Evening star., 1932-08-31
Temperature Reaches SO and
Climbs on-0ne Dead,
Seven Frustrated.
TEMPORARY BUILDINGS
FIRST TO BE CLEARED
Brief Respite Scheduled, However,
After Cooling Winds Tomor-
row Night.

Many Government buildings were be-
ing deserted today because of the ex-
treme heat, which by noon had sur
passed the years high temperature.
and was still climbing, reaching 98 de-
grees at pm.
Three prostrations were reported in
the city up to shortly after noon, and
yesterdays high temperature of 95 de-
grees accounted for one death and four
other prostrations. Today's humidity
was said to be approximately that of
yesterday.
Temporary buildings along the Mall
were the first to close today, and some
departments, while still functioning in
their permanent buildings, excused "as
many as could be spared" of their en-
ployes for the afternoon. The State
Department was among the latter, let
ting approximately SO per cent go.
Among Buildings Closed.
Temporary Building No. 5, which
houses the Federal TRADE Commission
and some War Department Offices, was
closed at noon. and Treasury Bureaus
with Offices in buildings and C were
closed at 2 pm. The Office of the
supervising architect of the Treasury,
occupying the entire top floor of the
Treasury Department Building, also
was among those closing at 2 pm
The all-time recorded maximum for
the Capital is 106 degrees, reached on
August 6, 1918, and July 20, 1880, &C
cording to the Weather Bureau.
Today'S prostrations included Charles
Jackson, so, colored. of the first block
of Defrees street, stricken at work in
the $500 block of Otis street northeast;
Augusta johnson. So, colored, of the
first block of Decatur street northeast,
who was overcome and treated by a
physician at home, and Henry Cook,
40, colored, of the 1900 block of twenty
seventh street, who was stricken while
at work in the Happy Hollow Play
ground.
Jackson was treated at Freedman's
Hospital and Cook was taken to Emer-
gency. All are expected to recover.
The closing of Federal Offices offered
an opportunity for the many employees
to watch the eclipse Of the sun.
Minister Stricken Dead.
Rev. Robert E. White, pastor of Ash
burn and Mount Hope Churches, in
Loudoun County. Va, was stricken at
his home, 3114 Eighteenth street, and
died late yesterday.
Other prostrations were:
William RiXey, so. of Rixey Station,
Va, who collapsed yesterday after
neon on Connecticut avenue near S
street. He was treated at Emergency
Hospital.
Cozie Culver, colored, 80, of 1918
Kirby street. who collapsed at his
home. He was admitted to Casualty
Hospital, where his condition was re-
ported fair" this morning
Arnold Cook, So, of 2019 M street,
who was stricken at Fourteenth street
and New York avenue. He was treated
by the Fire Rescue Squad, and taken
nome, after going to Emergency Hos
pital for further treatment.
Joseph Butler, 40, colore,;. who was
street. He was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital for treatment by the Fire Res
cue Squad.
Little hope for relief was offered
Washingtonians by Weather Bureau
forecasterS. Tomorrow evening, how
ever, they said, showers and cooling
winds from the Northwest are in pros
pect. Meanwhile, as the mercury rock
eted upward, they looked forward to
another hot night, and probably an
other hot day tomorrow.
Respite in Prospect.
Yesterday, at 8 am the thermometer
stood at 70 degrees, and the high tenn
perature for the day was 95. BY way
of comparison. the o'clock tempera-
ture today was nine degrees higher, and
weather forecasters declined to predict
what today's maximum might be.
After tomorrow nights cooling winds.
it was pointed out, respite of several
days is in prospect, but it is probable It
will warm up again over the week end,
1t was said
A comparison of maximum temper
atures of this Summer with those of
last Summer, however, serves to point
out to perspiring Capital dwellers that
their suffering of this season does not
compare with last year. Some of last
years figures are:
June 20, SO degrees; July 20 and 30.
81 degrees; August 3, SO degrees. and
September %, 81 degrees.