Evening star., 1918-08-08
AS a result OF the refreshing thun


AS a result OF .fhe refreshing thun-
derstorm which broke the heat wave
! here last night. the temperature
dropped to normal today. Washing
tonians who sweltered for the past
| two days looked more natural as they
went about their tasks this morning.
Prof. A. ]. Henry. forecaster. of the
weather bureau, said 1t was practically
certain that the thermometer. would
not reach the 100 mark today. asit did
Tuesday and yesterday. Despitsi tie
lower temperatures and a; slight
breeze. the humidity was above normal
during the morning hours, and caused
considerable discomfort.
Prof. Henry said the storm which
brought relief to Washington last
night was purely local, and did not
extend farther than Blltimore. Penn
fering from extremely high tempera-
lures this morning, but showers are
forecast for those states during the
day. In Philadelphia it began to rain
at 10 o'clock this morning.
Temperature ss at 1 Pm.
I
afternoon in the downtown section of
the city was only 80. compared with
100 for the same time yesterday. The
degree of humidity was higher, how
ever, intensifying the heat. At the
weather bureau at l o'clock the tenn
perature was only SIS.
Thunder showers, are expected again
tonight TO cool New England and the
middle Atlantic coast region. where
! the scorching heat wave persisted to-
day after temporary relief last night
| through widely scattered wind and
rain storms. 80
only temporary relief Is in sight
however. The weather bureau fore
casters say another low" is devel-
! oping over Alberta, Canada, and COM
| ing eastward, threatening to send the
mercury up to marks equaling the rec
ords set yesterday and Tuesday.
Four More Prostrations.
Four cases of heat prostration were
reported to the police yesterday after
noon just prior to the rain. Carroll
Moore. colored. 1926 New Jersey ave-
nue., about o'clock yesterday after
noon was found unconscious at 5th
and E streets by park policeman.
! He was taken to Casualty Hospital,
where physicians said he was suffer-
ing from heat exhaustion. He re-
gained consciousness and probably will
recover.
seventh precinct was overcome by
heat about $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon while on duty at Wisconsin
avenue and street. He was given
first aid at the Office of police sur
geon.
While working on a new building at
Sd and Taylor streets James Stewart.
colored, 14c3 T street, was overcome
by heat about $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Police took the sick man
to Freedmen's Hospital
Albert Burgess, colored. 2105 NJ
street, was overcome while at Both
and X streets about 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. He was treated at
iGeorgetown University Hospital.
Highest Is 1O41s Degrees.
The highest temperature recorded
at the weather bureau yesterday was
| 1041s degrees at 4:30 o'clock. The
kiosk. in the sun on Pennsylvania
avenue, registered 112 at o'clock. At
6 o'clock the kiosk dropped to 109 and
two. hours later, when the rain began
| to fall, it went down with a rush to 80.
At 10 o'clock it was only so. At the
weather bureau at 10 o'clock last night
the thermometer registered only IS de-
grees.
Because of the temporary nature of
the sbig war Office. buildings in the
Mall and Potomac Park, the top floors
of the: structures became almost. un-.
tenable from the heat yesterday after
noon. A number of bureau chiefs dis.
missed their woman employees an hour
ahead OF time. :" ,E.i
The street car companies followed.
the privilege. accorded to police, in
forming motormen they could dis
card their coats during the hot hours
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