The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-10
TEN LIVES
HEATS f6tt IN
LAST FEW HOURS
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has collected peayy toll " human
life, brought death in varied 9oUms 70
many more Detroit people, Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning, the
list OF victims III the last few hours
4 totaling ten.
Martin kupkowski So years old, Of
No, 625 Eiglteenth,st,, plunged head
\ long down the cellar stairs OF his
lhome, early Wednesday morning,
while wandering about the house,
dazed by the heat, by Which he was
overcome. Tuesday, while working
! for the d. p. w.
The man started for the bathroom
OF his home. but was in such dazed
condition, that he pulled open tho
cellar door, and pitched down 10 the
bottom OF the stair His skull was
mot fractured, out ne sustained a con
cussiou OF the brain and died shortly
lafterWard Coroner Burgess was call.
ed, and decided that the heat was re.
| sponsi5le for the mans fatal plunge
! William Stefan. 80 years old, jan
! tor OF the Chez Moi apartments No.
1910 Chenr-su. plunged TO his deatf
| from the roof Of the apartment while
/ he was Tying to escape the intense
heat by ke4ping on the roof, early
/ WedHesday/inorning His skull was
1 fractured mis- jaw bro ken, and his
! face crushed.
/ He died in St Mary's hospital short.
ily after being taken there Is police
t6uto. Stefan's Wife, who was sleep.
! ing on the third floor OF the building,
( was in ignorance Of the accident until
/ Stefan's body was found by a citizen.
! The laborer who was overcome az
/ Graham-ave. and the Wabash railroad,
! Tuesday afternoon, and who died In
1 Solvav hospital. was identified We'd
nesday morning, as Relnhold Leschef-
ske, OF No 1855 Twenty-fifth-st vii.
( liam Hemmen and Charles Young,
employees OF the d. p. W., identified
/ the man In the county morgue
The man who was overcome by the
heat IN the Otis Elevator company
plant. Army and Green-aves, Tues
! day and who died In Providence hos
/ pital was identified Wednesday morn
I ing as Adam Gyrisif, SO years old, Of
! No. "A Vanderbilt-aye He had started
! 10 work at the elevator company
! Tuesday morning, and had worked
only a few hours when stricken with
\ the fatal heat stroke. He had lived
! In Detroit only two weeks. Coroner
/ Burgess obtained the Identification
! Wednesday.
Philip Yusler, 46 years old, who
! boarded In the home OF HIS sister, at
! No 342 Grandy-ave., ended his life
with carbolic acid, early Wednesday
morning The man had been drink
! ing and the alcohol In his system
made him a ready victim for the heat
wave The man became delirious, and
/ drained the contents OF a vial OF car,
| borlic acid. lie died in Grace hospk
! tai. early Wednesday morning.
Mrs Mary Wisniewski, SO years Old,
OF No 264 Twenty eighth-st., Mas
found dead on the floor OF her home,
/ Wednesday morning, and the fact that
! the house was In great disorder, from
house cleaning operations led TO an
alarm to the police that the woman
had been a victim OF foul play. Cor
oner Rothacher and four detectives
rushed to the scene, but found that
the aged woman had died of a com
! plication of heart disease and heat
prostration.
The discovery of an empty rowboat,
with the oars In the oar-locks, float
ing Oft the head OF Peche island, gives
hint OF drowning mystery In Lake
St clair
w II. GILL keeper OF the Peche isl
and light. found the boat, which is
painted white trimmed with red, and