Evening star., 1952-07-22
D. {. Man Dies,
18 Frustrated
BY Heat Wave
More Torrid Days
Forecast for Area;
go Seen for Today


day, the Weather Bureau said to-
day.
One death in the District today
was attributed to the heat. Hos
pitfalls here treated 18 heat pros
tration cases during the "a hours
ending at noon.
Another sizzler was forecast for
today and said temperatures will
be considerably above normal"
through Sunday.
The normal high for this period
is Sc. That considerably" means
IL degrees higher today. The
high is scheduled around SO.
Humidity will be as bad as yester-
days.
There's a chance of a shower
an hour or two before sundown
but 1t won't help much. The
normal minimum for this time Of
year is 68. Tonight's low is ex-
pected to be 10 degrees above
that.
1O9 at Star Building.
The official reading was "a at
l pm. The street thermometer
outside the Star Building recorded
109 at that time.
The heat wave will stick around
the next five days. It might sub
side a little, but not enough to
matter much, about Thursday
and again around Sunday, from
scattered showers.
Yesterdays high reading was 90
degrees at 1855 pm. That was at
the airport. The weather Office at
Twenty-fourth and M streets
NV. had a 80 high.
The low for the night was 30
and that wasn't really at night.
It happened at GAO this morn
ing. That's only one degree lower
than the hottest night minimum
in history here, which was on July
q in 1880.
Worst Spell Since 1880.
washington hasn't had a worse
hot spell since 1880, and that
was the worst ever here. For a
dozen straight days that year the
mercury went over 90-and on
six days it hit 100.
Today will be the 10th straight
day we've had readings of 80
or above. The last time we had
10 in a row was 1943.
Other rugged summers here
were in 1900. with two straight
weeks of 80 or higher; 1878, when
thermometers recorded 80 or
higher for II days in a row, and
in 1872. when there were Is sue
ceSsive days of 80 or above.
Thousands of Federal employees
were expected to be sent home
early today, as they were yester-
day, when heat and humidity
reached the point where Govern
ment Offices are permitted to close.
Several hundred were let of by
1890 pm. today.
Boy browns in Virginia.
A baby boy drowned in a swim.
ming pool in Falls Church. Va.
yesterday, and a 55-year-old man
died in Norfolk, Va, of a sun
stroke.
The man who died here today
was Alfred DeScheneS. about 65.
who was dead on arrival at Emer-
gency Hospital this morning.
Doctors said the death appar-
emily was caused by the heat.
Mr.. Deschenes, of 1914 Sunder-
land place NV, had a temper
ature of 100, the physicians said.
He collapsed at work in Sholl's
Cafeteria. Vermont avenue and K
street NV. His occupation was
listed as vegetable man.
In addition to the 18 heat pros
tration cases here, Montgomery
County. Md, reported four cases.
an done was reported in Alexan-
dria, Va.
Virginia and Maryland farm.
ers expressed concern over lack
Of rain.
Farms Need Rain.
Northern Virginia is about the
only section of that State not
seriously affected, said Henry M.
Taylor. statistician for the State
agriculture department. There's
been more rain there. But other
Virginia farms are rapidly get
ting in bad shape, he said.
In Maryland. the Pocomoke
City area on the Eastern Shore
is reported in real need of rain.
Many sections of the Nation
were enduring the same sort Of
sickness.
Temperatures in the 90s were
common yesterday. Blythe Calf.
had 100 degrees. Las Vegas, New.
had 108. and Hill City. Kans.. 104.
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