Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-04
Prostrations From the Heat
in This City.
HAD T0LEAVE THE LINE
FIVE SOLDIERS WHO MARCHEp
WERE OVERCOME.
Two Were Regulars From Forts WASH
ington and Hunt-Pron,iss Of
Lower Temperature.

Showers tonight; warmer Sunday"
Such was the weather bureau dictum nj
1:o0 this afternoon. The weather experts
took a day OF today in order to celebrate
tine Fourth in fitting manner, and took no
heed Of the temperature The people who
came out to watch the procession and at
tend the exercises at the White House took
heed of the weather. however. and pro-
nounced denun ciations of the man WIN
would desert his post at such a crisis and
allow the weather to break loose. Fortu-
nately good thunder shower passed over
the city about noon and cleared the at
mosphere to such extent that living was
made comfortable and a vigorous celebra-
ton Of the Fourth was renewed.
According to the weather forecast the
showers VIII continue this evening and
the hot wave will not settle down on this
community again until about church time
tomorrow. 1t was impossible to obtain the
temperature readings at ths weather bu-
reau this afternoon. owing to the absence
of the officials from the office, but tho
readings at Afliecks, here given. give some
idea of the intensity OF the heat on the
avenue: o am, So.5; IL noon. 81: 80 p.m..
905.
Fall in Temperature.
There is every evidence OF fall IN the
temperature before night, and 1t Is not
probable that It will be warm tomor-
row as it was yesterday the day before
The SUFFERING this morning however. was
intense. The soldiers who participated in
the parade were probably the worst suf-
ferers, several of them being compelled to
drop out of line. and four Of them were
taken to a hospital. Regulars and militia
men were alike affected. two Of the men re-
moved to the hospital being artilerymen
from Fort Washington and Fort Hunt
Two Fatal Cases.
The first fatal case of heat prostration of
the season occurred yesterday afternoon in
Southeast Washington. the victim being
colored man named Charles Small 1t was
about 2:15 o'clock in the afternoon. when
the man was stricken. He was driving a
horse attached to an express wagon when
he was taken sick. He was taken to Provi-
dence Hospital, where he died shortly after
S o'clock. Small lived in Georgetown near
SD and NJ streets. His wife was notified
of his death and she had an undertaken
take charge OF the body.
An aged colored man named Henry Pink
ney dropped dead yesterday on lot near
18th ana streets northeast. 1t Is said
that the aged man was demented. He left
his home near Dist street and Virginia ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon, while the other
members of the family were engaged in
household duties. I ne old mans death was
due to senile debility. but was probably
Fastened Dy the neat
Five Soldiers Frustrated.
Four soldiers who participated in the pa
rade this morning were taken to the Elmer
gency Hospital for treatment for prostra-
tion from the hot weather. Two of them
were members Of the District National
Guard and two were regulars. The former
were Harry Benson of McLain avenue and
Preston Streets OF 1852 I'd street southwest
Frank d. Chase. twenty-one years old,
member of the Second Regiment, District OF
Columbia National Guard. was overcome
and had to leave the parade. Policeman
Branzeil escorted him to Ogram's drug
store where he was given medical aid
Daniel O'Brien of Fort Washington and
Taylor f. Edwards of Fort Hunt were the
regulars. They We're not seriously affected.
Alonzo Wheeler, colored, thirty years old.
was overcome by the heat this morning at
10th street and New York avenue. He was
taken to the Emergency Hospital
John " Calhoun, eighty years old, living
at 455 street northwest. was made sick
by the heat about noon today near Penn
sylvania avenue and IL street. He was
removed to the Casualty Hospital.
Daniel FinZman, colored, forty years old,
was overcome by the heat in South Wash
ington yesterday afternoon. He was
conscious when found on lot near 9th and
NJ streets. The ambulance was summoned
and he was removed to the Emergency
Hospital He regained consciousness in Q
short time and apparently recovered.