The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-19
TWO HEAT REGISTRATIONS
WHILE CITY SWELTERs
Thermometer Climbs to Ninety
three, With No Relieving
Breeze.
FAIR WEATHER FOR TO-DAY
Three Other Cities Claim Higher
Records Than Richmond Made.
Ambulance Surgeon Is Kept Busy.
Horses Suffer From Intense Heat.

YESTERDAY Was another sweltcriug
la, The sort of day when we'll people
complain and the i'll become fcverish
enc fretiul, and when the world gen
orally iS in a bad humor If employers
spoke sharply to stenographcrs. 1T was
on account OF the sitting weather. If
stch"rr0phCrs said behind their en-
pioyers' backs that tie employers were
''boncheads' and that they. the Ste
nographcrs. didn't give :, hang if they
did misspcll a word. that. too. was on
account Of The weather. Much has TO
hc forgiven and forgotten on account
OF the weather. ana ii there be no other
excuse the su!try heat always stands
III good stead
There were two heat prostrations yes
;er'ay. further proof that It was cx-
ceedingly hot and that IL was more cx-
cccdinSiy sulty. j. y. Hawkins, colored
who lives at. King street. Barton
Heights. after he had passed coal all
day. wen; into a barber shop on Sew
cntecnth street 10 get a haircut and
"have He had no sooner taken his
sea, than the ceiling began to como
down and the floor to come up. and just
~ he was about 20 be crushed between
he lost consciousness When again he
opened his eyes and saw that the world
was fair and good place to live In.
, DR.. III : stern, City Hospital am
bulaace surgeon, was bending above
him. and Hawkins smcllcd the sweet
fragrance OF ammonia. He tottered
feebly TO his feet, but was unable to
keep steady gait, and was taken
home in the ambulance
DRIVER FAINTS AFTER
BEING LONG IN sun
A like fate befcll II. Nelson. colored.
or 1922 North Twentieth street "a team
ster lie had driven about the city all
| morning. and when at last he reached
Governor and Franklin Streets and
was ready TO start out on another trip.
the sky became green and gradually n
shadow doomed across the sun. In II
moment tho earth sank away from him.
darkness developed all. and he heavt<i
heavy sigh. Friends lifted him into
the GOODNESS of a doorway. and min
isterinS angel appeared In the person
of DR.. Stern. The young physician
called upon the spirits of ammonia.
and Nelson, too. came back from his
| dark dream. and was glad to find the
earth firm beneath his feet ana the six
no longer bottled green. He was
| able To 20 home without aid, and
| curtscyed low to DR.. Stern as he left
| In Richmond yesterday the mercury
never hesitated until II reached the
93 points in the :ubc. And there IT lin
gcred until the sun went down in the
west and night came to brood upon
the hills. But even after the coming
of night there was but little relief
and people sweltcrcd as they vainly
! - ~ 'i'-SP GU " ''' w 'ii' 'iNCltt
sleave of care. From the idling James
! there came no breeze, and even upon
| Chimborazos top there was hardly am
| air TO soothe and please.
And yet Richmond was not quite so
| hot as three other cities dotted upon
the map. In Oklahoma tho Their
! mometer registered 96 degrees: in
Spokane il was % degrees, and IN
Charleston the mercury stopped only
at "a. To-day II Will be fair again.
! with perhaps a breeze from the wild
and woolly West.