The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-03
FOUR DEATHS
FROM The heat
NUMEROUS CASES OF PRosTRA-
TON REPORTED.
Mrs. John Cawley, John Dawric k
Martin Hayden and John Chris
tian, the Infant Son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Christian succumbed to
the Heat-rhe Highest Tempera-
ture Of the Week, % Was Reach
ed at the weather Station at 4:3o
O'clock,

Death and prostration followed in the
blazing path of the sun yesterday, and
the close of the warmest day OF the
warmest spell of weather which Scran-
tonians can remember within recent
years found that four persons had sue
cumbed to the terrible heat and numer-
Gus others had been Frustrated. The
complete list of reported fatalities and
prostrations follows:
DIED
MRS. JOHN CAwLEY, 6l2 Brook street
JOHN DAWRICK, 1925 West Iackawanna avenue
MARTIN HAYDEN, Az Penn avenue.
JOHN CHRISTIAN, Of River street, the infant
son OF Mr. ard Mrs. John Christian.
FRUSTRATED.
MlLES GIBBONS, sR., of summit avenue.
W. L. WEDDlGAN, of Delaware and Hudson
Railroad company.
MRS. QjlNNAN, OF jackson street.
MIR. IiUNLER, Of Delaware street.
GEORGE CliORROS. Greek carpenter in Lacka.
wanna car shops.
UNKNOWN CHILD, treated at Lackswanna hos.
ptal.
Mrs. Cawley was prostrated by the
heat Monday, and severe as the stroke
was, might have recovered had 1t not
yesterdays fiery atmosphere. She was
well known i'm South Scranton and her
death comes as a sudden blow. The
funeral will be held Thursday.
DAWR1CK OVERCOME.
John Dawrick was overcome Monday
afternoon while working around his
nome, slightly rallied and retired to
bed early. Yesterday morning he was
up and about the house. declaring that
ne felt pretty well. but the heat OF
the afternoon proved far too much
for his weakened condition, and early
after dinner he suffered a complete
collapse. DR.. Hall was summoned
but about o'clock Mr.. Dawrick died.
lie was - years of age and came to
America from Cornwall, Eng, in 1884,
since which time he lived in West
Scranton. He is survived by his wife,
three sons and two daughters, James,
of Washington, -. c.: Thomas and
John, Harriet and Mary. of this city.
The funeral announcement will be
made tomorrow.
Martin Hayden. aged 81. employed
| by his brother, Thomas Hayden, pro-
priotor of the United States hotel, 447
Penn avenue, died from the heat at 10
| o'clock last night
He was about his work a usual dur
Ing the day, but at supper time COM
| rlained Of exhaustion from the heat
anG shortly afterwards gave up and
| took to his bed. He continued to sink
| until the collapse came.
| John Christian was the S-months -old
| child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Christian.
| or the other victims Jones and Choir
| ros were the most seriously affected,
the former being still unconscious at
midnight.
| MORE THAN A MATCH FOR 1T.
| AS warm as Monday proved itself to
be, nevertheless yesterday was of an
even more tropical nature. A slight
breeze. which blew at intervals, par
| TALLY softened the power of the fierce
blaze and many persons thought the
| day on the whole, cooler, or rather, for
cool isn't the proper word to be used in
speaking about the weather of late, not
as warm as Mondays climatic condi-
| tions.
| However Local Forecast Official
| Clarke stated that it was, and the fig
ures on his thermometer, working bus
| lily in the observatory on the Connell
buildings roof, showed that he knew
whereof he spoke. The highest tenn
perature attained was 9S degrees above
which is the seasons record and was
reached at 4.30 o'clock.
| On the central city streets the heat
was almost stupefying and dazing in
its effects, and the terrible rays shot
down with unrelenting fierceness that
| caused numerous cases of heat pros
tration, some of which may resul,
| fatally.
| Thermometers along the business
| thoroughfares recorded the heat as be-
ing around the 100 mark all day, and
| there was one scorching. blistering
period at which the big thermometer
in front of Phelps drug store said tha,
1t was 1O5 degrees in the shade. A,
noon the official thermometer recorded
"a degrees, which meant about 80 or
the pavement below. At l o'clock II
was still "a, at o'clock and O clock
96, and at o'clock, 81, going up to IS
during the next half-hour. As early as
o'clock in the morning it was 81
above.
| A SLIGHT BREEZE.
very slight breeze prevailed dur
ing the afternoon, however, and this
partially softened the violence of the
blaze. About 5.45 o'clock pedestrians
who felt thin spray began to hone
that the rain which has been due for
some time had at last arrived, but
there was no such luck. A sligh,
quantity of moisture fell for two OF
three minutes, evaporating as fast as
1t struck the heated. sun-baked pave
| nt,lc lnI H.,
signs of its occurrence.
Besides the fatal prostrations men.
toned above there We're numerous 9th.
er cases reported during the day. anC
at all the hospitals facilities were in.
creased for taking care of the heat
victims. Great quantities of cracked
ice were constantly on hand, and ice
baths ready, for the relief of the un
fortunates overcome by the fierce rays
William l.. Jones, of III North Hyd,
Park avenue, was one of those whC
suffered most severely.
He is an aged man of 65 years anC
had done no work for some time, bu
| yesterday afternoon his brother, wht
is employed at the new dam being con
structed near Moosic, sent for him, anC
he began work there. The hot rays o
the sun proved too much for him anC
he swooned away. He was brough
up to the city and removed to tn,
Lackawanna hospital, where his con
dition was found TO be very serious
The prompt aid afforded him will, /
is hoped. result in his recovery.
George Chorros. a Greek carpente
at the Delaware, Lackawanna AM
Western Railroad company's ca
shops, was prostrated yesterday morn