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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
2
Washington sweltered yesterday as a local storm cooled the day. Heat caused crop damage and prompted multiple prostrations and hospital treatments across the city with temperatures plummeting after the afternoon peak.
Special to The Wachitgiom Post reports extreme heat across Virginia with shaded readings near street spots reaching 100 degrees in Newport News and Norfolk. No fatalities, several prostrations, and 26 000 residents migrate to seaside resorts as a northerly wind eases the heat. Petersburg notes hottest night in years with 102 in shade at county courthouse. Richmond records mercy drop after storm.
Baltimore observers report five fatal heat prostrations amid a record hot spell with temperatures reaching 93 degrees in the afternoon and a very warm night. The city endures its hottest spell in years as residents struggle to sleep and cope with the heat.
Heat wave eases in New England with cooler conditions expected tomorrow after extreme temperatures. At least 75 deaths and numerous prostrations reported across the region, including Lowell and other cities. Factory workers in six sites faced order to stay indoors amid the heat. Chicago and Philadelphia also logged high fatalities linked to the scorching spell, with temperatures near 98 degrees and a peak around 112.9 Fahrenheit at some points.
At Columbia Lodge 174 of the International Association of Machinists a discussion on a half holiday at the Washington Navy Yard led to plans to confer again with Secretary Bonaparte. Presidents James OConnell and Emmet Adams expressed optimism after the meeting. A conference date with the Secretary will be arranged when convenient.
Frank Jones twenty three of 427 Fifth street northeast was struck in the nose by a batted ball Tuesday at the White Lot game. He lay in a serious condition at Casualty Hospital from a ruptured blood vessel and loss of blood. He had hemorrhage again at Chesapeake Beach and was brought to Washington unconscious, later improving. He is a time clerk in the secondary mount shop at the new yard.
John C Eccleston, described as the Sc timber cowboy, was arrested near the White House after acting suspiciously. He claimed to seek a presidential appointment as consul to a South American post and showed letters from Pennsylvania politicians, John Hay, and Payne. Police surgeons recommended sending him to Eliza beth's Anylury for the Insane after he described brain fever. Maj. Sylvester sought his relatives in Pennsylvania, who are unaware of his whereabouts.
William Beatty a 38 year old Black man died at Emergency Hospital following a June 11 fall from a second story window at 1225 Twenty-fifth Street NW. He remained conscious most of the time though he had been in a long illness and the coroner ruled accidental.
Alfred Buck former Mapleton State Bank cashier was arrested on the Isle of Pines under the alias W J McGregor on charges of defalcation. He disappeared six months ago with about $40 000 and will be extradited to the United States from Havana, Cuba. Buck is a son of former Supreme Court Justice Daniel Buck.
The Keep commission on the Government Printing Office inquiry weighs Lanston versus Mergenthaler typesetting, with witness C. M. Robinson defending Lanston in eight answers. A decision on the new Public Printer is delayed until the commission reports to the President, while names linked to administration papers surface as potential successors.
Walter Matthews and Alotto Koy, both seventeen and colored laborers, were arrested yesterday and placed at the Third precinct. Det Joe and Mounted Officer Pat LCreagh charged them with stealing two quarts of whisky from William Wolf at Twenty second and K streets northwest.
Morris Llattery an ironworker thirty of 21 Twenty-first Street northwest died after a beam slipped from a hanging cable and struck him on the fourth floor of the Times Building during construction on Estrest between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. He suffered a fractured skull and brain injuries and died at 3 30. The coroner was notified and an inquest is set for the morgue at 11 this morning. Llattery, an expert with Futler Construction Company, had worked on the project for months prior to the accident.
Captain John R. King issued his first general order as commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. The directive honors the late Wilmon W. Blackmar, orders color drapes for ten days, and forms a committee to draft resolutions for the next encampment in Denver. EB Burfiggs of Boston named to the committee. Schoomaker relieved as chief of staff. McCardy appointed interim chief of staff.
A Treasury Department driven effort to organize a United States Civil Service Retirement Association branch announced at a special executive meeting. President James A Sample named officers and a four member committee to draft a bill for Congress. Three mass meetings planned for September October and November with prominent speakers and broad employee participation.
Citizens of Anacostia protest a proposed merry go round license at Minnesota avenue and Harrison street arguing the permit may imply vacating and returning to the same location after time. Proponents previously housed there but moved elsewhere in the city. May Sylvester and Commissioner Macfarland discussed the issue amid protests and careful consideration of the permit applications.
The body of William F. Hubbard, drowned in the Potomac River below Great Falls last Monday, has not been recovered. Lisut. Button of the Harbor precinct led a grappling search from a batteau yesterday, with no success. Friends from the Certury Church and the Fore services aided in renewed efforts to find the body, but search efforts remained fruitless.
James Jackson, 25, of 1118 Third Street Southwest, was struck on the head with a brick by Phillip Parker during an open lot dispute near Third Street Southwest. The wound was not serious but required treatment at the Emergency Hospital. Mines Paarce Dividends, Investgate, "MAGUAY 92" at.
Citizens of East Washington rally against the Eastern High School administration of M. F. Swartzell. A petition circulates and meetings of businessmen and parents outline opposition with threats to send children to other high schools. The Citizens Association plans a special meeting to map action while officials weigh the board’s decision.
The heated term eased somewhat in New England and portions of the Middle Atlantic and Upper Ohio Valley. Thunderstorms and showers occurred in many areas while highs remained elevated in the Middle Atlantic and Mississippi Valley. Local showers forecast for the South Atlantic States with moderated temperatures expected for several days. Winds will be fresh westerly along New England and Middle Atlantic coasts and southeasterly to southerly elsewhere. Temperatures ranged from the 60s to upper 90s with high humidity and variable sunshine.
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