The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-03
SUFFERERS
GET RELIEF
Big Drop in the Temperature
Causes Rejoicing.
FIVE DEATHS REPORTED
Many Cases of PrOstraffon---PhOe
Ambulance. Busy Answering Calls
Manufacturing Establish
ments Close Down.
FIVE DEATHS REPORTED

'Thank Cod was doubtless the fer.
vent expression of every resident of vii
inington when thunder rolled, lightning
FLASHED and Il shower of rain about Ala
O'Clock yesterday afternoon brought relief
from the sizzling heat of the past few
days. With the thunderstorm came 4
clearing of the atmosphere and refreshing
breezes which continued during the night
1t was Il veritable Godsend to an op-
pressed people.
Although there was good rain in the
business section of the city the south.
western section received bnt sprinklina
that hardly laid the dust.
Five deaths and many prostrations
resulted from the scorchng heat from
which at last there is relief.
DEATHS yesterday FROM HEAT
Foster l.. Collins, aged months, Belle
we.
Kate Brannon, aged 90 years, No 1912
Conrad street.
lGvHProf:oajBU; U;.e.q -o.ff.toWoiurth1. he
John McAteer, aged rs years, No. 21s
Adams street.
james Quinn, No 1915 Kinkwood
street.
George Tidy, go years. Greenyille.
OTHER DEATHS.
James T. Hanson. "a years. shoe
maker, No. 10 Maryland avenue, died
Monday night
John Wayne, christiana, died Sun
day.
Henry Dure, Townsend, 4 months old.
son of T.. Scott Townsend of Brandywinc
hundred. Died Monday
Mrs. Mary O'Donnell. aged 70 years,
lIIaI Monday nipbt nf M
street.
The 9months-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Christmeier, died Monday
night at No. 1717 Scott street.
Anna u. Gamer. aged 33 years. died
Mt No. 707 West Second street on Mon
day.
Yesterday broke all heat records
Thermometers registered several degrees
higher than ON the previous day and
made existence for man and beast almost
ntOlerable.
SIZZLING FIGURES SHOWN BY
SHADE THERMOMETERS
Finn Brothers furnishing store, Third
and Market no.
James Christy Sns's store. Sixth and
Market 1O7.
Office Of Street and Sewer Depart
ment 104.
u. james Belts pharmacy 1903.
When the storm broke in the after
noon the he.V had brought everything
almost to a standshill. Everybody was
exhausted. shops We're closed and work
on the streets was stopped. Cooling
bfeeZes came with the shower and
thermometers began to drop. AT s
o'clock the mercury had taken fall Of
from 10 to ~ degrees. 1t continued Ia
so down the tubes anu later in the even
ng with the breeze blowing directly on
the tubes stood at 50 degrees, Il fall of
20 degrees or more.
Grateful for the relief people came out
on the streets to enjoy it to the fullest
extent. They reyelled in the refreshing
winds which cooled the air. For the first
time in three days there were prospects
Of good nights rest and people who
had walked about painting for air on
sunday and Monday nights slept soundly
last night.
Letter carriers We're forced to stol
work for awhile. To give the men A res
no delivery was made mt / o'clock.
Indef this arrangement the men were
OIL from IL o'clock until about 8. A.
soon as the carriers can have sGirtwaist
nade they will wear them on hot day
hereafter. Postmaster Browne yestprda,
gave his permission for the adoption ot
the new costume.
WORK on the streets was declared off ii
noon by Street Commissioner Person
ne men simply could not stand the in
tense heat. The order will stand until
the atmosphere coolS off a bit.
During the past few days the force 81
street employees of the Water Departmenf
snI - AL ~
work on Il relief schedule. They had tt
stop work 1T noon yesterday on account
Of the heat.
Employees Of the Rapauno Chemicn
company on Monday entered on n 42l1
working hour week. On week days thel
will be employed from o'clock until %,
o'clock and on Saturday from until /.
O'Clock.
Al the works of the Harlan & Hol
lingsworth Co., at noon yesterday tn,
. greater part Of the plant was closed ol
account Of the heat The works vii
be opened on Friday morning. 4 mum
her of men succumbed to the heat an,
We're taken to their homes in carriages
PROSTkATIONS.
Phillip Poole, an employe Of the Edg,
Moor Iron Company.
Jonn Manior, a laborer, was overcome
by the heat about o'clock yesterda,
, afternoon. He was removed to the Del
] aware Hospital.
Joseph Clark was overcome by th
heat at Third and Market streets. ii
. was removed to the Homeopathic Hos
!, pital in the Phoenix Ambulance.
Henry Thompson, an employe of til
!, jackson X Sharp Company. Remove
!. to his home. No. 1000 Church street i
1 the Phoenix Ambulance.
John Saurir Of No. COL Poplar street
, Removed to the Delaware Hospital.
Frank Fromontowski of No. 107 Yves
q Liberty street. Taken to the Deawar
+ Hospital.
i Michael Tully. aged % years.
n Fritz Smidt, foreman of Charles II
Yetter's bakery, was Frustrated Nor
day night
Henry McLane of No. SAT Spruc
;, street was overcome at the plant of TIL
, Diamond State Steel Co. yesterday. II
!. was taken home in the Phoenix An
hulance.
K John Hayes of No. AIS East Sevent
i street VIA. stricken yesterday mornir
. while at work Mt the plant of the Jac
70 son & Sharp Co, He was taken home
' the Phoenix Ambulance.