The Jersey City news., 1898-09-06
FATAL HOT WAVE.
It's Victims in Hoboken
Number Seven Dead
and Nineteen Pros
trated Since
Saturday.


/ City since Saturday. The victims are the
following:
! James Hannigan, 55 years old, Of No.
141 steuben street labcrer employed in
the Pennsylvania Railroad freight depot
at Henderson and Second streets, over
come while at work at 1:10 o'clock this
morning. He was taken to St. Francis
Hospital.
Henry Witter, As years old, prostrated
at two o'clock this morning, at his home,
No. 22i Railroad avenue. He died before
medical attendance could arrive.
! Thomas Sheridan, 40 years old, who
occupied a room in the boarding house,
No. Wayne street, was found by
Edward Baker, a fellow boarder. He had
been on a spree and the heat affected
\ him causing his sudden death.
Bernard Flaherty. s5 years old, Of Grove
street, was overcome while at work in
| the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad yards at the foot of Eighteenth
| street, Saturday afternoon. He died on
the way to st. Francis Hospital.
John J. Sullivan, % years old, of Wor-
cester, Massachusetts. overcome in Ham
ilton Park, Saturday afternoon and taken
| to the City Hospital.
William Quinn. a carpenter, IS years
old, of No. 173 Brunswick street. became
overheated while at work IN the Erie
Railroad shops at the West End, Satur
day He was taken to st. Francis, Hos
pital.
Patrick McNally. Is years old, of No.
/ q Manning avenue, overcome while at
work in the West Bergen chemical works,
Saturday evening. and was taken to he
| City Hospital
Henry Thremplin, 43 years old, Of No.
SO Sussex street, overcome at his home,
| Sundaw afternoon He was attended by
DR.. Rector, but died shortly after he was
! stricken.
Michael Mahon, 81 years old, of No. 49,
Sussex street. was arrested by PatrolmaI.
Stevens early Sunday morning, for being
1 drunk He was in bad state when
locked up in a cell in the Gregory street
| police station Late in the evening AS
sistant Prison Keeper James Farrell no.
ticed that Mahon appeared sick. He
! summoned DR.. Rector. but before he ar
rived the prisoner died He was the
second man to die in the City Prison
| within two weeks 1t is thought that it
was the heat as MUCH as liquor that
caused his death.
John McCue, a slaborer, 80 years old. of
No. 207 Sixth street overcome while at
work on Dock x of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Sunday morning. Taken to st.
Francis Hospital.
Thomas Troy, A. years old, of No. 53i
/ Grand street. overcome at his home sun
! day afternoon Taken to Chrlstfs Hos
pital
/ An unknown man. As years old, was
fo,,nd overcome in the hallway of No. 5t4
Newark avenue. Yesterday morning. He
| died on the way to the City Hospital
| Later the body was identified at Speers $
nora,le as that of Charles Stoltz. 80 years
| old of No $50 Newark avenue. Stoltz
! was a baker.
John Brady AZ years old. died from the
heat at his home No. 533 Grand streez.
sunday afternoon.
An unknown man. about 81 years old
! was overcome at West Side avenue and
Trnion street Yesterday afternoon. He
was taken ia the CITY HOSPITAL.
Daniei Caffevg 2S Years ola. of No. 499
| com nrn,Irinaw avenue. overcome at Cen
| trail avenue and Bowers street last night
He was attended bv Dr.. Stout and taken
| to the CITY HOSPITAL.
Iosenhine O,Connors. a servant in Tay-
| 1ors Hotel. was stricken yesterday after
noon while at her home. No. II Montgam-
erv street. she was taken to the City
1 Hosnital.
vTi1liam Ke1lv 40 wears old. OF No. 220
Fremont street. Brooklyn. was overeomein
! lE4ami1fon park late last night. and tax
ensto the city HOSPITAL.
The body Of John Egan. 45 years old, Of
No 245 sixteenth street was found in