cool
enough 10 afford the necessary relief. The
numerous shade trees, he said. were Of great
value TO the people and afforded more relief
than many persons give them credit for. DIR.
hammett sand he knew that there were many
persons who were unable to 60 away for any
length of time and such persons. be said. he
advised TO take their children down the river ~
often as possible.