The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-23

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1t seemed az II a draft from an oven or
a boiler room was being carried in a chute
and directed az them. Shade was sought
at once. but it afforded no relief. for the
heat was in everything. and the brisk
breeze which was blowing carried II into all
places. Men who never had carried UNI
brellas before carried them yesterday. but
they did little good. especially during the
middle OF the day.
II was noticeable that persons riding on
street cars sought rear seats rather than
front ones because OF the great heat. In
the rear seats the draft seemed broken
somewhat BY the car seats and the front
framework before it reached the back of
the car.
Great interest was shown IL the r~egistra-
lions Of Thermometers along the down
town streets. These were invariably higher
than the readings given by the government
thermometer. At ? p. IN. the thermometer
at the Denison Hotel registered 10SH, Pom
eroy's. 104; Danbury Hat Company. 1o7;
Shorts drug store. l0I; Occidental drug
store. 107. In a drug store where an cleo
trio fan stands at the fountain and a sign
in the window reads Below zero at our
fountain" the temperature was % degrees
above zero.
One OF the bureau 0bstfNtfS. 10 convince
a man that he was not getting all the suns
heat, put a thermometer down on the stone
entrance to the Majestic building. In a
few minutes the thermometer registered
1221s degrees. At the same time the Their
mometer on top OF the Majestic building
registered 10f. The man thought the diff
ference between the temperature shown on
The ground and that five feet above would
not be great enough to make any appre-
cable difference. and he was hardly con-
WINGED.
People generally took care Of themselves.
and the result was only a few prostrations.
There were. however. many persons who
felt the effects of the heat and quit work,
but were not affected enough to require
medical attention.
There did not seem to be any great cessa-
ton of business, but people kept of the
street when they had no business there.
HORSES SUFFERED.
Horses suffered greatly. and many OF
them were TO be seen dragging themselves
and their loads down the streets and. APP
parently. ready to drop from exhaustion
w. S. McMillen. member of the Board Of
Safety. was at police headquarters insisting
that district patrolmen be given instruc-
lions to especially watch, during the heated
term, horses hitched to delivery wagons
and drays. the drivers of which sometimes
leave them for hours In the sun, unpro-
tected, and then, after they have enjoyed
thu shade of some saloon or the business
house. drive the helpless animals at hard
speed through the streets. without thought
of their probable suffering. He said he had
been making a special study of such cases
during the last few days and had himself
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er to unhitch his horse and put it into shell
ter from the sun. He said his wife was
also much interested in the matter and
takes great pleasure in calling up the firms
employing drivers who abuse their delivery
horses by neglect and hard driving and ad-
vising them of the facts which come under
her observation. One man. who was unusu-
ally neglectful of his team. was discharged
through her interest. Mr.. McMfllen said
people generally should look after such
things and not leave animals to suffer
without being able TO protest. until they
dropped dead or helpless TO the pavement.
lie said ii persons would. when they saw
such things. report the cases to the firms
owning the animals they would no doubt
see that the evils were corrected.
TWO DEATHS AND PROSTRATIONS.
The deaths ard prostrations resulting
from the excessive heat were soon matters
OF news. and people generally took warn
ing and kept inside as much as possible.
Indianapolis has been particularly fortu-
nate in the matter OF deaths and prostra-
lions by sunstroke. yesterday being the
first day when such cases resulted imme-
diately. one death occurred several days
ago, but it was after an illness of several
days induced. it was thought, by the heat.
n
turning to her home at 5l1 East Merrill
street from a visit to friends on Blake
street about IL O'Clock yesterday morning
became violently i'll. Her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Banke. with whom she lived. called
Or. f. c. Thomas. who found her tempera-
ture exceeding the limits of his clinical
thermometer, which will register as high
as 10 degrees. Mrs. Askrem suffered great
agony and gradually grew worse. DIR.
Thomas called another physician for con-
sultation. but there was no hope for her
recovery and she died about l o'clock.
Mrs. Askrem was thirty-nine years of
age and leaves one son and her daughter
Mrs. Banke. She was employed as a cook
I'm a restaurant and was not accustomed 10
being in the sun.
The second death was that of John Swer-
niger. a bartender for Yves Stout in his
saloon on West Market street. He was
overcome about noon in Military Park. He
was found there unconscious on the ground
and was hurried to the City Hospital.
where he died without having recovered
consciousness.
AMBULANCE KEPT BUSY.
The City Dispensary ambulance was sent
TO 2S16 East Washington street for Ed
Miller. a driver for the indianapolis bottling
works. who had been overcome by the heat
and carried into the house at that number.
Before the ambulance arrived he had been
taken to his home at 500 South Alabama
street by a friend who called a carriage.
His condition was said to be serious. but
not dangerous.
Henry Trivan. a cOlored hOd carrier, fell
upon the street at Washington and Illinois
streets about noon. overcome by the heat.
lie vas sent to his home. % Emmett street,
I'm the City Dispensary ambulance. His con-
dition was serious, but it was thought he
would recover.
John Foster. a machinist at the Bright
wood shops. was overcome by heat while at
work and was sent home. He will recover.
He lives at 73 West New YORK street. At
the same shop two painters. whose names
were not known. were taken from their
work in a faintiug condition about > o'clock.
At the Atlas engine works twelve men,
whose names could not be learned. were