Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-11

hot winds back. we would continue 10
have hot weather. BY looking over his
records Mr. Evans found that Virginia
generally had very hot spell last Sep
tembcr. the thermometer getting as high
40 10i degrees. free air temperature. AT
Nottoway and Bon Air, while It was
near those figures at other places for
many days.
REGISTRATIONS YESTERDAY.
Henry Booker. a colored man. was
frustrated by heat near the Chesapeake
and Ohio depot about o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The ambulance was sum-
moned. and Dr. Moncure soon succeeded
in bringing the man around. carrying
him TO his home on Church HILL
At o'clock yesterday morning, a COL
ored man whose name was not learned,
became Frustrated by the intense heat.
but the ambulance surgeon succeeded in
a short while in restoring the man 10 his
natural condition.
In the afternoon the ambulance was
called 10 attend George Powell a white
teaunster. who was overcome near the
corner of Eleventh and Main streets.
The man was somewhat delirious and
was taken to his home on Beverly street
His condition was not thought to be Sc
rious.
Harry Davis (colored) tell near Second
and Py-rd streets, with sunstrOke, late
Saturday evening. 1t was thought that
the man was dead. but when the ambu-
lance arrived and restOratives were APP
pllel Dayis,s consciousness returned. He
was taken to the almshOuse. where he IS
now recovering.
SUNDAYS HEAT ELSEWHERE.
Here is the record OF the heat of sun
dav i'm cities throughout the United States:
In Elgln. H., over a dozen people are
living Drostrated victims of the heat. For
three DAYS the mercury scared above 100
al Evansville, Ind. and two deaths have
resulted.
In Anderson, Ind, there was intense
suffering among the men in the nail-fac-
tories. There were three prostrations i'm
the city. Dispatches from Alton. Hills
boro'. Springfield, and Belyidere, H.,
Indicate the hottest weather on record.
Outdoor work has been suspended.
Vegetation IS being burned by the heat.
and i'm many localities water-famine is
threatened. The Wabash railway officials
have closed the shops OF the entire
system during the heated term.
In Alton the mercury ranged from 1O5
to 1l2 in the shade.
Throughout Iowa such heat prevails
that only such work as IS absolutely ne
cessary Is done during the daytime.
In Des Mones record Of lO2 in the
shade was reached. and two fatalities
are reported. While the temperature Is
not as high as It has been in former
years. the suffering is greater, owing
to the excessive humidity.
Washington, ID. c.. perspired and swore.
The thermometer registered 81 IL degrees.
Boston succumbed to the heat when the
thermometer reached 81 degrees. Mon
treal had the hottest day Of the sum-
mer.
The heat executed In advance the sem
tence OF George Windulph. who was TO
have been hanged on September lst. at
Wnkesbarre. Pa. for tho murder OF his
wife. He died from the effects OF the
heat at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
The thermometer reached % degrees In
Pittsburg.
In Philadelphia II was the hottest day
Of the summer. The maximum tempera-
ture recorded az the Weather Bureau was
$50 degrees I'm the afternoon. Between
o and 10 o'clock at night there was a
little wind-storm. which reduced the tenn
porature for n brief spell. Twenty-one
deaths and sixty-three cases Of heat pros
tration were reported.
The thermometer at Columbus. s. c.
has registered 100 degrees for three days
in succession. Three men were over
come BY the heat