Evening star., 1898-07-04
The Sun Shows No Inclination to Di-
minish Its Assaults.
HUMANITY ALMOST EXHAUSTED
Fatalities Due to the Steady In
tensity of the Heat.
THE FUTURE PROSPECT

With a fury at once remorseless and re-
lentless the sun has continued to send
down its soaring shafts upon orely tried
and suffering people. and If there was any
lessening in the intensity today human be-
ings couldn't appreciate the change. Men
and women, children and babies. had got
ten to that stage of enervation and ex
haustion that only most decided wave of
coolness could have been noticed sufficient
ly to inspire welcome, but the wave did not
come, and as the morning hours passed and
the stiffing sickening atmosphere con-
tinued to envelope and distress the feeling
of discomfort began to be one of fear, and
the sole question asked by every one was:
How long, oh, Lord, how long"
The heat of Friday and Saturday nights
had made sleep of the restorative sort well
nigh impossible, and when the people fur
ther exhausted by the intense heat yester-
day, sought rest last night the midnight
bombardment announcing the arrival of In
dependence day brokesupon it and shattered
rib and nerves alike. Then, when drows
ness came again, the army of newsboys
yelling extras smashed up sleep again,
while two hours later the patriotic bonn
bardment began again and made the pieces
smaller
Good things never come singly, however,
and almost coincident with the announce
ment OF the confirmation of Sampson's
great victory piles of threatening clouds
began to pile up In the west and by
O'Clock the heavens were covered with
them. They put pail over the sun, even
if they were slow in giving down moisture,
and even for this small relief The multitude
was almost as thankful as it was for the
news from Cuba.
Through the streets yesterday and today
there were very noticeable odors arising
from sewers, and on residence streets the
'olfactories discovered that garbage boxes
needed attention in many directions.
The first two fatal cases due to the in
tense heat ware recorded, Mr.. John Harris
Morisrity succunhing at his sons residence
on 1lth street yesterday, and Samuel john
son, colcred, of 11l9 street northwest dy-
ing at the EmerSeIcy Hospital Saturday
night despite strenuous efforts to save him.
Francis Gallagher. twentyseven years
old. living at No. l625 Crescent street, was
also overcome by the heat Saturday after
noon at Florida avenue and 10Th street.
The police patrol wagon removed him to
his home.
James H Grissett, a painter forty-four
years old. died suddenly last night at No.
ia Pennsylvania avenue northwest 1t Is
supposed that his death was due to the aX-
cessive heat
Richard Lowe. a white man. and carpen-
ter by trade, was Frustrated by the heat
yesterday evening shortly after o'clock
He had been walking during the afternoon.
and was out on the AQueduct bridge when
he was stricken. Policeman Bergman,
who was in the vicinity, called the patrol
wagon and carried the man to MS home at
1884 Dumbarton avenue. DR.. A. b. Shekell
was called in and after working for over
three hours succeeded in bringing him back
to consciousness. This morning his condi-
ton was very much improved:
Mr.. Charles Upperman, formerly Of this
place. but now of New York, ana on a
visit to his father, on sd street, was over
come by the extreme heat while on the
way here. He is now under the doctors
care.