The Washington herald., 1911-07-08

had for five days been a glittering dome
Of heat, the storm descended on the city
at LA o'clock, and for half an hour ragged
with fury. 1t attacked the heat wave
and routed that detested tyrant. What il
did may best be judged by Weather Bu-
reau figures:
At noon the mercury registered 81 de-
grees; at 2 o'clock, when the storm was
practically over. So degrees; at 4 o'clock
81 degrees; at 6, o'clock, 70 degrees; 1T
o'clock, IA degrees, and at 10 o'clock, n
degrees.
Heat Wave Is Ended.
This Is the eloquent closing chapter ct
the worst heat wave the Capital has
known In years.
Under the impact OF rain and wind,
the brick stables Of Columbia Hospital
collapsed at about 1:3O o'clock. and four
workmen. one of them white. were
trapped in the debris. All escaped with
out dangerous injury. They were taken
to Emergency Hospital. They are John
Buford, fifty, 143 C street northwest, cut
and bruised on head and arms; Michael
Lynn. negro, twenty eight, 1923 Twenty
second street northwest bruised on
arms; Charles Tensley. negro. twenty
five, Ill Twenty-third street northwest,
scalp lacerated; Otto Selmon, negro,
twenty-four, 1124 Singers court north
west, bruises on arms.
When the Emergency Hospital ambu-
lance was called to the scene, consider
able delay was caused because way
had to be chopped out in front Of the
stables. tree fell squarely across the
path.
The roof was torn or the unoccupied
dwelling at 1872 H street northwest by
the wind. A hurry call for lanterns was
sent out by the Third precinct last night
to all parts of the city. They were
needed to place along streets closed to
traffic by fallen trees.
Forty Trees Are Ruined.
More than forty tree were entirely
ruined in the Washington Circle district.
and the trees from which limbs and
branches were torn, as reported to the
police, ran up into the hundreds. A horse
was killed at Twenty-fifth and NJ streets
northwest by falling tree.
While the storm ragged at its highest
about Washington Circle. there were many
parts Of the city hardly touched by the
rain. In the southwest there were dis
tricts where not even a sprinkle fell. The
deliciously cool breezes that followed.
however, were not confined to any fav-
rored section, and a universal prayer OF
thanksgiving went up last night that the
record-brealking spell Of heat had been
vanquished.
horse attached to a wagon was In
front of 621 Massachusetts avenue when
the storm broke. Frightened by thunder,
il made a mad dash down the streets,
jumped on the sidewalk. and wrecked the
wagon against tree box.
Three Heat Prostrntions.
Only three heat prostrations were re-
corded by the hospital authorities.
Probably the most serious was that
of Robert Sroufe, sanitary officer Of the
District, who was prostrated in the court
building at the trial of Mrs. Annie Sils-
by. He was removed to a corridor and
attended by a physician.
The two other heat prostrations were
James L. NaIley, twenty-five, 722 Mary
land avenue northeast, who was brought
to Emergency Hospital in the patrol
wagon of the First precinct from Sew
enteenth and I streets northwest, and
Arthur D. Mayo, fifty years old. mu-
sician, 1889 Rhode Island avenue north
west. who was also taken to Emergency
Hospital.