The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-02
HOT WAVE.
BRINGS DEATH
Three Died and Several Were
Frustrated Yesterday.
NO PROSPECT OF RELIEF
Hottest July ! on Record-Ther-
mometer Registered Above the
Century Mark and Life
Was Made Miserable.

Hot arr
Hotter than Sunday.
Yesterday was record breaker.
Hottest July / on record.
Three deaths and several prostrations
No prospects of relief.
Mercury hugged the century mark.
Temperature at noon.
r., w. Il B. railroad station 9S1s.
Samuel III. Banard's store 102.
Court House 80.
H. James Belts store 101.
James Christy & Sons store 102.
Went higher in the afternoon.
Belts 101k.
Street and Sewer Department office
10f.
This in the shade.
What was it in the sun?
Even the asking of the question is
'rought with danger.
One man who sought the answer is in
the insane asylum figuring up to the
1000 mark all over the walls of his cell.
Forecast; fair and warmer today
This is what the weather man said.
-"'rhere is nothing to indicate any
hange within the next day or two. 1t is
nossilile that a thunder storm may
lfOrd temporary measure of relief,
mt there are absolutely no indications
# the approach of cooling showers.
To-day is certainly hot, but tomorrow
will be in all probability just as hot
Just think of it.
John W. Burnett, No. 4O3 Madison
street
Abraham X. ,Mowrer No 9O4 West
Fifth street
John W. Burnett, of No. 4OS Madison
'treet. a well-known shoe dealer, died
'uddenly yesterday morning as he was
rising from his bed He and Mrs. Bur-
lett had been out driving Sunday even
ng and upon their return Mr.. Burnett
oplained of a pain in the region of the
leart. He went to the drug store and
purchased plaster, which he applied
% the sore spot but before doing so
he pain appeared to disappear entirely.
lie did not complain much ut bedtime
md appeared to he all right in the
morning when he awoke. Mrs. Burnett
rose before her husband did and she
ad scarcely reached the adjoining room
vhen she heard her husband struggling.
nd going to his bedside found him dying
Teart failure believed to have been
brought on by the extreme heat was evil
'ently the canse of death.
Mr. Bennett was born at Centrevlle.
his State. so years ago. but had lived
n the city long time and for 10 years
lad kept a shoe store at No. 403 Madi-
on street
Mary Kelley aged 81 years. of No.
1S9 Apple street died Sunday at her
home from the effects of heat exhaustion
This is really the first fatality from heat
It the present hot spell.
Abraham X. Mowrer, engineer at
Stoeckle's brewery. was overcome by the
heat while at work in the engineroom yes
'erday afternoon. He was carried to his
home. No. 904 West Fifth street by
Policeman Kane and employees of the
brewery. HDr. r. Il. Neasey was hirried-
" summoned. Mowrer however expired
n an hour.
Charles Maxwell was overcome by the
teat while painting the roof of the
second street market house He was
assisted to the ground by his fellow
vorkmen and sent to his home in the
Highlands.
Richbell Jones. painter. employed by
Whitcraft and Gray, while working mt
he house of Frank Qugley. No. $40
Madison street, was Frustrated about 3. 80
''clock. He was taken home in Il cab
md attended by DIR. J. =. Malcolm.
John Scott. driver, r., w. & b. rail
oad freight depot: attended by DIR.
'ames A. Draper; taken to his home.
No. 426 Spruce street
Charles Owens. No. 1924 Orange
treet.
Bernard Reste and two children. No.
20 West Eighth street; attended by DR..
Toward Ogle.
Colored girl. 6-years-old. overcome Mt,
No. 1905 du Pont street; taken to Della
| ware Hospital.
HORSE OVERCOME.
horse attached to one of G.. r. An
lersons ash carts and driven by Frank
Brown, colored, was overcome ny heat
N Front street between Jefferson and
Madison yesterday afternoon II was led
''ack of the gas works and DIR. Dicker-
:on called to attend it. The horse be-
ongs to VIM. Nickerson.