Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
INSANE FROM HEAT.
The Suns Intense Rays Wreck the
Minds of Three Vic

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 10.-Three persons
have been driven insane by the heat
They are:
MICHAEL ENRIGHT, attempted to take
his life by cutting his throat with razor,
now at his home in critical condition
FRED KHRONE took poison; died at his
J. w. JOHNSON. a Iaborer, rendered in
sane; taken to the Desplaines street police
station
The latest reports show that the total
list of victims of heat prostratiOns Sun
day numbered 65 OF these % are dead,
10 expected to die and 3, as stated above,
were driven insane by the heat.
Was Hot at Dawn.
It began to grow intentionally warm
here today at early dawn, and as the
blazing sun pushed it's way up over Lake
Michigan, the intensity of the heat was
increased hour b. hour at the rate Of
geOmetrica progression. To make life
still more unbearable, a steamy hot wind,
as baneful as a sirocco from the sands
of Sahara. blew over the city from the
marshes beyond the southern limits. 1t
was blghting wind and men sought
to escape from it. 1t was terrible even
on the lake front and in those quarters
of Chicago where wealth and plenty
abound, but in the poverty stricken dis
tricts the heat was awful to contemplate
sWeltered and painted in vain for a breath
of refreshing air They slept or tried
to sleep by thousands on the sidewalks
and on the paving stones, while the
steamy vapors rose from the garbage
heaps, spreading death and disease.
The city ambulances and patrol wag-
Ons from the police stations were kept
on the run all night long, bearing victims
of the heat to the hospitals. This morn
ing men walked through the streets with
out coat or vest and painted and sweat,
and suffered for want of fresh, cooling
air.
Prostrations from heat began to be re-
ported as early as s O'Clock. Animals
overcome by the heat lay dead in almost
every ward in town. They were so nu-
merous that the garbage men could not
keep the streets clear of them.
The first death from heat reported to
the police was that of Fred Retter, a la
borer at $50 Seminary avenue. He died
at 1855 o'clock.
Coroner's Office OverwOrked.
The coroner's Office was buster today
than it has been before in years. There.
were not enough deputies to do the work
All of yesterdays heat victims and part
of those who succumbed Saturday were
on the books awaiting inQuests In or
der to get through with the work the
coroner sent out a notice that in all
cases of death from the excessive heat,
physicians certificates could take the
place of inquests. The coroner said
that in any case of mistake, where the
facts were plain. certificates of doctors
would be sufficient to dispense with in
quests.
Herman Ash of 1859 Wood street and
Thomas Wonabom of 80 West Lake
street were reported at the coroner s
office as having died of heat during the
night.
Following is the list of deaths reported
from the heat Sunday:
CHARLES BUCKSTEDT.
DENNIS CARMODY.
JOHN CALOSHLETH.
GEORGE CARR.
CHARLES CHAMPION.
ROBERT DUID, aged %.
JOHN EMIT 30 years.
JAMES GORMAN. % years.
ROBERT GUGUID, so years.
MICHAEL HAEOS.
JOHN HARTMAN, aged 1 month.
PATRICK HOGAN, aged 80 years.
MARY JOYCE, rs years.
WILLIAM LADE, 20 years.
JOHN MARION, 81 years.
MICHAEL MARI, p years.
JUSTANE POINASKA. 81 years.
STEPHEN SCHRER. 40 years.
VINCENT SLEDSKY.
MRS. ELLA WALTON, 26 years.
UNKNOWN MAN