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New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
HEAT MAD; SEEKS DEATH,
Negro tn Water Struggles scith
Three Men-FinaLLy Saued.

A negro, six feet tail and OF immense physique
was seen TO act Queerly yesterday afternoon in
the little park 130th-st- and 3d-aVe. He finally
Jumped from his seat and rushed for the Harlem
River bridge. Pushing aside women and chill
dren who were in his way he dashed to the
rail OF the bridge and leaped over.
Onto Weller. OF No. 1861 Fulton-ave., and John
McCabe OF No. p East 131st-st-. Ieaped after
him and at the same time Ernest Hultgren
pushed out in a boat to the rescue. Weller and
McCabe. who are trained life savers. grabbed
the colored man. He fought them off with the
strength Of giant. and the men were almost
exhausted when Hultgren reached them.
The negro tried with all his might to dash his
brains against spile. and McCabe finally
took an oar from the boat and hit him over the
shoulder, hoping to break his hold The oar
broke on the negro's shoulder. apparently not
hurting him at all. Hultgren tried to help, but
the negro grabbed the side OF the boat. and with
one mighty jerk upset IL and threw Hultgren
into the water
The three white men had fearful struggle
with the would-be suicide. He caught a cable
under water, and with all his strength pulled
himself under the surface. in spite OF the exer-
tions OF the others
In the mean time an excited crowd watched
the struggle from the bridge. and finally threw
q rope 10 the man. This with difficulty they
tied about the body of the man under water
and dozen men on the bank hauled him to
shore. DR.. Mimmick. OF the Harlem Hospital
had arrived and said the man was crazed with
the heat The rescued man was taken 10 the
hospital where he said he was Leonard Sanders
OF Hartford Conn.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
HEAT cRAZED WOMAN KILLS BABY
Also Stabs Herself and Attacks Husband
Impelled, Too, by Jealousy.

While temporarily insane as a result of the ex-
treme heat and suffering great mental distress be-
cause of a groundless belief that her husband
not true to her. Mrs Annie Gedes the thirty-four
year-old wife of William Gedes. iron worker, OF
No 40 Driggs-ave. Williamsburg yesterday stabbed
To death her nineteen-m -months-old son. Hans. he
Law asleep beside her the bed. Then the woman
turned the point of the knife toward her own
breast and inflicted a deep. but not dangerous
wound. When her husband some time later. tried
TO take the knife from her she attempted to stab
him.
When Gedes got home from his work Tuesday
night he found his wife and child absent About
10 o'clock one of his neighbors told him that they
were sleeping on the grass IN Winthrop Park. few
blocks from their home. Gedes went the park
and induced his wife to go home Before she re-
tired for the night the heard quarrelling.
Mrs Gedes and Hans occupied bed in the front
part of the house. but the husband did not retire
He sat In a chair by the kitchen window He told
the police that he afraid his wife might have
killed him had he gone bed and fallen asleep.
About O'clock Gedes went 10 his wifes
and discovered the tragedy. Mrs Gedes was sleep
ing when her husband entered, the rooIs. but she
soon awoke and tried TO get him with the knife
She was finally dsarmed. ~ Ass not until Mrs
Cedes had been taken 10 the fterbert-st. station
that il was discovered that skf had also stabbed
herself The ambulance was cflled from the East
District Hospital and she Fas removed TO that
institution. Before she won't away in the am
bulanee Mrs. Gedes made statement TO Sergeant
Snow in which she said she had at irst intended 10
tunity She then decided to- XIII the child In re-
venge. The woman will be ABLE to leave the hos
pital IN a few days. when shS-H-l1 be taken to
the Manhattan-ave. police court TO answer 10
charge OF murder.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
FREE RIDES TO SHORE FOR BABIES.

