The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-08
Mercury by Noon as High
as on Wednesday When
go Was Top Mark.
SIX DEATHS IN STATE
Coolest Level in Last "a
Hours IS Degrees at 5
This Morning.
Hourly Temperature.

Hope for a break Friday in the
record setting heat wave was offered
today by the local United States
weather bureau.
However, the temperature at noon
Today had reached SO, the same as
On Wednesday, when a new 1893
high OF 90 was set at 3:15 .. m.
six deaths and eight prostrations
occurred in Indiana Wednesday as
the mercury reached 90, a new June
7 high mark. -Four persons were
crowned, one in indianapolis, and
heat caused two deaths.
Forecast of thunder storms by or
during Friday and somewhat cool
err was the news today from the
weather bureau
The temperature of % at 3:15
Wednesday afternoon not only was
2 new June record. but also the
hottest day so far in 1888, and
only 2 degrees under the all-time
June record Of 100 recorded in
1895. A new June 6 mark was set
Tuesday with temperature of
P58
IS at This Morning
The coolest point since the 90
mark Wednesday afternoon was rs
at this morning. At the same
hour Wednesday, the temperature
was II.
Heat caused street paving to burst
al nine places today, seven in the
city and two in Broad Ripple The
breaks here we're Ninth and Ches-
ter streets, 604 East Twelfth street:
322 North Denny street; 1850 North
Illinois; Erie and Alabama streets;
22l6 West Michigan street, and 30
South Pennsylvania street.
The indianapolis drowning victim
was Donald Ellenburg, Ia, Negro,
713 West North street, who died in
p pit of the Indiana Gravel Co,
near Fourteenth and Collins streets.
He fell from a raft into water twelve
feet deep.
Companions of the boy on
swimming party recovered the body.
Efforts to revive the boy were made
by police and fire department
squads. DR. f. R. Wilson. deputy
coroner, made an investigation.
Other State DrOwnings
Richard Ellenburg, the victims
blind father, told police he did not
know the son was away from home.
Others drowned were:
Edward j. Burke, Ia, Brazil, in
Walton lake. Terre Haute, and
Harry Bouelden, so, fisherman,
who drowned in the Wabash river
Al Terre Haute.
Ray Burton, 25, Los Angeles, Cal.
h dance orchestra director. died
while swimming in Lake Maxim
kuckee.
Heat prostration caused death of
Ananias Cup, so, East Chicago
steel mill worker, and James Hous-
ton, 81, farmer near Terre Haute,
who was stricken while blowing.
Frustrated by Heat
In Indianapolis two persons we're
Frustrated by heat. Phillip Carroll,
2S, of 535 East New York, became
unconscious while eating supper.
Lillian Martin, 80, Negro, 324 West
Fourteenth street, collapsed while
walking in the 200 block West Four
4oenth street.
Others Frustrated were Miss Mary
Sutton, WilliamSport, who incurred
a fracture of wrist when she fell;
Walter Bruner. farmer near Column
bus, stricken While blowing; Harry
Russell. John Lemon and Ms. Dora
McCord, all of Anderson. Mrs. Nc
Cord having been stricken while
carrying her child in her arms, and
Edward c. Fries So, Columbia City
overcome While in FIT. Wayne.
Rochester was the hottest place in
Indiana Wednesday. with a tenn
perature of 1903, while at Vincennes
The reading was 1902. Average for the
state was 90, and the lowest tenn
perature reported was 70.
Cambridge City was the coolest
spot early today, with temperature
of g.