Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-10
HEAT WAVE IS BROKEN
Drop in Temperature Brings
Relief Today.
TWO FATALITIES REPORTED
Several Prostrations Due to the Hot
Weather.
DRINKING FOUNTAIN POPULAR
Passing Throng Stops to Stake Its
Thirst With Good, Cool
Draught.
TWO FATALITIES REPORTED
DRINKING FOUNTAIN POPULAR

The heat wave which has been in evil
dence here for several days was broken
this afternoon.
The tempera ture registered at the
weather bureau at = O'Clock pm. was 50
degrees. against 81 at o'clock yesterday
afternoons fall of five degrees.
The change was due to high that
came down from the lake region" Prof
Garriott explained. 1.-The thermometer
reading today will not be above 80. The
intense heat is over and we may look
for somewhat cooler conditions
At least two fatalities and several cases
of prostrations are charged to the excess
sive heat and humidity. 1t is believed
deaths of Louis Nessell and Patrick
Eagan, both having been found dead this
morning. Nesseil, who was eighty-f1ve
years OF age, lived alone on housebOat
at Half and T streets southwest. He was
seen about the boat yesterday, but this
morning his absence from about the shore
caused Dennis Quill of 100 T street to
make an investigation. He found the
body of the aged man.
Patrick Eagan. who was sixty-six
years of age. lived at 355 N street
| southwest He was a retired soldier
and drew a pension. Yesterday he was
about the peighborhood in which he
lived and seemed well. although he COM
Z o'clock he was found dead
Coroner to Investigate.
Coroner hewitt will investigate both
deaths this afternoon. 1t is certain, the
police say that certificates will be given
showing both men died from natural
:auSes.
Mrs Brant fifty-six years of age, 90
+. street. was overcome by the heat Short
l,- = n'alnn., Yesterday 9ftprnOOn
She was cared for at 1907 street until
she could be removed to the Emergency
Hospital. Her condition was not serious
and she remained under treatment only
few minutes.
John H. Rutherford. colored. forty-one
years of age, suffered an attack of heat
prostration last night while at North Cap
itol and G streets. He was given treat
ment at the Casualty Hospital.
A dog belonging to Mrs. Sallie Adams.
1000 New Jersey avenue northwest, suf-
fered so much from the heat yesterday
that its conduct caused the belief it had
gone mad. Policeman Wall shot and killed
the dog at the request of Mrs. Adams.
Rains in the West.
"The scattered rains of the last two or
three days over the western portion of
the cotton belt will be supplemented dur
ing the next two or three days by album
dant rains in that section and generally
over the southern states. In the middle
eastern and northeastern states the ex-
cessive heat of the last few days will
give way today and tonight to compare
lively moderate temperatures This was
the announcement made at the weather
bureau today by Chief Willis L. Moore
In this city the temperature at IL am
recorded by the unofficial thermometers
in the downtown district was 80 in the
shade against a maximum of 07a yes
terday afternoon, in the same place.
Warm weather continues in the middle
west, and change to higher temperature
is in progress in the northwest.
The storm which has been central over
the gulf. east or southeast of the mouth
of the Rio Grande. according to the
bureau today, will move northward. 1t is
considered unsafe by the bureau for yes
ses over the middle and western portions
of the Gulf of Mexico. Northeast storm
warnings are displayed on the Texas
coast.
Drinking Fountain Boon to Many.
The public drinking fountain at the
corner of 7th and Pennsylvania avenue is
an oasis in a desert of asphalt to many
tired pedestrians marching along the
heated thoroughfare Since the arrange
ments have been made by philanthropic
residents of the Capital city to cool the
water supply there it has become a very
popular rendezvous. Urchins and older
fOlk crowd ABOUT the FOUNTAIN 10 get a
drink of the cooling fluid while sthe rays
of old Sol beat mercilessly down.
The water came in a cooling stream the
moment the faucet was manipulated, and
scarcely any one took the time to dis
cover that the municipality was indebted
TO Dr. Henry Coggswell of San Francisco
for the fountain They drank and con-
tinued on their way content.
The water was cool-it could have been
cooler but the evident reason~it was not
was that the pedestrians were drinking it
so fast the ice within scarcely had time
to reduce the temperature as 1t passed
through the pipes on the way to the dip
pers.
As the crowd passed. Crossing Police
man Hawkins of the first precinct stood
by and watched them with interest
.-All day long the line by the fountain
keeps up he said, land / know they
enjoy it,"
Mrs. Annie Hawkins, colored, seventy
eight years of age, was overcome by
the heat about noon today and was
| taken to the Emergency Hospital for
treatment. She soon recovered and was
able to go to her home at 18th and L
streets.