Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-04
THE HOTTEST DAY YET
Average Temperature in This City
at Noon Was One Hundred
and -Four Degrees.
SEVERAL Die FROM THE HEAT
The Number of Prostratlons
Breaks the Record--Some
Street Men Compelled
to Quit Their Work.

From Tuesdays Every Evening.
The hot spell continues unabated,
with the mercury making new record
each day. Several deaths and numerous
prostrations from the heat were reported
Monday. One fatal case was that of
Abraham X. Mowrer of 904 West Fifth
street. engineer at the Diamond State
Brewery, Fifth and Adams streets. He
was found Frustrated in the engine
room. Dr. Benjamin r. Veasey was
summoned and had Mr.. Mowrer re-
moved to his residence. The engineer
died within an hour.
Other deaths reported today Ewere as
follows:
Mrs. Mary o'Donnell, aged 72 years,
died last night at No. 1916 Lincoln
street.
y The 9.mouths-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Christmeier died last
night ut No TIT Scott street.
Anna ID. Gamer, aged 80 years, died
at No. TOT West Second street yesterday.
George Tidy, aged 60 years, diod in
Joseph Grantland's harvest field, at
Greenyille, this morning. After Mr..
Tidy had been stricken DIR. j. H.
Chandler was called, but Mr.. Tody
was dead before the doctor could reach
him.
The heat prostrations included the
following:
Charles Maxwell, painter, living
at the Highlands.
Atwood Broomall, an aged man, of
No BOG Porter street.
Richbell A. Jones', a painter, of No.
807 French street.
John Scott, of No. 426 Spruce street,
employed in the Philadelphia, Will
mIngton and Baltimore car shops.
Frank Hart of Baltimore, plumber
visiting this city.
Charles Ovens, No. 1924 Orange
street.
Bernard Beste and two children, No.
100 West Eighth street; attended by
DR.. Howard Ogle.
Colored girl, six years old, overcome
at No. 1905 DUPONT street; taken to
Delaware Hospital.
Michael Tully, aged 22 years, an en-.
ploye of the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth
Co., who lives at Rising Sun, was
| overcome soon after reaching home last
evening and was in serious condition
during the night. DR.. Palmer was in
attendance. The patient was reported
better today.
Erltz Cmtut, IDrbtphn u. eSudtl6s Us
Yetter's bakery, on Fourth street cast
of Market, was prostrated last night.
After receiving temporary attention at
the bakery he was sent home. He was
reported out of danger today.
Henry McLane of No. 847 Spruce
street was overcome at the plant of the
Diamond State Steel Co. today. He
was taken home in the Phoenix am
| bulance.
john Hayes of No. 41s East Seventh
street was stricken this morning while
at work at the plant of the jackson &
Shorp Go. He was taken home IN the
Phoenix ambulance. -
Raymond Smith, aged years, of No.
21S North Franklin street was over
come while at rlay yesterday afternoon.
John Higgins, an employe Of the
Street and Sewer Department, was
| overcome while at work in the Ninth
ward this morning.
Miss Edna McOready, an employe of
the Nonpareil Laundry. No. SOB Ship-
ley street, was stricken while at work
| this morning., but soon recovered and
remained at work.
| Thomas Rowan was stricken at the
Pullman shops yesterday afternoon and
was taken home in a cab.
John Howard, colored, aged about 81
years, was overcome this morning al
Railroad avenue and Tatnall street.
| He was removed to the Delaware
| Hospital in the Phoenix ambulance.
Frank Az Backley, an engineer on
one Of the shifting engines about French
| street station, became sick at the
station thH morning and sent to his
home, III Poplar street, in cab.
Frederick Steinoke, of No. 912 East
Seventh street, a coremaker IN the en-
ploy Of the Pusey & Jones Co., was
taken sick at the works aud sent to his
home in the Phoenix ambulance
John Higgins, an epmloye OF the
Street ard Sewer Department, at work
In the Ninth ward, was overcome this
| morning and sent home Supervisor
Ourren immediately suspt nded opera
tions there for the day.
In addition to these large number
OF persons were more or less affected
by the heat In view of the extreme
warmth, 1t is rather remarkable thai
there were not many serious cases.
Maxwell was overcome while at work
on the roof of the Second street market,
house, and Jones was overcome while
working on Frank W. Quigley's house,
Madison street above Sixth. DR.. j. p.
Malcolm attended him.
Atwood Broomall, an aged man, was
found wandering about Thirteenth ano
Claymont streets last night, by the
police and taken to headquarters.
Later In the evening relatives took him
to the residence OF his brother-in law,
Edwin Quigley, 206 Poplar street.
He was evidently affected by the heat
| Scott, p, W. & B. railroad en-
4 ploye was removed to his home In ths
PhRaix ambulance.
Frank Hart was here looking foi
work. He was overcome at LandlItf
station and sent to the police station
where DIR. France attended him.
William Rummitt was prostratet
while at work in wheat field or
Sellers farm near Edge Moor. Ht
was attended by DR.. John Palmer.
A horse attached to one of A. q. B.
Arderson's ash, carts fell on From
street. between Madison and jefferson
DIR. Dickerson treated it. The day wal
very hard on horses. Some alleviatior
from the heat was secured by furnish
ing them with sunbonnets.
An unusual number of deaths is be
ing reported to the Board of Health
the mortality being large among chill
dren.
Tha tbermometer Yesterday reaebsf