The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-10
1t Was the Worst OF the Season. and
Above the Century Mark.
THE MORTALITY ELSEWHERE
MANY CASES OF INSANITY AND SUI
eide CAUSED IN CHICAGO.
Men Found Hanging, Shot In the
Parks and Dead on the street,
Long List in Indiana.

The long g-hoped-for relief for this suffer-
ing, sweltering community came last even
ing, and thousands of people in Indianap-
Oils will awaken this morning after the
first refreshing sleep they have had in eight
days and nights A comparatively brief
shower came at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon and it brought clouds of steam from
the paved streets as though water had been
poured upon a hot stove At $3.50 O'Clock last
night a more general rain came and was
accompanied by cool wind and life was
again worth living. The relief may be but
temporary, though the weather man gives
hope by promising cooler weather for to-
day.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
The thermometer never reached a point
during all of Thursday night where it could
have been said to have registered a cool
temperature, and by o'clock yesterday
morning the mercury began to climb rapid
ly up the tube The temperature at that
time was eighty-six in the little ice box on
top Of the Majestic building where MIR.
Wappenhans keeps his naturally chilly in
strument. AT o'clock four more degrees
had been added, and in two hours the ther-
mometer registered ninety-six. 1t remained
at this point until after l o'clock, when the
mercury again began ascent. At
o'clock it had passed the high mark for the
season, and at 2:30 o'clock ninety nine de-
greees were read off by the weather man.
HOW IT WAS ON THE STREETS.
These are the official figures. Their
mometers down on the street told differ
ent tale. A thermometer under the awning
in front of the drug store at No. IL North
Illinois street reached 1929 degrees at 3
o'clock. A spirit thermometer hanging In
Of fsit, oIr
to 105. The thermometer hanging in the
Illinois-street entrance to the Bates House
registered 104 degrees at 3 o'clock. This
thermometer is in the shade and in COM
paratively cool place. After noon the sun
does not strike the side of the building
where it is located, and it never strikes near
the thermometer. A thermometer hung on
the curb stone near the asphalt pavement
on North Illinois street ran up to 125-as
high as it could go.
The heat yesterday prostrated many peo-
pie and there may be several fatalities as
the result. Daniel j. Small, a young man
twenty-five years old, was found dead al
noon, and heat is given as the cause. He
roomed with his bother in Room 22 of the
Ryan block, corner of Capitol and Indiana
avenues His brother Henry works in a
trunk factory and Daniel has been doing
the cooking for the two, not having had
any employment recently. Yesterday morn
ing he cooked his brothers breakfast
usual and Henry went to his work. When
Henry returned at noon for his dinner he
found his brother lying stretched across the
bed fully dressed and dead. A physician
from the Dispensary went TO the room and
found that the young man must have been
dead two hours before he discovered.
Henry Small says his brother complained
not think it was anything serious. He is
satisfied that the young man was overcome
by heat, became unconscious and died,
probably because he had medical atten-
ton Other people living in the block re-
member seeing Daniel Small about the place
during the morning, but no one saw him
after 10 o'clock. An autopsy was held yes
terday afternoon and it was discovered that
death was due to acute Inflammation of the
bowels with hemorrhage into the lungs,
heat fastening the death. The mother Of
the Small brothers recently died at the City
Hospital. The mother and sons lived to-
gether in the Ryan block. She was taken
to the hospital suffering with consumption
about three weeks ago and died before
night.
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock George
w Shelby a grocer of 1903 North Senate
avenue. was overcome at the corner OF
Pennsylvania and Washington streets. b.
L. Harris and j. l.. f. Steeg were standing
in front of the corner shoe store when
Shelby staggered across the street. As he
neared them he called OUT
Help me, gentlemen, 1 am going to fall.
Two men reached him in time to prevent
his falling and carried him into the shoe
store and summoned medical aid. Dr.
Courtney reached the man first and was
quickly followed by Drs. Rhodes, Thomas
and Jaeger, of the Dispensary. He remained
unconscious for some time, bat when he
vived the physicians said he was out Of
danger. He was started home in the
bulance, but became so i'll that he
taken to the hospital. His temperature
was 106 degrees. He recovered sufficiently
to be sent home toward evening.
II. f. Jones, a lather twenty-six years old,
living at 80 Samoa street, started TO the
neighboring grocery shortly after noon. He
had gone but a short distance from home
when he fell. Dr. Marker, OF the Dspen-
sary treated him at his home and pro-
nounces his case as not of a serious ma
ture.
WAS NOT IN THE SUN.
Simeon Earle. shipping clerk at the
Standard wheel works on West Norris
street, near the Belt road, was overcome
while at work on the second moor or the
main building. He would have fallen out
Of the window had not two men caught
him. DR.. Thomas, of the Dispensary, at
tended him and sent him home in the city
ambulance.
Harry Purcell was prostrated at 401 West
Pearl street and was attended by DIR.
Jaeger, of the Dispensary staff. He was re-
moved to his home on Elizabeth street.
The physician thinks he will recover
shortly.
William Moore seventy-six years old, an
old soldier living on Washington street
west of the river, was overcome while in
saloon at 432 Washington avenue (old Ma
tional road) When DIR. Thomas reached
him his temperature was les and he was In
very precaTious condition. He was sent
to the hospital. 1t is doubtful il he can re-
cover. His temperature was lo5 when he
reached the hospital.
TWO carpenters employed on the new
ding being erected at the corner OF
Massachusetts avenue and Delaware street
were prostrated shortly after noon. They
were Hermann Kassing of 430 Olive street,
and +. r Dobson. of l07 South West street.
DR.. Thomas found them at fire headGuar-
ferg heing cared for hy the fiFemen. They