Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
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Heat Prostitution Responsible for q
Death Yesterday.
THIS CITY AT HEAD OF LIST
Immediate Future Offers Little Of En-
couraging Nature-ofacial State
ment From Weather Factory.

The national capital sweitered In the grip
OF the hot wave yesterday, with the u,er-
curry galavanting about in the upper nine
ties during nearly all of the daylight hours.
To be sure. the official Thermometer at the
weather bureau hesitated and stopped at
ninety five. but any one on the streets would
gladly have snapped places with that ia
vored instrument In Its high and breezy
retreat. Downtown beads OF persparation
gathered even upon the big Thermometers
out Of sympathy for the suffering crowds
who stood before them. The hottest Pc
riod on the streets was between O'Clock
and o'clock, when the mercury climbed to
1O1 degrees and stayed there for nearly an
hour.
At least one life was claimed by the heat.
though many other deaths during the hot
wave, II Is believed could well DO attributed
to heat exhaustion. James Arnold, ooiored,
was overcome about 8 O'Clock in the after
noon, and died soon thereafter.
Tops List Of Big Citiea
The capital city yesterday had the dis
tinction of standing at the top OF the list
Of big citier 90 far as temperature was con-
cerned Between and o'clock the days
top-notch temperature was recorded In the
immediate baliwick of the weather bureaus
official thermometer, the mercury having
climbed to the altitude of 90. there stopped
for a brief rest and then reluctantly SUD-
sided Baltimore was also plentlfuily sup
piled with weather OF the same general
ter being vanquished by Washington by
only one degree In New York % degrees
was the highest official temperature; In Bos-
ton 80. and in Chicago 81.
-ka% a1 "a hot
the large cities but several southern towns
reported temperatures also at ninety-hve,
and in the Texas panhandle as high as loo
was noted II was authoritatfvely stated.
mometers down there are used to such
things and pass them by with nothlng
more serious than the assassination or one
or two rs 1t hot enough for you" cranks'
Thermometer Readings.
The official thermometer readings here at
different hours yesterday were: o'clock
IN. rs: o'clock, "a; 10 o'clock. SO; noon,
90; 2 O'Clock pm. 90: S:15 o'clock. 95; i
O'Clock, "a; o'clock. 90; O'Clock, 81; D
o'clock, So
Downtown temperatures. as registered at
Affleck's drug store on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., varied as follows:
Seven o'clock am, 81; o'clock, ssh; 10
O'Clock, 81; noon, 9S; 1 o'clock. 90; 8 o'clock,
100: Ais o'clock, 1O1; 4:45 o'clock. 1O1; 6:3O
O'Clock. 971s I o'clock. 95: O'Clock. OIL
An official statement issued from the
to the effect that the immediate future
seems to offer little OF an encouraging ma
t1Ire Today, too, will be hot. though moral
suasion exercised upon the official ther-
mometer may have the enect OF stopping
it at the ninety-three or ninety-four de-
gree mark.
Dies Of Heat Prostitution.
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age, whose home was at 4S1 Missouri ave-
nue.. was the first victim OF the heat to oie-
He was stricken about o'clock in the
afternoon while at work In saloon on
Pennsylvania avenue and, realizing that the
combination of hot weather and liquor was
making him sick he hurried to his room,
in the house Of Mrs. Johnson. 4S1 Mis-
souri, avenue. There he tried to remove
his clothing but the heat affected him so
much that he was unable to 40 so. He be-
came unconscious. child was attracted
to his room by hearing groans.
The sick man was having commissions
when persons In the house went to his as
sistance. Wet sheets were wrapped aooot
him. but his body was so heated that 1t was
as much as one person could do to keep the
sheets wet A physician who was sum-
moned to the house declared that his con-
dition was critical and had him removed
to the Emergency Hospital
Arnold lived only short time after he
reached the hospital. His body was re-
moved to the morgue and will be held q
reasonable time for relatives to claim It.
It IL stated that two children Of the de-
ceased live on Capitol HILL His remains.
1t is believed, will be inferred In Alexandria
alongside those of his wife.
Policemen May Unbutton Blouses.
Capt Boardman, acting superintendent of
police, gave directions yesterday that the
members of the department on duty be per-
mitted to wear their biouses unbuttoned.
Under ordinary circumstances the police
men are required to keep their coats but
toned close Many Of them suffered from
the heat Friday.
Nobody gave the weather thought
Friday" a police official remarked. be
cause everybody at police headquarters
was busy assisting in the work or reor-
ganizing the force"
The officials were reminded yesterday
that the weather conditions made the wear
ing of the buttoned coats almost unbear-
able. 1t was limited that some of the police
men might suffer from heat prostration
and the order allowing them to open their
coats was made.
Camps on Electric Car.
What a pleasure it is to ride upon cleo
trio ears on a hot day." a passenger on one
of the suburban lines remarked yesterday
afternoon. IT sweltered in an ONCE all day,
and when my work was finished T. just
boarded this car and / intend to stay upon
It until there is decided change in the
temperature.
what are you going to do for foodr' an
other passenger inquired.
Got 1t with me- WAS the reply. You
see have no suburban home and almost
envy some of my suburban friends when
hear them tell about sleeping under cover
this weather. and OF not having to patron
Ice the ice trust because they have spring
water that will almost freeze ice cream.
81 started out this morning before day
break" the speaker added. thinking
would be able to take q long ride In the
country before breakfast, but the cars did
not start early enough for me and ! was
disappointed I'm going to stay out tonight.
however, as long as the cars continue to
run, and then. imagine. It will be cool
enough to sleep"
When the end Of the line was reached the
passenger who wanted to get cool took out
his lunch and enjoyed 1t upon the return
trip. He did not give up his seat. however.
and returned upon the car to the country
terminus of the road again. saying he was
olad the car was not drawn by horses, IS
was the case years ago.
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