The Washington herald., 1917-08-01
81 Die FROM HEAT
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continued warmer today ana PROBABLY
tomorrow" Some mention is made OF
gentle to moderate south and south
westerly winds, but even the most
optimistic fail to become appeased by
these annexations.
New York leads the country with
% deaths. Chicago and Cleveland
closely following with II and IA,
respectively. Eleven persons died
in Pittsburgh; seven in Philadel-
phia; FIVE are dead and six dying
in Detroit. and one in Rochester.
Should Old Sol, unsatIsfied with
the seasons humidity records which
he has already hung up here, as
well as in other sections of the
country, today try to squirt still
another lap forward in his annual
humidity race, he will undoubtedly
! leave in his wake tonight even
more besweltered and besizzled
| Washington than he did last night,
which holds the undisputed hot
test day" title of the year.
Hot" heat" humidity" and a
| few more alliterative words not
! quite so polite monopolized most
peoples vocabulary yesterday, the
consuming topic Of conversation
among them being the Weather
! Man and those fiery indignities
which are being blasted upon us by
/ his frisky and fractions devil-as-
sistants.
Great Suffering Here.
! washington's highest tempera-
I ture, 80, ranks from 4 to degrees
!
| cities in which SO many deaths
! have occurred. 1t is. however, 5
degrees higher than the tempera-
ture in Pittsburgh.
The boys in the boiler rooms can
at least strip to the waist" said
millionaire volunteer as he waited
! to call on a cabinet officer with the
! temperature we'll over one hundred.
But I've got to be fussy." and as
! the door was opened for him he
struggled into his damp coat and
| went in.
Secretary Daniels is a Southerner,
! and he stuck to coat, vest and cuffs
throughout the day. Secretary Lane,
| though a Texan. sat frankly at his
| desk In his half shirtsleeves. Sec
retary Redfeld's only compromise
with the heat was to leave the door
OF his office ajar. Secretary Baker
got down to the thinnest linen shirt
he could fine.
Student Officers Feel Heat.
Most of the $50 heat prostration
| cases in the ranks of the student
officers at Fort Myer occurred while
they were marching to Edsall, the
government rife range.
The fO1IOwin0 81
were reported at police headquarters.
None of them are thought to be
serious:
James Mcdowell. "A years old, U. S,
Soldiers Home, was stricken with heat
prostration at II o'clock yesterday
morning while at Eighth and F streets
northwest. He was taken to the EN-
ergency Hospital.
William H. Washington, colored, 50
years old, 1902 Vermont avenue north
west, was overcome by heat early
yesterday afternoon at Eleventh and
streets northwest. He was taken to
the Casualty Hospital.
Thomas Johnston, colored. 50 years
old. 1726 Fourth street northwest, suf-
fered from heat prostration while at
his home yesterday afternoon. He
was taken to Freedman's Hospital.
Dom Brooks, colored, 50 years old,
54 street. fell at Seventh and T
streets northwest. late yesterday aft
ernoon from heat prostration. He was
taken to his home in the auto-patrol
of the Eighth precinct.
Lester A. Williams, 10 years old,
1706 F street northwest, working on
a new building at 20 Fourteenth street
southwest, yesterday afternoon, was
overcome by heat. He was taken to
the Emergency Hospital.
Joseph Policy, 81 years old, 1877 Half
street southwest, overcome by heat
yesterday morning at Grinders Wharf,
Charles County, Nd, was brought to
the city on the steamer Volunteer and
lssnt to the Emergency Hospital
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