Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-02

plain avenue northwest, was removed from
his home to Freedmen's Hospital about 40
| clock this morning. His condition was
| such that the doctors pronounced his case
| hopeless. He was suffering from the eff
fects of the heat and alcohol, the doctors
| stated. Death relieved his sufferings about
o'clock. His body was turned over to
relatives after the coroner had given a GER
| tificate of death. ..,-s.
Kirk Taplett colored, fifty years DID, was
| found dead In his room at 106 Green's court
/ northwest about I o'clock this morning.
His body was found by Mrs. Gordon, who
occupies part of the house. Taplett COM
| plained of the heat last night before he re-
| tired. When he was stricken during the
| night he was probably too i'll to cali for ass
| SistanCe.
coIored infant two months old. child of
Laura Gray. whose home is on the Suitiand
| road died about $50 O'Clock this morning.
| The chilfs death was due to the heat.
! Coroner hewitt was notified tate this
| afternoon that colored infant had died
| suddenly today from the effects of the heat.
! The death occurred at the home OF the
chiiPs parents, No. Fenton street.
| Patients Treated Mt Hospitals.
Among the patients treated at the hos
pitfalls since yesterday were: Mary Thomas.
| colored, 1926 Shows court Jennie Harris,
| colored. No. 10 Becker street; Mrs. Mollie
! Burnstine. 613 D street northwest; Dennis
! Trumby, colored, address not given Jas.
| B. Lockwood, s02 L street northwest; F. J.
| ben Burke. sol sth street northeast; Bessie
/ taylor. 1913 I'd street northwest; Percy
| turner. Georgetown; Henry. Jones. colored,
III n street northwest; John Adams col
ored. 9f! Virginia avenue southwest; Mat
| thew Hall, 610 K street northwest; John
Renaud, stranger in the city; Louis Mar
shah, colored, 219 41a street southwest ].
Hill. 219 | northwest; Richard Green, col
Ored, 49, School street southwest: Samuel
Samaras, no address; James Fitzgerald no
address: Joseph Miller, colored. 1719 N
| ct thyr-G
GINA avenue; Columbus Carney, no address;
John Igvcar, 1914 E street southwest; John
Delaney. $50 Virginia avenue southwest
John FarOmeS. no address: Charles Fran
CTS, Il3 9TH street northwest; Nina Grierly
olu 9TH street northwest; Henry Jones, no
auuress' Lew johnson. colored, 1887 1
street northwest; Mamie Thompson, col
| ored 2,IOI Vermont avenue; Lena GreenIy
6lo 9TH street northwest Henry Curtis col
! lored, 1928 Sampson street; Mary Carlos
| tri1 H street northwest
Emanuel Watcher. thirty-eight years old,
| who kept barber shop in Baltimore for a
number of years, was overcome by the heat
about l O'Clock today, while working in
Blehgks saloon, No 1877 It'll street. He
| had Just finished scrubbing the saloon floor
| when he fell unconscious While working
| he INDUCED in several glasses of ice water
| and the cold beverage assisted in render
| ing him unconscious.
Another victim of the heat who was given
cold bath at the hospital was David Am
! brose, colored, fifty years old, of Philadel-
puma. ne was taken SICK at 10th and K
! streets. When he reached the hospital he
was unconscious. The doctors soon restor-
ed him and he was sent to a ward.
Prostrations From Heat
Mr.. Alfred Bates, aged about thirty-eight
| years, a clerk in the rolls division of the
aGJutant generals office of the War De-
partment, while walking down the corridor
leading to his office this morning was over
come by the heat and fell to the floor
After little time he was revived and sent
to his home
Richard Sprigg. colored. twenty-seven
years old. living at 131 G street southeast,
became ill on the street this morning. He
soon recovered under treatment at the
Casualty Hospital
Three persons employed in the govern
ment printing office were overcome by the
neat today and had to be taken to their
homes 1t Is stated that one young lady
who was stricken fell and injured herself.
| The names of the victims could not be as
| certained this afternoon. -...--
d. Fl. Rosemon, 1I05 9Th street northwest
was overcome by the heat at Pennsylvania
avenue and 9th street northwest about $40
O'Clock this morning. The Emergency Hos
| pital physicians soon had him in condition
/ 10 go home.
by the heat We're treated at the hospital
during the day and were afterward able TO
go to their homes.
Amelia Carlos, seventy-two years old, was
one Of the heat victims treated at the Ho-
meopathic Hospital today. She lives on H
street northwest between 9Th and It'll
| streets. She soon recovered under treat
| ment and was sent home.
Mrs Amelia Iceland, thirty-fye years old
was also patient at the Homeopathic Hos
| pital. She lives at 1851 New Jersey avenue
northwest She was In a serious condition
when she reached the hospital, but this
afternoon she was out of danger.
Benjamin Mitchell. eolored. 221O 10th
street, was treated at Freedman's Hospital
4 fgr bnof
serious.
At Treasury Department.
The heat during the first part Of the
| morning was so terrific on the fourth floor
of the Treasury Department that the clerks
and employees of number of divisions were
dismissed for the day. Several heat pros
trations among clerks were announced
and. it is believed, there would undoubted-
| ly have been more had the force attempted
to remain at work until the middle of the
| day Several hundred clerks. altogether
We're allowed to go to their homes or wher-
ever they desired, and the work will stand
A number of divisions in the internal reve-
nue. bureau. occupying offices on the fourth
floor, were especially affected.
FataIities Among Babies.
The hot wave is proving exceptionally
hard on the children of the city especially
very young babies: In the list of deaths
reported to the District health office during
the twenty-four hours ending at noon to-
day there Were fifteen fatalities among
babies under ten months of age.
Ambulance Distracted by Cars.
| In the case of Lewis Ashton, the aged
| coIored man. who the first victim of
| the heat. published in yesterdays Star
| some comment has been caused by the de-
| lay in getting him to the Emergency Hos
I pital. The hospital ambulance was DELAYED
| on the railroad crossing at Maryland ave-
/ nue. and 9th street southwest because of
/ the shifting of the cars. Railroad men, 1t
| Is said. paid no heed to requests to clear
| the crossing, and but for delay, 1t is
| thought. Ashton would have had chance
| for his life The hospital authorities will
| call the matter to the attention of the
| Commissioners.
| Fatal Case at BIndensburg.
! John Brown. colored resident of Bla-
| densburg. who appeared to be about eighty
years of age, died yesterday afternoon as