Evening star., 1924-06-21

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heat in washington this year. He
toppled over on the street and was
rushed to Emergency Hospital, where
it was said although his condition
was serious he probably would re-
cover. The other three prostrations
to be reported to the police were as
follows:
Millard w. Wheeler. forty-seven
years old, 231 Sth street southeast.
who was stricken while delivering
mail at South Carolina avenue and
6th street southeast. He was taken to
Casualty Hospital. Physicians said
his condition is not serious. Fair
banks Austin, nineteen, $3.50 Sherrer
place. was overcome while working
on Conduit road. He was treated at
Emergency Hospital. William j..
Burke, jr.. fiftytwo, of Hampton, Va.
who was found Frustrated at 9Th and
z streets early this morning. He
was taken to Gallinger Hospital.
where physicians say his condition
is serious.
william f. Cook. aged thirty-on
years. 1851 North Capitol street, was
overcome by heat today while work.
ing at Sd and r streets northeast.
Robert Miller, aged nineteen years,
was stricken by the heat in a camp
at Bethesda, Md, this morning, and
Jenny Hockaday, aged thirty-two
years, II street, was overcome by
heat while at home. All were taken
to Emergency Hospital.
Lena Fletcher, 1903 F street north
east, was overcome at North Capitol
and H streets while waiting for a
street car She was taken to Sibley
Hospital.
"a ut Noon Today.
The highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 95 degrees, a 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. Although this morn
at the same hour yesterday, by noon
the mercury had scared to "a, and
the absence of any appreciable wind
gave promise of yesterdays record
for the year being reached, if not
passed, unless the weather forca ster's
promise of relief came early in the
afternoon.
The temperatures numerated above.
however, were taken at the weather
bureau. When the thermometer there
read 95 yesterday, the mercury in the
kiosk on Pennsylvania avenue rose
steadily until it touched los degrees,
and there was every indication that
the streets for awhile, at least, again
today.
West Also Scorched.
Washington was on the very brink
of cooler weather. While virtually
all parts of the country north and
east OF mere nave DeeH enjoying
temperatures many degrees cooler,
have been scorching with the National
Capital. The explanation. says the
weather forcaster, is simply that the
north has been getting easterly winds
from off the ocean, while the south
and west has been swept by land
winds from the northwest.
Present Weather Is Freak.
One of the strange. freaks of the
present weather, MIR. Mitchell addes
is that the cooler sections were swept
by thunderstorms and showers while
the hot states. which should have or
dinarily expected electrical displays
had none. Thunderstorms have
already broken the heat wave in the
west, however, and severe thunder
storms should reach Washington this
the night, completely smashing the
backbone of the torrid spell for the
present, at least.
Everybody in Washington who had
an automobile used it last night, it
seemed. Streets were literally jam
med with motorists hurrying to the
welcoming woodlands of the parks.
Parking regulations there were for
gotten and every road in Rock Creek
of whom prepared themselves to spend
the night there. When the road be-
came filled the sweltering citizens
drove their cars up onto the lawns
and bride paths and parked there.
In the meantime street car lines
running to the parks were kept until
early morning carrying thousands of
other persons to the cooler spots.
Hundreds-of persons were seen walk