Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-17

Cooler weather is promised for Nebraska
today.
The local forecaster yesterday prognosu
Gated possible showers for Nebraska, with
cooler weather in Omaha, The Washington
forecaster last night taking the state for
his scope, forecasted partly clouder and
cooler for the state. Rains have prevailed
to the east and west of Omaha since sun
day, and indications point to a cessation
of the terrific conditions of heat that have
taken such heavy toll of human life dur
ing the time since Saturday morning, when
the situation became really serious.
Monday was the third terrible day. Steady
high temperature and condition OF
humidity that amounted almost to satura-
tion of the atmosphere turned the air into
a veritable steam bath, and humanity suf-
fered. Also brutes, and the day will long
be recalled as one Of the most uncomfort-
able and oppressive ever experienced phe
awful day of the simeon, July 26 1904, did
not reap such harvest did Sunday and
Monday although the mercury reached the
record mark of los on that day, nine de-
grees higher than 1t touched on either of
the last two. Yesterday the maximum was
again So.
Reports Of yesterday bring the total OF
deaths since Sunday morning directly
ascribable to the heat to nineteen, and
twelve cases of prostrauon were reported
for the day.
Deaths for the Day.
Six deaths were reported yesterday as
due almost directly to the heat. The vic
Tins were;
PATRICK HUGHES, aged 65 years, a
doorkeeper at the Cudahy packing house
in South Omaha, was found dead in his
MI I.
Monday morning. When he went to bed
last night he complained of suffering
from the heat
MRS. CATHARIA sUCHANEK Of ST.
Paul. Neb., died at St. Josephs hos
pital Monday morning She was ex-
hausted by the heat, which FASTENED
her end. She was 6S years of age
HARRIET BURR, mother of George A.
Burr of enson, died early Monday morn
ing. She was rs years old and the
heat affected her a great deal Sunday
CHRIS HERRING, a middle-aged man,
living at the Metropolitan hotel was
overcome by the heat Sunday and died
early Monday morning while being
taken to ST. Joseph's hospital
JAMES MALoNEY, 80 years old, died
Monday xafter suffering a great deal
all day Sunday.
MAS. CAAALAS JOHNSON, 2217 North
Twenty-ninth street aged 23 year. Mrs.
Johnson had been i'll for some days,
but the intense heat is given as a con-
tributory cause Of her death, which oc-
CURED at $3.50 o'clock Monday after
noon.
The following cases of heat prostration
were reported yesterday:
WILLIAM BAXTER, formerly a member
of the pifV fire Hana1froant
at 1921 Grace street but was overcome
at Ill South Sixteenth street He was
attended by Or. Pruner ana taken to
St. Joseph's hospital.
Al FREYER, laborer. 1915 Burt street.
Freyer was engaged at work at 1915
Farnam when he was overcome He
was attended by Dr. Langdon and sent
| to st. Joseph's hospital
W. d. CHRISTIE, a member Of the school
board, was avercome by the heat about
noon. while in the New York Life build
ing. He was taken to his home at 1908
Burdette street, where he was reported
resting easily.
THOMAS HoNFoET of 40 Linn avenue
Council Bluffs, a plumber in the employ
of stephan Bros, was conveyed To the
Edmundson Memorial hospital in the
city ambulance Last evening his CON
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| proved
HEERY LoHDGAN. an old man, was
! overcome at Twelfth and CASTELAR,
streets and was taken 10 St Joseph's
! His condition is not serious
L. PEHR fell exhausted on Douglas street
and was hurried to st. Joseph's hospi-
tai. He will recover
JOHN VAHDERLEIR, aged 40 years, was
removed from the Northwestern hotel
at a m. Monday. The doctor at St
Joseph's said he was suffering from
| the heat.
MIKE LURES, 51O4 North Seventeenth
street, a driver for the Crystal Ice
company. collapsed at Sixteenth and
Henderson &streets He was attended
by Police Surgeon Shramek and after
ward taken TO his home.
FRANK FoUB, 17l2 South Ninth street,
a driver for the Metz Brewery company,
collapsed at Twentieth and Grace
street. He was treated by Police Sur
geon Shramek and afterward takeA
home &in the police automobile.
HARVEY COX, a laborer who lives at
Gibson and has been employed at the
brick yard at First and Bancroft
streets overcome while at work.
DR.. Shramek attended him and sent
him 70 81 JUseph'g hosuital