Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
WOMAN EXPIRES,
FIVE COLLAPSE IN
HEAT WAVE HERE
Mrs. A. M. Loweree, 81, of
Baltimore, Stricken While
in Auto.
VIRGINIA YOUTH FALLS
TO STREET; CUTS HEAD
81 Deaths Are Recorded in East
and Midwest-Little Relief
Expected Here.

One death and five prostrations in
Washington, one of which, occurred
today, have been added to a record OF
at least 81 deaths and intense suffering
in the Eastern and Midwest State5
in Associated Press dispatches
as directly attributable to the blistering
heat of the past SO hours. 1t is warmer
here today than yesterday and not much
relief is expected before tonight or to-
morrow, when slightly cooler tempera-
lures may result from thunder showers,
Weather Bureau officials say.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Loweree, "a years old.
$40 Rock Glenn road. Baltimore, was
overcome in this city yesterday while in
an automobile with her husband at
Twenty-second street and Rhode Island
avenue northeast, and died soon after
being taken to the ofice of Dr.. Thomas
z. Mattingly. 1900 Rhole Island avenue
northeast.
Mrs. Loweree and her husband, Edgar
r. Loweree, were entering the city on
their way from Baltimore when the
woman slumped unconscious in her
seat Coroner j. Ramsey hewitt issued
a certificate Of death due to heat. Hei
husband arranged with local under
taker to take charge of the body.
ColIapses on Street.
The only heat victim reported today
was George Benton, 81 years old, Hern-
don, Va, who collapsed at Second and
N streets, cutting his head as he fell
to the pavement. Benton was treated
at Casualty Hospital. where it was said
his condition is not serious.
James Smith, IS years old. resident
Of Soldiers Home, Is recovering today
in Casualty Hospital from heat proStra-
tion suffered yesterday. He was found
unconscious at Maryland avenue and
Four-and-a-haif streets southwest. He
quickly responded to treatment.
Three persons were treated at Ener-
gency Hospital, but were allowed TO
leave after they had revived. As Il
the custom at this hospital. their names
were not taken when they were net
admitted as patients. No other local
hospitals have reported heat cases.
The officiaf temperature here at 3
which was three degrees higher than
at the same time yesterday. Yesterdays
maximum official temperature at the
Weather Bureau was 95 degrees ct 4
O'Clock In the afternoon. and the n1er-
curry was threatening to exceed this
mark this afternoon.
Baltimore Slightly Warmer.
Baltimore was I degree warmer than
Washington yesterday, and Boston was
only I degree cooler. Temperatures m
New England and all Of the Eastern
States, except where there were showers,
ranged generally above 90 degrees yes
terday afternoon. The am ternpera-
ture in most Eastern cities today was
near so degrees
Thunder showers we're reported In
several areas In the South yesterday and
kept the temperatures In that section
generally below those Of the more
Northern States, where there was no
rain.
Twenty-one or more drownings oc-
CURED Yesterday among the millions
who sought relief in the Eastern States
in -treams and at crowde bathing
beaches, according to Associated Press
reports. Two persons died from the
heat In New York City. The highest
recorded temperatures in New York City
yesterday was 81.
Ten persons were drowned In the
METROPOLITAN district of New York. Two
death. and two proStrations were attrfo-
uted to the heat. and one person was
fatally injured in an auto accident, re-
sulting from the unusually heavy trafic,
1t was estimated that between 2000.9 900
and 5000. 900 New Workers left the city
during the day. and Of those, 100000
went in swimming.
Drownings were reported from West
field, N. j Milford. Del: Philadelphia,
Rochester. N. y: Freehold. N. j.: OAK
land Beach. r. l.: Wilkes-B Barre, Pa,
Pittsburgh. Pa. Watkins Glen. N. V:
Syracuse. ". r.; Milford, Conn, ant
New York.
Children Lose Lives.
Most OF the drownings were Of eiil-
dren who had gone In wading and set
beyond their depth. A negro man was
drowned at Freehold while attempting
to rescue an il-year-old negro boy.
Several other persons were rescued.
A young man of Milford. Conn. saw his
fiance drown as he rescued two younger
girls after their canoe had capStzed
She could swim. but vas caught BY the
undertow.
Sunday in the Midwest was n sue.
cession of blistering hours that claimed
at least y" lives and sent swelterins
thousands beaches for relief.
Chieas nd Is deaths directly at
tributah' the heat. Illinois, Wis
consin. .,~ higan and Kansas also re-
ported fatalities either from drownins
or heat prostration.
Out of the West last night, however,
there came relief. borne on the backs
of thunderclouds which dumped cool
Ing storms over much OF the heat
afiiieted area. Throughout the night
the mercury sagged slowly from marks
rs high as 100 degrees. and the read.
ings were down to 70 In many places
this morning.
An officiaI estimate of the number
OF persons who crowded the Lake
Michigan beaches In Chicago was 6oo.-
600, Seventy persons required firSt ale
treatment at the principal North and
South Side beaches. either because oi
heat prostration or through injury.
In Iowa the showers that hrcke the
heat wave were spoken OF as 'thc mil
lion-eiollar RAIN" because of the benefi
brought to growing crops,
Predictions over most OF the area wef
for cooler temperatures today and te
morrow.