William o. Mcdowell OF No. 81 Liberty-st sen,
the following letter TO the Board OF Health yester-
day:
Mortality Among Infants the Greatest Ever
KNOWN NA
Some years ago. as president OF the New-York
and Sea Beach Railroad and Highland Steamboat
Company route 10 COney Island. my attention va
called by physicians TO the fact that the lives Of
babies. during hot weather. who were affected bV
the heat could be saved by breath OF salt air ~
the seashore and ! Immediately issued the order
tnat a babe In the arms OF a woman was a frs.
pass 10 Coney Island and back so that no neees~
sary expense might stand between the babe ana
life. ~''N
May not urge, through you, upon those who
control the transportation lines, particularly the
lines TO the seashore, al the present time that the
shah Issue at once Ike order? I would like 10
add that when We came TO close our seasons a .
counts for the year found that this generous
policy had been so appreciated by the public maj
We had. financially, the most successful wear In
the companys history The public Is always ready
70 appreciate and recognize generosity. ana a yen.
erous policy proved the most profitable So
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
PAST HEAT MORE FATAL.
Deaths Not So Numerous as IN Other
Years, Says DR.. GuiIfoy.

statistics in the Health Department. the num-
Der of deaths due directly to the heat during
the present hot spell is smaller than in other
years
In one day, Or. Guilfoy says. during the great
hot wave Of 1901 there were $50 deaths from
heat alone. This was on Tuesday July 2 The
total number Of deaths for the week beginning
June 80 and ending July 6. 1901. was 724. Dur
ing that week the highest temperature was 100
degrees and the highest humidity 90.
The greatest four hot spells in the history of
New-York occurred on June %, 1872, lasting two
weeks; July II. 1892, lasting two weeks; August
2. 1896, for two weeks, and June % 1901 for
two weeks. The highest number of deaths dur
ing the hot spell of 1872 was IS in one day
The highest in one day in 1892 was 1O6; In 1896
1S1, and in 1901 332. on Tuesday. July 2
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
MADoo ACTIVE ON HOT DAY.
Appoints Inspectors to Investigate Chargs
Of Warrant Hold-Up.

Police Commissioner McAdoo appointed Inspec~
tors Schmittoerger. Brooks and Titus yesterday 20
investigate the charges OF Magistrate Charles
Wahle that only a small number OF warrants is
sued TO police served.
The Commissioner has consented to a request &C
the residents OF lower Staten Island 10 add four
mounted police TO the force there This district
includes TOttenville and New-Dorp.
Papers were served on Nr. McAdoo yesterday
In the suits brought by James E. Kerr Cornelius
]. Sullivan and Joseph Brown. three Of the detec-
tive sergeants remanded to patrol duty by ths
Commissioner
Complaint was made 20 the Commissioner by
William Greenberg. OF No. 109 RIdge-st.. that hs
had been unjustly assaulted by employees of ths
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company a Coney
Island train Tuesday night
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
DIVE FOR PENNIES IN FOUNTAIN.
Italian Boys Reap Rich Harvest in City
Hall Park.

Thousands of city and clerks paused in
their rush homeward to watch the antics OF about
dozen boys, expert divers, who were reaping a
rich harvest Of pennies in the basin of the City
Hall Park fountain Clad in nothing but black
bathing trunks the swarthy skinned little italian
lads attracted attention by crying: Trowa do
penna. See? we bring it up in de mout. No usa
da hand at ALL"
When the first few pennies had been thrown into
the centre of the pool and the little fellows had
scooped them up from the muddy bottom with
their lips and teeth. holding their arms aloft al
the time as evidence of good faith, the crowd
seemed to like the favor of the fun and hundreds
Of pennies were thrown in: At $40 2: m. the crowd
which lined the edges of the fountain pool was SO
dense that 1t filed the circle to the seats and
blocked all passage of pedestrians. Then the police
took hand. and the diving boys were ordered to
'mOVe on
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
DAMAGE IN BROOKLYN.
Lightning Strikes in Several Places.
Injuring Man.

