Evening star., 1901-07-03

been interfered with quite extensively. and
the contractors notified Superintendent
Stutler today that it would be impossible
for the collectors to make all the usual
rounds tdnay. "a "a
Many OF the horses in the employ Of the
companyjhave become exhausted. and none
can be hired t1 fill their places The COM
pany have been unable to remove promptly
all the animafs that have been killed by the
heat Their AGENTS were out last night
until u o'clock searching for teams that
might beihired but without success.
Horses Sruck by Lightning.
During the thSHtnder storm southeast Of the
city yesterday afternoon a horse was
struck by lightning near Shepherds Point
and killed Charles Newton and Charles
Simons. who were near the horse at the
time. we've badly stunned. A horse owned
BY Daniel Stevens. who lives near Good
Hope, was also killed by lightning yes
terday Afternoon
There were two local storms yesterday
evening. one forming east Of Washington.
and the other to the west. Both went
Foote iust tf below on Seaandria ~ they met
There they formed an alliance and then
came up the river together. following Its
course to the naval magazine, about three
miles below this city. then turned and
SHAH Hall. Turning again the united force
came back up the river to the forks Of the
Georgetown and Washington channels Just
below the arsenal, whsre they again sep
arated and went to the east and west OF
the city. In the path of the storm the rain
fell In torrents. and about Alexandria large
quantities Of hail fell, some OF the Jumps
OF Ice being as large as a chestnut The
wind blew a heavy gale for about two
hours. but as far as can be learned no
damage Of consequence was done along the
river.
An Electric Ambulance.
Because OF the large amount Of extra
work at the Emergency Hospital this week
the services Of physicians not regularly
engaged there were obtained yesterday.
An improvement was also made In the am
bulance service last night by putting an
electric vehicle in charge Of the ambulance
surgeon. The Washington Electric Vehicle
Company furnishes the vehicle free OF
cost, except 80 far as the pay OF the
operator Is concerned.
William 8. Knox, president Of the Knox
Express Company. has written to the Dis
trict Commissioners. calling attention to
the practice in New York Of having hose
attached to a f1replug In front OF the
houses Of the fire department to be played
upon overheated horses. He requests that
an order be issued to all engine houses In
this city that hose be attached to the fire
plugs in front Of the houses for the use Of
all teams during the heated term.
Chief Engineer Dutton has reported that
his department deems 1t inadvisable to per-
NIT the use Of fire plug in front Of any Of
the engine or truck houses for the reason
that It's use for the purpose indicated would
result in such an aSsemblage Of teams as
to obstruct companies leaving quarters in
response to alarms. The department will,
however. he states. gladly furnish the re-
qu1red hose and attach 1t to plug next
nearest its respective house, provided the
water department believes that the result
Ing consumption Of water will not be too
great a drain on the water supply. Mr.
Dutton states that because Of the lack of
men it will not be practicable for the de-
partment to detail member thereof at
each Of the plugs which may be used.
Humane Society Request.
The District Commissioners have re-
cefved a letter from the Washington HUI
name Society. calling attention to the suf-
fering of the horses standing in the rear
Of the Eastern Market at 7th and C streets
southeast. and asking that they be allowed
to stand in the shade on c street, the own
ers agreeing to keep the street clean. The
matter was referred to the police depart
ment. and Lieutenant McCathran Of the
suited for wagon stand. He says that
the south side of North Carolina avenue
between No. s engine house and 7th street
might be used for the horses.
Lungs Expanded Last Night.
Lungs that had been struggling against
suffocatiop for long and weary hours ex-
panded into hea6hy action again last night
under the influence Of air that was again
charged with ozone and every respiration
was a prayer of thanks. Sleep. sound and
refreshing. replaced tossing and wakeful-
ness, and the community was reinvigorated
and renewed. There Is no occasion for tell
Ing how the intense heat was fractured.
That it was broken is all sufficient. When
people who are on the verge of danger
and perhaps death are removed therefrom
they care little for causes. At 10 o'clock
last night Acting Chief Williams Of the
weather bureau issued special bulletin.
but only the newspaper men saw 1t. Con-
sequently Mr. Williams statement that It
was improbable that there would be any
long continued relief from high tempera-
ture did not affect the dear publics enjoy
ment Of the existing conditions. so 1t laid
aside its fans and afterward slept like
apocryphal tops
Fatalities From the Heat.
Ten persons died from the effects Of the
heat in Washington yesterday and there
were many prostrations. Besides the
deaths Of Esther Weston. Kirk Taplett.
Charles Farrell and Hettie Gray. which
were announced in The Evening Star yes
terday, the following were recorded:
Edward Flaherty, fifty years old. was
found dead from the heat in his room at
500 H street northwest about O. clock pm.
John Brown, tifty-eight years old. died
suddenly in the afternoon from heart fall
ure. brought on by heat exhaustion. He
lived at 612 I'd street northwest.
Joseph Holub, thirty-two years old, of
Cos Az street southwest was stricken oH
the street near his home and taken to
Emergency Hospital, where he died at
pm.
Thomas King. coiored. fifty-nine years
old, died at his home, 217 Reeves street,
late in the day from sunstroke.
Hamilton Savage, colored, aged about
forty-three. who had been complaining of
feeling i'll during the day. suddenly ex-
pired about 8 o'clock while at his home,
2Sth and NJ streets
colored infant named Johnson died In
Georgetown from the heat, a physician to
the poor rendering certificate to that
effect
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows:
White-John D. O'Connor and Mary c.
Griffin: Henry H. Craft of Pittsburg. Pa.