The Detroit times., 1912-07-09
HEAT VICTIM, HIS MIND A
BLANK, ROAMS STREETS IN
QUEST OF HIS own NAME
Leon Fecto, Suddenly Bereft in
Hot Sun of Memory, at Last
Identified By Wife
THREE OTHERS SUCCUMB
Showers Throughout the State
Make Their Way Around De-
troit-No Relief in Sight
HEAT VICTIMS.

II
Leon Fecto, Highland Park-Strlck
en- on Woodward-ave., with loss u
memory; St. Mary's hospital.
John Scnoltz-Succumbed to dizzy
spell on Congress-st.; ST. Mary's hos
pltal.
Louis WllIlams-Prostrated on
cadiIlac-sq.; ST.. Mary's hospital.
Leon Fecto, 81 years old, called al
ST. Mary's hospital. Monday, and
asked to be identified saying he had
lost his memory and didn't know who
ne-- was. Efforts TO bring back his
mind to its normal condition, failed
during the day. Towards midnight
his wife called and identified him. He
had been missing since Saturday, and
she hastened to the hospital on read
ing in the afternoon papers that a
man, who could not tell his name,
was In ST. Marys.
The moment that his wife spoke to
him, he recognized her voice and his
memory came back. He is now his
former self again, but very weak
from loss Of nourishment, having had
practically nothing to eat since he
left nome, Saturday. He will remain
IN the hospital until he recovers some
strength
81 was sunstruck when was three
years DID," said Fecto TO The Times,
as he lay on his cot in the hospital,
Tuesday morning, "and | think that
stroke caused me to lose my memory.
On Saturday | left our home on
Sturtevant-ave., Highland Park,
where we moved from my mother g
home, No. 649 Larned-st east, July
4, and came down town to buy some
screens. ! got the screens in a store
on Woodward ave. and came out to
return home. AS was walking
along Woodward-ave., In the hot sun,
suddenly lost my memory. | after
ward wandered about without know
ing anything until Sunday morning.
then knew that / was human be-
ing. but couldn't for the life Of me
identify myself. hoped to meet
someone whom | might know, but no
one came along. Finally, Monday
morning, ! made up my mind to come
to this hospital and try to find out
who 1 was"
The nurses tried all sorts OF sug-
gestions, Monday, TO revive his
memory. but TO no avail. A little
girl, whose first name was Jenny.
came into his ward to see relative
during the day. The mention of her
name brought to his mind the fact
that the name Of one Of his three
children was Genevieve. but he was
unable to tell her last name.
Fecto is a machinist by trade. and
worked for the Packard Automobile
Co. FOR some time. He is now ont
or position, having quit the Pack
ard Co. some days ago. He saws
this Is the first time he has ever
been stricken with loss os memory
In the future he plans tn keen o,t
OF the sun as much as possible.
John Scholtz, AZ years old suc.
cumbed to dizzy spell caused by the
heat. as he stood near an open ele.
vator gate in the Booth Storage plant
Slxth and Congress-sts.. Monday aft
ernoon, and fell down the shaft. gus
tanning serious, but not fatal INJURIES
de was taken to St Mary's hospital
Louis Williams, address unknown.
was prostrated by the heat on Cadil.
lac-sq., Monday afternoon, and was
sent to St Mary's hospital.
An unidentified man, arrested on
suspicion by Detectives Horrigan and
McCarty while trying to sell a val
unable shawl, fell unconscious from
the heat as he was being taken into
Central station and was removed to
the hospital.
No material change is to be expect
ed In the weather conditions for a
day OF TWO, according TO the weather
Office 1t will be generally fair and
warmer said the weather man, Tues
day morning. with conditions favor
able to occasional thunder showers;
Thunder showers are very uncertain
things, however. We had them az
over the state, Monday, but there was
none here In Detroit The mercury
is likely to stay well up in the eighties
and you can probably find Il consider
ably hotter than that on the street II
you are foolish enough to look for II
About the only relief that NAV be
expected is from the thundershowers
which will cool off things a bit II they
come. There was little drop In the
Temperatures, Monday afternoon. as a
result of the storms in the state. but
the relief did not last long HumiG..v
is somewhat above normal and Il Is.
likely to be muggy until the present
conditions are relieved. There Is no
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