Evening star., 1909-06-27
HOTTEST DAY OF YEAR
Washington SWeIters With
Mercury at 104 Degrees.
SHOWERS PROMISED TODAY
But No General Breaking of Hot
Spell Is in Sight.
FOUR PROSTRATIONS IN CITY
Victims Removed to Hospitals for
Treatment-Many Animals Are
Stricken in the Streets.
Temperature Yesterday.
Weather
Bureau.

The highest temperature Of the sea-
son was reached at o'clock yester-
day afternoon downtown, when the kiosk
thermometer on Pennsylvania avenue
registered 104 degrees. At the weather
bureau the maximum was "a degrees.
Slight and temporary relief from the
intense heat is promised today In the
form of thunder showers, according to
Forecaster Bowie of the weather bureau.
There will be no decided COOL" Prof.
Bowie said; ''only a moderation of the
sizzling heat. There will be no breaking
of the general hot spell. The coming
week may be somewhat cooler than the
week just ending
The forecaster said there was a strong
hot wave in the southwest, while thun-
der showers prevailed today in Mary
land, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey.
the Ohio valley and the south. Show
ers. with thunder and lightning. may
also be expected in this vicinity to-
morrow.
The official temperature as given out by
the weather bureau yesterday started in
at 50 degrees and went steadily up
ward. until at 2 o'clock pm. it reached
81. The mercury reached It's highest
point at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when it registered o. It then took
a downward course, until at 8 o'clock
last night it had receded to the 81 mark,
and was still going down. with cooling
-breezes prevailing.
The thermometer In the weather bu-
reau's downtown kiosk began Its howard
trip at o'clock, when 1t registered 80
degrees. The mercury mounted upward
and reached the 1O2 point at . o'clock
p.m. At 4 o'clock it had reached 104.
After that hour the mercury commenced
to go downward, reaching 81 at 10 o'clock
last night.
Four Heat Prostrations.
There were four heat prostrations in
this city yesterday, but no fatalities were
recorded.
Samuel Harris, colored, fifty-six years
of age, OF 916 Sd street northwest, was
taken to the Emergency Hospital shortly
before noon yesterday from 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
While trimming coal shortly before 10
o'clock yesterday morning Adam Larcum,
colored, twenty-five years of age of 273l
ROCK court northwest, was overcome by
the heat and removed to the Emergency
Hospital.
Ernest Houser. forty-seven years old, of
G57 Q street northwest, was removed to
the Emergency Hospital from the grounds
of the Agricultural Department at 10
o clock yesterday morning. He was suf-
fering from heat exhaustion, but his con-
dition was not serious.
While working In a planning mill at
Wisconsin avenue and X street yesterday
afternoon James Payne, forty-nine years
OF age, OF 1913 K street, was overcome
He was made so i'll that he had to be re-
moved TO Georgetown University Hos
pital.
Many Animals Overcome.
A number of horses were overcome by
the heat yesterday. several of them drop
ping on the streets. In many instances
drivers were warned against overworking
animals, but despite the good attention
given them 1t was impossible to save
them from suffering. Agents Of the
Washington Humane Society were on the
alert during the day to advise drivers of
animals that they should use every pre-
caution.
About o'clock in the afternoon a
horse drawing a delivery wagon belonging
to local express company fell on u
street, while another animal fell near
the corner of 18th and L streets. In each
instance there were many volunteers to
assist in the work Of treating the animals.
A horse belonging to Michael Raedy OF
Northeast Washington had an exciting ex-
perience at the Rock Creek dump, 25th
and Nj streets, yesterday afternoon. 1t is
thought that the animal was suffering so
much from the heat that its strength
failed, causing 1T to tumble over the en-
ban-Slent into the water. After its bath
the equine was rescued only after some
difficulty.