The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-21
HEAT KILLS
THREE IN
TWO DAYS

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"a hen 50 was registered
Throughout the day perspTiug IN.
mainly longed FOR nighttaa expect.
.-g hat with the sunset some 70.
HrS would come But porches which
usually afford some comfort after
tho sun has ceased ~ pour is hot
rats upon hem Afforded none al all
and hundreds sought relief in yards
and parks
The rivers and lakes were
rhronEed from eariy morning until
ls.s AZ night Belle Isle attracted
near record breaking crowd Esti
mates place The number OF persons
who crossed the new bridge az So
GOO. and the Belle Isle boats were
loaded 20 capacity all day long car
ry.ng people 20 the island
Au'omobihsts who found no re-
lief ir motoring along he dry coun.
try roads. went 20 the island in
grea, numbers II was estimated
that there were fully 50 machines
crossing The bridge every Eve min
u'es. The upper end Of the Island
where automobiles. are given full
privilege % parking and driving
Nas literally covered with cars.
The bathing beaches were
thronEed even as much as they were
on July 80. when the weather broke
all IOcsl records for several years
past. going as high As 9S Long
lines % persons waited their turn
The police maintained good order
Minor accidents kept Or G A.
Thomas. surgeon in charge of the
central police station busy az the
Belle Isle hospital quarters f j.
Marion 20 % No = Beard ave
and John Jones. 3 ot 80 $40
. Cheue-s'.. were rescued from drown.
ing, the pulmo'or being used
Marion 20, into deep water AZ
the head az The island and Jones
went % bis rescue When assist
ance reached The NO men. Marion
Vas unconscious and Jones com
pletely exhausted
John Fi'zsimmons. "a. % No 30l
Hurlog' ave. injured his rtgh' hand
badly IN opening bottle % pop and
August Ri'genauer 40 1923 Ellery
a, stumbled into hole and
spra nod his right ankle
Every excursion boat which left
7 the r.ty SUNDAY AIS loaded 10 capac-
4 fly Estimates place ,hs number
who patro0iz,d he d.ncrert lines al
I 90. 900 The bigyeat day in tho point
OF patronage Tor any Auzus sunday
in history. vas recorded so large
were The croe!# which vent from
Detroit to Boz Rlsnc park. the
: steamer Ste Clair had % make an
extra trip 20 g@r them az home
The present hot rueu. which star
ed The middle ~ lar week ~.th Is
gradual Ii-o In temperature from
day M tas had reached An uncom.
Portable mark by saturday noon,
when the mercury climbed 20 - Re
lief came in the ate moon however,
when a gradual drop Sent the mer-
curry down % - degrees, due 20 an
electrical storm
/ Lightning caused The death 81
Samuel Galaus -. ~ NJ p Park
vier.ave when no vas struck while
standing near The lighthouse a. the
head Of Belle Isle His hat Vas
. shredded. pair Of new shoes were
torn from hl- feet and a package
OF cigarettes which he had were
burned UP. George IS Brick No -
Avalon ave, AM Fred Burch. %
Avalon ave. Highland Park. were
driving by a. tho time and saw
Calaus killed Galaus was employed
/ By the Diamond Manufacturing 60.
Tile ice and ice cream famines.
which had been source 81 such
annoyance during the hot spell in
July. were overcome his weekend
by the fact that Ice men and Ice
cream dispensers were hotter pre-
pared for The big d"mgnd How
ever. many homes which were IN
able 10 store up an ample supply OF
ice Saturday were inccnvenienced
and there were many frantic ap
pcals for ice made 10 the ice com
panies during he day.
Alfred Paris, OF 392 Eenlteau.ave
inotorman on the Myrtle line
drove his car into the rear end OF
another car near Water Work
Park iniuring several persons, Sun
day. when he vas overcome by the
heat.