Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-07
HOTTER AFTER SHOWER.
Such the Experience of Connecticut
New London Girl Co.'s Insane.

New Haven, July 6.-F'or the fifth
time this week the state passed
through day Of sweltering heat and
as "A result thirteen gave up their
lives in an unsuccessful battle against
the weather and twenty were reported
IS having been prostrated so that a
physicians care was needed.
The theromemters almost reached
the highest pint of the week, New
Haven reporting 50. which was the
second highest of the past five days,
while Hartfcrd's official mark was SO
with 10 registered at the kiosk in
front of City hall.
Hartford. as yesterday. contributed
The highest death roll. seven succumb-
tng in that city, with a like number
Of prostrations. Of the other deaths
one was III Seymour. one in Lebanon
and two in Waterbury. Waterbury al
so reported next TO the greatest num-
her OF prostrations for any one city,
five.
During the early evening electrical
storms visited several sections of the
state. accompanied BY high winds, but
while the atmosphere was cooled dur
ing the rainfall. it seemed to be even
warmer than before, after the showers
had passed. AS in the preceding days
factories were able to run but part
Of the dav and street workers were
obliged to quit their jobs around noon
time.
Human beings were not the only
pnes 10 suffer, animals, especially
horses on the streets. were acute suf-
fererS. and many Of them were unable
to bear up under the suns rays and
sied in their tracks. In Waterbury
here are threats of a milk famine,
swing to the dry weather and the
1eat.
In New London a 16-year-old girl
was driven suddenly insane by the
heat and ran out into the street, where
Eh- was found by a policeman ad-
dressing a crowd of men and boys.
of the deaths, George Norman, so
years old. fell down stairs in his home
in Waterbury when overcome by the
heat and died soon afterwards, the
second death in that city being a IT
tie Italian child of the tenement dis
trict Washington !. Lines of Sey-
rnour was found dead in bed of the
heat; Miss F'idelia Blanchard, 81 years
old, of Lebanon. the oldest resident
of the town, died as the result of the
heat: the Hartford deaths were Jere-
miAh Bulkeley, deck hand on the
steamer Middletown: Patrick Shea, a
hoe carrier; William Capen, IA years
MD a gardener: Patrick Mccarthy of
Toglls. Me: Grace Zach, IL months
old of Hicks street, Mrs Francis Pairo
Of South Prospect street and Thomas
Courtney of Union street The deaths
for the past five days have numbered
tbf-ty and the reported prostrations
fifty.
Thunderstorm at Terryvile.
Ter willie. Conn. July 6.-An electric
storm accompanied by a high wind
passed over here tonight. A barn
owned By j. c. Griggs was struck and
burned to the ground. There was a
relief from the extreme heat during
the storm, but after it had passed over
u was warmer than before.
Vermont Gets Thunderstorm.
Darlington, Vt. July IA terrific
thunderstorm swept over Vermont to-
day, bringing relief TO the heat suf-
fering public. The storm was un-
usually severe about this city and ST.
Adams all wire communication being
put out Of order.
A Drop of 22 Degrees.
New York, July 6.--A drop of % de-
grees in 81 minutes was reported to
the local weather bureau today by the
station at Long Branch, ~ O. At 1853
O'Clock with a southwest wind the
thermometer registered 100 degrees. A
change of wind to the southeast caus-
ed the drop.
Secretary Curtis Stricken.
Manchester. Mass, July 6.-Suffer-
ing from the effects of the heat,
James r. Curtis. assistant secretary
of the treasury is recuperac1ng at his
home here tonight. Mr.. Curtis was
Frustrated last Monday Since that
time he has been in bed and today he
sat up for the first time. 1t is expect
ed that he will be able to return to
Washington by next Sunday
Wakefield Woman a Victim.
Wakefield, Mass. July 6-The intense
heat claimed another victim, when
Mrs. Christiana Taylor, 81 years old,
died here today. Patrick Walsh was
Frustrated by the heat this forenoon.