The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
SACRIFICED TO SOL,
JOSEPH GRUHOT DIES FROM THE
EFFECTS OF THE INTENSE
HEAT.
OTHERS HANG IN THE BALANCE
LIST OF HEAT CASUALTIES EN-
BRACES SEVEN PERSONS SO
FAR REPORTED.
THREE ARE POSSIBLY FATAL
All Were Actively Occupied in Out
door Employment Except One
Woman, Who Is Badly or.

Dead-GRUHoT, JOSEPH, laborer, 726
Cypress street.
Prostrated-Frank Carr, teamster, 451
Hatch street
Go.berg-Olaf c., laborer, $3.50 Waccouta
streets.
George Kaiser, policeman, 80 East Ninth
street.
Mrs Mary j. Keran, Fourth and CONNER
cial streets.
William Murkland, musician, Otto avenue,
near Seventh.
Mark Whitney laborer; 1211 East Spring
street northeast, Minneapolis.
The terrific heat of yesterday was
responsible for one death and six pros
trations which have left the victims
in more or less dangerous condition
Three of the sufferers from Sunstroke
are at the city hospital, in uncertain
states of Inconsistencies which may
result fatally to two of them, While
the others are receiving treatment at
their homes. Naturally those to sue
cumb to the intense heat were persons
exposed in vigorous exercise to the
suns fierce rays for continuous
period. Laborers engaged in outdoor
work suffered fearfully during the day
and were frequently compelled to lay
down for a short time to escape the ter
rible stl ain. Most of the prostrations oc-
Cured in the afternoon when the heat
was most oppressive, this being about
o'clock, when several cases were re-
ported within fifteen minutes.
The first to Succumb was Joseph
Druhot, now dead. He was working
in the employ of the city in a gravel
pit on Reaney street between Arcade
and Wells street. During the morning
Gruhot complained of the terrible heat
which caused his head to ache severe
ly. He remained at work, however,
until during the afternoon, when he
dropped his shovel, telling his COM
panions he could stand it no longer.
He sank to the ground almost instant
ly in a state of Inconsistencies. DR..
Bider was summoned, but before he
could reach Gruhot, the Margaret
street patrol wagon had started with
the man for his home. He lived but
a few minutes, however, and expired
before the house was reached. GruhOt
was forty-four years old and leaves
a wife and tWO-year-old child. He
came to st. Paul from Germany and
has lived here for eighteen years. Act
ing Coroner Nelson viewed the body
and decided an inquest unnecessary.
Frank Carr, employed by John
Young. was driving along at the cor
ner of Rice and Martin streets, when
he suddenly collapsed, falling from his
wagon. He had been doing heavy
hauling during the day and had COM
planned of intense suffering from the
heat. The senseless man was carried
to d house near by where he was at
tended by DR.. Nippert and afterward
taken to his home in the Rondo street
patrol wagon. Last evening he be-
came much worse and DR.. Leavitt was
called. DR.. Leavitt ordered the man
taken to the city hospital. Carr is
said to be in a critical condition. He
has a wife and family of three chill
dren.
One of the cases of which the physi-
clans at the hospital are most appre-
hensive is that of Olaf G, Goldberg, a
laborer in the employ Of the Omaha
railroad company. He worked during
the day in the construction of a foun-
dation for scale at the yards near
the Bohn Manufa curing company, and
though suffering greatly, continued at
afternoon, when he was so nearly over
come that he could scarcely stand, and
took a street car to his home. AS he
assembled the porch steps he fell for
ward and had to be carried to his ROOM
Here he grew rapidly worse, going into
a state of wild delirium. DR.. Smith
attended Goldberg last evening and
deemed his condition precarious. He
was sent to the hospital in the central
patrol wagon. Goldberg is thirty-eight
years old and is married, but has no
children. He was formerly a section
boss in the employ of the Great West
err railroad, and has also tended bar
in this city.
Officer Kaiser, of the central station,
went on duty at o'clock, but was
forced to go home within an hour, hav-
attended by DR.. Charles Dohm, who
is Of the opinion that his patient is
not seriously effected.
A woman in fainting condition, car
rying a small Valise and a two-years-
old baby, was found on the steps of
the Bethesda hospital at Ninth and
Wacouta streets, shortly after O. clock
last evening. She was taken to the
central station, where she gave the
name Of Mrs Mary J. Keran. The
woman said her husband had come
home intoxicated during the afternoon
and driven her with the child from
the house after breaking out all of the
windows She had wandered about
with the babe until almost overcome,
when she sank down upon the hospital
steps. The woman became unconscious
at the station, and DR.. Leavitt, who
was called to attend her, ordered her
taken to the city hospital. 1t is thought
that Mrs. Keran is not in a dangerous
condition.
William Murkland fell senseless on a
street car from sunstroke while
coming from the ball game. He could
not withstand the crowded condition of
the car. Friends carried the man into
Spragues drug store on University ave-
nue., where restoratives were applied,
but failed to revive him. He was taken
to his home on Otto avenue in a car
riage. DR.. Dohm was called to attend
Murkland last evening and found him
in q very precarious condition.
Mark Whitney was overcome in a
conduit near the corner of Eagle and
Washington streets, at O'clock He
is in the employ of the city railway
company and was taken to the central
police station. After an hour of rest
Whitney was sent to his home in Min
neapolis. His condition is not regard