The Detroit times., 1911-07-07
MERCURY TO PLAY
FRESH T0P=TUBE
ENGAGEMENT
Another Heat Wave Is On Its Way
From the West and Temperatures
Are Due To Soar Again
Saturday.
Relief Comes Too Late for Some
Unfortunates and More Deaths
Result,

II behooves Detroiters 10 make INC
most OF the present relief period, for
II Is going TO warm up again. OD-
server Conger doesn't want 10 alarm
anybody and insists there is no occa'
sion TO get nervous, but that doesn't
alter the fact that another heat wave
Is on the way from the west and Will
{, probably make itself felt here about
Saturday unless IL is sidetracked.
From maximum OF SS at 10 o'clock,
Thursday morning, the mercury vol
planed- down 10 Go degrees al O'Clock.
Friday morning, and Detroit citizens
awoke refreshed and rejuyenated from
the FIRST decent nights sleep they
have had in nearly week. A fresh.
northwest breeze was blowing and
acted as stimulant TO jaded nerves
and bodies worn out from the long
struggle with the heat, the worst In
Detroits history. The effect was
much the same as that produced when
a dropping flower Is placed In fresh
water. Detroit was just about all In,
Thursday morning. Had not relief
come just as II did. the mortality
would have been frightful. Mr.. Con-
ger has computed that the mean or
the maximum temperatures for the
five days. from July l to 5, was 96 de-
grees. which breaks all records for
hot spells in the history of the local
/. weather Office. There was one period
in 1892 when the heat continued one
day longer, July 23 to %. but the
mean maximum for the period was
clly SO. The mercury started in at
s. at 6 o'clock. Friday morning, and
had climbed to "a at o'clock The
I1aximum for the day will probably
! lie somewhere in tn sos.
The relief came too late for some
OF the unfortunates stricken by the
heat earlier in the week. John
O'Shea, aged 40, employed In the
Grand Trunk railroad yards, had been
suffering from the heat for couple
OF days. Thursday morning he quit
work and went to his room at No.
b39z Larned-st. east, TO rest. Here
he was found unconscious several
hours later by. his landiady.. Mrs
O'Connor who called a physician
O'Shea died before the latter's ar
rival Coroner Burgess had the body
removed to the county morgue De-
ceased Is survived by a sister, who
lives in this city.
Peter Chabino, aged 81. driver for
the Peoples Ice Co., was overcome
in his rUoming house, No. 405 st. Au-
bin-ave. Thursday noon, and died In
st. Mary's hospital. Thursday night
Chabino formerly lived in Walkerville.
Coroner Burgess took charge OF the
: case. Others who died as a result
OF the heat were: Henry Schumacher,
a boy, No. 124 Selden-ave.. and Johan-
ma Callan. No, SAT Fifteenth-st.
Several persons, worn out by the
long siege, collapsed, Thursday. even
after the change had come. but they
will all recover. 1t Is thought. One
OF the victims was Nellie Toobey,
telephone operator In the Walnut ex-
change Of the Michigan State Tele-
phone Co.. at Maybury and Grand
River-aves., who was overcome in the
afternoon. She was taken home I'm
an auto patrol. She lives at No. 256l
Roosevelt-ave.
To add to her other household
troubles incident to the extreme heat
Of the week. Mrs. Detroit has had diff
I, iiculty In locating the family washer
woman. Nine out Of every ten house
holds dependent upon the weekly visit
OF the Mime. Sans Gene" for clean
shirts for the male part Of the family
and tub dresses and fresh rompers for
mother and the children. were disap-
pointed.
In most instances no word of any
kind came from the absent one, as to
the reason for her non-appearance.
Others took the trouble to telephone
, cant come to wash tomorrow or to.
day, because it's SO hot" When Mrs.
Detroit called up the various employ
ment agencies for help. in the emer-
gency, she was met with the almost
universal reply haven't seen wash
erwoman In days"
In the Office of the Associated Chari.
ties, the first and last court OF resort
OF the average housewife for emer-
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