Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-03
MERCURY CLIMBS;
z ARE DROWNED
95 Degrees Expected, With
High Humidity-Freak
Weather in U. S,

Both temperature and humidity
were climbing today as Washington
faced continuation Of a heat wave
which has been marked by destructive
storms in nearby States Two chill
dren were drowned in the vicinity Of
Washington yesterday, while the Mid
west heat toll increased to more than
$50 deaths.
The temperature this morning was
running higher than at the same time
yesterday. At 9 am. today the read
ing was 80 degrees, as against 80 at
the same time yesterday. At the
same time, the humidity was consid-
erably higher. At 8 am. the humidity
was recorded at "a degrees, as COM
pared with 81 degrees at the same
hour yesterday.
Generally fair weather was forecast
locally for today and tomorrow, with
possible thundershowers tomorrow az
ternoon or night and slightly cooler
weather tomorrow night. The max
mum temperature today IS expected
to be about IS degrees, degrees above
the high mark yesterday.
Boy Of 10 browns.
Ten-year-old Buddy" Collins, 423
Eleventh street southwest, was
drowned in the Boundary Channel
Basin between Washington Airport
and the Mount Vernon Memorial Bou-
levard yesterday afternoon when he
slipped of a little raft, on which he
had been playing with his 8-year-old
brother, William.
Ray johnson, l8, an employe at the
Airport Pool, hurdled the high fence
around the pool and swan to the raft
on which William sat crying. He dived
and recovered the body nine minutes
after the boy had fallen of the raft.
The child was pronounced dead after
an hour and IS minutes Of unsuccess-
full efforts to resuscitate him had been
made by members Of the Fire Rescue
Squad, airport employees and a staff
physician from Emergency Hospital.
Ernest Sherman, 9, Of Savage, Nd.
was drowned in the Patuxent River
near Laurel. Nd, according to the
Associated Press. He was swimming
with Frank Taylor, S, when he sank.
The younger boy, frightened, did not
report the accident for three hours.
The body was recovered by Lewis E.
Morris Of Laurel, and Acting Coroner
j. I. Crobaugh Of Savage issued GER
tiflcate of accidental death.
While Washington Sweltered. the
Nation at large was reporting freakish
weather. In Montana, which for
weeks has had sweltering weather,
snow fell yesterday At Amarillo,
Tex, rain fell through a dust storm
and motorists were compelled to turn
on headlights as they drove through
the falling mud. The rainfall
amounted to 1.6 inches, the heaviest
in nearly two years. accoI ding to the
Associated Press.
West Virginia was ravaged by ter
rife thunderstorms which killed four
and caused great amount of dam
age. Chicago also was visited by 3
similar storm, which was accompanied
by an inch Of rain, flooding the Engle-
wood police station. Lightning started
two fires.
UnSeaSonably warm weather con-
tinued over the Southern Plain States
and temperatures again are rising in
the Far Northwest. Kansas City was
the hottest city in the United States
yesterday, with 1o4 degrees, the high
est there for the year.
SteubenviIIe Flooded.
A terrific rainfall along the Ohio
River near SteubenUlle flooded q
dozen homes today and submerged
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks under
tour to five feet of water. Leaving
deep mud in streets here and In
Wellsburg, Follansbee and Weirton.
w. Va, the high water subsidized
quickly.
The rain, which fell in cloudburst
proportions for three hours. was but
one of numerous heavy thunderstorms
that struck Ohio following a day In
which temperatures rose to record
marks for the season.
Fishers Run Greek in the south end
of Steubenville broke its banks and
sent raging water over the paralleling
Lincoln avenue, one Of Steubenvilles
principal streets. Six-foot bridges
and guard rails along Lincoln avenue
we're swept away.