Evening star., 1940-07-26
Weather
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Of the Library of Congress were
dismissed at noon. A skeleton staff
remained on duty to keep open
the exhibition halls.
5000 Relieved at Commerce.
At the Commerce Department
more than 5000 workers were re-
lieved at l o'clock, while District
Building employees were let out at
1890.
Many of the Government first
aid rooms overfloWed with heat
victims, though no serious illnesses
were reported.
Meanwhile the Associated Press
reported from Prince Frederick
Md, that Robert Glorioso, As, OF
the 400 block OF Newton place NV
was drowned in Island Creek al
Broomes Island today when he diveo
from his grabbing boat in an effort
to save his son. Antonio, IA, who
had fallen overheard.
The boy. who could not swim
was rescued by Harry Parkes o1
Broomes Island. who jumped from
his boat and swan to him. The
fathers foot became entangled in an
anchor line as he dived overheard
and he was held under water. He
IS survived his widow and two
children.
Yesterdays heat. marked by a
number OF prostration cases in the
District and three deaths at Mary
land beaches-one a Washington
man at a Chesapeake Bay resort
sent the mercury up to o5 degrees
at 5 O'Clock in the afternoon.
An overnight low of rs degrees
was recorded at 6 o'clock this morn
ing.
Offlcials said the District had
experienced nine days of weather at
80 degrees or above, during the cur
rent heat wave.
Brother and Sister Drown.
Raymond Losten. IA, and his 49,
year-old sister, Vera. of Jeanette
Pa. drowned last night in the Del
aware g. Chesapeake Canal, about
mile from Chesapeake City, Md.
the boy losing his life trying to res
cue his sister after she had stepped
into a hole and disappeared from
sight. the Associated Press reported
The children, with their mother
Mrs. Nichols Losten. were visiting
relatives at Chesapeake City.
The Chesapeake Bay death was
that Of Henry J. Kroll, IS, of BOIL
Sixteenth street NE, District
baker for many years. Mr.. Kroll was
seen to struggle in the water at
Long Beach, Md. and was rescued
almost Immediately. He died. how
ever, within few minutes after he
was taken to the shore.
DR.. Everard Briscoe, Calvert
County medical examiner, said
death was caused by a heart at
tack.
Mr.. Kroll is survived by his wife
Mrs. Margaret Kroll; two daughters
and two sons.
Four G. p. O. Workers Hurt.
A length Of air. conditioning tubing
at the Government Printing ONCE
collapsed late yesterday, injuring
four employees who had just reported
for the night shift and endangering
the lives of at least so others.
More seriously injured was Robert
E. Dalton. 80, of 200 Massachusetts
avenue NV, who was taken to
Casualty Hospital with head, face
and back injuries. His condition
was described as slightly improved
today. The other injured-George
Marshall of Brentwood, Md; Walter
A. Leeds, 1920 Ridge place Sc, and
Elmer WEIGH, 623 Alabama avenue
S.E.-were given first aid at the
G. P. o. medical clinic.
The tubing collapsed on the third
floor, showering the workers with
plaster and debris.
Is Persons Collapse.
Fifteen persons collapsed with
heat exhaustion yesterday. Among
those more seriously affected were
Mrs. Amelia Stevenson, 80, of 949
Shepherd street NV; Garland
Smith, 30, colored, 1918 Ninth street
NV; William B. Ould, SIS, of zoos
Shepherd street NE; Louis Sisson,
56, of 431 Eleventh street NV;
James Woodson, 20, of 6O4 K street
Sc; John Ressa, 10, of 1856 Jefferson
street NV, and Katheryn Johann
sen, SIS, OF 300 Eighteenth street NV.
Emergency Hospital treated IA
heat victims during the day.
Lower temperatures in prospect
for the District over the week end
already had relieved much of the
country today. The Associated
Press reported that cool winds had
brought relief to the heat-stricken
Middle West, low pressure trough
extending from Utah to Arizona
and pushing slowly eastward and
southwark.
The highest of1icial temperature
reading of the day yesterday came
from Philipsburgh. Kans.. where
the mercury climbed to lle degrees.