The morning times., 1896-08-11
HEATS DEATH LIST CROWS
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\ and attend to some business. The heat
seemed TO affect her considerable. and
while at several stores she was compelled
to seek chair, and call for water.
When she had revived sufficient her er-
| rinds were completed and she took a car
| for home, arriving there about noon. No
sooner had she entered the house when
| she grew weak and lay down upon the
| lounge to rest. A moment later she be-
| came unconscious. A member of the
family spoke to her, aud receiving no an
swer, bec;,ine alarmed and called in Drs.
Evans and Park Young, who at first glance
saw that the case was a serious one. She
was carried to her chamber, where tile
doctors labored hard for over an hour. ap-
plying restoratives.
SHE DID NOT RALLY.
About O'Clock she seemed to be slightly
improved, and rested quietly until about
$50, when her condition took q decided
change. She again became unconscious
and the ply sicians were sent for. When
they arrived she was very weak. She
expired about O'Clock. The body was
taken in charge by her brother, Daniel
Murphy, who lives at her house. The
deceased leaves two children. The funeral
will take place on Wednesday morning at
the Church OF the Immaculate Conception,
corner Eighth and n streets northwest.
Matilda Lee, an aged colored woman,
fell a victim to the excessive warm weather
yesterda morning and died about O'Clock
at her home. No. 1917 Nine nd a-half
street northwest.
For several weeks she has been suffer
ing from peritonitis and com bination OF
other ailments, and the continued hot
spell had a severe effect upon her con-
dition.
The night before her death she tainted
several times, but was revived and felt as
well S usual until yesterday y morning. when
she breathed her last. Her funeral will
take place tomorrow.
Mrs. c. H. Thomas, Of No. North Pearl
street Baltimore. was stricken BY the heat
in front OF Crease's pha rrnacy. at the corner
OF Second street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. yesterday afternoon. DR.. Baily
was summoned and succeeded in reviving
the woman. The police ambulance was
called. but she refused to enter it, saying
that she would take the train directly
Baltimore and Ohio station and fainted
several times on the way. The ambulance
was again called and Mrs. Thomas was
removed to Providence Hospital, where
she lies in a precarious condition
SUCCCMBED TO THE SCORCH.
William Mclean was taken from VIII
lard's Hotel to Emergency Hospital at
O'Clock yesterday overcome by heat and
drink. He spent the day in drinking, It
is stated. and when he sank to the floor the
patrol wagon OF precinct No. was called.
The PROSTATE man was lifted into the
alley at the side OF the hotel and taken by
Policeman Lotus and Special Policeman
Benjamin nKlopfertothe Emergency. There
Surgeons MEG rath. West, Withers and
O'Connor washed out the stomach OF the
victim and treated him to an ice bath. He
will recover. Mclean was few years
ago one OF the prominent business men Of
the city. He operated saw mill on Ohio
avenue and had large numbering interests.
james W. Taylor No. 6O2 A streetnorth-
east, employed by Norris Peters, litho-
Graphers. was overcome by the heat yes
terday. He was revived by DR.. Taylor
and removed to his home.
Harry Lyles, No. 2121 F street north
west, was prostrated by the heat at his
home yesterday and was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital in the patrol wa gon of the
Third precinct. His temperature regis
tered 90 2-5- After being revived he re-
fused to remain in the hospital
Joseph Leophardt, who lives at the
Thyson House and is employed as a bar
tender, was Frustrated by heat last even
e. Eu>a al
His temperature was 10S.
Carl Goldstein was prostrated on Louis
lana avenue, near Seventh street north
west, yesterday and taken into the Central
Union Mission until the arrival of the
police ambulance, which conveyed him to
Freedman's IS Hospital. He was revived and
is now out Of danger.
Robert Cross fell unconscious In front of
No. 221 Third street northwest and was
removed in the police ambulance to Prov
ideDce Hospital.
julie Kane, living at No. 207 g street
northeast, is subject to epileptic fits and
last night the heat brought on one Of these
SPELLS while Kane was crossing the street
at Seventh and Rhode Island avenue north
west. He dropped unconscious to the |
ground, where he was found by the police. |
A call for the police ambulance was sent
In and the sufferer was taken to the home !
of his sister-in-law at No. 1923 Seventh |
street northwest.
Joseph willsnhs was carried from the |
corner Of Sixth and G streets northwest |
to his home, No. 22o6 Trumbull avenue |
northwest. His prostration was only a |
slight one, and he revived upon reaching |
homo.
Edward Egan, colored, twenty two years
old, was overcome by the heat at Sixth
and e streets southwest about O'Clock
last night. The police ambulance was
again called into service and carried the
victim to Providence Hospital.
At Freedmap's Hospital the condition
Of the patients who were prostrated BY
the heat was reported as slightly better.
Oscar Brown is still confined to a ward.
although he is thoroughly out of danger.
william Butler, whose condition was at
,irst critical, is greatly improved and re-
,ained consciousness the entire day. His
recovery is expected. Those at the Gar
field Hospital were also onsthe road to re-
covery.