Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21
RELIEF FROM HEAT
MAY PROVE BRIEF
Cool Following Rain Expected
to Last Tonight, With
Showers in 0ffing.

A 26-degree drop in temperature in II
hours brought welcome relief to suffer-
ing Washington today, but the respite
may be of short duration.
There was probability that after
day and night of comfortable weather.
the city would find the temperature
climbing upward again tomorrow toward
the 85-degree mark. Local thunder
showers tomorrow night may cool the
evening air. however.
The sudden descent of the mercury
came late last night in the wake OF
.irenching thundershowers and the ar
rival of cool breezes from the north.
Just before the storm broke, the ther-
rnometer registered "a degrees and
thousands Of citizens were restlessly
facing another night Of extreme dis
comforts If not actual suffering.
Many Are Treated.
More than a score of men. women
and children had been treated during
the afternoon and evening at hospitals,
drug stores and homes. They had sue
cumbed to whiting heat wave official
ly touching the 95-degree mark, but
unofficially reaching l04 degrees at the
kiosk on Pennsylvania avenue.
A few minutes after 10 o'clock. fol-
lowing the arrival of the storm clouds
and terrific downpour OF rain, the tenn
perature had dropped nine points 10
rs degrees, and from then on con-
tinued to settle slowly. Early this morn
ing the thermometer registered SO de-
grees. and was showing indications OF
starting a sluggish upward movement.
Forecaster Mitchell said the tempera-
ture might go to so degrees this after
noon.
General cloudiness Is in prospect for
this afternoon and tomorrow. There Is
a slight possibility of showers this eve
ming, the forecaster said.
Ambulances Busy.
The sharp change in the weather last
night was caused by the pushing down
of q cool disturbance which has been
lowering in New York State. Mr.
Mitchell explained. The disturbance
took an unusual route along the coast
and today was spreading south in Viz
ginia. Just how long the GOODNESS VIII
prevail was uncertain.
AS the heat reached Its peak between
and o'clock yesterday afternoon the
calls for physicians to attend victims
of prostration became frequent. Ambu-
lanceS of Emergency and Casualty Hos
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point TO another and miniStering to
the needs of the suffering ones.
DR., l.. Rutkoski of the Emergency
Hospital staff, treated eight persons,
who were stricken during the after
noon, while aid was given others at
the various hospitals. DR.. RutkOSki
treated one woman on street car at
street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and a traffic jam resulted. The
woman was Miss Louise Hern OF ALAS
1 street. She was removed to the
hospital.
Mrs. Marie Grayson. SO. 32l c stree. |
was carried into Emergency
Hospital from the sidewalk. almost In
front of the institution. where she had |
collapsed.
Faints ON Bridge.
Edward Ryan, So. 73l Third street, |
tainted while at work ON an iron beam |
of the Highway Bridge. 90 feet above |
the water. He was rescued by fellow |
workmen and removed to Emergency |
Hospital.
Jack Hunt. taxi driver. 942 o street. |
slumped over his steering wheel at |
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave- |
nue. and was treated for heat prostra-
ton ut Emergency Hospital for the Sec
ond time in three days,
The lone girl still at Providence Hos |
pital is Ethel Butts, Is years old. 1901 |
RoSedale place northeast, Both hos
pitals reported, however that their pa |
tients were not In a serious condition.
Another Emergency Hospital patient !
was William Richardson, 58 years old, |
proprietor of barber shop at 5000 Nj /
street. who was overcome III his place |
Of business.
Burt Parkham. ~. sSs Missouri ave- /
nue southwest. collapsed at Conueeti-
cut avenue and L street and was taken
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