Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1925, Page 15

HEAT FORCES U. 3. CLERKS FRONWORK No Hope Is Held for Relief From Torrid Heat in Two or Three Days. (Continued from First Page.) there was a substantial reduction in the use of water yesterday in those sections of the city served by gravity and by the first and second pulnping areas, but that the use of water con tinued to increase in the ecxtreme northwest localities served by the third and fourth pumping areas. Conservation Urged. Mr. Garland’s chief concern is due o the fact that the heavy use of water is making it necessary to keep the pumps going unusually hard in conveying the water from ‘ne filtra- tlon plant to the various distribution e G particularly served by service, to rland is urging all consumers, those the suburbs the third high pumping avoid every unnecessary ter for such purposes as Acting Engineer Com- said today that he is en- to make arrangements to hose turned on at certain at stated periods of the on the S during the hot weather ‘The details for putting this plan into operation have not been worked out, bowever, and it probably will not be earriet out for several days. Must Take Precaations. Weather Bureau officials declared that with the temperature increasing instead of falling, it will be necessary for the people to adopt extraordinary autions from now on. They an nounced that the death list will rise sharply from now on unless the people do the least possible amount of work, abandon all outdoor exercise, take quent sponge baths, eat only 1 food and get as much sleep as possi ble. Frequent rests should be taken during the day, the officials declared Statistics show, it was stated, that the average person enough strensth to withstand up to four davs of exceptionally hot weather. After that the heat wears the constitution down to the point where sunstrokes are more likely and usually more s vere when they occur. That point has been reached now, it was stated. The hot wave is pushing steadily westward. but is increasing in in tensity in this section at the same time. Western cities that enjoved moderately comfortable weather y terday reported temperatures this morning nearly equaling that of Wushington. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toledo, Erie and Boston were several degrees hotter than the National Capital at 8 o'clock. The first two have been among the hottest cities since the torrid wave started, but the others have not been quite so warm until today. have fire points and Snow in Yellowstone. In the meantime States on the other side of the torrid area are in the midst of unseasonably cool weather, due to the failure of the low pressures from the north breaking through the exist- ing “‘Bermuda high.” It was snowing hard in Yellowstone National Park this morning, while the frost that has struck Idaho and Oregon for several days spread down to Utah this morn- ing. The State of Washington re. ported killing frosts. The Weather Bureau informed the White Hou today, however, that President Coolidge may look for cool weather when he reaches St. Paul on Monday. The northern low pressures are moving toward that city and Women’s and Misses’ should reach there by the first of the week. On his trip westward, however, the President was informed he must be prepared for weather as bad, if not worse. as that now prevailing in Washington. The 1ast, however, will not be so fortunate as St. Paul “tnless unex pected conditions arrive, the forecas. fer said. Having falled to cut into the high pressures prevalling here, the northern cool spell is skirting the “Bermuda_high" in order to pour out into the Atlantic through southern Canada. Otherwise St. Paul would continue as hot as the more eastern cities. Canada, it was stated, is now beginning to enjoy “delightful weath- at the expense of tnis part of the continent. Government employes. who excused today because of the were from the Department of A ture, Treasury, Post Office, War and Commerce with offices in temporary Government buildings in the Mall ind around Twentieth and C streets. 