The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-30
SIX FRUSTRATED
BY RECORD HEAT
City Ambulance Kept Busy Re-
viving Men Who Are Over
come at Work.
SEVERE HEAT EVERYWHERE
Kansas City Gets the Record,
With 100 Degrees Washing
ton Second, With oS.

Six prostrations were reported to the
ponce yesterday as the result of what
IS generally conceded to have been the
hottest day in the summer up to date
Inc maximum temperature reported by
the Weather Bureau was 90. but the
sympathetic kiosk in Capitol Sou,re
showed that on the streets it was an
even ten degrees hotter. There was
day in June that showed o. but for
genuine collar willing sizzler yes
terday undoubtedly took first honors.
Certainly it caused more suffering
than any other day this summer, for
there have been relatively few pros
trations reported hcretofore; but ves-
. terday the city ambulance was kept
dashinG through the streets all day
long to tho relief of men who dropped
at their work as though shot
The most serious injury reported
was sustained by r. NJ Gentry. twenty
| five years old Of 1918 North Twenty
fourth Street. He was working on
the new building of the Southern EN-
press Company on South Seventh
street, and was standing on Il step
ladder some twelve feet from the
ground when he was suddenly over
come and fell to the pavement. His
right shoulder blade was broken. and
he sustained injuries about the head
OF such nature that his condition
last night was reported as serious He
was treated by DR.. j. " Golfer, city
ambulance surgeon.
Fireman Overcome.
William NJ Poss. of Charlottesville
rs the fireman on the Chesapeake and
Ohio train which reaches the city at
1880 O'Clock in the morning. MIR Poss
kept on stoking the engine In spite
OF heat and fatigue until il pulled into
the station; then he collapsed He
was treated by Dr. Golfer and taken
to Grace Hospital in the city ambu-
lance.
c. l.. Atkinson, of 10 West Cary
Street, was overcome at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon while at work in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway round
house. The city ambulance surgeon
came to his rescue and he was resusci-
tatcd and left.
George Williams, colored. of 7os
Catherine street. was overcome while
working at 1906 stockton Street He
was also treated on the spot by DR..
Cofcr
Tom Wallace. colored. of 4l6 Hancock
street. was overcome at 1870 o'clock
i'm the afternoon while working at oifs
Hanover Avenue. He, too was treated
and left.
Robert Johnson colorcd. who is en-
ployed in quarry near the reservoir.
was overcome while walking from
work at about 1870 o'clock in the after
.
the city ambulance surgeon.
BrickIaycrs Quit.
Work At the new Richmond College
buildings in Wcsthampton was serious
ly inicrfcred with Eighteen brick
layers were put to work on the new
walls yesterday morning. but not one
OF them was able TO stand the strain
OF working in the fun glare OF the sun
They were overcome one by one. and
work for the day finally abandoned.
No prostrations were reported among
the horses and mules who do the heavy
Gray work on the steep and cobblc-
stoned streets Of the Richmond factory
district: but it was evident that there
was severe suffering among these faith
iui workers who cannot cuss the
weather nor knock off when they get
ready TO do SO Chief of Police Werner
Yesterday issued warning against
Overlooking OF teams during the eX-
ccasively hot weather and all owners
of horses should see that their drivers
comply with it.
The weather report shows that some
thing like Il universal heat wave swept
over the country yesterday, and Rich
'nond was by no means the worst suf-
tcrer. KANSAS City was the hottest
spot recorded, with 100 degrees for her
maximum temperature. Chicago, st
Louis and Oklahoma City all had 9S
indicating that the Middle Western
states are still hearing the brunt Of
the heat, as they have done all sum
mer.
Washington, which usually has near-
y the same temperature as Richmond.
was also in the 9S class Yesterday
The extreme heat in Richmond lasted
only a few hours. At noon the tenn
peraturc was %, and ii did not reach
ITS maximum until about an hour later.
while at o'clock in the afternoon n
providen.ial breeze came along ana
reduced it to ST.