The Washington herald., 1908-06-23

New York. June 22.-Summer tried for
a scorching record to-day, following yes
terdays sprint OF 81 degrees. With rs
degrees to her credit at o'clock this
morning. summer boosted the tempera-
ture up 10 the 79 degree mark at . O'Clock.
then up to So degrees at 10 O'Clock, 81 de-
grees at noon. So degrees at l o'clock, Sc
degrees at . o'clock, and 81 degrees at 3
o'clock
The dry southwest wind Of yesterday
bieW .Host Of the morning with all the
cheerful glow Of a furnace blast. Fortu-
nateiy, it was dry and simply made things
shrivel little.
Three Persons Overcome.
Three persons were overcome by the
heat in Brooklyn during the noon hour.
They were Mrs. Louisa Puff. fifty-six
years old. of q Lorimer street. Brooklyn.
Frustrated at Fulton and Washington
streets. removed to her home; Charles
Hoffman. fifty-nine years old. Of 115 Coll
yer street, overcome at the Empire Bridge
Works, taken home. and Henry Ewald.
twenty-one years old Of iJ9 Engert ave-
nue., overcome at the Peter Cooper Glue
Works. taken home.
Yesterday being hot and a Sunday
drove large part OF the 100000 70 the
wateryide. Coney Island. where the
southwest breeze comes in cooled by an
ocean voyage, was the gr-'test o. the
places Of refuge. The beaches. piers.
restaurants and side shows were thronr-
ed, and the cash boxes Of the islanders
were filled tin they could hold no more
Water Cool for Sea Bathing.
Not at the beaches only. but every
where where there was water, there were
swimmers and boaters 10 make use OF e.
The season is stiM early for sea bathing
and the water is stiu cold That may ac-
count in part for the large number Of
swimming accidents that took place. The
fact that most OF the bathers were IN
FOR the first time this season no doubt
also added 20 the peril Il was an cdd
sight TO stand by the bath house door al
some bathing pavilion and see the swim-
mers come IN after their dips blue and
Chattering. although the sun on the sand
was hot enough 10 Dake a clam N us
shell
a bather was drowned at Coney Island
and over score Of others in peril were
rescued.
Almost browns His Rescucrs.
Attempts TO save John Milton. OF 366
East Seventeen street who was drowned
OF the foot Of East Seventy-third street.
endangered Ave men and boys who would
have helped him. They all had narrow
escapes. Milton was swimming with two
friends William Gym. Of 505 East Seven
tleth street, and Joseph Ciska. Of 1913
Avenue A. He attempted TO follow them
out into the deep water, although he was
not so good a swimmer. Suddenly he
threw up his hands and went under. The
others took hold Of him. Milton got the
death grip on his rescuers and dragged
them both down with him.
BY the time a rowboat had been run out
from the nearest dock the two were un-
conscious. and Milton had sunk and could
not De recovered
Three Upset In RowbOnt.
In the meantime three young men were
upset in a roWboat two blocks below
while trying 10 row 10 the rescue against
the tide. They were Thomas CIarkson, Of
SO Pike street: Patrick McNally. OF 5S
Pike street. and Daniel Coffee, OF 50 Pike
street McNally rowed all he could 70
reach the drowning men, and then got UP
TO give Coffee the place with the oars. In
their hurry. they upset the boat in chang
ing PAGES. The ferryboat Bronx. on the
way 20 Blackwclls Island. came along in
time 10 pull out the three Just as they
were becoming exhausted. They had 10
be treated at the City Hospital on the
island
Two were drowned a few hours apart
i'm the Harlem River. off the Washington
Bridge Robert Roper fourteen years
old. OF 70 East 10th street. was taken
with cramps only rod or so off the
bridge. He cried for help, but went down
before il could reach him. Joseph
Bizeazo. OF 222 sullivan street. was lost in
the same spot later in the dav.