New Britain herald., 1917-08-02
Greatest Toll in Yea
 Exacted by Humid and High Temper ture--Others Affect
FACTORY WORKERS
 AGAIN AT LEISU1

Landcrs, Frary & Clark Empld
 Find Notice of Closing Posted
 Gates This Morning-Other P1
 Obliged to Dismiss Men and Wo1
 Early This Afternoon-Parks
 rooms Again. .r
 Seven deaths due to the excee heat today and yesterday is the tid reported by Medical Examiner HI A. Elcock. Children are suffe greatly with the high temperature it is feared that the toll of infant the next few days will be very h The excessive use of strong alcoA beverages is very dangerous undsr| isting conditions and the physicl have issued advise against over-fn gence.
 One victim had been dead abol11 hours, when his body was discoN in a badly decomposed condition. ing Mott, 45 years old, the man question, was taken i'll yestA1 morning and was assisted to his T on the top floor of Rogers Blocl PIP Main street. He was found in bed this morning about II o'cl Mott was single, employed at Stanley, Rule and Level company. is said to have a brother, who hol| responsible place with the Peck, & Wilcox company of Southin1 J. M. Curtin & Co. have charge of body and although funeral arra1 ments have not been announced. ial will be as soon as possible. Gustave Holman, 83 years oldI 157 Dwight street, died this morl at the home. of his daughter, | John A. Carlson Death is sa.d have been due to d com bination o1 heat and old age. He was born Sweden but has lived in this city 20 years. He leaves two daugl1D Mrs. John A. Carlson of this city Mrs. Gustave Sandman of Hartf| The funeral will be held at 1 o'c Saturday afternoon from the ho Rev. J. F. Klingberg will officl Burial will be in Faiiview cemeter T. Davata Bonesella, the 3 yeard month old son of MT. and Mrs. Eli erick Boneselia, died of the heat morning at the home of his par on Derby street. The funeral held this afternoon with burial tn new Catholic cemetery.
 John R. Farrow, 39 years o1A5 silversmith in the employ of L4n1 Frary & Clark, was found dead 1As at the Hotel Basset yesterday He been in the city for about s4 months, coming here from Walli ford. He leaves a wife, who is ployed as nurse in an asylum Taunton, Mass, and one child. cording to the Medical Exa miner Fl ny A. Elcock, death was due to Il prostrauon. Undertaken M. J. K ney has charge of the body and notified the mans wife. Farrow member of the Moose.
 There were three other deaths to the heat during the afternoon evening" The first death to be rept ed was. that of Michael KAkman 644 Main street. which occurred 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon a few hours illness. He was 64 ye old and employed in the japnnu room at one of the local factories. worked on Tuesday, but compl4i of the heat and was unable to eat On returning from work the evening at II o'clock he beca and Dr. George H. D ton was called to attend him. realized that it was impossible to sd the mans life for when he attempt to take the mans temperature, heat of his body was so great thai broke the thermometer. Although doctor advised the mans wife children to have him taken to hospital, they failed to do so and died without regaining consciougn
 Joseph Palfermer, 45 years old, lived at the Hotel York, was second victim, dying about o'clock. He has been employed the Humason & Beckley division Landers, Frary & Clark's but didss1 work yesterday. He has been living the hotel for about four months n told several of his acquaintan} among the boarders yesterday that was not feeling well. He had fai1 ing spell late in the afternoon and efforts to resuscitatc him failed.
 Policeman William O'Mara was cal m and he ill turn notified police hea quarters, requesting that the ann lance be sent to the hotel in hur but when it arrived he was dead. Edward $. Grace was called in on ,ase, but said that there was nothf hat could be done for the man. IT termer leaves a sister, Mrs. Herb1 Webster of l9 West Pearl street.
 Funeral arrangements have not oeen completed.
 Another death due to the heat night was that of William CailAhl {5 years old, who died at his bcar4tI