Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-04
MANY HEAT DEATHS.

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a Slight Break IN the Hot Weather, But
the hIurcury Again Rises.
From yesterdays Every Evening,
Tbs old residents had a hard Job
today trying TO remember when the
weather was hotter than yesterday
| afternoon. At 4 O'Clock the Official
thermometer Of the oity, at the Street
and Sewer Department. from which thu
Engineering Depaf tment takes its daily
record, marked JOG degrees, which was
considered true record OF the average
temperature at that time, althounh q
rev thermometers marked higher ard
some tribe lower, An hour later, q
rain storm began and the Temperature
fell to %. During the night the mercury
descended to II. The temperature was
much pleasanter this morning. At
O'Clock the theTmometer marked 90 and
there was good breeze blowing. Nearly
all outdoor work WAS suspended yester-
day afternoon, bat was resumed this
morning. Several deaths were reported
yesterday afternoon and this morning,
as follows:
Katherine Brennan. aged % years, Of
1919 Conrad street,
James Quinn of No. 1915 Kirkwood
street. .
Jacqustte BiLsssar, aged 60 ysars, of
Grsenville. '1I
James Beck OF New Castle. taken sick
by the roadside and died at Hale's
Corner.
D Foster L. Collins, aged three months,
Of Bellevue
John MoA tscr, aged 76 years, of No.
218 North Adams stset.
Emelia Q. Hess, 6 months, ell Tat
nall street.
Owen Traynor. s., 400 East Tenth
street.
Carl Nitschke, 63, 300 Cedar street.
Thirty-five deaths have been reported
at the health office since Monday morn
ing, being as many az for the two pre-
ceding weeks.
Mrs. Mary O'DonneIl, VINO died of
heat prostitution on Monday night,
resided with Michael Bakey, at No
1916 Lincoln street. DR.. JOHN Palmer,
who was summoned TO attend Mrs.
O'Donnell, alter ministering 10 her,
was told by her that Mr.. Bakey also
needed attention. The doctor found Mr..
Bakey sitting in chair and in state
OF collapse from the heat, bis pulse
having stopped beating. Fortunately
he responded TO vigorous treatment,
and yesterday was able to be around.
Mre. O'Doupell survived but n few
hours after tsllinx the doctor that Mr..
Bahey was i'll. MIR. Baksy is watch
man in Chester.
There were many prostrations, includ.
ing The following:
Frank Franongcski, 101 West Liberty
street, taken to the Delaware Hospital.
John Clark, became unconscious &C
Third and Market streets, taken TO the
Homeopathic Hospital.
Henry Thompson OF Taylor and
Church streets. overcome while at work
ut tho Jackson & Sharp plant.
Kennard Smith of No. BIS Market
street, engineer at the Kartavert Manu-
featuring Go. Is plant, overcome while
at work.
james Green, aged 60 years, OF No 910
Linden street.
James Harrington, aged II, OF Van
deyer avenue aud Pine street.
Johu Nairer OF col Poplar street, sert
to Delaware Hospital.
Mi ISIS Mary Weiss of 1901 Adams
street, overcome at the mills OF the
DelaTArs Cotton Co., and removed to
her home.
Philip Pople, az omploye Of the Edge
Moor Bridge Works.
Frank Hart, overcome at Landlith,
and removed TO the police iltation.
eSub- Letter carrier Cable became
sick whiie On duty yesterday.
Five OF ths Diamond Ice Co. Is horses
were oTeroome yesterday and one died.
many other horses were prostfatyd in
different parts Of the city and drivers
ventured out only when it was abso.
lutely necessary to do SO.
Several letter. carriers were almost
Frustrated yesterday aud as a result the
O'Clock delivery 10 the residence
sections Of the city was omitted. That
arrangement will prevail during the
extremely hot weather. The horse
drawing the collection wagon was nearly
exhausted and it was decided to omit
the wagon collections west of Franklin
street, which Is usually begun at A |
Pollock in the afternoon.
Eight men were overcome by the heat
at the works of the jackson & Sham |
20. yesterday. In the morning Elwood |
o painter, became Affected |
while on a scaffOld He was carried TO |
ths ground BY fellow-workmen Aftef |
BIZ was resusoitated he was sent home |
10 a cab. Henry Thompson, a nillqt
hand, was overcome shortly before |
quitting time. Six other wood workers |
we're compelled to quit. The Phoenix /
took several home.
John Maurer, a street employee, who 4
VAS stricken yesterday and taken to
,he Delaware Hospital, was reported to
% improving today.
Some young men fried an egg on the
,onorete pavement at Eleventh and
Nonore streets yesterday afternoon,
A horse attached to one OF the United
States Express Col wagons was over.
,onie at Delaware avonue station sboat
o'elock last night, but recovered,
With the exception of the rigging
lang at the yards of the Harlan &i
1olllngswofth Co., there were no man
1t work there today. Several depart
nepts closed at noon yesterday and tie
men at work until last evening decided
Q take the day of and as a result none
u the meg are in. Should the weather
emain wafm the entire plant may re-
main idle until Monday.
Orphans Court Work.
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