The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-19
"OLD SOL" HIT NE.
HARD YESTERDAY

Boston, July 19.-Yesterday marked
Bostons second day OF death. prostration
and suffering from the awful heat. and
still the weather man can promise moth
ing but high temperature"
Even greater than Wednesday were
the list OF casualties, and scores Of
people were overcome In the Boston
streets.
Untold suffering was experienced all
over the city. particularly in the North
End. where In the congested tenement
districts the suffering and sickness is
pitiable to witness.
Braintree. July l9.-There was three heat
prostrations In this town yesterday, two
OF them resulting fatally.
Two carpenters. T Murmane OF Mt
Vernon street, Charlestown. and Walter
Fiye of Division street, Holbroow. we're
overcome while at work on Liberty street
Or. r. w. Brett attended the men and
sent Murmane TO the Quincy city hos
pital. but he died in the ambulance on
the way. Flye was sent to his home
Mansfield, July 19.--Gastave Passen of
Dorchester was prostrated by the heat
In West Mansfield yesterday afternoon.
He had been 20 a shore resort on the
Providence river. On returning TO Prov
idence he was robbed of his money. As
result he started to walk home.
When passing through West Mansfield
he felt Ill. Last evening he was taken to
his home. His condition Is still critical.
Pembroke. July l9.--After returning from
his work last night Wallace Tory an
employe at the rubber works In Hanover,
was overcome by the heat and is now In
the care Of physicians at his home. on
Washington street.
Quincy. July -l9.-william Richardson
of Reading. while driving to Sauantum to
visit the cottage OF w. II Pray. was
overcome by the heat yesterday. After re-
cciving medical treatment he was removed
10 Mr.. Pray's cottage.
Lynn. July 19.--John TUFTS. aged g.
married, was Frustrated by the heat In
Central square last night. He fell and
was taken to hospital and is said TO se
In a critical condition.
Yesterday Tufts father, Andrew NJ
Tuffts. died OF heart disease after an III
ness OF three hours.
No other heat prostrations had been re-
ported TO the police last night.
Dover n. H., July l9.-There was much
suffering from the intense heat In this
city yesterday. The temperature at noon
varied from 80 To 96 degrees I'm the shade.
Harry =. Davis, an employe OF the I.ud-
dy a Currier shoe factory. was prostrat-
ed and conveyed 10 his home at 13s Sixth
street. Many outdoor workers were oblig-
ed 20 quit
Portsmouth, ". H.. July 19-There were
several heat prostratlons here yesterday.
AT noon IL was "a de grees I'm the shade,
and this afternoon there was but a small
drop In temperature.
Ella Martin, employed In a laundry. had
TO be taken home, overcome by the heat.
John O'Connor. employed with the state
moth crew, was overcome by the heat
yesterday afternoon and fell, suffering
cut on his head.
AZ noon the lsborers At the navy yard
on out door work were laid OF owing 10
the heat, and the hammer room OF the
Portsmouth Forge company shut down
until the hot spell II over.
whitman. July ia-The Thermometer
worked It's way up 20 % In the shade here
yesterday and the employees In several
Of the large shoe factories we're obliged
20 quit n was a question. In some tn
stances. OF closing the factories on sc-
count OF the heat
Hull. July is-The thermometer at the
state park at Nsntasket Beach registered