The brief. but heavy. storm that passed over
Brooklyn yesterday afternoon did considerable
minor damage, The lightning struck in several
places inturing one man and the wind blew down
scaffoldings. signs and uprooted one or two trees
An unidentified man. while sitting under tree at
IOth-ave. and 17th-st. Windsor Terrace. was
shocked by bolt of lightning. He was taken to
the Seney Hospital in an unconscious condition.
Lightning also struck a fagpole at No. 5H Van
derbilt-ave and the house at No 4Ss 1Sth-st Bricks
from the chimney at the latter house struck @
Thomas Cavanagh of No. 81 Cedar-st., and John
McQuillan OF No. $50 1sthst.. causing scalp wounds
An iron beam fell from addition being built TO
a factory at No. IS sth-st. Joseph German. OF No.
20 colu1nbia-st-, and Alexander Cary. Of No SSs
taken to the seney Hospital in coach.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
ST. vINcENT's HOSPITAL CROWDED
Swinging Cots Placed in Alleys for Accom-
modation of Heat Patients.

st. Vincent's Hospital was taxed to the utmost
yesterday because of the heat cases There wers
ten extra nurses duty, In the heat division and
three extra Orderlies. At midnight twenty-aya
victims Of the heat had been taken to the hospital
since the previous night. ard these with the cases
Of previous days, crowded every available hit ~
space in the building. Swinging cots were placed
in the alley between the nurses house and tha
hospital proper. these the worst cases were
placed A standpipe has been run along this alley
and streams OF water are played the patients
every few minutes
DR. Brady, assistant house physician OF the hos
pital, who is in charge of stan OF five doctors at
tending to heat only has been on almost con
tnuous duty since SUNDAY morning.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
DOCTORS OVERCOME BY WORK.
One Drops When Heat Victim Dies-Another
in Serious Condition.

Two doctors of the St. vincent's Hospital staff
were overcome by the heat yesterday as result
Of their work among the stricken. DIR. Mcmahon
ambulance surgeon, answered hurry call early
IN the morning to No. 1877 Mott-st.. where on the
sixth noor he found Future Frantic of No. lsS
Mott-st who had been overcome. Two policemen
carried Frantic as far the third aoor, and then,
unable to carry him further, laid him on the land
ing DR. Mcmahon picked the up and throw
ing him over his shoulder, carried him to the
street and put him in the waiting ambulance.
AT the hospital DR.. McMahon worked over him,
but in spite OF his efforts he died, and the wornout
doctor collapsed and had to be sent TO his room.
DR. Mccarthy, a substitute member of the staff,
was overcome, and reported last night to be
in a serious condition.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
MERCURY DROPS % DEGREES.
Showery Weather Predicted at Washington
for Today.

Washington. July ia heavy thunder and
rain storm passed over the city at 4:S0 o'clock
this afternoon bringing welcome relief from ths
oppressive heat OF the last week. In a few mo-
ments the temperature dropped % degrees The
highest temperature to-day was 90, three de-
grees less than yesterdays record for the year.
ShOwery weather is predicted by the Weather
Bureau tonight for the Upper Ohio Valley. the
Middle Atlantic States and New England, and
local showers are probable in the South Atlantic
States.
The hot wave in New-Ensland and the Middle
Atlantic States, IL Is announced, will be tenn
porarily broken Thursday, and then moderats
temperatures are scheduled by the weathe'
prophets for several days.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
BOLT KILLS LABORER.
Clothing Torn from Body by Light-
ming IN Jersey City.

Raffaelo Romono. an italian lahorer. was
struck and instantly killed by lightning yester-
day afternoon In the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's freight yard. Jersey City.
The bolt struck him in the side. 1t ripped his
trousers. tore the shoe completely from the left
foot. which burned. and tore the shoe on
the other foot, scorching the sole of the foot 1t
also damaged the open faced silver watch he
carried sighting melting the case and burning
a hole on the cap that screws the back of the
watch. The crystal of the watch shows the ef-
feet of intense heat
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
BRIDGEPORT SHOPS CLOSE
Frequent ProStratioRs alarm EN-
pIogers- Many out of WOrk.
[Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Bridgeport, July 19.-Owing to the heat tne
Wheeler & Wilson manufacturing concern
closed down to-day laying off $500 men Otner
factories which did likewise were the lnterna-
tional Silver Company. Bridgeport Brass Com
pany. Pacific Iron Works Company. Bridgeport
Maleable Iron Company. Union Metallic cart
ridge Company and the American TUBE ana
Stamping Company.
The prostrations were so frequent among tue
employees that the firms became alarmed ana
closed their factories. The temperature IN the
factories was from 100 to 110 degrees AT least
10 900 factory employees have stopped WORK pc
lief comes.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
DROUTH RUINS CROPS.
Farming Lands Like Sun Baked
Brick.

