Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-05
BREEZE ONLY RELIEF
Temperature in Capital Fails
to Take a Drop.
NO EARLY CHANGE LIKELY
Nearest Place Where Cool Weather
Prevails Is Montana.
CHANGES ALONG MISSISSIPPI
Wandering Thunderstorms Do Little
Good-Many Prostrations
and Two Deaths.
CHANGES ALONG MISSISSIPPI
Weather Bureau Records.

The wind which kept Harry Atwood.
cross-countrv hirdman. from making thu
last leg OF his great flight from New York
to Washington today. also brought with
II Just a tiny measure or relief from the
heat which has enveloped one-half OF the
Y nfted States. In the neighborhood
where Atwood refused to battle further
with the upper winds there is a drop in
temperature. So far I'm Washington the
stirring breeze is all the change noticed
There is no difference in temperature
The weather bureau promises that there
will be warm weather the rest of today.
tonight and tomorrow.
There is no cool weather much nearer
than Montana where forty degrees was
registered today.
This was so much cooler than the hot
wave country along the Mississippi val
ley that an appreciable disturbance Is re-
ported over the Mississippi valley. a drop
in temperature is scheduled and that drop
will probably work its way east
This will not be tomorrow, and per
haps not the next day. There are a
few thunderstorms wandering aimiessly
around In this region. but none Is running
on schedule time-in fact. none has
schedule at all.
Ihey are WilocaI STORMS dropping In
wherever an opening in the atmosphere
can be found. Fierce and wild for q
moment. threatening to drive the heat
before them forever. they bring only
momentary relief, and after they have
rumbled away in the distance the ther-
mometer goes up again as II nothing had
happened
Although yesterdays safe and sane ceie-
bration relieved hospitals OF the victims
of explosives. the hot weather furnished
patients. Several persons suffered from
the effects OF the heat and had to be
taken to the hospitals.
Death Of q Veteran.
Michael Mcdonald, an inmate OF tho
Soldiers Home, who was overcome by the
heat two days ago. while in a cafe, died
at lao O'Clock this afternoon at the
Emergency Hospital.
Amos E. Simons. forty-eight years old.
residing at 2155 X street northwest, was
overcome by the heat while in the Union
station this morning. He was taken to
Providence Hospital
Mrs. Susan Douglass. sixty-five years
old, 1112 10Th street northwest, was treat
ed at Emergency Hospital about o'clock
yesterday afternoon for heat exhaustion
She was near 18th and I streets whtn
stricken.
While at New Jersey avenue and IL
street northwest yesterday afternoon
Henry Bell, colored. rs Pierce strJet
northwest. was overcome by the heat
The police took him to Casualty Hos
pital
Suffering from heat exhaustion last
night about o'clock. Nicholas George
chef at the Ebbitt House. was taken to
Emergency Hospital for treatment His
condition was serious, but he will
probably recover.
Overcome In Home.
John vefgolas, 313 13h street north
west, suffered an attack of heat ex-
haustion last night about $50 O'Clock
while at his home. He was given treat
ment at Emergency Hospital.
Francis ]. Day, colored. fifty years.
was at I'd and streets northeast last
night about . o'clock when he was
stricken by the heat He was taken
To the Casualty Hospital
Noonie Mills. colored. residing near 9th
and u streets northwest. was overcome
bv the heat last night about o'clock
while at Pennsylvania avenue and az
street He given treatment at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Frank Slater, an inmate OF the Soldiers
Home, was a sufferer from the neat last
night He was near the Wine View Club
house Brentwood road, when he was
stricken He was taken to Casualty
Hospital
MARYLAND avenue northeast. WAS taken
to Emergency Hospital from l. and 4ls
streets southwest last night. His con-
diton was not serious.
Alice Carter. eighteen years old. 1Sl
Balls court, was stricken yesterday aft
ernoon while working in a house on 11th
street. She was treated at Emergency
Hospital.
William Schwarberg, twenty-five years
old 7l2 Maryland avenue northeast, was
treated at Providence Hospital yesterday
afternoon for an attack Of heat prostra-
ton He was taken i'll while working
in the railroad roundhouse at Ivy City: