Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-04
OF RELIEF
''Fair and Cooler" Weather Is
Indicated.
TWO REGISTRATIONS TODAY
Several Overcome by the Heat Yes
terday Afternoon.
HUMIDITY AND HUMANITY
Officials May Give Out Added Read
ings Which Will More Truly In
dictate Actual Conditions.
HUMIDITY AND HUMANITY
Temperature Today.
Weather Bureau

The heat was still. oppressive today, al
though the thermometer markings at
both the weather bureau and the kiosk
were several degrees lower than those
recorded yesterday. Two prostrations
were reported this morning.
The officials at the weather bureau
promise an era Of comparative GOODNESS,
which is to be ushered in, according to
their predictions, by thunder showers
late this afternoon. The prediction for
tomorrow is not evasive. No "possiblys"
or "probablys" cucumber its verbiage.
Fair and cooler" it reads. Moderate
winds are also promised.
John Foster, colored, was overcome by
the heat this morning while working on
a building near Piney Branch road and
Cedar street. After receiving treatment
at Freedmen's Hospital he was able to
go to his home at 1907 Wylie court.
Thomas Marshall. colored, living at 26O7
Olive street, was taken ill this morning
while at 321S K street. The police re-
moved him to Georgetown University
HOSPITAL He was suffering from the
heat and cramps
Overcome Yesterday Afternoon.
Mrs Catherine. Mann, sixty years old,
living at 525 9th street northwest, was
overcome by the heat shortly before
o clock yesterday afternoon. while at the
bureau of engraving and printing, where
she is employed She was conveyed to
the Emergency Hospital.
Charles T. Mitchell, colored, also an
employe in the bureau of engraving and
printing. suffered an attack of heat ex-
haustion yesterday afternoon about the
same time. He was given treatment at
the Emergency Hospital.
Policeman j. 8. Johnston of the ninth
precinct suffered an attack of heat pros
tration and cholera morbus last night
about Oils o'clock while in the police
station. He was taken to his home, 1OUs
| street northeast where he was treated
by a police surgeon.
Richard Hager colored. of 1011 18th
street southeast was Frustrated by the
heat yesterday while at home. and was
taken to the Casualty Hospital.
Robert Slaughter, colored, was over
come by the heat about 4:3O o'clock yes
terday afternoon while working on a
building near ed and streets. Slaugh-
ter. who lives at 1920 Linden court,
was given treatment at the Emergency
Hospital.
May Give Added Readings.
How the temperature really affects the
mar In the street may be shown in the
weather reports of the future. This is a
subject that has been considered by the
Department of Agriculture fer long
time. and 1t is possible that the chief of
the weather bureau will be directed
henceforth to include report in the daily
announcement Of the bureau. not only of
the temperature and humidity, but some
thing in the line of relation between the
humidity and temperature showing how
There was a step in this direction when
the weather bureau established the street
kiosk. showing the real temperature on
the downtown streets, and not the COM
paratively cool temperature shown by the
thermometer in the shade of the instru-
ment shelter on the roof OF the weather
bureau.
OF course there is aeiefinite relation be-