New Brunswick July 10 (SpeciaD.-Farmers
in this and nearby places suffering greatly
from the continued dry spell. and crops have
been greatly damaged. In the neighborhood OF
Livingston Park. two miles from here. many of
the wells the farms have run dry, and in
order to get water to supply the stock and also
for family use it has to be carried from nearby
springs in milk cans. The ground is thoroughly
baked, and unless rain comes soon the crops will
be even more seriously injured. Peaches are
dropping off the trees and other fruits-are being
affected
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
WIND BLOWS SIXTY MILES AN HOUR.

Bri1tol. Conn. July 19.-This place was hit by
a small cyclone this afternoon which did consid-
erable damage. 1t struck the town suddenly
and was accompanied by deluge of rain and
hail. The wind blew sixty miles an hour II
toro off the roofs OF three houses and ievelled
two barns. Several persons narrowly escaped
death by falling trees, about fifty being torn
up by the wind.
In East Bristol the big tobacco barn of Fred
erick Fry blown down, and several men
who had sought shelter in II were injured by
falling timbers. The owner was seriously hurt
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
AMBULANCES KEPT BUSY.
Calls Throughout Yesterday AUer-
aged about DO2en Each Hour.

From midnight Tuesday until $50 o'clock
last night there had been 266 calls for am
balances registered at Police Headquarters for
the hospitals in Manhattan. Most of them were
for persons overcome by the heat, many of whom
were permitted to go home after they had been
treated. The runs We're distributed as follows:
Bellevue, 46: Harlem. A; Hudson Street SO;
Roosevelt "a; St. Vincents, 20; Presbyterian
%; New York, 25, and Gouverneur, "a
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
ICE MEN REACH AGREEMENT

To the relief OF the ofreials OF the American Ice
Company and apparently OF the strikers them
selves. the ice handlers were all at work yester-
day. conference between a committee repre-
(fenting the icemen and President Wesley NJ OIer
Df the company took place I'm the afternoon al
which settlement effected which both sides
said was satisfactory. Neither side would say on
what terrus IL had been mads- va
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
TENT JEWELLERS SUFFER.

After sweltering day at Far Rockaway. about
o'clock bad storm Of wind. rain and hail did
much damage The tent outside the Kulofr was
blown down, and the flowers which decorate IN.
place blown out OF the boxes The tents ar 81
side, where hundreds of people are living ave
feredi several We're blown over and the occn-
pants subjected TO the merciless hail The hail
stones We're inch in diameter Tha Go
lasted about forty five minutes andcooed the air
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
HEAT SETS DRAWBRIDGE.
Swells Rails, Which Bind at Ends, Tying
Up Canal Traffic.

New-Brunswick, N. J., July 10 (SpeciaD.-The ex-
aessve heat OF the last two days set the draw In
the Albany-st bridge yesterday afternoon so that
1t could not be moved. The OF the Public Ser
vice corporation to New-York. Perth Amboy and
Bound Brook cross this bridge The heat had
caused the rails OF the bridge 10 spread SO that
they would not swing clear tho ends ana a
sloop had 70 wait several hours before il could
set through.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
DID NOT BELIEVE BABY WAS DEAD.

Mrs. Mary Kernochan. Of No. PA East 11sth-st,
appeared at Harlem Hospital yesterday morning
bearing in her arms the body OF her daughter.
Helen. five months old, dead from the heat The
child had been dead hour two. but the
mother refused to believe IL had expired and took
the infant TO the hospital for treatment When
the surgeons told her her child dead she be-
came frantic with grief and refused 20 believe
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
HEAT CLOSES FACTORIES.

