The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-12
RELIEF PROMISED.
indications That the Fright
full Heat Wave is
About to Pass
Away.
DEATH ROLL DECREASES IN THIS CITY
Cooler Weather May Arrive To-
night-List of Cases of
Prostitution.
DEATH ROLL DECREASES In THIS CITY

The sun kept up his record today, and
by many degrees this has been the not
test Wednesday In many years.
The temperature during the early morn
ing hours were a few degrees lower than
at corresponding hours yesterday. The
humidity at s O'Clock was II per cent.
while at the same hour yesterday it was
So. But it dropped to So by 10 o'clock,
which was due to the winds shifting 10
the northwest This wind increased in We
locity too, sweeping over the city at an
eleven-mile gate, and bringing with Il a
world of relief. And to the heat-stricken
city came a ray of hope from the west.
The hot wave which has oppressed that
section of the country is moving away
and a cool wave is following it. So the
official weather prophet at Washington
photographed to the local bureau that it
would be clear today, with cooler wealth
er tonight and tomorrow and possibly To-
cal thunder showers.
Weather Clerk Dunn is still at Montauk
Point. His chief assistant. however, dag
nosed the weather over the country this
morning as follows:-The area of high
pressure, accompanied by cooler weather,
has moved east to the Missouri and Up
z -tttcoA11tRp4 v 94iCt =
walls generally throughout the country,
except in the lower lake regions, the Mis-
souri, and Ohio valleys some cloudiness
exists. 1t is slightly cooler from the low
er lake regions eastward to the coast and
over the northern and middle slope re-
gions. There are slight changes In tenn
perature elsewhere"
The following temperatures reported at
eight O'Clock from over the country show
itfe degree of this fall of the mercury
Boston, 50 degrees; Philadelphia. 50 de-
s. degrees; Norfolk, s. degrees. hottest
place in the country; Cincinnati, IA de-
grees; st. Louis, 81 degrees; Kansas City,
z degrees; St. Paul, 80 degrees; Hayre,
Mont, As degrees.
The cases of death and prostration in
Jersey City dropped In number from yes
eerday. Those reported to the police to-
day are:-
Deaths from Heat.
William Farrell, aged rw~enty-eight
years. of No. 116 Old Bergen Road, died
of the heat at his home on Monday even
ing at nine O'clock. He returned from
York, where he owned a fish stand, about
six o'clock in the evening, and complained
to his wife of not feeling we'll He spent
his front stoop with n~eighbors and pre-
pared to retire about nine o'clock. He
became much worse and died in half an
hour
Joseph Lockout. a German farm hand,
IN the employ of Daniel Wenz, while at
work wedding on Wenz,s farm on Lin
was stricken by the heat at about two
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was car
ceived medical attendance but all ef-
forts to revive him were futile and he
died At eight o'clock in the evening.
years. maa'z Of No ohi i1s co;ngr agsa street. eetr'Y Hobor
stegman on the Old Bersen ROAD and
o'clock yesterday, and seated himself at
A table. He was about to call for some
Ting when he toppled from his chair on
the floor dead. He was taken to the
morgue; where his remains were claimed
by relatives.
wayne street, died On a lounge last night
IN his home. The heat caused heart fall
ure.
Margaret Maher, of No. 15s Grand
street, dropped dead last night just as
she was leaving an excursion barge at the
loot OF Morris street. The woman had
been out all day on the annual excur-
sion of St. Bridget's parish With a
party of friends she had had a pleasant
time and all regretted when the boat
neared the pier, that they would have
to return to homes which they knew
would be roasting hot. Mrs. Maher was
IN the centre of a group of laughing
young people, walking down the gang
plank, when she suddenly threw up her
arms and dropped Medical assistance
was and the woman was pro-
nouneed dead. The heat had caused
heart failure. The occurrence caused
sadness among the pleasure seekers, all
OF whom hurried from the scene. The
unusual spectacle of a lead wagon follow
ing in the wake of five hundred or more
excursionists ATTRACTED widespread at
tention. Mrs. Maher's body was remoy-
ed to McNuity's undertaking establish
ment.
The heat has removed from the city a
well known character in Charles White,
the coiored chimney sweep. He died
last night in his home, at No. 3lSs Grand
street He had been ailing several weeks.
John Nichols, 2s years old, of No. 426
Jersey avenue, died suddenly in his home
last night. He was out yesterday and
upon his return home complained of
pains in the head and dizziness. Heat
caused death. 80
George Bougan, of No. 643 Henderson
street was found dead in his bed this
morning. He was a heat victim.
~PrOstratf0ns by Heat.
Dennis McDevitt. aged forty-two years,
of No. SS1 Johnston avenue, while at
work at the Port Liberty coal docks at
Communipaw. was Frustrated at about
eight O'Clock yesterday morning. DR..
BrOderick was summoned and atfapdad