Evening star., 1909-06-25
MIGHTY WARM TODAY
Crest of Hot Wave Keeps on
Mounting Higher.
TORRIDITY IS GENERAL
Forecaster Garriott Says There Are
No "Cools" in Sight.
DOGS BEGINNING TO GO MAD
Extreme Heat Likely to Prevail at
Least Until Sunday-Cases
in Hospital.
DOGS BEGINNING TO GO MAD
Temperatures Today.

The hottest day Of the year-1O2 de-
Erees-vns the street temperature at 2
O'Clock this afternoon. This tropical
tOrridfty was registered by the official
thermometers in the weather bureau
kiosk mt 14th street and Pennsylvania
avenue. At the same time heavy cumu
lus heat clouds, or "thunder-heads,"
were assembling in the western and
southwestern skies.
The highest crest of the heat wave roll
ing over this country from Maine to Cal
ifornia and southwark to Florida will be
reached today, according to Forecaster
Garriott.
AS an evidence of how the wave is top
ping up. he said that at O'Clock this aft
ernoon the official temperature was 81.
while at the same hour yesterday it was
81, just five degrees lower.
Should this ratio Of rising temperature
continue Prof. Garriott added, this will
be the hottest day of the year. Hot condi-
tions will, however, continue about two
days longer, and then we may expect a
COOL although today there are no cools
in sight anywhere. The torridity Is gen.
eral. Up in Maine it is as bad as it is
here
Policeman Shoots Mad Dog.
People are not the only things that are
mad at the sizzling heat. The dogs are
beginning to show their anger by "going
mad" The first mad dog of the season
made its appearance today near 9th and
M streets northeast. He was gallopins
wildly along the street, only stopping oc-
casionally to do a few circus stunts, such
as turning somersaults and executing
beautiful circles His mouth was covered
with foam, and the canine snapped
viciously at both animate and inanimare
objects. Trees looked just the same to
the animal as men, and it can only be
conjectured how many imaginary men.
beasts and serpents he had within the
range of it's vision.
Suddenly. while the maddened animal
was looping the loop near 9th and M
streets, Policeman Steele hove in sight,
having heard the cry mad dog" He
shot the dog before it had bitten any one.
The carcass will go to the Agricultural
Department for analysis.
Cases of Heat Prostration.
Three cases of heat prostration were
reported up to o'clock this afternoon,
and several women tainted as result
of the blistering heat
William T. Harvey, an inmate of the
heat prostration this morning while at
Pennsylvania avenue and 7th street
northwest. He was hurried to the Emer-
gency Hospital and given treatment. He
soon recovered and was sent to the
home.
Frederick Johnson of 1916 34th street
was removed to the Emergency Hospital
from 21st and E streets this morning and
treated for heat prostration. He soon
| recovered and was able to leave the
hospital.
William Lucas colored. of 212 street
was treated at the Emergency Hospital
late yesterday afternoon for heat pros
tration. He was overcome while at 18th
and F streets.
"Cool" Supplants "Coal."
In the good old winter time. when
frost Is in the bracing atmosphere and
snow and ice are everywhere. a familiar
cry is heard on the streets of Washing
ton. 1t is uttered by colored men sitting
in the seats of wagons-"Co-a-l, COAL
Today with the sun playing its heaviest
heat down on man and woman and all
others. and the shirt-Waist man in evil
dence on all sides, there came another
| cry. A venerable colored man, whose
| form was hidden beneath mass of large
and inviting palm leaf fans. went along
the principal streets. tanning his visage
vigorously. and his cry was: Cool,
get COOL c-o-o-l.'' The invitation was. a
cheerful one and presented one means
of alleviating the torture from the heat.
So the old man did a land Office bust
ness, and the proceeds fairly jingled in
his pockets.
People clustered beneath shade trees
like flies about a sugar barrel and
gasped for a breath of cool air, but the
few and faint breezes that blew came
as breaths from a fiery furnace.
Great Day for choppers"
There was standing room only in the
city parks. and fat men paced the park
walks mopping their florid countenances
with vigor. 1t is a great day for mop
pers.'
The horses suffered more today than
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