Owing TO the intense heat and the inability OF the
men TO work properly. the Stelnway piano factories
ar Astoria closed down yesterday and will not
reopen until the heat abates The Astoria silk
mills also closed down. pending cooler weather.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
Records of Other Cities.

Chcago-9 deaths.
deIphia-Hishest, 95; 1 death.
AIbany--Hiehsst, 90; fell to 20 in five min
utes.
BaItimore-Hishest, 90; fell to "a; 4 deaths.
Boston-Highest, "a; fell to 72 in half an
hour; 1 death.
Cineinnati--3 deaths.
Pittsburg-Highest, 81; fell to 68 in five min
utes; 8 deaths.
CIeveland-1 death.
Detroit-Highest, SO; deaths.
New Haven, Conn.-Hiehest "a; deaths.
Danbury, conn.-Hiehest, 90; death.
Newburs, N. vi death.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
DROWNED IN THE STORM.
Sudden Gale Capsizes Boat in HarbOr OF
New-Haven.

New-Haven. Conn, July ls.-Wilam Leniker
twenty-five years old, drowned this afternoon
in the harbor. He and four friends hired boat
for the afternoon and were overtaken by the ter
rife windstorn which passed over the city late IN
the day. Before they could make a landing their
boat was capsized. His body has not been found.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
Subway
TRIED TO CLIMB WHITE HOUSE FENCE.
Man Frustrated by Heat Sent to an Insane
Asylum. -

Washington. July 1s.-John c. EcksIston. ot
Philadelphia, was arrested early this morning az
the White House. where he was climbing over =
high iron fence. He said he anxious TO sea
the President. and carried letters offering sugges-
tions to government methods. He also had let
ters from United States Senator and Repre-
sentative from Pennsylvania recommending him
Tor the consuship at Rosario, Argentne Republic;
EokestOn was prostrated by the heat Monday and
sent to ST. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20
CLOSE OF BAPTIST CONGRESS.

London. July 19.-Ths closing meeting OF the Inter-
national Baptist Congress was held at Cambridgs
to-day. The Rev. DIR. Morehouse. OF New-York
expressed the thanks OF the foreign delegates for
the courtesies extended TO them.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-20

refused to give their names and hastened away
by train
the women had been saved, "sassed" their res
cuers, who left them in disgust. The storm
sbated and the boat went out again in the river.
The name OF the launch was the Vixen. and
81 is said she came from Hastings or Yonkers.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS,
TUESDAY. AUGUST /

Rosa H. or Rose Rosie o'Brien or Rosa
H Bigley to Alexander Bond. lot on S line of
Sacramento street. 127:6 w of Larkin, w IS by
lis: So ~
Bridget A. McGreevy or McGreavy to VIII
liam Mooser, undivided two-thrds of lot on s
by so; 81.
City and County of San Francisco to I!lv
Middleton, lot N line of Washington street
133 w of Polk, w &c by n 127 :S14 $.
Bertha Woolfe to Dora Elkus ct al undi-
yided half of lot on S line of California streer
1888 w of Van Ness avenue w 26 by S 1877 20:
gift.
Bertha Woolfe ct al. to Bertha wooIfe
lot on line of California street, 1873 w of
Van Ness avenue. w 26 by : I3T IS: ,S95O0
Bertha Woolfe to Harold Ohrwall. same; $40
Harold Ohrwall to Henrietta Z. Ohrwall
same: gift
William Woolfe to Thomas S. Cross. lot on
w line of Cough street. 80 N of O'Farrell, N
27 by w 1926; So
George r. and Sarah B. Williams to Pacific
Hotel Company, lot line OF Page street,
1915 w of Laguna, w 37:6 by S 1876; $40.
julius C. Refs to Ellen w. Reis, lot on SW
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02