3 buildings not onlv hold but reports of tempera- sing from 98 to 102 degrees . eceived by several chief clerks. No employes in the large stone build- ings of the departments were work- g under conditions as severe as those in the temporary however, and the entire continue to the regular closing hour. About 70 employes of the Post Office Department at work in the City Post Office und whose places of employment are directly under a large skylight were allowed to go to their homes this afternoon. Other men and women affected were in buildings of the Bureau of Census, at Sixth and B streets; of the Treas ury, at Seventh and B streets and also at’ Twentieth and C streets. The De- ware | partment of Agriculture and the War Department also have space for a small number of employes in these structures and they also were permit- ted to retire for the day Although there is no law for dis- missing these employes, the chief clerks have been informed by the various officials in charge at the tem- porary buildings that it is absolutely impossible for them to work, espec- ially on the top floors and Western exposure. Several cases of heat pros tration have confirmed the fact. No order is issued for the emploves to leave the buildings In the majority of cases, the various bureau chiefs be- ing empowered to act at their own dis- cretion. It was sald the present ar- rangement would continue until a break in the heat wave occurred. TOLL IN NATION IS 139. No Relief Predicted for Western Sec: tion for Few Days. CHICAGO, June 5 (#).—At least 139 ||| persons have died throughout the country in the last few days due to the heat wave, drownings and storms. Of this number, 89 were in the terri- tory ea of Ohio, and 69 were in several States from Ohio to Montuna. Deaths v and dire by the heat were 36 in the East and 23 in the Middle West. Twenty-one of the Middle West fatall- || ties for the period of the heat wave were due to storms in Towa, Minne- sota, Nebraska und Montana. The Weather Bureau today predicted no relief from the high temperatures for || at least two or three days. Fifty-nine Killed Yesterday. Yesterday's deaths were as follows: East—New York City, 7; New York State, 4; Pittsburgh, 7; Baltimore, 2; New England, 12; New Jersey, 4. Total, 36. 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Many persons also slept in Grant Park. on .the lake front. New High Records. Chicago yesterday had & maximum temperature of 94.9. while Decatur, in north central Tllinois, where there are no breezes from a great lake to temper the heat, had 99, & new record for June 4. Kentucky, too, was sweltering, with Louisville bearing up under a maximum of 96 degrees. A high of 93 in Cleveland also was high for all June 4s recorded officially. Other cities in the torrid area have reported temperatures slightly higher each 24 hours. Consequently, the heat fatality toll jumped every hour. Chicago led the country In the number of deaths at tributed to the sun's ray Since Wednesday noon 12 persons have died here because of the unseasonable weather. In sharp contrast with such condi tions, the Far West was much cooler. A fournch snowfall in northern Montana, although causing damage to trees and other follage in Great Falls, improved crop prospects generally Hoise. Idaho, with an altitude of less | than 3,000 feet, had a killing frost yesterday and a minimum tempera ture of 36 degrees, Although vege: tables suffered, no damage was re- | ported to fruit, leading proeduct of | that district Louisville reported that the drought is harming the potato ‘tobacco planting and the blue grass in Ken tucky. The stage of the Ohio River at_Louisville is unusually low West of the Rocky Mountains cold weather will continue, the Weather Bureau said 73 KILLED IN EAST. | | Heat Caused 21 Deaths Yesterday— Contributed to 12 Othe: NEW YORK, June 5 (®.—At the end of the fifth day of record-breaking June heat the death toll in the East- ern States drownings. Mounting to new high marks for the year, the heat wave yesterday Killed 24 persons and indirectly caused the deaths of 12 others. Seven died here, 3%in New York State, 7 in Pittsburgh, 2 in Washingtor and Baltimore, 12 stands at 73, including ours .... shades .. English Hatte to H. R. H. 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In New York City the mercury hit 95. . 98 in_Philadel phia, 95 in Pittsburgh and 96 in Bal timore. Buffalo, N. Y, and vicinity alone escaped, cool Lake Erie breezes sending the thermometers there down to 67 Thousands of the city's sweltering millions spent the night in the parks. The captain of an arriving steamer anchored out in the bay for fear his cargo of fruit,would spoil before being unloaded. Prospects for another day of record- breaking heat,for New York were in- dicated by early official temperatures. At 9 o'clock ‘the mercury at 81 was three degrees higher than at the same hour yesterday. Two heat prostra- tions were reported in the early morn- ing HEAT KILLS TWO. Two Bathers Also Lose Lives As Baltimore Swelters. BALTIMORE, June 5 UP.— Twp heat deaths, two bathing fatalities and half a dozen prostrations were added to the toll of the heat wave here yesterday. 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