Evening star., 1909-06-28
Thunderstorm Cooled the Air Last
Night, But Humidity Got Busy
This Morning.
Temperatures Today.

lief in sight with the humidity high and
| oppressive.
The kiosk of the United States weather
bureau. near l4th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, gave a reading of actual street
temperature of 9S degrees at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The weather forecaster said there is no
relief in sight, except such as may come
from an occasional thunder shower. There
will be no iet-up until general rains ar
rive and continue several days. When
that welcome period may come no man
knoweth. not even Prof. Willis l.. Moore.
Official head Of the weather bureau.
Prof. Harry FrankenHeid. one of the
official forecasters of the bureau, said
this afternoon that this month has beaten
the record Of June for thirty-seven years
past in the number of successive days on
which the thermometer registered 80 de-
grees or more. For the past nine days
the mercury at the weather bureau has
shown readings of 90 and above.
List Of Fatalities.
While at work in a tailor shop at 1241
H street northeast about IL o'clock this
morning Charles Steffe was overcome by
the heat He was sent to the Casualty
Hospital for treatment and died soon
after reaching that institution.
Edward McGlenchy, fifty years of age.
of 912 9th street. was found dead in his
bed at II 80 o'clock today. 1t is sup
posed death resulted from the oppressive
heat
An unidentified colored man was re-
moved this afternoon to the Casualty
Hospital from 1st street and Massa-
chusetts avenue northeast suffering from
heat exhaustion. His condition is critical
An unidentified Italian was removed
from sth and East Capitol streets to
Casualty Hospital this afternoon. His
condition also is critical.
An unidentified man was conveyed tt
the Casualty Hospital from California
avenue late this afternoon, suffering from
heat prostration.
Overcome by the heat, Sarah McClain,
| colored. thirty-f1ve years Of age, of 40
Maine avenue northwest. was removed
to the Emergency Hospital. Her con-
dition Is not regarded as serious.
Alvin K. Goodwin, fifty-eight years
of age, was treated at the Emergency
Hospital this morning for an attack of
heat prostration. Mr.. Goodwin. who
lives at S5s West 21st street, New York
city. was taken i'll while on the street
and walked to the hospital. His con-
dftion Is not serious.
Raymond Steinmetz, twenty-five years
n a nf nary1y ~
west. was taken from a car on the Co.
lumbia line at 18th street and New York
| avenue this morning about LAS O'Clock
and removed to the Emergency Hospital
He was overcome by the heat and was
unconscious. The patient regained con-
| sciousness and was reported as being
out of danger later In the day.
Case This Afternoon.
William Mann. white. forty-four years
of age. Of 1923 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. was Frustrated by the heat
this afternoon and removed to the
Emergency Hospital.
George F. Wright an electrician, thir-
ty-five years of age, of 633 Maryland
| avenue northeast. died last night at the
Casualty Hospital of heart failure
Wright was removed to the hospital from
l
but. 1t is said, the heat indirectly caused
| his death.
| James Hutchinson. seventy-four years
Of age. was stricken by the heat last
east and was removed to the Casually
| Hospital.
Raving as a result OF the intense heat
yesterday morning. Richard Dyson, col
ored. twenty-three years of age. of Isl
Pierce street was removed to the Casualt,
Hospital. He was violent and II took the
! efforts OF several men to subdue him
When he reached the hospital physicians
had considerable trouble with him. and II
was not until late last night that he Anal.
ly was quieted. 1t was stated at the h 81
pital today that his condition Is improv "a
Howard CraWford. nineteen years Oi
age. Of 1853 Hickman street southeas
was overcome by the heat while sitting
in Folger Park, near Providence Hos
pftal. yesterday afternoon. He was re
moved to that institution for treatment.
While at work at the Ell Reno Hote
last night Alice Thorn, colored. twenty
eight years Of age, Of ls Dingman place
northwest was made Ill by the heat and
was removed to the Casualty Hospital.
Thunderstorm Helped Some.
| The effects Of the thunder storm las,
night were short-lived. for with the risins
sun this morning came a rising tempera
ture. With the awakening of the cit,
| came an awakening to the fact that an
other sultry and sizsling day was open
ing.
Even the early morning air was op
pressive, with a heat haze hanging lazils
overhead-a sure harbinger OF hot weather
ahead. The mercury In the downtown
kiosk thermometers began its upward
movement soon after daybreak, and b,
noon IL registered 90 degrees, and the lit
| tie needle went up and up.
Eleven cases of heat stroke. with three
| fatalities. yesterday and today marked
the path OF the torrid wave.
The heat haze and cumulus clouds that
hoated lazily In the superheated atmos
phere continued over the city through.
out the day. giving the sky an ominous
appearance and suggesting an outbreat
OF thunder and tightening with rain. a
Il any moment. Wherever there was .
shady spot there could be found a iot
lot Of "ali in men and BOYS, and some
times women. gasping. talking about tn,
heat wave or dreaming Of the frixidity O,
winter, with its crsp and bracing atn1os
phere. its snow blankets and its Ice ant
north winds.
Cool at Base Of Monument.
One OF the coolest places in the Distric,
Is the base OF the Washington monument
Consequently those who were aware o
tho cooIposc fhAro s.rronpdad tho chs 2,