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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1911
Page
2
Boston endured the hottest day in the weather bureau era with five deaths and 55 prostrations in the metropolitan area. Official high reached 102 degrees at 2 pm, while a kiosk reading showed 110. Cooler weather may arrive today or tonight with light west winds.
Boston endured one of its hottest days on record as the thermometer hit 101.6 degrees, scorching crowds onto ferries and benches. Officials noted the heat extended nationwide with urban surfaces intensifying the burden on residents and relief services mobilizing across the city.
Acting Superintendent Harry H. Germain of Grace Hospital outlines steps to take when heat prostration occurs without a physician. Move to shade, lay flat, loosen clothing, fan, remove shoes, cold water or ice on the forehead, give a nourishing non stimulant drink, and avoid effort until fully recovered with at least 24 hours rest.
Acting Mayor Collins ordered city ferries free to the public from 6 PM to midnight with women and small children allowed on board. Fire hydrants were opened in congested districts and streets flooded. Mail delivery was suspended in many areas and many offices closed early. Hospitals remained fully staffed with nurses and doctors serving patients throughout.
Samuel Hamilton aged 19 of Ellingwood court collapsed after five hours in the water near Dane Street beach while seeking relief from heat. He was brought to Beverly Hospital and reported resting comfortably that night.
Inside Brookline Municipal Courthouse the thermostat read 89 degrees while the city recorded 102 degrees outside. The contrast highlighted the courthouse as a cool refuge from the heat wave affecting Brookline yesterday.
Heat waves sweep across the United States with record highs from coast to coast. Thermometers hit 107 in the streets of Washington and 104 in multiple cities including Louisville and St. Joseph. Fatalities reported and heat relief limited to the South Atlantic and east gulf regions.
Lancaster officials report the hottest day on record in the White Mountains with a 3 pm temperature of 8 degrees above zero in Lancaster and a traveling circus tent reaching 120 degrees. Performers Viola Cahill and Guy Curry were overcome as the heat disrupted the show.
Cincinnati residents Dr Walter Forshheimer and his sister Sarah were overcome by heat yesterday on the Twentieth Century Express near Worcester Kass and were taken to the City Hospital. Dr Forshheimer, a renowned Cincinnati oculist, and sister had left Cincinnati for the East Sunday morning. relatives learned of their removal late evening. He is located in the Ortes Building Fourth avenue and Sycamore street.
Ansel Morrill, a machinist who arrived in Waltham only yesterday, died tonight after being overcome by heat. He was lodging at a Pine street boarding house. Letters in his pockets suggest a wife and two or three children, but the police have no details on his former home.
Horace H. Bigelow of Worcester dies at his Chestnut street home at age 84. A leading property owner in Worcester County he invented shoe machinery still in use and helped develop the city and Lake Quinsigamond summer resorts. He suffered a severe shock early last year and had been in poor health.
List of deaths and heat prostrations includes Ernest Parsons 20 at Parker and Palmer wharf Charlestown overcome by heat drowned Annie Rich 45 at 70 Merrimac Street died at Relief Hospital Ansel Merrill 50 13 Pine Street Waltham heart failure induced by heat Annie White 16 Second Street Chelsea drowned near Brighton dazed by heat Ansel Morrill machinist Waltham dies after being overcome.
The list records numerous individuals from Boston and nearby towns who collapsed or were overcome by heat as temperatures spiked. Names include Joseph Murray Roxbury and Mary Robinson of Camden Street, with incidents spanning Washington Street, North Station, and East Boston areas among hospitals and workplaces.
Acting Superintendent of Grace Hospital Dr Harry H Germain advises practical measures to prevent heat prostration. Eat sparingly meat and eat plenty of fresh fruit vegetables and milk with crackers or bread. Avoid shellfish iced water oatmeal and withered fruit and berries. Siesta between 11 and 2 where possible and light clothing plus frequent bathing.
A Lynn girl and a Malden boy die when an ice wagon driver Thompson reverses into them. The girl succumbs at Frost Hospital and the boy is crushed under the wheel after becoming entangled in spokes. Thompson faces a preliminary charge of manslaughter.
In Brighton a 15 year old girl Sarah Gaudette died trying to save her friend Annie White a 14 year old from Chelsea after Annie went beyond her depth while bathing near Water town bridge. The deaths reflect the day’s heat fueled drownings across Greater Boston as residents sought relief in the Charles River.
Lowell residents faced a 100 to 102 degree day with the hottest conditions in memory. Nicholas J. Duffy, 64, collapsed while returning from work and was found in Fort Hill Park with sunstroke listed as the cause. Several others were prostrated by the heat.
Sackwell H. Clinton of Providence and his cousin Warren De Witt Clinton were drowned in a reservoir. Authorities found what appears to be foul play with one ear severed and an unusual mark on the body. An autopsy is planned, while the other victim’s body search continues.
Medford youths celebrated the night before by lighting a bonfire on Boston street car tracks and starting a fire in a barn on the Parks estate in Mystic street causing 250 dollars in damage. The track blaze, a stack of soaked sleepers, was put out by the police chief and streets supervisor. It did not damage property but halted traffic for about 30 minutes. Sparks from the Mystic street barn fire reached the roofs of Colonel N P Hallowell and Mrs E N Harewell homes but were extinguished before any damage occurred.
In Brighton, two young girls, Mary Doyle and Sarah Gaudette, died after a drowning chain formed by bystanders failed to save them. A fourth girl, Gaudette, survived only to witness the tragedy as rescuers, including Officer O Connor, recovered bodies. A wagon overturn occurred when a horse bolted at the scene.
Arichat July 3 Harold Martelle son of Councillor Martelle assisted his six year old sister from a dory in which they had been rowing when tragedy struck. The incident leaves the children dead and prompts a formal inquiry into the drowning.
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment boast over three decades of rising sales with no salesmen, discounts, or rebates. A free sample mailed to households can demonstrate the products for life. Address Cuticura Dept CC Boston.
A mother pushed a craft away to the wharf and both children fell in and drowned. She searched the bay bottom and found their bodies, while a neighbor restrained her from jumping in.
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