The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
KILLED By THE HOT wave.
Twenty-eight Deaths in New York
and Brooklyn Today.

Numerous Prostrations, Many OF
which Are Net officially Reported
Business Laes Because of the Tor
rid Weather-No Relief in Sight.
NEW YORK, July 1.-The torrid wave
continues today without abatement and
New Workers are suffering tortures. Yes
tertay the people could get away from
sweltering Offices and secure temporary
relief in the country and at the resorts,
but the demands of business today COM
pei them 10 remain at their posts and
there is severe suffering throughout the
city
Early this morning the tale of deaths
and prostrations was resumed and the
list grew steadily as the day advanced.
There are hundreds of cases in the poor
er districts which have not been placed
on record and the suffering in the crowd
ed localities is little short of excruciating-
The sun had hardly peeped above the
horizon when the mercury in the official
instrument at the local weather bureau
began another days climb at a rate that
seemed to promise a record-breaker- At
s O'Clock the official temperature was s.
degrees and it continued to rise. The men
at the weather bureau refused to venture
a guess as TO the probable maximum Of
the day
Mr.. Emery, the local forecaster- said:
There is no relief in sight from the
prostrating heat The temperature viii
continue to be high for several days long
er at least Today's forecast is for fair
and continued high temperature tonight
and TUESDAY with light westerly winds
High temperature prevails from the Mis-
souri, Valley east to the coast Since yes
terdav morning, the temperature has ris-
en- in the lake district High o'clock
ternperatures prevailed in the lower Miss
issippi Valley eastward to the coast. but
the highest temperatures reported are
from the Middle Atlantic States; compar-
ativeIy cool weather prevails over the
northern Rocky Mountain district Slight
showers have fallen in South AtlanN
and Eastern Gulf States and in sections
OF Ohio Wisconsin. North and South Da-
kota. and Montana, but they are Of a To-
cal character and give no indication OF
moving toward the Eastern States
In many districts today business IS be
ing carried on in a lethargiC manner and
It IS impossible to infuse activity into 1t
The consequences Of the long hot speel
became noticeable several days ago in the
growing number of deaths and prostTa-
tfons. Physicians say that many others
whose systems have been weakened by
various complaints viii soon succumb to
her mod
crates.
By O clock the mercury had reached
Is. In the hottest previous July in the
Weather Bureaus records, So was the
highest temperature
The following deaths from heat have
been reported in and near the city today:
New York
CATHERINE KELLY. 66 years old.
DANIEL O'CONSELL, 25 years old
JOHN WALDNAT, 20 years old
THOMAS LYMAN. 30 years old
RICHARD WARD, Al years old
VICTOR DIGENAN. IS years Old.
ANNE GREENE. g years old
THOMAS HURTHA 42 years old.
LOUIS OIL. s ucntfs Old
ADAM MILLER Is years old
BrockI.n-
WILLIAM HUNTI-EY, 80 years old
WILLIAM RUSH, 20 years old.
MARY HAMBURGER.
JAMES J. WEIR months old.
ANNIE DRABBERT, ! years Old.
THOMAS F. NESBTTT, 9 months old.
AGNES DEyLIN, 9 months old
SARAH QUINN, " years old
KATE FARRELL. } months old
WILLIAM NEANEY. days old
- BURNS. II months Old.
JESSIE LEWIS 73 years old.
HENRY BITTERs % years old.
PATRICK o'R0CRKE, 50 years old.
CHESTER BELDIING. 81 years old.
Mr. JOHN CORNELL, - years old.
Mrs FLAHERTY, 81 years old.
Sixteen cases Of prostraticn have been
reported, and most Of them are danger
UEE.