The Detroit times., 1916-07-21
Wind and Lightning
Cause Damage in
Outskirts.
The Mercury's Story.
Friday

|tE RCbtSl kbOAh tht tAANbAN $780,
y. which had prevailed since July Il,
came a. last, Thursday afternoon.
and weatherman Conger received a
balated vindication.
Detroiters had begun TO give up
hope OF a break In the weather,
h especially an the thermometer as
csnded almost to the high mark OF
the season early In the afternoon.
AZ a:lG o'clock. the mercury reg
lstered 81 degrees, which Is only
one point less than the maximum
1or this summer. The 92-degree
N mark OF last Saturday stu stands.
While this record was not reached.
q he mortality list was swelled by
The deaths Of eight persons from
ne heat. making an even score OF
u lsaths for the Today period.
Several OF the victims passed
away with the coming OF the re
4 lrsshing Eephyfs in the later after.
1oon. Death claimed Jacob Magre-
4 k1avcz. SIS. in the city receiving hos
r1kal Thursday night. Magre-
Il kiAwcx, who resided at No. rs Han
I oockAve.. was Frustrated In the aft.
4 uEaoon- Overcome while at work
"A e his trade of bricklayer, william
s. yung. %. Of No. ~ Clayron-ave..
4 11ed In his home late In the evening.
The latest case reported was that
= Jacob weis, ~ years old. Hav-
Il - 10 home, weis sought rest and
a o1Gntee from the heat in the hayloft
ID ~ barn In the rear Of No. 2sl
ga D6AAso. There his dead body was
Il nno q 3 O'Clock. Friday morning.
D 0Cru0er Rothacher says the mans
0oo11 was due TO the heat.
u nothaoAer responded to IL calls
Aursday. which was one OF the
v 1ngisst days OF his career as cor.
a ono9. Several Of the deaths tha;
y - Investigated were caused BY the
heat. Every slab in the county
Uoegue was filled Thursday.
The death OF weis. who was the
q lnet Of the heat victims 10 die
brought the total for the duration
VI % the warm wave up to Il. Thi.
y makes m average of more than two
Dor day. which probably Is the high
- mortality record from the same
eaass IN Detroit
The prostretions Of Thursday In
lo6ed MaEur Kicurz, an employt
- the ID. r. w. He was removed
- De city receiving hospital. where
- recovery II expected. In Har
3 ~ hospital In William Peckham
II ~ - DEARBORN. He was overcome
81 wA0e directing q gang of men In
- construction Of q new Edison
\ oan1fng corner Of Woodward and
! Ccrtjna1-evss.. Highland Park.
Inc breath from the north pole
$3.50 ~ wind nurriss Thursday AZ
eesAeoa. Shortly before O'Clock
eAo sun became obscursd and the
vagsant brssaes gathered force and
& oWepe Oves the city n gusts that be-
* ooksne1 : small hurricane.
To ~ vas heavy with rain
eeen1a, ~ very littls Of the coveted
MnoGepto III IA the scorched down.
n oouu l1gh1oG \ Nv large drops
s1Dh4eoo4 1orV ana there. While
X NJ een1A1lxlng sxhihitjon was on In
n - AHn4ewn and east side dis
& n3oee teppns IN the northern and
yootegnr oookions of the city were
uo01u4 ~ generous downpour.
3 - ~ - torrents ct the Detroit
E DeosQ ypaGS. Belle Isle vas favored,
& - lN1Q6h none fen on the main
1aaA ,St ~ sast side.
- x1DctSS6al eiement OF the
e&orIp g1Up1sl several line. Of the
1ntogpN - eGr seEvioe, Including the
Mint 6lH1Doua. ~ d. J. 4 C. road "a
3ocko>n snna the Pontiac and Or
G16r1 1xko olv1sssns.
* ue)|Dk4 Aouss, the home OF the
01B9oe Cn(ny society at Pine lake
ooNu) 1nBine the storm Grace
"A 0oooo oDo93oo 3 serious blaze BY
$3.50 ~ 49, exttnsuisher. IA q
- - ~ Was split and the tele
11sno - slsotric light services
oouUoD1SIly put out Of commission
- imitation storm didn't las
\ oPop4 while. but the Temperature
~ aooeecjAhly iessened. descend
~ - ~ degrees at a:45 to n a
= =. A. . p N. the thermoms
Y ~ oeobd q "a. and there II remain
un1lb > o'clock IN the morning
- (Ha mark was 70. Al Z and
<(tock Friday morning the temper
MT was II degrees.
Mr. Congrr says that the break
1nly temporary. and that Detro
~ coaflnue to have warm weaths
Gurne time. -
no - ~ peculiar freakish twist
- <neoatensd storm manifesto
* NJ a