The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-18
HEAT KILLS EIGHT,
RELIEF Is IN SIGHT
Thunderstorm Halls Suffering
Somewhat. but Eighteen
Are Frustrated.
TWO COMMIT SUICIDE

Acrashing thunder storm accompanied
by nearly half an inch Of rainfall and a
wind from the west that whistled
through the streets al a rate OF seventy
two miles an hour came to rescue Of
the heat stricken city yesterday after
noon. but not In time to prevent eight
deaths, two OF them suicides. and slgh-
teen p~rostrations.
Heat and humidity started early in
the day to climb to a new record OF dis
comfort for the 5000. 600 perspiriag city
dwellers, and at 3 Yesterday afternoon
the mercury reached IS degrees wavered
and slowly retreated as the gathering
clouds approached from the west. The
humidity reached its high water mark
far earlier In the day. II was % at :
A. NJ, but dropped slowly until At }
i. NJ. when IL reached rs lowest point.
40. After the storm the mercury climbed
slowly Hp a few degrees. but It's ambition
to establish a new altitude record for
September had been shattered by the
storm.
Washington torecasters last night
offered a pleasing weather menu Fair
and cooler Saturday sunday fair mod
crate northwest winds"
Those who died from the Cfcc's NJ ne
heat In Brooklyn were:
HARRY BECKER. so. - Atlantic avenue,
cHRRLEs MccuLLouGH. s. q; Fifty
HENRY PIoss. >, 2s5 Me,-o,- ,,-s.t.
MRS. MARY SMITH -. 10 Pacific
street; vas found d-.d IN A chair oy her
HARRY SMITH, So. jumped oa' O, q
window in the KINGS County h',pi;aa.
STEPHEN HENSESsY. IS. iss Prospsc,
,Sg ipsstE .ouTe asrs fist go P Gt; Ha;i.r
street; fell from a dock At the foot Of
! clinton street. Brooklyn. and was
JOSEPH ixcoRBAI IS. e rr'or street:
killed by a fan from Tho s;oop % hts
home.
The sudden wind and ralnstorm tina;
swept the city during the ate afternoon
caused several accidents.
When the rain started 20 fan \ dozen
or more women on top ot a FIN avenue
bus hurried down the winding stairs,
As the vehicle reached EiEhty-siNth
street an elderly man who refused 10 give
his name started to cross the avenue.
Joseph Gallagher. the driver, swcrvea
the car and Il skidded on the wet pave
ment and crashed INTO the curb Five
women who were Oh the stairs. one with
a six-months-old baby. were knocked
down. All were attended hy p- Mu-r,
who was passing. and Or Gross o.
Flower Hospital
While adjusting a I've wire "a the
power house Of the New York and Queens
Electric Railroad Company on Franklin
street during the storm. Charles Jassen.
So, OF 9is Tar Alst avenue. Astoria. was
shocked 20 death
In Brooklyn within \ few minutes
bolts Of lightning struck TWO f~agpoles
on buildings clos" to the Borough Han.
The pole m the Phoenix Fire Insurance
Building at l5 Court street was first
hurled to the street and later another
bolt shattered the pole on the Garfield
Building at 20 Court street.
While hurrylng home IN the rain Mr..
and Mrs. Walter MCDouEal OF 81 LenoN
road stepped IN front Of IN auto rur
by otto Teigler OF 235 Palmetto street
at Flatbush and eaton and Watkins
avenues To avoid them he swerysd and
crashed into n horse and wagon. throw
ing the driver, Abe Brenherg, TO tn.
street. Mrs. McDougal was also hi and
her left forearm was fractured. Bren.
berg was taken to the Kings County
Hospital with internal injuries.