The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-09

a three days leave of absence and ii is
supposed he spent the days walking about
the city until overcome by heat.
jackson Byard, a policeman. running a
district in Brightwood, fell over yesterday
for by some ladies who were at the Baptist
Church until he recovered sufficiently TO be
taken to his home, l64 Coburn street He
Is IN a serious condition.
Michael Cullen, the keeper OF a boarding
house at 107 West South street, was over
come by heat in the neighborhood of South
and Meridian streets. He was carried into
Bryce's bakery, and later removed 70 his
home in the city ambulance. He will re-
cover.
A colored man who gave the name of
Aldrich Jasper was stricken while walking
on North Delaware street. The ambulance
found him between Tenth and Eleventh
streets and removed him to 20S West Sec
ond street. His condition is not serious
William Holt, a driver for the Indian
aponS brewing company, was overcome
while on his wagon driving along Dorman
street. He fell to the ground and was
carried into Ruckelshauss grocery and
given medical attendance. He lives at 5l6
Buchanan street.
A serious case was that of colored man
who fell on Indiana avenue. He was car
ried into saloon and filled with whisky
by his friends. When the Dipensary ply
Sician reached him the heat and the whisky
had almost done for him He was brought
around all right. however, and removed
to his home, on Douglass street, near Eliza
beth. He viii recover
Yesterday afternoon Maggie Fletcher, col
ored, who lives in the rear of 522 (rew num-
ber) Massachusetts avenue, was returning
home after delivering a washing which she
had completed during the day. She was
prOstrated by heat near the corner Of Della
ware street and the avenue. The ambul-
ance took her home.
Willie Murphy, the twelve-year-old son
of p. ID. Murphy, a section foreman on the
Belt road became oVerheated while play
ing near the MadisOn-aVenue bridge over
Pleasant run. He cooled himself by plung-
ing into tne water. 1t almost resulted IN
his death. He was seized with cramps and
would have drowned but for young man
by the name of Willis who chanced TO pass
by. The little fellow was unconscious When
pulled out of the water. He was taken 10
his fathers home, 302 new Iowa street,
where he was attended by DR.. Thomas of
the DiSpenSary. and DR.. Beraur. he is SUN
in q critical condition, but the physicians
think he will recover.
THIS MAN DRIVEN INSANE.
Late Wednesday might the employees at
the county asylum found a man wandering
about in the vicinity of the institution. He
was clad only in his underclothing and
seemed to be mentally unbalanced. He
could give no account of himself until yes
terday morning. He was given medical at
tention and was much improved yesterday.
He gave his name as August Amborn and
said that he was from Muncie. 1t was the
opinion Of the physicians that he was driv-
en- insane by the heat. Last night the su-
perintendent of the institution gave it as
his opinion that drink might have had
something to do with the mans condition.
Amborn talked about himself last night
and said his father and two brothers live
in Wisconsin and that his home is in Mum
Gle. He does not remember how he came
here or how he came to be at the poor
farm.
Frank Dalton, boy seventeen years old.
employed by the Indianapolis Tent and
Awning Company, Is confined to his nome
from the effects of the heat He was at
work hanging an awning on Ramsey ave
T1Io XHrhQ . W.
a serious condition. He lives at IA North
Senate avenue
James Rennick. a wheeman living at 1S7
Columbia avenue, was prostrated and tell
from his wheel at Buchanan street and
Holmes avenue in the afternoon. He was
attended by Dr.. Rhodes, of the Dispensary,
and removed to his home IN the ambulance.
He will recover.
S. l.. Budell was overcome while at work
in the VanQalia freight house. Cholera
morbus and heat together made his condi-
ton serious for while. He was taken to
his home, corner of Pleasant and Shelby
Thomas Roach, a molder employed at the
Brown -Ketcham works in Haughville, re-
turned to his home. 272 West Maryland
street. about the middle of the afternoon.
He had scarcely reached home when he
fell TO the ground prostrated by the heat.
He was removed to ST Vincent's Hospital,
where he lies ina precarious condition, with
the chances for his death and recovery
A man who gave the name of Edward
Cory and said he was a painter from CO.
lumbuS, o., was round at noon lying on
the ground near the railroad station at
Brightwood The City Hospital ambulance
removed the man to the hospital. He said
he had not eaten anything for three days.
He was considerably improved last night
and it is thought he will recover.
The hospital ambulance was called later
in the day to the Union Station, where
Joseph McFall, a Big Four car inspector,
was prostrated while at work He was TAX
en- to the hospital at o clock. He lives at
237 South Pennsylvania street. He will re-
cover.
Benjamin F. Thomas, an employee at the
Stevenson building, had to be taken home
yesterday at noon. He was ia a precarous
condition during the afternoon and a ply
sician spent an hour bringing him back
to consciousness. Last night he was great
ly improved and will recover He lives at
256 Blake street
George Schwenk, beer driver, was over
come while delivering beer. He was taken
to his home corner of Blake and Michigan
streets, by some friends. His condition is
still serious, but it is thought he will re-
cover.