The Washington times., 1901-07-09


Drop OF Twenty Degrees From
Sundays Record. but the Greater
Humidity Made Atmosphere sticky
washington. tn all probability, viii ex-
perience within the next few DAYS a repe-
:ition of the hot weather of last week.
The Weather Bureau reports rising fem
perature for today, and says that it will
be still warmer On Wednesday.
The temperature yesterday was twenty
degrees cooler than that Of Sunday, and
the effect upon the many sick Of the city
was very beneficial, many lives having
been probably saved, or, at least pro-
fonged 10y the change from the intense
heat Of the ten days just past. The re
spite in the torrid weather came too late,
however. for some, and the death list OF
heat casualties was increased by one yes
terday.
He was William Healey. a bartender
thirty-iivc years old, who lived at 19 L
Street northwest. He died at the Emer-
gencv Hospital at $50 a. N. from sun
stroke of last Saturday. When removed
to the hospital his temperature was n0
degrees. No hope was entertained for his
recovery, although the relief due to the
cooler weather caused him to rally
slightly.
Miss Inoma Appleman. eighteen years
Of age Of $50 First Street southeast, faint
ed at the Marine Barracks about o'clock
yesterday morning from the effects Of the
heat She was removed to Providence
Hospital in a patrol wagon and was re
ported TO be somewhat improved last
night
temperature was much lower than for
many days. Twenty degrees lower than
at the same hour on Sunday was the re-
markablC record made by the thermome-
ter al u o'clock noon yesterday, when OniN
, 66 degrees of heat were officially shown
on the scale of the weather gauge at the
Bureau This was 80 degrees lower than
the temperature has been at midday on
any day for several weeks past
A shower passed over the city at noon
yesterday. Saturatlng the big once bllIa-
iugs. and Frightening up the grass and
flowers of the public parks. All Wash
ington looked cleaner and purer Tor the
three baths which have been given the
city since Saturday. Business men ana
the clerks in the Government departments
returned 20 their work yesterday morn
ing refreshed and with restored energies
and vitality. The breathing spell to
which Washington has been treated, brief
though il may be, should the prediction
of the Weather Bureau OF warmer tenn
pCrdturcS materIallZe today, hao most
salUtaTy effect. Physicians say that had
the hot weather continued for many days
more there is no doubt that the death
49,
proportions than il already has.
The humidity in the atmosphere yester-
day took a jump upward with the de-
cline Of the mercury, and increased the
bodily discomfort experienced to some de
gree SeVenty-SeVcn degrees of humidity
was recorded. The day was sticky and
disagreeable. Heavy clouds hung over the
city the greater number of daylight hours
and a general feeling Of moisture. un-
pleasant in the extreme. was the result.
But there was none Of the suffOcation,
such as has been the common experience
during the recent tOrrid term. and Wash
ngton was grateful for the change. in
spite OF the fact that it was not absO-
Last night the temperature was slight
ly higher than during the day. differ
eDce OF degrees being REGISTERED from
noon yesterday until 10 O'Clock last night,
when The thermometer showed 20 degrees.
me night was cool. ana fatigued Wash
lngtonians haG opportunity TO obtain con-
siderable recupeTdung sleep, which had
become well nigh impossible while the
mercury hovered about the 80 degree
mark.
Rain was prevalent yesterday all along
the Atlantic coast. and the cool. agree
able change ia the temperture here was
also felt along she coast from Virginia
70 the New England States 1t will be-
come hotter however, in the Atlantic
states today. with a rise In the tempera-
ture predicted for tomorrow. Hot weather
mas again made its appearance in the
mississippi and Ohio valleys. and there
Is hot wave coming from that direction
Hi-lCl may make " dSnlnEtDl an unc0gn-
Portable place again within the next f0r-
ty-eieht hours
During the thunder storm which visited
the city on Sunday night q large tree
III front ct l4GJ Columbia Street north
west was blown down by the high wind
which accompanied the storm. almost
blocking the street and making danger
Gus obstruction. A lal. .s0me shade tree
s'aS lpropted at the corner OF Eighth and
]. Streets southeast and tree III the cor
ner oi Ifnth and Z Streets southeast was
also blown Gown Sy the force Of the gale
trees were also uprc1ied and partiaI;-
destroyed BY the wind III Eighth and Z
streets southeast. on y Street. between
Four-and-a-haf and Sixth Streets sJuth-
west. and on @ Street. between Nine
teenth Street and New Hampshire Ave
nue..
Tho following are the reading. OF the
temperature since I o'clock yesterday
morning
-Four O'Clock q. m, c.: 6 a. M. 6s: 8 d. m.
n;-m a. m. i5, J. noon. GG, D. m. e:
! p m, q; ,. m. 76; 10 p. m. 10 The
sudden rise IN the temperature after niil-
cay followed tie slight storm which oc-
CURED at that time. Ia two hours The
mercury made jump Of 9 degrees.