Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-15
When the weather man told the public

When the weather man told the public
yesterday that ii might be cooler today
he had his fingers crossed. Last night he
had his fingers wrapped around the
handle of a large ice cream soda water
glass in a vain effort to keep cool. Wash
ington yesterday was the second hottest
place in the country, bowling only to
Vicksburg. whose sun-beaten streets siz-
zled to the tune of % degrees-official.
Washington's official temperature showed
93 to be the highest mark reached by the
mercury, but the unofficial thermometer
at Affieck's showed 100 at o'clock pm.
And today has not been a whit better
to the man on the street. for the SUMS
rays were roasting hot at o'clock this
morning The official Thermometer showed
Il at s o'clock, while the street ther-
mometers indicated all the way from 20
to &C. BY noon the weather bureau
thermometer was at S6, while Affiecks
instrument stopped i'm its upward path
long enough to register at the % mark.
There was a good breeze today. however.
which went a long way toward neutraliz-
ing the effects of the SUMS rays
The weather prophet is still hopeful OF
a cool spell. for he said today that it will
be partly cloudy and cooler tonight. and
that tomorrow showers and further
reduction in the temperature may be ex-
pected.
Overcome by the Heat.
Shaded streets were eagerly sought by
pedestrians yesterday. Several persons
succumbed to the intense heat. Last
night there was scarcely a breath of air
to compensate for the suffering that was
endured during the day, and soda foun-
tains were hardly able to accommodate
those in quest of cooling beverages. 1t is
the early hours of the evening at some
of the drug stores that the supplies were
exhausted long before the closing hour.
Thousands of persons sought relief i'm the
parks last night and many others spent
the evening along the river front. Those
who could not afford carriages or auto
mobiles sat about the river front or
strolled along the speedway, while others
patronized the suburban car lines.
Notwithstanding the precautions taken,
several persons were SO much affected
that it was necessary to remove them TO
hospitals. Charles Duncan, thirty-three
years of age. whose home is at 326 III
street northeast, was the most seriously
affected individual taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital 1t was shortly after 3
o'clock when he was stricken.
Topples and Falls.
Duncan was at work the building
of the Bureau Of American Republics.
18th and c streets, when overcome by the
heat. Just before he was attacked he
remarked to companion that he was
suffering. Later he became unconscious.
toppled and fell. The patient was still
unconscious when the hospital was
reached. but he recovered consciousness
last evening and this morning seemed on
the road to recovery.
George Howard, colored, thirty-five
years OF age. resident of Hyattsville.
Nd, was overcome by the heat early in
the morning and removed to the Casualty
Hospital He was near 9TH and III streets
northeast when stricken. it being his Sec
ond attack since Thursday afternoon.
Howard recovered and was able to leave
the hospital later In the day.
Another victim of the heat yesterday
was b. &. Bell, who is employed as
motorman on the Mount Pleasant branch
of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. He is thirty-fve years of age.
and resides at Gi2 & street northeast. Bell
was on his car and was near the Mount
Pleasant terminus of the line when he be-
came i'll. The ambulance was summoned
from the Emergency Hospital and the pa
tient removed to that institution. He
recovered later in the day, and was
able to go home.
Several Other Cases.
Philip E. Barnes. twenty-five years Of
age. whose home is at 56 T street. was
treated at the Emergency Hospital. about
6 o'clock last evening for attack OF
heat prostration. He was near Rhode
Island avenue and I'd street when he
found il necessary to ask for assist
ance. His condition was not serious.
Annie Sneed colored, twenty-three years
of age. was another victim of the heat
yesterday. She was at work in the Far
ragut apartment house when she became
i'll. The patient was treated at the
Emergency Hospital. She recovered and
was able to leave the hospital last night.
William Powers colored. sixty seven
years of age. OF III ID street southeast,
suffered an attack OF heat prostration
while in front of his home about o'clock
i'm the afternoon. His condition was Sc
rious when he was removed to the Cas-
ualty Hospital. but he recovered later
I'm the day and was returned TO his home.