The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-15

makes the operating employees more sus-
ceptible to the heat when they leave a
run. Manager Held reports that the busi-
ness of the company was interfered with
Sunday by the hot weather, an unusual
circumstance. as hot day usually drives
the people to the cars for comforts sake.
Horses were great sufferers. Many
owners and drivers of the faithful animals
display great care for the welfare of the
dumb beasts and the run on horse hats at
the stores has been steady. The trans
fer companies and the livery men gave
their horses rest as far as possible yes
terday. Even the sparrows retired from
business and stood about with their bills
wide open.
In many places the lawns were badly
csorched by the sun. The asphalt pave
ments were so soft that the imprints of
feet, horses hoofs and tires remained on
the surface The narrow-tired wagons
made deep indentations, but the asphalt
companies do not expect any special diff
Guilty.
The letter carriers were greatly incon-
venienced Saturday by their work in the
sun, but only two cases Of Illness are re-
ported to-day as a result Of heat.
The messenger companies report that
their boys are so tough they can stand
anything. They have experienced no
trouble.
Serious Famine Narrowly Averted.
The ice and water companies are hard
hit by the torid spell. The employees are
so busy that they refuse to stop and talk.
A manager of one of the water companies,
however, stopped long enough to say that
if Monday had been as hot as Saturday
and Sunday nobody would have water, ice
or anything. The demand on them was
more than doubled Saturday, and as their
business is the supplying Of a necessity to
warking men, hospitals and the big stores,
the strain is terrific. The greatest capa-
city of this water firm is usually 900 to
Is 900 gallons. But the demand has gone
up to q, 900 gallons and they were utterly
unprepared for it.
The ice companies report that the de-
mand has been tripled during the heated
term. This morning nearly every private
refrigerator was empty and had been
since Sunday night. no deliveries are
made on the first day of the week, and the
wagons have been extraordinarily busy to-
day. In some sections the teams made a
second trip to supply the demand
The demand for water in manufacturing
plants was illustrated when one of the
big firms let all employees on the fifth
floor go Saturday afternoon, because they
could not fill the demand for water.
Eighty gallons were lulO lhC
building and were taken up as fast as the
water could be poured into the coolers.
Succumbed to Heat.
Thus far two deaths have been caused
in Minneapolis by the heat. William H.
Ide, 1927 Columbus avenue, who was over
come on Fifth street opposite the court
house Saturday afternoon, died before
medical aid could reach him. Mr.. 1de
was II years of age and was employed as a
hookkeeper by Edward J. McColl, 423 E
Twenty fourth street.
Miss Cornelia Beers, 81 years of age,
died from the effects of the heat on Sat
urday. Miss Beers was 81 years of age
and a resident Of the Jones Harrison
home for aged women at Cedar Lake.
Serious cases of Crostration were those
of E. D. Buell. and Mrsf Daniel Coffman.
Mr.. Buell., letter carrier, was prostrated
a year ago and the effects Of the heat
Saturday, when he was again overcome,
were much more serious as a result. He
will probably recover.
Mrs. Coffman, 712 Eleventh avenue Sc,
is n years of age. When she was over
come Saturday it was feared that she
would not recover. She is improving
slowly and will probably survive. She is
the mother of Mrs. Schaeffer, police mat
ron.