The Washington herald., 1909-08-11

Al 10 o'clock last night forecasters at
the Weather Bureau issued a bulletin
which reads. Fair and cooler Wednes-
day"
The prediction seems realized. and
Washington will be relieved Of heat
wave which yesterday claimed three lives
and Frustrated men. women. children. and
animals
II the hope OF cooler weather Is blast
ed, II is impossible to estimate the havoc
which may be wrought by continued high
temperature. Monday was the hottest
day IN Washington this summer. and Its
heat was responsible for the deaths OF
yesterday
Although the mercury was forced up to
102 yesterday. the humidity was not as
great as on The day before. and neither
man nor beast suffered as much. Physi-
clans say that humidity causes more
prosTauOns than heat
The maximum temperature at the Wealth
er Bureau yesterday was 90. but residents
OF Washington have learned that Their
mometers at the Weather Bureau regis
ter lower than the kiosk IN Pennsylvania
avenue. Few persons frequent the cool
vicinity OF the Weather Bureau, which is
on a HILL shaded by lUXUriant trees. while
the masses are compelled TO brave the
rays Of the sun In the downtown section
where the kiosk Is situated Therefore
the masses place more faith IN the tenn
perature registered at tho kiosk than at
the Weather Bureau.
The greatest heat was registered be-
tween and 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
when the mercury lowered about 102 At
ter o'clock it began gradual descent
which grew faster as night approached.
After dark the needle fell rapidly and
about 10 o'clock it was around So al
though II seemed much cooler because OF
fresh. lnvfgorating breezes which famed
the cheek and cooled the brow.
Had II not grown cooler suddenly Il IS
doubtful whether forecasters would have
had the temerity TO predict a break IN
the heat wave. for Il takes a brave man
90 announce 10 anxious thousands that
LIT VIII be cooler" when men are mop
ping foreheads and women waving fans.
PrOstratiOns UnrecOrded.
To obtain an accurate list Of the pros
trated would be almost impossible, as in
several hospitals patients were received
whose cases puzzled physicians. It IS
not known whether these patients are
tlHEIluE from neat OF 0lueT alLleuls dllQ
physicians did not care to make a dag
nosls until after observing the patient
several hours. Il IS likely that several
were Frustrated whose cases were not
known officially. as the patient was re-
moved to private residence without the
knowledge Of the police, who make rec
6rds Of such things.
The three persons who died YESTERDAY
as a result of Mondays heat and humid
fly were men. two Of them negroes. Levi.
Messell, eighty-five years old. was found
dead IN his houseboat Off BUzzard's Point
He was last seen alive about o'clock the
night before, and when the body wa,
discovered in the morning he had proba.
bly, been dead several hours.
Patrick Egan. sixty-ive years old. wa.
found dead in his room at $50 n street
southwest. He was pens!oner anC
boarded az the house. Eor some time tn,
aged man had been In ill health. Tn,
coroner issued a certificate Of death from
natural causes.
The third victim. Samuel Butler. negro
became suddenly 81 at his home, l25
Third street southwest. and died befor,
the arrival of q physician.