Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-06
Temperature in Some Cities in New
England States Higher Than Hero.
MANY OVERCOME BY HEAT
No Deaths Reported Today, Though
Hospital Surgeons Are Kept Busy
Treating Prostrations.
Weather Bureau Records.

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While the official thermometer will
touch o. degrees today. according to
the statements of the forecaster at the
weather bureau, there is prospect of
cooler weather tomorrow afternoon or
tomorrow night. For this afternoon. to-
night and tomorrow the temperature
will be about the same as during the
last few days.
cool weather wave Is SLOWLY
pushing the warmth away. and the
frosty temperature of the hills OF
Montana has been slowly creeping
down into the foothills. and across the
plains has refreshed the MISSISSIPPI
valley and will soon make July in
Washington as pleasant as the month
OF May, is the prediction.
Washington is comparatively cool, con-
sidering the temperature reports from
other cities Boston Is much Utter; ;
Mortified. Mass. Is hotter; Concord is
hotter. Providence, r. l., was sweitering
this morning at O'Clock. and was one
of the hottest places in the country; Hart
ford was just as hot. and Syracuse. ~ T.,
at o'clock about as hot as Wash
ington was at noon. Albany, Bingham
ton and Scranton are all much warmer
than Washington.
Heat prostrations continue to keep
hospital surgeons and nurses busy.
but at a late hour this Afternoon no
deaths had been reported to the po-
lice giving heat as the cause. Yes
terday's roll showed a total OF three
deaths. one an unidentified colored
woman. who died at Emergency Hos
pital. after being strinken at 14th
street and New York avenue, at 8
o'clock at night, the others having
been reported in The Star yesterday.
Several Horses Affected.
Several horses were SO seriously affected
by the heat yesterday that they had to
be embarrassed and taken to their stables
for treatment. About o'clock in the
afternoon horse attached to an ex-
press wagon fell near sth and D streets
southeast and died. The deaths of five
other horses were reported by the police.
Gussie Proctor. colored, twenty-five
years old. suffering from the effects OF
the heat, fell while at her home, o16 9th
street southeast, this morning about 8
o'clock She was taken TO the Casualty
Hospital.
George C. Nash, twenty years old, suf-
fered an attack Of heat prostration last
night at his home, 1925 eth street north
east He was given treatment at the Cas-
uaity Hospital
George Wilson. fifty-five years old. $40
tack of heat prostration early this morn
ing at his home. He was taken to the
Casualty Hospital
John w. Hall. colored, twenty -one years
old, 1121 Fussell court northwest, was
overcome by the heat last night about 8
O'Clock at oath ard NJ streets northwest.
Physicians at Georgetown University
Hospital said his condition was not Sc
rious.
Feodosio Papipolinio. twenty years old.
heat last night at his home. He was
treated at Providence Hospital.
Stricken a Second Time.
Garfield Garfield Of 211 John Marshall
place. who was victim of the heat three
days ago. suffered a heat stroke again
yesterday at Missouri avenue and Sd
street northwest. He was taken to the
Casualty Hospital, and was later trans
ferred to the Washington Asylum Hos
pital.
George H Camp. thirty years old. a
fasman the Pennsylvania railroad,
was overcome by the heat yesterday aft
ernoon about 4:30 O'Clock while at work
in the Potomac yards. He was taken to
the Casualty Hospital for treatment. His
condition is serious.
resident of Berwyn, Md. and an employe
of the bureau of engraving and print
ing. was a victim Of the heat In the bu-
reau last night about 10 o'clock. It was
necessary 70 take him to the Emergency
hospital
George Baller. fory-seven years old.
lo "a street northwest. was overcome by
the heat this morning about 10 O'Clock
at TN and + streets northwest. He was
taken 10 Emergency Hospital
Charles Rose cOlorad nf Ia fol
10 the sidewalk with q heat stroke at ~
street and Missouri avenue this afternoon.
lie was taken 10 Casualty Hospital
Number of Deaths Reaches 500.
The loss OF more than 500 lives is to
be credited TO the great heat wave Of
July ! to 5. 1911, which official weather
tvices say will soon abate
The torrid period will be memorable in
Eeather annals for its wide extent, its
sng duration, its record dbreaking tenn
teratures In many places and the long
ist or fatalities which IL has caused
The hundreds OF news dispatches which
rites from the north Atlantic seaboard
vest 10 the plains states have exchanged
turing the past four days account, ac-
Nording 10 careful review, for the
ieaths OF 43l persons from the heat and
80 from drowning-a total OF 5I1
incomplete as the record is from the
idtture or many points to report specff-
cally the number OF such deaths il is as
serious showing as is remembered for
many years. IL not a record
The number OF prostrations is still
more difficult to compute, but from the
review OF the dispatches II appears that
thousands have been seriously overcome
by the heat in the great cities
Robert Chapman. colored, of 1O2S New
Jersey avenue was overcome Mt New
York avenue and North Capitol street a,
1890 O'Clock. He was taken to Freed.
mems Hospital
short time before. while walking a,
9th and streets northwest. A. c. John.
son, an employe of the navy yard. was
overcome. He was aided to a nearby
drug store. where he received medical at
tention.