Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-30
MANY FRUSTRATED
2. ON HOTTEST DAY
City Swslters as Thermometer
Scars to Ninety-eight-No
Relief Predicted.
HEAT VICTIMS.

HEAT NttIImss
william DoIIinger. 400 Bank street.
Orazio Couzza, 80 Fourteenth avenue.
Charles II. schraRt. 800 south
Seventh street.
Miss Rebecca MuIk, 47O bergen
street.
Edith Elliot. 20 BrooIkside avenue.
PntroImnn Alexander Cleveland. AZ
North Third street.
The thermometer scared to aS de-
grees at noon today, registering the
hottest day of the year. At that hour
the humidity was go per cent. making
the weather very depressing. A num-
ber of horses were overcome by the
heat In various parts of the city, but,
despite the torrid weather, only one
case of q person being prostrated was
reported
At o'clock this morning the tenn
perature was 73 degrees. 1t rose %
n degrees at 7 o'clock, after which
the heat increased rapidly until . e
98 mark was reached, at noon. South
westerly winds prevailed, with q We
locity of five miles an hour. The
temperature at noon today was 20
degrees hotter than at the same hour
on July 80, 1912.
Little prospect of relief from the
heat wave Is held out by the weather
observers at the local High School
bureau. The forecast is: Fair to-
night and probably Thursday; con-
tinued warm weather"
Six victims of the heat were report
ed to the police today. William Dollin-
ger, of 406 Bank street, was overcome
while working on an automobile shed
in the rear of 56 Roseville avenue.
While working In a building at so
Bigelow street. Orazio Corizza, 80
years old, of 80 Fourteenth avenue,
vas overcome by the heat shortly be-
fore noon today. He was removed to
the City Hospital in the City Hospital
ambulance. His condition is not seri-
Gus.
Another victim of the heat was
Patrolman Alexander Cleveland. of
the traffic squad, who was overcome
while on duty this afternoon at the
-Four Corners. DIR. p. II. Edwards,
of 113 Summit street, happened to
be passing at the time and admins
tered first aid methods to the
stricken bluecoat. Cleveland was re-
moved to his home, at AZ North Third
street, by DR.. Edwards in the latter 8
automobile.
Charles f. Schrafft. "a years old, of
1886 South Seventh street, was over
come by the heat while at work in
Mangels & Schmidt's bakery, at 2i9
Hunterdon street, shortly before noon
today. He was taken TO the City
Hospital in the Fourth precinct auto
patrol. His condition is not serious
Miss Rebecca Mulk, Is years old. of
470 Bergen street, was overcome by
the heat while working in Weingarten
Brothers corset factory at 393 High
street shortly after noon today. She
was taken to the City Hospital in the
ambulance. Condition not serious
Edith Elliott, 25 years old, of 90
Brookside avenue. Iryington, was
overcome by the heat while working
In the factory of the De Bevoise Cor
set Company, at Plane and Academy
streets, this afternoon. She was re-
moved to the City Hospital in the am
bulance. Her condition is considered
serious.
The victims of the heat yesterday
taken to the City Hospital were able
to return today to their homes, with
the exception of Frederick Jones, of
Is Reservoir place.
Mary Conklin, of 12 Burnet street;
James Glenn. of 81 Hartford street,
and Michael Frommer returned to
their homes fully recogersd.