Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-12
More Victims Reported in the Large
Cities.
new YORK LOOKING FOR RELIEF
The Torrid Period Believed to be
Nearing an End.
MADE INSANE BY HEAT

NEW YORK August 12-There were In
d;cr.uons this forenoon that the torrid spell
T., der which this section has suffered, with
Jnlv one slight irtermission, for two weeks,
is drawing to q close. the heat. however.
was excessive all the night, and increased
with the rising of the sun, and at 3 am.
the thermometers down town marked Is
degrees in the shade the official records.
however being 8 degrees loss. A brisk
breeze tempered the fervid rays Of the sun,
and even with the humidity 20 per cent.
At 1O:45 am. the weather observer 8
thermometer showed temperature of S5l2
degrees. The pavements, however, have
a vast deal of calcric stored in them, which
does not make itself manifest in official
reports based on observations 100 feet
above the street level. Between 2 and
o'clock the police had been notified of six
deaths as the result of the heat. The names
follow: VIM. Dempsey, aged thirty-five;
Ann Flood. ffty-nine; Ann Keanneally.
twenty-ceven; Henry Deastel. sixty; Mary
Ann Devine. forty-five: Edward Albert.
thirty-two.
At o'clock am. the police records show
ed that sixteen persons had been treated
for sunstroke since o'clock in the morn
iEg.
Six deaths from the heat and many cases
of prostration were reported in BROOKLYN
from midnight last night until 10 O'Clock
this morning Following is list Of dead
Catherine McGrath. aged thirty-fve; Frank
Rooney, Celia McGoush. twenty-nine; VIM.
Mcnamara. seventy; Edward McCann,
forty: unknown man.
Later five more deaths from heat were
reported in Brooklyn, making a total so
lar OF eleven. The additional names of the
dead follow: Michael Ward. aged thirty
eight; Sarah Coleman, thirty-fiye; Freder-
lex Bromback: Hans Sedeslein. fifty-one.
Mrs McGough. who fell from a window,
being overcome by the heat.
Up 10 l o'clock pm. there had been re-
ported at police headquarters twenry-seven
additional deaths and forty-four more pros
trations The dead are as follows:
Ellen q Hogan. age thirty-four: Edward
Albert, thirty-two; Albert Runas, forty:
Malachi Grunur. forty: Patrick Roach.
forty-ive: Max Herzog. forty; Owen Russo,
thirty-one; Martin Eichel, seventy; -
Doran; James Kearins. thirty-five; Mrs.
Carey, forty-nine; Caroline Gargarney,
forty-three: Jacob Timer. thirty-eight;
Mrs catherine Byrnes, thirty-eight; Henry
krumme. sixty; August Schiefitberger,
nifty; Mrs James kerwen, James Henry,
unknown man; John Cahill. four months
Mary OBrfen, sixty; Mary Darney one
year: William Reigle. seventy-fve: Mary
Seminar
Jersey City's record up to noon was one
death and twelve prostrations, the fatali-
~ being In the case Of John Nichols,
twenty-five years old. John Kennedy be-
ably die.
In the interior of New York state there
has been a slight diminution Of heat, but
many cases of sunstroke are still occurring.
Philadelphia Hopeful.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, August 12-Up to
II o'clock four deaths and a score Of pros
traitors from the awful neat has been re-
ported at police headquarters. The dead
are John Berg, Frederick Ehrlwsin, Cecil
ian Morris. Hugh Drum.
At O'Clock this morning the ther.nom-
eter at the weather bureau registered ~,
one degree cooler than yesterday. But the
thermometers down the street ranged from
seven to ten degrees higher.
Shortly after o o'clock a light westerly
breeze sprung up and tempered the scorch-
1ng rays of the sun
FoTecaster Dey states that the weather
VIII be cooler tonight. and by tomorrow
the tail-end of the cool wave, which has
been cutting up high Jinks out in Michigan
will be upon US
There were three additional deaths from
the heat reported this afternoon. They
We're:
Patrick Murray, Lydia Ann Harris and
VIM Linroth- AS the day progressed the
heat grew more intense, the Thermometers
On the street registering anywhere from 05
10 j! degrees at O'clock.
Made Insane.
PlTTSBCRG, Pa, August 12-While tenn
pcrarily insane from the excessive heat W.
d Ially. Cleveland railroad contractor.
Jumped from q fourth-story window at the
Hotel Boyer this morning, and was fatally
burt.