The Washington times., 1909-08-10

Three deaths occurred in Washington
this morning az a direct result of the
excessive heat yesterday.
Lewis Nessell, eighty-five years old,
was found dead in his mouse boat an
Chored of BuzZards Point.
Patrick Eagan, sixty SIX years old.
was found dead in bed in mis- room at
SO \ street southwest
Samuel Butler, colOred. died sudden
~ at his home. 1253 Third street south
west.
Annie Hav kins, colored, aged seventy
eight, who lives at Sixteenth and L
streets northwest, was overcome by heat
this morning. She was removed to the
Emergency Hospital
Messeu complained yesCerday that he
feared he would be overcome by The
heat because of his advanced years. He
remained on the houseboat all day.
however, and wal last seen about s
o'clock. When one Of his friends went
to the boat this morning he found The
aged man living on the floor He had
apparently been dead several hours The
body was removed 10 the morgue.
Eagan was a pensioner and boarded
at the \ street house. He had not
been in good health for some time ano
yesterday he seemed TO be affected by
the heat and did not go out OF the
house.
one Of the other persons living in the
house went 10 his room this morning and
found him dead ia bed. Coroner Nevitt
gave a certificate Of death from natural
causes.
Butler was taker sick at his home
shortly after ne got out of bed lhis
morning and died before the arrival of
a physician.
Comparatively Cool Today.
1t IS comparatively cool today and uiu
be for the next few days If the Chief
Interpreters up where the weather in
a little cage on the roof is as it ought
to be. has read the Oracle Alright.
No. tbs true, there isn't exactly any
danger OF frozen toes If you take a short
walk out in the open air. in fact. it
is rattle warm, but even 90 degr eel. is
compare lively coolish after yesterday,
when you could have burned eggs or
incense or most anything else out where
Old Kiosk writes down the true story
In purple ink, so that he who runs may
read. Only on some days il is lust as
well neither to run nor read. Yesterday,
Tor instance. many did not realize that
the mercury had climbed six psints
s.
it i'm the paper. This morning they be-
gan feeling warm about 9 o'clock when
as a matter of fact. il was not warm
at all, the temperature being only SIS
degrees
Crowds Watch Kiosk.
AT 10 O'Clock the little white stream
was still Sly of the 90 mark. and
pointed to IS. while yesterday al that
hour it had already reached lOl. The
showing made then so impressed the
devotees of Old Kiosk that a curious
crowd came and did homage before
his Northern face this morning. only
10 ind that 1t was not so warm as they
thought it was. and the humidity needle
lowering around 50 held out hope that
IL would not be.
At o'clock the Kiosk was carr,rina,
on a desperate firtation with the I01
mark
Then the official forecaster came TO
the rescue and declared the warm wave
had passed, as suddenly as il came.
NOrtherly breezes, calculated to have 4
cooling and soothing effect, are prom
ised for all of today and likewise TO
morrow. IT is also likely 10 be slight
ly cloudy today, says this same wealth
er man. but don't mind that Unless
there is an unexpected spill up in cloud
land there viii be no rain for today and
probably not tomorrow.