Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-22
SHOWER MOD|FIES
BL|STER|NG HEAT
Cooler Weather Promised by
Tonight-Government
Workers Quit Early.
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Mr.. Morse declared. land il a little Bit
Of care is exercised, there should be no
shortage"
In accordance with a recommendation
OF Mr.. Morse, the Sanitary Commission
yesterday passed an order prohibiting
sprinkling of lawns until the present
drought is over. The commission is en-
powered TO promulgate and enforce such
an order. and 1t is expected to reduce
the daily water consumption several
hundred thousand gallons
The commission passed the order
yesterday after Mr.. Morse pointed out
that the Burnt Mills reservoir is about
z feet below its usual level, and the
reservoirs surface is falling from IL
70 Is inches a day.
The new connection at Chevy Chase
will be cut into service about II pm.
tonight, and water will be pumped
through it until am. If the pressure
during those hours remains normal
about 100000 gallons of water will be
supplied the Maryland system. accord
ing TO Engineer Morse.
Break Due to BE General.
With the heat wave at the breaking
point, Weather Bureau officials said that
the indications are for thunder showers
today in the Ohio Valley. Tennessee, the
lower lake region and the Middle At
lantic States and North Atlantic States.
Scattered thunder storms are probable
~nring Wednesday in the northern por-
aon Of the South Atlantic States.
There will be a break in the heat
wave Tuesday as far East as the Appa-
lachian Mountains and by or during
Tuesday night in the Middle Atlantic
and North Atlantic States, and mod
crate temperatures will likely prevail
wednesday from the Ohio Valley and
lower lake region eastward to the At
iantic Coast"
The bureaus statement noted that
July temperature records had been
broken at numerous places yesterday
and told of temperatures of 1903 degrees
in Philadelphia, 102 degrees in Atlantic
City, Richmond and Cape Henry, while
New Yorks July record of SO degrees
was eQualled.
After new all-time record of 1885
degrees tofficiaD here on Sunday the
mercury mounted yesterday to 1892 de-
grees at pm. Things started of a bit
warmer at l am. today than for the
corresponding hour on Monday and re-
manned several degrees warmer until 10
O'Clock, when shifting breezes retarded
the steady climb of the mercury. 1t
was 9S degrees at 10 o'clock, compared
with 96 degrees the same hour on Mon
day.
AS heat records toppled yesterday
there came reports of fatalities and
widespread suffering. At least 80 deaths
we're attributed to the heat in New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and their en-
virons. There were scores of prostra-
tions.
Rain in Middle West.
Rain brought moderate temperatures
TO the Middle West, ending long siege
OF intense heat. In some sections of
New England and New York State re-
lief came in the form of thunderstorms,
accompanied by winds of hurricane
force, which uprooted trees and tore
away roofs and chimneys.
New York sweltered through the hot
test July 81 in the city's history with a
peak temperature of 90 degrees. Four
teen died in the metropolitan area and
81 were, Frustrated. Thousands spent
the night on beaches and in parks,
which we're thrown open for the dura-
ton OF the heat wave.
Temperatures of 100 degrees and
more were recorded at various points in
New York. Connecticut, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, Kentucky and Arkansas.
Washington was one of the hottest
places in the country with high read
ing of 1892, after the 1855 degrees Of
Sunday.
Bodily discomfort was overshadowed
in many places by the menace OF
drought, water shortage and forest fires.
With many crops already ruined, farm
ers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Mary
land, West Virginia. Virginia. Tennes-
see, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma
hoped for rain to save what was left.
In New York, Baltimore and New
Jersey suburbs, authorities warned
against wasting water and prohibited
lawn and garden sprinkling. In Orange,
N. j., the Bo2Td of Water Commission
ers said only great economy would pre-
vent a crisis.
Forest fire I'm Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania, although mostly under control,
were regarded gravely because Of low
cred streams and dry wells.
Virginian Drops Dead.
The record breaking heat wave
claimed its first fatality in the Shenan-
doah Valley of Virginia late yesterday
when Andy Hottinger, 55. died while
working on the State highway near
Broadway. Overcome by the blazing
sun and torrid temperature, he collapsed
and was dead before medical aid could
he summoned This is the first fatal
heat prostration recorded in Rocking
ham County in years.
Another death was reported near
Round Hill, Va, according to advices
received at Leesburg, when Thomas
Stunkle, SIS years old. dropped dead
from heat prostration. He was stone
mason of Leesburg and was at work on
a building when stricken. He Is sur
yived by his wife and two children.
At a filling station on the Lee High
way near Staunton the thermometer
registered 1l8 degrees in the sun. In
the city itself the temperature reached
JOG degrees for a new high record.
Shenandoah Valley farmers are bear
tng the brunt Of the heat wave. Their
gardens. hay and corn crops are burned
up and their water supplies are ex-
hausted by the worst drought in his