Evening star., 1901-07-05
DEATHS FROM sUNsTROKE,
Record In the District for First Three
Days This Month.

The records at the District health office
show that for the first three days of July
there were thirty deaths In Washington
from sunstrOke OF heat exhaustion-an
average of ten per day. The highest num-
Der of deaths reported for one day during
the extremely hot wave which swept the
city was eighteen. Tuesday July 2. There
have been more deaths reported 50 far
from heat causes this month than for any
month during last year. Last July there
were twenty-six deaths in the District from
sunstroke or heat exhaustion. Last Au-
gust there were seventeen. and last Sep
tember there were five. making total Of
weight for the fiscal year which ended
June 81 1901 During the fiscal year ended
June 3o. 1900. there were but seven deaths
due TO the heat These figures seem to in
dicate that the summer of 1901 will roll
up record Of deaths from the effects of
heat that will eclipse all of it's predecessors
The mortality during the hot spell among
animals has been exceptionally great and
the contractors having the removal OF dead
animals in charge have worked night and
DAY TO take the carcaSSeS from the streets
The terrible work of the heat is not re-
hected alone IN the list of human deaths
due to sunstroke or heat exhaustion. Since
the extreme temperatures began the first
Of the week the daily death list reported to
the health office has been steadily increas-
ing. and the death rate for the week will
unqUeStionably be high. Many sick per-
sons suffering from various diseases and
lingering between life and death have had
their chances for recovery cut short by the
OppreSSiveneSS of the weather While
these deaths may not be directly charge
able to the effects of the rays of Old Sol
the heat fastened many an untimely end
anu played a prominent part In the demise
OF many chronic sufferers
Deaths In Past Forty-EIsht Hourn.
The effect of the hot weather upon the
in the death list which was reported to the
health office during the forty-eight hours
ending at noon today During that pe-
Rod there is reported in all seventy-seyen
deaths, and OF lnis number thirty-nine
were babies of one year of age and under
The list is follows:
Louis Cohn, 81 years; Frances R. w
Wallace. 40 years. Robert Ramsay Lamb
- years; Bertrand W Ducatel - wears.
Elizabeth E Lane - years; Patrick Lane
81 years: Thomas Harvey. 40 years; John
Heiss, 81 years; jeremiah Sweeney. az
years; Mary Judge. Is years; Charlotte Tai
bot. "a years: Maria Harris 81 years: Jas
T. Young. 81 years: Thomas King co years.
Jane Catherine Williams. I'd years; Mara
T. Pryer. 20 years; Mary Foley. IS years;
catherine Tate. - years: Edward Flahar-
ty. D years; Sallie Edwards 80 years.
Peter A Smith. As years: Louis Ashton 4;
years; Joe Seipe. 10 years: Bridget Swee-
ney. ~ years: Warren Wallace AZ years
SoseIoi ioioD. Is years. Daniel I. Glib
bons. 33 years: James Poynter, 81 years
William Hawkins. 30 years; Eugene ]. Han
mas. q years; Rebecca Green, "a years: AL
exander Richardson. 22 years; Rosa Jupiter
10 years: Louis Simmons, Is years; James
Francis Sullivan. years; Esther Carter =
years: William A. Lazenberry. l year; Rob-
ert Alderton. ] year; Albert William Jack
son. year: Alice Warfield, ~ months;
Mary L. Dorsey. IA months: Mary Radcliffe
II months: Harriet Horad. IL months: Jas
F. McFarlin 10 months: Grace j. Williams
10 months; Joseph Leroy Low. months;
Lucy Francis Morgan. s months; Josephine
Salmore. months: Henry Dorsey, 8
months: Milton Hawkins. months;
Vail William Johnson. months: Nina
VI. Greenly. months: Cleon Elmore Nc
Donal. 6 months: Leona e. Harris. 5
months: George II. Shepherd, months;
Ruth NJ. Thomas. o months: Pauline Con-
zeiles. months: Mary Cathern Perry, 5
months: infant Of Victoria Nichols 5
months: Blanche Jones' months: Ellen
Smith. months: Louis Oyer, months;
Martha E. Washington. 4 months; Ella
Josephine Townson. months: John E.
Holiday. 4 months. James Corbett 3
months: Geneyieve Gordon, 3 months:
Mary Ellen Donaldson, 3 months: Emma
Waters. months; william Miller 2
months: Edna NJ. Misel. 1 month: Grace
Green. month. Christine NJ Brown. %
days: infant Of Maggie Braddox, days: