Evening star., 1909-07-02
JUST A MITE COOLER
Temperature Today Some
Lower Than Yesterday.
DECLINE ALSO IN HUMIDITY
No Immediate Prospect of Further
Improvement.
DEATHS REPORTED
Three More Residents Succumb to
the Heat-"Fair Today and
Tomorrow" Predicted.
Temperatures Today.

Relief at hand but nothing better in
garding the weather this afternoon. Dur
from five to six degrees cooler than at
the same time yesterday 4 fairly cool
breeze and considerable decline In the
humidity added to the relief given by
the drop in temperature.
Fair today and tomorrow. with no
further decline in temperature was the
prognostication of the weather man this
afternoon.
The heat and intense humidity yeSter-
day afternoon caused considera BILE suf-
fering throughout the city. and in sew
era, cases brought death OF prostration
to their victims. The only official record
Of the effects of the scorching heat wave,
which has now lasted for twelve days, is
kept at the different hospitals through
out the city where those who are over
come in the streets are taken. But in
private houses there are many victims of
struggling through their second sum-
mer.' when they are said to be most
susceptible to the effects of hot weather,
to aged men and women who are forced
to avoid all exertion while the heat spell
lasts.
Means Great Relief.
Te all these people the present decline
in temperature and humidity comes as
a considerable relief To the average man
in the street to whom the heat IS merely
an inconvenience, and who will rail at
the hot weather just as much today as
he did yesterday, the fail of five or six
degrees does not mean great deal. but
to those who are really Ill of heat prostra-
ton it is said to be of great importance.
especially when combined with decline
in humidity.
1t was about o'clock last evening
when the real drop of the mercury be-
gan. At the downtown kiosk. which is
said to be an accurate register of actual
conditions in the city, the needle reg s.
tered ~ at g O'clock. At midnight it had
gone down to 81, and by O'Clock this
morning it touched the minimum at 76.
BY O'Clock today it was "a, and during
the rest of the morning the needle went
slowly upward, keeping anywhere from
five to six degrees below yesterdays tenn
perature.
Deaths Due to the Heat.
Atkinson McMullen, twenty-one years
of age. died at the Emergency Hospital
this morning about { O'Clock. following
heat prostration. McMullen. who lived
at 515 Rickett court, became ill yester-
day afternoon about 4:3O ociock, shortly
after returning from work.
Another death attributed to the heat is
that of Joseph W. Summers. fifty-five
years of age. who resided at 12O8 d
street northeast. Summers was in store
not far from his home last evening when
he became ill. The police of the ninth
precinct were notified and he was hur-
ried to the Casualty Hospital. Death oc-
Cured at 2:1O o'clock this morning.
Daniel Frisby. colored. forty-five years
of age, driver of an ash wagon died at
the Casualty Hospital late yesterday
Frisby who lived at I'd and streets
southwest. was on his wagon near 9th
and A streets northeast when he was
stricken. He was removed to the Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Another man whose death was hastened
by the heat was John Mitchell, colored,
seventy-five years of age, who resided at
1Ol5 31st street. Last night he COM
planned of the heat, but relatives had no
idea that his condition was serious and
did not send for physician. This morn
ing, shortly after l O'clock death oc-
CURED.
Treated for Prostration.
Seth A. Brashears, thirty-five years OF
sge. resident of Ritchie, Prince George
county, Md, was taken i'll last night
about $3.50 o'clock while at 18th and H
streets northeast. due to the excessive
heat. The police removed him to the
Casualty Hospital for treatment
James Ball, colOred, of 34l II street
southwest had heat prostration last
night about $50 o'clock while working in
the Center market. His condition was
serious, but it is thought he will recover.
Morelio Santo. thirty-four years of age.
was prostrated by the heat yesterday
afternoon while in the vicinity of YER
mont avenue and l street. He was taken
TO the Emergency Hospital. His condi-
tion was not serious.
While in Union station last night about
II o'clock Benjamin F. Dennis, sixty
three years of age, giving his address as
1855. North sd street. Philadelphia. was
taken i'll, due to the heat. He was given
treatment at the Casualty Hospital.