Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-04

a thundershower before night, hut IL this
relief does not come the maximum tenn
perature for the day probably VIII ex-
coed that of yesterday.
Three Deaths in New York.
NEW YORK. July 4.--The hot wave
relaxed its grip today. although the
weather was still warm enough to
cause discomfort and deaths. and pros
trations from the heat continued. The
official temperature at 10 o'clock was
IS degrees. compared with 81 at the
same hour yesterday. A thunderstorm
off the coast early this morning and
the brisk sea breeze were responsible
for the change.
Weakened by two days and nights OF
extreme heat, for some the change
came too late. and during the early
part of the day the list of deaths
and prostrations increased almost as
rapidly as during the climax OF the
hot wave. Three deaths have been
recorded thus far today. bringing tho
total since Sunday morning up to
twenty-seven.
Sleeping in the Streets.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July AFTER two
days and nights OF record-breaking heat,
Kansas City and the southwest faced
another scorcher today. according to the
local forecaster. The minimum tempera-
ture here for the twenty-four hours ended
at Z O'Clock this morning was 81, at
Am. today. The thermometer stood at
80 at midnight. and at / am. cellars.
lawns. and In the poorer quarters even
the streets were resorted to by persons
seeking a breath of breeze and sleep.
At this morning the temperature
here was SO; at st. Joseph, Mo-, 30: &
Omaha. 81; at Oklahoma City. 50. ana at
Fort Worth. Tex. IS.
Barring a trace at Osake City. Kan.
last night. there has been no rain, ana
none is predicted today. Thousands OF
companies are begging the consumers to
be economical that they may have enough
to supply the demand.
Sveltering in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 4.-Inds-
pendence day opened In Philadelphia with
real ''old-fashioned" Fourth OF July
weather-hot and sticky. While the
temperature at 8 am. was thirteen de-
grees lower than at the same hour yes
terday. when it registered 81 degrees. the
dav was Just as uncomfortable because OF
the extremely high percentage of hui
nudity. Yesterday morning IL was ~
per cent and this morning II was -.
Fifteen deaths and more than 1so pros
trations have been reported during the
present heat wave.
Reaches 90 at Boston.
BOSTON, Mass. July 4.-Independence
day in Boston was marked by unparaliel-
ed heat. At 10 am. the mercury in the
one degree higher than at the same hour
government thermometer on the tower OF
the Federal building had reached ~.
Yesterday At 1915 the mercury had
reached 96 degrees, and Was steadily
climbing.
Mercury Going Up in Ohio.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. July 4.-Yester-
DAVIS temperature record of 100 degrees
bade fair to be surpassed today. The Their
,nomster registered ~ degrees at 10
o'clock. degrees higher than yesterday
at the same hour.
To escape the heat thousands left the
city early in the day. taking advantage
of the holiday to go to the country re-
sorts in the hills.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. July 4.-The heat
two deaths this morning are attributed TO
the high temperature.
Nearing 100 in st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. July 4.-One death
from the heaf was reported TO the police
today. The temperature at IL O'Clock
was 95 degrees. The weather forecaster
expects the government thermometer will
register 100 degrees today. the same as
YESTERDAY. The minimum during the
night was 81.
Found Wearing 0vercoat.
NASHUA, N. H., July 4.-Peter Walls.
an elderly weaver. who says his last en-
p,oyment was I'm Boston, Is held at the
police station here for observation. He
was found wearing q heavy winter over
coat and hugging fire near the pump
ing station Of the local water works.
William Iceberg Heat Victim.
NEW YORK, July 4.-william Iceberg.
fourteen years old. went I'm swimming In
the Hudson river under the palisades at
Cliffside. n. j.. yesterday afternoon. He
STAYED in too long and when he dressed
and started to climb the clin he was
overcome by heat and exhaustion. He
rolled sixty feet down the rocks. sustain
ing a fractured skull.
Four More Die in Detroit.
DETROIT. Mich. July -Four deaths
due to the heat were recorded today,
making a total OF eight in Detroit for
three days-one Sunday and three Mon
day.
WONDER AS TO TOGO.