Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-19
COOLER IF It RAINS
But Showers Not Definitely
Promised.
MAY COME TOMORROW
MANY HEAT REGISTRATIONS RE-
PORTED TODAY.
Temperature Not Quite So High as
Yesterday, but Still Near the
Local Record.
MAY COME TOMORROW

one hundred in the shade and going up
was the showing made by the big thermom-
eter downtown at l o'clock this afternoon
rms was the actual temperature indoors
ana IN shady places that was experienced
py sunering humanity In Washington At
the same hour yesterday the same ther-
moneter gave reading OF 1Ol degrees So
that yesterday still holds the record as a
sizzling, blistering midsummer day.
AT one O'Clock this afternoon the ofYlciai
thermometer In the instrument shelter at
the United States weather bureau on 2Ith
street registered as the actual temperature
OF the air Oh degrees against 93 degrees at
CLOCK yesterday. The maximum Official
temperature which occurred yeterday after
noon was 08 degrees. making It the hottest
day of the year.
Prof. Henry said this afternoon that the
slightly lower temperature today was due
to the cloudiness and the west wind This
breeze. however was a very dry one. the
humidity being but IS degrees, the lowest
since the beginning of the warm weather.
and against I6 yesterday and 81 Monday.
Forecaster Henry held out some hope for
tomorrow. He said the meteoroIogical con-
dltlons had changed somewhat since last
n1ght and there was some prospect of scat
terlng showers tomorrow afternoon.
Should Showers Come.
Should these showers materialize." he
added. this hot spell will be succeeded by
cooler weather which will continue a day
or two. This cooling off of the air, how
ever, hinges on the coming of the show
ers The probability of rain In the country
north of us is better than for the District
of Columbia"
The forecaster also spoke of the low per-
centage of humidity and the high tempera-
lures that have prevailed at night These
conditions, he said, prevent sleep espe-
cially when the temperature goes above 75
degrees after dark and remains there With
such temperature sleep is almost impossi-
BILE, and the inability to sleep renders the
victims of this insomnia more liable to
heat prostration on the following day Prof
henry also advised against people eating
too much heat producing food. the drinking
of alcoholic beverages and the hurry and
rush. which is a feature of the American
business man.
The temperature In Washington last night.
which brought with II almost general sleep
lessness was 20 degrees; at Philadelphia,
as; New York, 16, and Boston. 7S.
Not for four years has there been such
a summer as this in Washington. In 1900
and 1901 the hot spells were protracted,
but during the past summer or two the
city has been comparatively cool Last
summer there was no very hot spell
At o'clock this morning the temperature
recorded at the weather bureau was So de-
grees, practically the same as yesterday
al the same hour. The humidity was only
90, in comparison with 76 for the same hour
yesterday. The temperature, was rising rap
idly, and doubtless the maximum will be
from 93 to 30 degrees.
Statement Sent Out.
The following statement was given out by
the weather bureau today:
THE heated term continues with little or
81 In ba
lower lakes, also in Iowa. northern Illinois
and southern Wisconsin there have been a
few early morning thunder storms but the
temperat ture has not been materially lower
ed, except in Iowa and southern Minnesota
The greatest intensity of the heated term
centers in the Ohio valley and the north
portion of the middle Atlantic states, where
last nights minimum temperature ranged
from - to IS degrees, the last named being
the record for Philadelphia. The outlook
for thunder storms during the next thirty
six hours in the upper Ohio valley and
thence eastward is fairly good. With the
showers there will be more or less fall In
temperature Thursday afternoon night,
and it now seems probable that the prevail
Ing high temperatures will be temporarily
interrupted by Friday"
Gases of Prostration.
Ten cases of heat prostration were re-
ported to the police from the hour The
Star went to press yesterday afternoon TO
l o'clock this afternoon. There were sew
eral others who were made III by the high
temperature. but whose names did not find
their way to the police annals. A majority
of these were treated at their homes or
places of business. A physician said today
that he believed fifteen heat prostra tions
In Washington in the past twenty-fou-
hours would be conservative estimate
The police record follows:
Harry Davis, twenty-nine years old of
$40 4tl street northeast hv
the heat at o'clock this morning while
walking at 9th and Q streets northwest
He was removed to the Freedmen's Hospi-
tai and was soon bile to leave for his home
John Clancy of 1903 Half street south
east was overcome by the heat last night
about $3.50 o'clock while at Half and M
streets southwest
Suffering from cramps and overcome by
the heat, Francesca Emil fifty-six years
old, was found in the grounds of the
Catholic University last night about $50
o'clock The tenth precinct patrol wagon
responded to a call for assistance and the
sick man was removed to Freedmen's
Hospital
Thomas Mills, colored, seventy wears
old, a resident of Browns court was
made sick by the heat this morning about
1880 o'clock He was at Missouri avenue
and 9th street when he became III and
was taken to the Emergency Hospital.
Thomas Fftman, colored, seventy-eight
years old. was overcome by the Eeat yes
terday afternoon about 4;3o O'Clock. The
northwest, was near 18th and Il streets
northwest when he was stricken. He was
treated at the Emergency Hospital.
While in the neighborhood of Pennsyl-
yania avenue and John Marshall place
last night about 10 o'clock Charles Urner.
sixteen years old, was taken suddenly
sick. He was given treatment at the
Emergency Hospital and was afterward
able to go to his home at 1927 street
northwest.
Henrietta johnson. colored twenty-five
years old was taken suddenly sick yes
terday afternoon near 11th and East
Capitol streets. The ambulance was sum-
moned from the Casualty Hospital and
the sick woman was removed to the hos
pital. She recovered in a short time and
was able to go to her home in Southeast
Washington.
Last nights hot weather proved too much
for Policeman Grmsey of the first precinct.
He was on duty near 9th and G streets
about 1890 o'clock. when he was taken
sick. He was given treatment at the Emer
gercy Hospital.
Miss Daisy Collins of Tenleytown wa{
taken sick last night about 1890 o'clocb
while waiting for street car ct 9th and