The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
MORE DEATHS TODAY
No Signs Yet That the Heat
Wave is to Pass Away
Soon.
ONE RESIDENT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
May be Cooler Tomorrow But the
Weather Clerk is not Very
Hopeful.

The terrific heat of the past i've days,
like the poor, is still with us, and there
is no sign of either Indoor or outdoor re-
lief Today is hotter than yesterday and
the clerk of the weather assures a suffer-
ing public that no relief is yet at hand
Last night there wasn't breath of air
and no one can tell the misery expert
enced in the crowded parts of city. The
number of deaths and cases of prostra-
tion, while not so heavy as yesterday,
are still beyond anything known for years
The thermometer was up in the nineties
long before midday and at two O'Clock IN
one store the mercury registered ~.
The official weather prophet at Wash
ington believed that relief was at hand
within twenty-four hours, for he tele-
graphed to the local bureau that there
would be partly cloudy weather TO-DAY,
probably local thunder storms tonight and
tomorrow morning and cooler tomorrow
night Many long. hot hours will inter-
vene, however, before the mercury falis,
If fall it does. There was every indica-
ton when this forecast was made that
the temperature today would be as high,
if not higher than yesterday, when the
official mercury crawled up to 81 degrees.
The hottest August II in the record of
the local bureau was that Of 1891, when
% degrees was reached.
The police of this city had these cases
reported.
John C. Denning, 50 years old, of No.
622 West Forty-seventh street. New
York. was found dead in his bed in the
morning. Heart disease, aggravated by
the intense heat, caused death.
David Pryor, 45 years old, laborer of
No 643 Henderson street, died in his
homesalasts night, as the consequence of
sunstroke. Pryor worked in the sun all
day yesterday and complained OF pains
in the head when he retired. He died
two hours after going to bed.
George Bougor Of No. 64s Henderson
street was found dead In bed, at the
above address this morning. He was
taken to Speer's morgue. where an au-
topsy will be held this afternoon.
George Brown, % years old, of Hender-
Abattoir. succumbed to the heat this
morning. He was taken home by friends.
His condition is critical.
John Hauck, IS years old, of No. )
East Third street. New York, was over
come by the heat at Newark avenue and
Third street this morning. He was taken
to the City Hospital
An unknown man was found overcome
by heat at No. Is Central avenue yes
terday afternoon. at $3.50 o clock. He was
removed TO the City Hospital, where he
died about six o'clock
Thomas Grenahan, of No. $50 Garfield
avenue. a paver employed by the Con-
sofidated Traction Company, was over
come by the heat this morning and had
70 be taken to the City Hospital.
Tony Anton, q years old, of First street,
tr.l- u
He was removed to St. Francis Hospital.
Street and Water Commissioner Ferdin-
ard Heintze is confined TO his bed at Bel
mar He WAS overcome by the heat yes
terday while inspecting public improve
ments.
Barthcldi Stanowitzsky, 50 years old, of
No 412 Mallory avenue, a laborer, ait the
sugar house. was sunstruck today. He
wss taken to the City Hospital. His con-
ditionais serious.
Andrew Daperias, 80 years Old of No.
16I Bay street, was overcome by the heat
in Pavonia avenue this morning. He was
taken to the City H0snital