soul commencing at 9:30 a. m. Interment
Holy Cross Cemetery. by carriage
sMITH-In this city, August /. 1905. Michael
smith, brother rOsau Of Mrs.. sO Mary Harrison of
Fresno, and brother-in-law OF j. N anu
E. j. F1tzgerald and Mrs. D. Curran.
native OF Canada, aged 81 years months
-The funeral will take place tomorrow
CThursday), at $50 clock a. M, from ms
late residence, Is Fulton street, tnehce 70
ST. Mary's Cathedral. where requiem nigh
mass s w win be celebrated for me eors rsD0se m nl
his soul, commencing at 10 O'CLOCK d. H.
Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.
sTAMER-In this city. July 81. 1905 julius
Krause and Mrs Bertha Page a native Of
Germany, aged 6s years months ana -
RFriends and acquaintancee are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral to-day
Wednesday), at II o'clock a m, II from mrIef l. 81
streets, where services will be held under
the auspices of Germania Lodge No; c.lae. 1ao,
terry. Remains at the funeral -parlors of the
H. F. Mass Co.. s17 Mission street o-
VINIER-In Oakland Cal. August L.; ;,,o aso1'
william Winter. son OF William Y. Vinser, uaars
native of San Jose, Cal, aged IL years
= months and 16 days.
Won SKOTNICKI-In this city. July 81, 1Soo,
Otto dearly beloved husband OF anna Al =, Won nw
aged SO years months and days. mem
Der of the Pacific Coast Walters Assocaa- so
ton and Walters Union, Local NO oo.
yFriends and acquaintances are resPec., @
fully invited to attend the funeral to.morr2~ ,ns
Thursday. August 3, at p m, from tne
parlors of H F Suhr & Co. 1877 Mission
street. between Seventh and Eighth Crema-
tion /. o. o. F. Cemetery
WHELAN-In Norwood, Va, July 20, 1eoo'
William b. Whelan. late OF San FRANCISCO
YOUNG-In this city, July 81, 1905, infant
son of Joseph j. and Annie Young.
St pominic's Church Building Associa-
tion-The monthly requiem high mass 1or
the deceased members OF 81. Dolninie
Church Building Association ana lot palenIs
and relatives of living members will be sung
in St Dominic's Church Thursday. at a. M
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday;
William S Patton. %. 10 Powell street. and
Frances E. Goodwin. 81. 3O5 Turk street.
Carl Faatz, 30, 1899 Sixth avenue South, and
Marie Stamer -. 1893 Sixth avenue South
Henry A Bradley, 80, Palace Hotel, and
Anna Cline, 80, 1440 Washington street.
Axel A. Sundberg. q 405T Twenty-ffth st,
and Anna L. johnson, 26 1109 Treat avenue
Charles Oman. 80, .20C5 Greenwich street
and Jennie B. McIsaac. 40 Fruitvale
Enoch A Mccoy, 25, s35 Mason street, and
Myrtle E. Mcdonald, 20. GIG Mason street
James L. Dinwiddie 80 Petaluma, and
Edith 81. Kendall. %, Manchester.
Clarence 6. Sylvester. "a, Pinole, and Leila
A. Leveque. 90 1872 Golden Gate avenue.
George Franklin "a. $50 Mission street, and
Kathleen Harper. 26, Sydney. Australia.
Charles F Bowman, %, I46 Perata avenue,
and Hannah F. Reid, "a. 2207 Larl1n street.
Lauri Lsitinen. 81. 1115 Cedar street. and
Anna A. Rintala. %. liz Cedar street.
Richard J. Dowdall, 81, 1850 Noe street, and
Katherine Z. Johnson. %, 40 Lombard street.
Charles A. O'Hara. 26. COS Franklin street
and Elizabeth F. Lemen, is, Cos Franklin ST
Daniel McKillop. 81, 1103 Diamond St. and
Josephine NJ. Kelly. is, 4l6s Twenty-sixth st.
Jacob c. Richardson, 33. 1719 Turk street
and Esther B. Gilger. 20. 1719 Turk street.