Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-11
SHOWER COOLS CITY
Sends Mercury Downward IL
Nick of Time.
LESS WARM THAN CANADA
Washingtonians Who Have Remain
ed at Home Are Lucky-Heat
Wave to Continue.

With a temperature at 1 o'clock thi.
afternoon of IS degrees-off1cial, mari
you,-and the atmosphere cooled and
cleared by the brisk shower that drench
ed at least great part Of the city early
this afternoon. Washington was, perhaps.
one of the most comfortable cities in the
east in which to be. To be sure, the mer-
curry at noon had climbed to "a degrees
and at 1890 o'clock had gone even
little higher. but that shower did the bust
ness causing a drop OF six or seven
degrees in as many minutes
other showers are promised for late
this afternoon. tonight and tomorrow
but they will all be local. This after
moons brisk sprinkle Disseminated IN
it's precipitation. the northeast and ex-
IRENE southwest parts OF the city be-
ing left out in the dry.
Cooler Than in Canada.
Neutrality-suspicious. who have gone to
Canada to get away from hot weather
might better have stayed right at home
The temperature registered in Montreal
Yesterday was Sc degrees. and through
out the entire region surrounding the
Canadian city the heat was equally Sc
we're.
In WASHINGTON the official temperature
yesterday was ninety-two degrees. foul
degrees cooler than in Canada. During
the entire day only two heat prestration:
occurred in the city, these being minOl
cases. Harry Switzerland Of 1413 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest was over
come about noon in Executive avenue
and was treated at Emergency Hospital
Louise Melton, a negro. of lI4 Haye!
5 O clock last evening at 18th street ant
New York avenue northwest, and wal
also taken to Emergency Hospital fol
treatment. Neither case was serious.
Overcome by Heat.
Anderson Brown, a negro. residing al
116 / street southeast, was overcome b!
the heat this morning about $50 O'CLOCK
while working in a sewer at Georgia
avenue and Upshur street northwest. HI
was taken to Freedmen's Hospital.
Thus far not a single death has &C
CURED in Washington as the result OF the
warm weather, and the few prostratfoni
reported have been OF minor importance
yielding readily to treatment at the nos
pitfalls or at patients homes.
Yesterdays heat reached its maximum
ninety-two degrees, at 3 o'clock yester
day afternoon. From that point the mer
ing accelerated by the strong breeze tina
came up about 8 o'clock last night. ant
the brisk shower that followed about II
O'Clock. BY the latter hour the tempera
ture had gone down to seventy-two de
grees.
Further showers are forecast for toda,
and tomorrow. though. like last night.
precipitation, they will be local in char
acter Market gardeners and farmer
In and about the District report crops
to be In need OF rain. and showers, how
ever light. will be welcome.
Heat Wave to Continue.
The weather bureau promises no ma
terial relief from the present high tenn
peratures for several days to come. Th'
heat wave. according to the forecaster
has not attained its maximum. and warn
weather will continue at least until thu
end Of this week, relieved here and there
in spots. by purely local showers. posi-
bly, heavy in places.
The entire Atlantic seaboard. from
Tampa to Boston. is gripped by the hea,
wave. Tampa and Boston had identfca
temperatures. 90 degrees. Portland. Me.
timore the official mark was 81 degrees
Philadelphia having the same tempera-
ture In New York, however. the maxi.
mum was 90 degrees, a single point
lower than for the preceding day.
Toward the west the heat seems to bt
abating, as Pittsburgh had S6-degre,
weather. while in Chicago the highes
mark was "a degrees The death lis
from heat prostrations. for the country
east of the Mississippi attained q total
with yesterdays cases, of ITO.
Speaks for Horses.
The washington Humane Society
through its secretary. John p. Heap, ant
its president, w. 8. Hutchins, has ISSUED
an appeal to owners and drivers Of
work horses, in which care and thought
fulness toward the horses are urged dur
ing the warm weather.
The society asks merchants to give spe
cial orders to their delivery Wagon
drivers not to push their horses to to,
speed nor to burden them with heavy
loads. Drivers Of brick and stone wag
ons and other heavily loaded vehicles
are urged to make their long trips, al
far as possible, in the early morning O.
late afternoon. All drivers are urged I,
rest their animals as often as possible
| and to water them frequently.