The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-26
THIRTY.NINE ADDITIONAL
DEATHS FROM THE HEAT.
Cooling Beees Yesterday Brought Relief
duced Number Prorations- Cases Reported
Yesterday Thunderstorms Expected o Cool Off
the Atmosphere in Few Days.
MoR1uARY CLERK ISSUES ia DEATH CERTIFICATES IN DAY

Cooling breezes, which blew up carry
Thursday morning brought relief to swell
tering ST. Louisans and enabled many
who had not slept since the hot spell be-
gan to enjoy a good nights rest.
The breeze continued throughout the day.
and the result was large reduction in the
number Of prostrations from the heat
There were thirty-two cases of prostration
reported UP to IL o'clock last night by the
police and City Hospital authorities. Deaths
attributable to the excessive heat numbered
thirty-eght.
Mortuary Clerk Reber issued ia burial
permits yesterday. the largest number
recorded in any one day since the cholera
plague in 1862 The deaths registered yes
terday were mostly those Of Tuesday and
Wednesday. Nineteen fatalities were as
crlbed directly to the weather conditions.
None Of these nineteen deaths had been
previously reported through the public
channels Of information. and many Of them
probably occurred Wednesday.
Weather Indications for to-day hold out
a little hope for st. Louis. as thunder show
ers are expected here within few days.
1t has rained at many points surrounding
st. Louis and 1t Is thought possible that a
storm or two will develop here soon.
The fall in the temperature Of the last
twenty-four hours was due to the neighbor-
ing storms.
PrOstrations Reported.
Frank Mailman, No. 1923 North Broadway.
overcome in factory at Twelfth street and
Cass avenue.
Harry Leroy. driver for the Merchants
Ice Company, overcome at Nineteenth and
Biddle streets. and taken to his home at No.
1148 North Twentieth street.
Frank Trott, laborer. % years old, over
heated in his room.
Edward p. Finnegan, q years old, Of No.
1870 Chouteau avenue.
Thomas McClelland. Is years old, a street
inspector, of No. 1903 South Jefferson ave-
nue..
Sarah Wheeler, 10 years old, Of No. 1o16
Brooklyn street.
Henry Kelck 40 years old. of No. 12Oe
Chambers street.
Oscar shorting. IA years old, Of No. 1857
South Fourteenth street.
An unidentified man who was taken to
the City Hospital at II a. m.
David Christ. 20 years old, Of No. 1129
North Fifteenth. suffering with heat ex-
haustion and epilepsy.
John Reed. 10 years old, Of No. 1412 North
Eleventh street.
Patrick Tuhey. 90 years old. Of No. ISL
South Fourteenth street.
Frank Jones, "a years. old. Of No. I'll Mar
ket street.
Ben Randall. Is years old, Of No. "a Mis-
souri, avenue.
Joseph Leonard. found unconscious at
Eighteenth and Market streets, and taken
to the City Hospital.
William Mohr, taken to the City Hospital
unconscious late in the afternoon.
John znl, . cabinetmalser. Of No. 1884
South Thirteenth street.
Mary Dorsey, taken to the City Hospital
in q private conveyance yesterday after
noon.
Robert volmar of No. 1915 Franklin ave-
nue..
Shay Morgan. found unconscious at Broad
way and O'Fallon street.
Mary Hardyman. 80 years old. Of No. Il
South Commercial street.
August Newbecter. s. years old, Of No. ~
South Third street.
E. K. Hoover. at City Hospital, address
not known.
August Bohle. Is years old, of No 1927
South Second street
B. Hensemeyer. a driver. taken to the
City Hospital from Seventh and soulard
streete.
John windrow Of No. 713 Walnut street.
Edward West. a pilot, who lives at VI
setta. MIMI. found unconscious at No. 3l5
Locust street.
John Hoffman. No. % Market street; &C.
rious.
Otto Lndhar. laborer. 81 years old, foot
Of Destrehan street: not serious.
Henry Pelkarst. % years old. employed at
the Anheuser-B Busch Brewery. No. 1923
South Seventh street: not serious.
Adoiph Burkhardt. laborer. "A years old.
No. l5s Barry street: not serious.
Frank Thomas. cabinetmaker. No. ISL
De Kalb street: not serious.