Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-15
HEAT MAY REMAIN;
2OMORE DIE IN EAST
Showers Only Hope for Re-
lief-FataIitieS in East To-
tai As in Three Days.

Comfortable weather in Washington
tonight and over the week end will
depend entirely on thundershowers
and sun-obscuring clouds, Forecaster
Mitchell announced today.
While the much-heralded thunder
showers touched only a small portion
of the city yesterday afternoon, Wash
ington got the desired effect by ex.
periencing a drop in the temperature
from SO, the maximum, to rs, which
remained more or less constant
throughout the night. At 10 o'clock
this morning it was 7S, as against IS
at the same hour yesterday.
An increase Of 20 deaths directly
attributed to the heat wave in the
eastern and northeastern part of the
country was noted in compilations
made in New York today, bringing
| the total for the past three days to As.
| In addition to deaths from the suns
| intensity, many persons were drowned
while seeking relief from the
| humidity.
Washington had no fatalities direct.
| ly due to the heat, although in
number of cases the weather condi-
LlOn may nave DSGH a CO1LTIDuIIilS
factor to deaths from illness. One
drowning was reported and one hos
pital case Of heat prostration was
recorded.
Fatalities I'm Eastern States.
Fatalities by States in the East
were: New York, TALL in New York
City; New Jersey, 10; Connecticut, 8;
Massachusetts, .; New Hampshire. l;
Pennsylvania. 0; New York State. 10,
of which were in New York City,
and North Carolina, l.
Forecaster Mitchells observations
today were confirmed by the daily
aerology flight at the Naval Air sta
ton. Anacostia. Instruments on the
airplane showed it was still warm
way up there" Mr. Mitchell ex-
planned. Cloudiness will hold the tenn
perature down this afternoon, but If
an opening Is made for the sun to
get through for an hour or two the
thermometer may go above 80. Clouds
spread over the sky at noon would
give way to thunder clouds later in
the afternoon.
Mr. Mitchell looked for thunder
showers probably tomorrow. Summed
up, the prediction read: Not quite so
warm as yesterday and not much
change tomorrow or Sunday"
A study of the weather map today
showed Mr.. Mitchell that two.thirds
Of the country was experiencing tenn
peratures little below normal. This
mornings temperature at 10 o'clock
was two degrees above normal, but at
the same time and west of the noun
tains records showed a little below
normal. Three-fourths Of the weather
stations in the Eastern half of the
country reported thundershowers yes
terday. large proportion. in Mr..
Mitchells opinion. He said the usual
proportion is about one.half.
Harvest by Moonlight.
The highest temperature in the East
yesterday came from Pennsylvania,
where several inland communities re-
ported SO degrees, or degrees higher
than Washington's maximum. New
York City had 81 degrees. So intense
was the heat in Berks County, Pa.
that farmers harvested their wheat
by moonlight and rested during the
day.
In many places business houses
closed earlier than usual and In New
York City many Offices were closed
for the entire day. On Broadway.
Sweltering thrOngS stood In front of
the larger theaters to cool off with the
help of the refrigerated air which
escaped from the buildings in cool
breeZes.
Sprinklers were operated by the
fire department for the thousands of
gasping children of the tenement dis
tricts and even the dignity of the
courts was affected, one magistrate
permitting 500 persons charged with
violating motor laws, to remove their
coats and collars.
NJ. L. Freeman, IS years old, Glen
dale. Md. collapsed on the sidewalk
in front of 73S Eleventh street yes
terday afternoon from heat prostra-
ton. He was taken to George Wash
ington University Hospital and treat
ed by DR.. McNitt, who stated Free
man was not dangerously affected.
While swimming at the foot of Half
street yesterday afternoon, Ambrose
Avery, colored, 25 years old, of 161
Hickman street southeast, was