Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
Washington Continues to Float on the
Hot Wave.
MOISTURE FAILED TO MATERlALlZE
Sunday Will Be as Swe|tering as
the Week Days.
DROP OF FOUR DEGR EES

The persistent hot weather has sue
ceeded in prostrating parts of speech as
well as things animate, and even adjec-
tives have been played out by the arduous
work to which they have been put in the
past few days. The worst part of 1t all
is that there are no prospects of their get
ting a rest. At the weather bureau to-
day the men who squint over the country
with scientific dexterity could discover
nothing in shape of promises.
The. map showed that the obstinate
high which has been meretriciously
hanging over the South Atlantic and the
Gulf of Mexico was still there, and showed
TO more signs of leaving than Uncle Sans
cruisers which are in the same vicinity
looking out for Cuban filibusters. Conse-
quently there was nothing to do but to
predict continuance of high temperature
all the way from Mexico to Maine, includ-
Ing, of necessity, the capital Of the nation:
Showers That Never Came.
Showers had been promised for last
night, but nary a drop of fluid fell closer
than the outskirts of Georgetown, and
only a few spattered there. The trouble
was that the bank of clouds didn't get
down. this far. Pttsburg, Cincinnati and
the belt between enjoyed rains, but this
territory was denied them.
It was not quite SO hot today, however,
and people who are in the habit of thank
irg their stars for things propitious can
thank the clouds for yelling the sun at fire.
quent intervals and making its rays less
severe. Then, too, there were breezes
from the northwest that were somewhat
refreshing to the multitude. The weather
sharps. however, will not be satisfied
with wind from this quarter, and assure
an already indignant public that it will
soon change again to the southwest which
means more heat.
Mercurial Altitude in Arkansas,
Persons who like to comfort themselves
with comparisons will doubtless be delight
ed to hear about Arkansas. In that state,
whence halls the chairman Of the national
democratic committee, and which is IA
nous for many other admirable things, the
thermometer has reached 100 degrees in the
shade every day for The past sixteen days.
10 use the vernacular of that region heard
IN the Hot Springs in all its purity Ar
kansas can give Washington cards and
spades when 1t comes TO the weather
Physicians are kept very busy visiting
persons whom the continued heat has af-
fected, and children are particularly nu-
merouS as patients of this character. The
doctors regard q continuance of the pres
ent conditions as extremely dangerous to
the very young and the very Old and par
ticularly SO for inraiids There has been
an exodus from the city to the mountains
end seaShore in the past forty-eight hours
ard this evenings trains and boats will be
crowded with additional fugitives from the
war of the weather.
Deadly Effects of the Weather.
The first death from the heat was chron-
icled in yesterdays Star, the unfortunate
victim being identified later in the evening
as James Kenny, a butcher, residing at
No. 1121 Goth street He was out Of en-
ployment, and had been out in the sun
looking for work.
John Clark, a Colored laborer, of 81 Har-
rison alley, was prostrated yesterday even
Ing while chopping trees on K street, and
was treated at the Emergency Hospital
John Venable Of II Dingman court was
O'Clock and removed to the Emergency at
10 o'clock in a serious condition. This af-
ternoon he was reported as being con-
siderably better.
Edward Hyatt of 1907 4th street north
west was taken home in a patrol wagon
after being sunstruck at 18th and NJ
streets, and Myrtle Carley was treated for
Precautionary Measures.
There were no drills at Fort Myer or
Washington barracks yesterday or today
on account of the heat, and Postmaster
Willett has directed the cessation of the
noon delivery and collection of mail while
the prevailing hot spell continues.
Four of the horses the lexington
street car lines were overcome, and the
schedules were reduced to slower time in
order to relieve the other animals.
The report from the weather bureau at
2:15 o'clock this afternoon showed today's
readings of the thermometer to have been
as follows: am, 50; pm. 81; maximum,
"; drop of four degrees from yesterday