Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-03
PROMISES NO EARLY RELIEF
Weather Bureau Records.

With skies practically cloudless the
country over today, early reports to the
weather bureau indicated that hot wealth
er records might be broken In many sec
tions. The day started with temperatures
ranging from to is degrees higher than
yesterday morning in the larger cities.
from II to So degrees. In Chicago II was
81. as compared with s. yesterday morn
ing: in Washington the rise was from IS
to 81 and in Atlanta from 72 to rs. The
government forecaster held out no hope OF
relief within the next thirty-six hours
The hot wave extends over the middle
Mississippi valley and eastward over tho
Ohio valley. the south portion of the
great lakes region. the middle Atlantic
and the New England states. Seasonal
temperatures prevail in the southern
and plains states. the Rocky mountain
region and the Pacific slope. The only
rains reported are scattered showers in
the gulf and south Atlantic states. the
Rocky mountain region. north Michigan
and the northern plains states.
Another Day Of It.
Tonight and tomorrow will be fair in
the middle Atlantic and New England
| states. the Ohio valley and lake region.
according to the forecaster. Scattered
showers are probable only in the south
Atlantic and gulf states No material
change in temperatures is expected any
where east OF the Mississippi river.
Today and yesterday will stand
as among the hottest and most uncorn-
Portable days of the summer of 1911
| in Washington. And tomorrow promises
| to be no better. according to the fore
cast made at the weather bureau this
afternoon The forecaster holds out no
hope of cooler weather tonight or to-
morrow, and he declares that IL will
probably be fair.
The use of the word probably In the
demonstration is the one ray OF hope
drawn from the statement of the fore
caster 1t permits the hope of thunder
storms to cool the atmosphere. But the
forecaster refused to encourage this hope
SAYING that few thunderstorms were
oper ating in this neighborhood at present.
Breeze Helped a Little.
A welcome freeze this morning made
life in Washington more bearable than
YESTERDAY, but the thermometer went as
high, and. in fact, higher. than II did
Yesterday In fact. at the weather bu-
reau II was said the mercury would
probably reach the hundred mark dur
ing the day. The highest point yester-
day at the bureau was ninety-eight
Not so downtown. There the ther-
mometer went as high as 107 The hu-
midity yesterday and today made IL ap-
pear even warmer than II really was.
The setting of the sun yesterday evening
brought little relief.
II is true that at the weather bureau the
thermometer registered as low as a. but
not until o'clock this morning AT the
downtown kiosk the mercury did not fa'l
below so at any time during the night
and early morning hours.
The highest temperature ever registered
1t the weather bureau in this city during
the month of July was 10S July is. 1877.
Hottest UP in Canada.
While it was admittedly hot in Wash
ington yesterday. it was hotter elsewhere.
considerably hotter, in fact. Canada took
away the palm from the United States In
this respect, for in Rockcliffe. Ontario. the
mercury sizzled up to 10s Other cities IN
the United States where the Thermometer
registered higher than in Washington
were Lafayette, Ind. 1O4; Marquette,
Mich. 104; Cincinnati, lo8; Kansas City.
Mo-, 1o2, and Chicago, 30.
Last night the parks and street cars
In Washington were crowded with per-
sons seeking to get a breath OF fresh
air. Two heat prostrations were re-
ported at police headquarters yester-
day. Edward Adams. thirty-six years
old, Of 1928 Bladensburg road was
found unconscious at 11th and III
streets northeast about o'clock yes
terday afternoon and treated at Casu-
atty Hospital. Albert Burgdorf. twen-
ty-ei9ht years old. of Tenleytowp was
taken from a street car at wisconsin
avenue and o street northwest In q
state of exhaustion from the heat at
o'clock last night. He was conveyed
TO Georgetown University Hospital.
John F. Doran, twenty-four years OLD,
q resident of Yonkers, N. Y. was over
come by the heat about 12:& O'Clock
while at 18th and H streets northeast ana
was taken to the Casualty Hospital.
James NJ. Meehan was overcome oy the
heat shortly before ] o'clock this aiter-
noon while at Delaware avenue and IS
street northeast. He became unconscious
and fell to the pavement. He was taken
to the Casualty Hospital.
Thomas Williams. twenty-nine years
old. of 941 Maryland avenue southwest
was overcome by heat while operating
an auto truck at 1st and o streets north
east this afternoon. He was taken 10
casualty Hospital for treatment.
Garfield Garfield, thirty-nine years OF
age. of 21l John Marshall place was
stricten by the heat on Wisconsin ave-
nue.. Georgetown. The police took MIN