The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
FAIR And COOLER
PROMISED TO-DAY
Weather Man Holds Out
Hope for Relief.
THREE sUCCUMB TO THE HEAT
One Fatality Results from High
Temperature and Humidity Yes
terday, Although official Their
mOmeter Did Not Register Above
Ninety-Onc Degrees at bureau.

Fair and cooler today and fair TO-
morrow is the welcome prediction made
by the weather man, and If events prove
him to be a prophet not without honor
in his own country, sweIteriag Washing
touians viii rise up as one man and call
him blessed
While the temperature yesterday was
normal being no higher than on the
same date last year, there was an op-
pressiveness about the heat that led
those who depended upon their feelings,
and not upon a thermometer. 10 believe
that the mercury was making frantic
Efforts 70 escape through the TOP OF tie
tube. But despite the fact that there
were three prosJrations from heat. one
Of which resulted fatally reported 10 the
police. the maximum temperature reg
istered at the Weather Bureau was 81
degrees at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon
The coolest hour was at O'Clock in the
morning. when the oflciaI thermometer
registered "A degrees. On the same date
last year the temperatures registered by
the government Thermometer were
Maximum, 81 dgrees. and minimum. Il
degrees.
At Afieck's yesterday the heat was
much more intense than at the cooler
altitude Of the Weather Bureau At the
downtown place the mercury rose TO e51z
degrees at I O'Clock. and even as early
as s o'clock in the morning It was 81
Atlanta Hottest City Yesterday.
Taking the government figures as the
test. Washington compared favorably yes
terday with other cities. Atlanta was
the hottest town reported. the thermome-
ter reaching "a: New Orleans. the next
warmest city. had 90, while AsheviIle
New York. Little Rock. ViclCsburg. and
Jacksonville registered 50
About 1G o'clock last night the skies
became overcast and slight rain fell
but this had no appreciable effect on the
heat which continued as sticky and
cIinging as q porous plaster. although the
thermometer at Ameck's had gone down
70 50.
While the rain did not afford much
relief. nor fall in quantities TO more than
lay the dust, there was enough Of It ef-
fectualiy to d:lprove the adage that #
u De LaaE on 81 SNltlAE ls-4 II Will AOL
rain for forty days ST Swithin's was
clear. and those who believe In signs. old
sayings. and ancient saws were predicting
forty days Of drought. and the fact that 1t
cid rain viii probably not shake their
belief IN the sign nor prevent their pin
ming their faith to it again next year.
Death Due 10 Heat.
The prostrations from heat reported
yesterday were;
Thomas Junior. a negro. sixty-lve years
old, Of 1893 Nolans court southwest.
dropped dead at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon while standing in front Of his home
he had been complaining OF the heat and
death was due to heart disease, superin-
duced by heat prostration- The body was
taken to the mOrgUe.
NJ Rosenberg twenty-fOUr years old. Of
III Fifth street northwest, was overcome
BY heat at North Capitol and I streets
northwest at II O'Clock in the morning
He was taken to Freedmen's Hospital
Overcome at First and o streets north
west, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Clar-
ence Kuffer, OF Brookland. D. c.. was re-
moved to the Homeopathic Hospital
After receiving treatment he was sent 10
his home.