The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-13
But the Hot Wave Has Not
Gone Entirely Yet.
Number of Fatalities During
the TOrrid Spell 81.
List of Those Who Succumbed Since
Yesterdays Report.

The end of the hot wave is at hand.
The deaf dealing torrid atmosphere that
has hung over Providence for the past
six days is gradually being coCied by
refreshing East wind, and once more
suffering humanity is plucking up heart.
This afternoon Central New England
is feeling the benefit OF the wave Of re-
lief tnat has been slowly travelling east
ward for the past three days.
loo much must not be banked on the
com ing GOODNESS, however. According to
the weather department nothing very
promising is assured. Seasonable weather
seems to be the best that. can be forecast
Tor the present. and the word "season-
able" has a dlsagreea BILE sound in it, just
as II the weather department is little
uncertain and wants to hedge, lest it
should turn around and grow hot again
before the heat In the pavements and
houses had thoroughly passed away.
The death LIST for the past "a hours has
been considerably less than for the pre-
ceding period, only four deaths being re-
corded since the last issue OF The NEWS,
making the total 81 since last Saturday
night.
At $3.50 O'Clock this morni ng the mer-
curry registered 755 degrees. At q
o'clock the reading was just the same,
two and a half degrees cooler than at the
same hour yesterday. From that the
thermometer gradually dropped, as COM
pared with Wednesday, until at noon it
registered six degrees less than at the
same hour yesterday.
Following are the fatalities and pros
trations reported since those given in the
columns OF yesterdays NEWS:
JOHN CESH, no home, died in the
Rhode Island Hospital yesterday
from disease aggravated by the heat.
MICHAEL MULLEEDY, aged 2s years,
unmarried. died from effects of the
heat at his home, 10 Gladstone
avenue, at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Mulleedy had been en-
ployed for a number OF years at the
round house of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad, near the
Charles street bridge. Medical Ex-
aminer Perkins decided that death
was caused by heat.
-MULLERY-Ch Christian name un known,
empoyed in Althan's bake shop on
Brook street, died from the effects OF
the heat last night.
MRS. ANN wEEDEN- 30 Lawrence
street, died at O'Clock last evening.
MIS-. Weeden has been in poor healtb
for some time. but her ply. .icien
gave ii as his opinion that the exces-
sive heat of yesterday was the cause
OF her decease.
FRUSTRATED.
MICHAEL FOX, aged "a years, So Plain
street, was overcome by the heat yes
terday at the corner Of Plain and
Lockwood streets. He was taken to
the hospital and reported easier today.
JAMES REILLY, laborer, las Took
wotton street, was overcone by heat
at s o'clock last evening and taken to
the hospital.
WILLIAM BRoSBEE, aged q years, was
prostrated on Putnam street, nj $3.50
last evening. He was taken to his
home, 20 Winsor street, in Johnston.
WILLIAM MCKAY, aged 80 years, pros
trated at the corner of Bowdoin and
Kossuth streets, at 8 O'CLOCK last
night. He was taken to his home, "A
Joslin street. DIR. j. H. Farrell at
tended him.
MARTIN MCDERMOTT OF 81 Putnam
street was prostrated yesterday
while returning home from funerai
in hack. DIR. H.w. Farrell attended
him.
JAMES DOOLEY, aged %, overcome
ty hent OH his return to the city
from New York. He was taken to
his home at 26 Putnam street.
MRS. ANN wARBUR1ON. prostrated
by heat at her home on Plainheld
street in Johnston last evening. DIR.
J. 1. Farrell ATTENDED her.
CHARLES DAVIS. OF Weterman street, a
tenmster for +. Il. Winsor x Com
pany, produce nealere, was over
come by the heat while delivering
produce on Atwells' avenue yester-
day, and removed TO his home.
WILLIAM BRowNSLEY OF II Winsor
street was removed to the Rhode
Island Hospital last evening. lie was
overcome by the heat and IN pre-
carious condition.
The range OF the official thermometer at
the city hall each hour from 4 o'clock
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