Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-04


hundred mark. A man employed in
LEAFS Mill said it registered 9S
through the night.
Many peraons deserted their beds and
tried to sleep on the floors. A letter
carrier this morning said some breeze
came into his roum. He was informed
that he ought to have had it copy
righted.
On the arrival of the p, w. & B.
mail express from Philadelphia, shortly
after 10 O clock, Fireman j. W. Glad
den of Washington, was taken from his
engine beneath the station sheds to
the office OF Road Foreman OF Engines
Carver and one Of the railroad ply
siciana summoned to attend him. He
recovered and was sent to his home on
later train. His place was supplied
by fireman from the local head'
quarters. GLADDEN. had been overcome
by the heat.
A horse dropped dead in John T.
Oheairs' harvest field near Delaware
City yesterday afternoon.
In various manufacturing establish
ments yesterday and today, the intense
heat forced men to quit work. Com
missioner Piersnn suspended street
work except whore absolutely necessary.
The weather was so hot on Sunday
that large alcohol thermometer in
front of Doughten & Co. IS store, 410
Market street, which marks 120 de-
grees, burst and the red alcohol stained
the woodwork. SO 1T is evident that
it was hotter than 120 degrees at that
place some time during the day, but
the sun shonp on the Thermometer.
The policemen feel the heat very
much and wish they had lighter hats
and clothing.
A horse of the Diamond Ice Go. died
of the heat this morning on Orange
street, near Eighth.
In some sections Of town last night,
families spent the night on their
porches.
sChildren loiter about the rear of the
ice wagons and gather up the bits of
ice with avidity.
what's the best cure for frosted
ieet2" asked Lewis b. Morrow, this
morning.
Walk" answered George W. Sparks.
Numerous drivers are allowing their
beasts to go unreined.
The coolest place in the city last
night was the bowling alley OF the
Whist Club, said one OF the members.
t"It was 81 upstairs, and 72 in the
alley
Bernard Beste of Eighth and Madi-
son streets, while on business trip
on the eastern side of the city yester-
| day afternoon, was overcome by heat.
A. j. Koooh assisted him to Eighth
and Market Streets where he boarded
an Eighth street car for home. After
reaching the house he became very i'll
and was in critical condition last
| night. Two OF his children were also
sick from heat during the night. ALI
were reporter better this morning.
The thermometer at the office CT the
Street and Sewer Department, which
is regarded as one of the Official tenn
| perature recorders OF the city, regis
| tered 104 at noon today, which is be-
lieyed to be the highest for years. The
thermometer IS in one OF the second
story windows on the Sixth street side
of the building, in the shade, and its
mark is regarded as an accurate record
Of the heat.
Frank McIlhsney, one of the super
Yisors of the department, who has been
| in charge OF the work onSthe causeway,
| was overcome by the heat yesterday
| afternoon, and John W. Goodwin. who
took his place this morning, found the
| weather so hot that he was compelled
to suspend operations and all of the
men un the WORK were permitted to go
home.
At the works Of the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Co., at noon today, the
greater rsrt of the plant was closed on
account of the heat. The works will
be reopened on Friday morning A
number of men succumbed to the heat
and were taken to their homes in car
riages.
The thermometer at French street
station at III O'Clock registered 80 de-
grees; at the yards of the Pusey and
Jones Co., it marked 104 and at the
yards of the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Co., 105 to 109.