Evening star., 1937-07-11
Weather
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for cuts and shock as well as heat
prostration.
Francis j. Lucid, 38. of 1870 Web
ster street, suffered head and neck in
juries during the afternoon when he
dived into shallow water in the Ia
koma Park swimming pool at Fourth
and Van Buren, streets. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital.
Several Taken. to Hospitals.
Among those reported treated at the
hospitals of the city for heat pros
tration were Mrs. Pearl S. Fisher, 81,
of 1912 Austin street southeast; Ste
phen Slattery, 80, of the 800 block OF
Fifth street northeast: Lewis Floyd
90, of the 700 block of Columbia road
Lillian Duncan, colored, 400 block OF
Twenty-second street; Miss Laura
Jackson, colored, 81, 1000 block OF
Eleventh street, and John Lee, 1915
Seventh street
In addition to these cases of pros
tration were treated at their homes, OF
where they fell i'll, by physicians man.
ming the hospital ambulances answer
ing emergency calls.
The forecaster could hold out nc
sure promise that thundershowers
would bring real relief today. To the
east Of the Appalachian Mountains
such showers were few and far be-
tween" yesterday, he said. There was
no cooler air yet heading toward
Washington which would break the
heat spell, he added.
Deaths Attributed to Heat.
Deaths attributed to the heat else
where included:
Michigan, "a; New York. q; Mas
sachusetts. Is; Pennsylvania, l3; Hi
nois. Is; Connecticut. ~: New Jersey,
IL; Rhode Island, 4: Minnesota, e.;
Maine, 3; Iowa, 3; Nebraska, 3; In
diana, S; West Virginia. 2; Ohio, 2;
Maryland, 2; Wisconsin, l.: Missouri. /.
Storms left two dead In the De-
troit area but the temperature re-
sumed its rise after reaching 81 at
noon.
Newark suffered 9s-degree heat. A
reading Of 81 at Marinette. Wis, was
the highest Of the year. The Summer
peak OF 81 was equaled at Winona
MINI. Nashville's 81 was the top for
the week.
New York City watched the mer-
curry rise again to the seasons record
mark, 95,1 degrees, but slightly cooler
conditions were promised the upstate
sector.
Oficials estimated 10000 Chi
cagoans sought respite on Lake
Michigan's shore The maximum
there was 80, but the relative hu-
midity. 10, was Is points higher than
the July average. Many householders
complained of the lack of adequate
pressure in the water system-due tc
an increase in withdrawal OF ap.
proximately 25,ooO,O00 gallons q day
A freak squall doused Chicagos S
South Side with rain and hail. Water
ran curb deep in the streets. Five
deaths were attributed to the heat
there during the day.
Temperatures approached the 100
degree level in Iowa, ranged between
81 and 80 in Maryland and held
around the 80 mark in most of Ohio
Missouri and Kansas.
Rocky Mount, N. c., reported l03
Union, 8. c., and Ottumwa, Iowa, 90
Richmond, Va. o6; Roanoke, Va, q5
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, "a
Charlotte, N. c., Minneapolis, st
Paul, Omaha and Lincoln, Nebr., 90
Springfield, ILL.,, 90; Atlanta, 81; Bos.
ton, 90; st. Louis, New Orleans ane
Jacksonville. Fla, SO.
Temperatures dropped to 80 in Mil.
waukee and 81 in Cleveland. Over.
night rains cooled Eastern Oklahoma
Flood waters of Hay Greek, over.
burdened by a cloudburst. forced 1ol
residents Of Belle Fourche, 8. Oak.
from their homes. The stream, nor.
mally so feet wide, suddenly swelled Il
half mile in width.