Evening journal., 1918-08-08
SEVEN DEATHS AS
RESULT OF HEAT;
RELIEF IN STORM
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pired in the local hospitals and two Of
them died in their homes here.
Those whose deaths were reported
TO the coroner were:
Jacob Holland. a Negro. No aO3 Ken
nebec street, died at the Delaware
Hospital.
Arthur Horty, aged 55 years, en-
ployed at the Lynch Construction Com
pany's operation, at Front and Union
streets, a resident OF New York, died
at the Homeopathic Hospital
Lillian Keiffer, aged months. OF
Pennsvllle, N. j., died at the Delaware
Hospital.
James Jones, a Negro. aged 3 years
Of No. 800 East Sixth street.
farmer named Klnker, residing be-
low Churchman's Bridge. who died at
his home.
Anna Moore, aged Pi years. OF No. i2i
Ruth street
An unidentified white man. known as
Schneider, who fell exhausted on the
street and expired at the Delaware
Hospital.
Storm Breaks Heat Drive.
Last nights storm that broke the
back OF the heat offensive for a while,
started In the lower part Of the coun-
ty early In the evening, and hit Will
mington and vicinity about 10 o'clock,
although It reached It's greatest sever
| ity between IL and 4 O'Clock In VIII
mlngtOn, when rain accompanied the
high wind. Practically no damage was
done I'm Wilmington, but the wind
caused some damage along the New
Jersey shore and lightning spread
destruction In the lower part Of the
county. At Carneys Point pile
driver owned by Frank r. Jones, and
leased by Joseph jenkins. was blown
over by the sale early this morning.
The storm In the rural county earlier
In the evening seemed TO centre from
Mlddletown TO south Of Smyrna. Out
buildings on a farm owned by George
Thomas and tenRnLed by Bernard Davis,
at Blackstons Gross Roads, near Clay |
ton, were struck by lightning and de-
stroyed.
Lightning destroyed the barn on a |
farm near Cecilton. west Of Middle
town, and also on farm west Of Town
send.
Near Townsend lightning killed two
horses belonging 10 Richard 0once
and two COWS belonging to Walter
Hart, At Blackblrd a farmer by the
nGmO OF Hodson lost a cow that was
struck by lightning.
Tho record for heat In this city was
reached yesterday afternoon when the /
thermometer registered i06 legrees in
the shade at O'Clock. The warmest
place, according 10 Harry L. Maler, as
sistant city engineer, was IN the middle
Of King street, between Tenth and
Eleventh. Mr.. Maier laid a Thermometer
there for a short while about 4 O'Clock,
and within a short time Il had arisen
10 the i2i degree mark.
In fact the heat In the bed Of some
OF the streets was 80 great that the |
material used In paving started TO melt |
In some sections Of the olty.
Many horses, whose owners had them /
In service, suffered and 10 was no un-
common sight 10 see an animal down
with IFS driver bathing 10 TO revive II
One horse which had fallen into an
excavation 10 Miners Court at Front
and King streets, had 10 be shot during
the afternoon.
While the lightning I'm the county
was accompanied by a high wind, VIII
mlngtOn did not have much Of an cleo
trlcal storm. There was a refreshing
breeze about 20 O'Clock, but after mid
night a miniature gale sprung up and
shutters were banged all over the city.
The breeze brought welcome relief to
swelterlng thousands as II cOursed
through dwellings all over the city
Many persons opened all doors in ad-
dillon TO windows to let the wind
sweep through their homes and sweep
out the baked atmosphere.
The Ice famine that existed for
awhile on Tuesday night and yester-
day morning was overcome during the
day, when some OF the smaller man
ufaoturers turned out a new crop Of
ice, and the larger companies caught
up n their deliveries.
Members Of the Weccacoe Fire Com,
pany have brought relief to hundreds
of children during the torrid blast. The
fremen turn a plug stream loose on
Jackson street at Second and hundreds
of children get In the way OF the cool
Ing stream or spray from the hose and
in that way keep cool.
Edward Brashier. Of No. 500 Pine
street, was admitted to the Delaware
Hospital early this afternoon. overcome
with heat
Seven cases Of heat prostration were
reported last night from the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, most OF them being
slight. Four were more serious than
the others Elizabeth Wieband. OF 355i
North Ninth street, Philadelphia: Cor
neNus Lyth, Of Rockford Hall, VIII
mington; Mrs. Mary Deverell, Of 905
North Fifth street, Camden. n. J. The
first three persons were overcome by
the heat when waiting for the Wilson
Line steamer. They were treated aud
permitted TO go.
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