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The rc ONK CENT. BOTH MEN READY TO STEP. Degrees of FIERCE HEAT Brings DEATH to | , MEN DRIVEN TO SUICIDE. overcome at 288 RBewery. Glenwood Pier fuly dressed, even his hat | THE FORECAST. A part bather alled to Bim, but Incub Weber, forty-six years old, | neg! it deen water and sank "They | ia age of AW) Bowery, prostrated Im front |f' pad Rie ont inte % ecan| a ie explained ¢ he was just trying to) Foveonst for the ihirtz-sls 3 | 6+ aes Geand clvec!. Ge | cog! aft, | esr. M Sate They ‘released him and five minutes Now Yook [jae he plunged in again, Just ap the irty-four vears old, | bathers pp him again he tarned ashore of 1899 Tremo: later he again pneaked The rescul ty Weaptent, nim out again and him to Frances Ross, Gticen years ol ck. on 18 Ce 104 Jobe » ine street, overcome at! . Sent home, atoner grased Glenclin’s neek, colt There have been seven deaths within the) a deep gash. Pollceman Connelly arrested him and) it took four other policemen to get fim | last twenty-fogr hours from the terrific | to the station ee 76 | heat, and two men maddened by its tor- + 7%! ture ended their lives per ae ‘STRICKEN DUMB DUMB BY ABAT, Horses are perishing all over the cfty, dom and the mortality among them threatens aries R Hoe Lost His Speech tn BS Bicecs vrcdorvosvcers to equal that of the record-breaking 1PM August hot apell of 1898 when so many 0 Ss, died that business was seriously crip) | Charles R. Hoe, of 1M Orient street, arm... | js no relief In sight was stricken dumb by Siceainisinioniane The bie thermometer above the aide trying to board @ cable Walk of the Pulitzer Bollding at 29 @ar at Broadway and Ann street inst | WORLD'S THERMOMETER. clock marke) % degrees and was atill/ Might, recovered his power of speech in Hudson street Hompital early thie morn oaW.. Molal record for Avg. 10 ls MH de-|'ng. He was sald by ihe hospital at- aM... grees, recorded in 1st tendapts to be as well as ever by § The suffering in this city is particn-! Octook, | . . larly severe in tenements of the east) Hoe was going home from a call upon ++ 8) side and for west side, which all along friende in this city He stepped into . fo) during the torrid days are crowded with "fusdway at Ana street to senal a} arto | .. og | *Weltoring humanity a | - | The maximum temperature yesterday is raised hand fell powerlems at hie ++ M8) was Gat 5 PM. Ii broke the record. |e And he stagmeret to the sidewalk, | ++ PO) The hottest previous Aug. 9 was in iss@,| "20" he stood tottqring aad 7 senaie | When the temperature reached 9. “Wy ™ DEATHS FROM HEAT. [A M. today than it wat at (he seme| Hy slans he {old what be could “and eptme time vesterday morning. | the eeman caller ambolance, The surgeon ‘said ‘Hoe. had’ aphasia’ tee The sumidity (vis morning at | heat. The disease is caused by pressure was @ per cent. and at 16 uj On the speech centres of the brain Optforme all ite other functions " that which communicates to the rans the ie soner of articulat on DMG IN CaCAG which |* avout the same terday morning at that (ime 0 'RATARR DIB THAN BEAR If from sanstroke. Wastl Washmeousky, years old, ects of the heat Vietorin Copeiand, twenty-one ee — ‘ “i i Brest Farce Viet taimed by t nine years old, died in Flower hs via, Third ave*! Hospiial early to-day after drinking was wasted a Week this mornin yolson to escape hie suffering from the! Wty. Wel teen years old, ove ‘He lived at #0 Kast Porty-ninth! CHICAGO, Aug 1—Up to neon to ome and died at G70 Mevadway. | *treet with his wite and four children, | day three deaths were reported as a re. | This paper,” he snid, speaking to his|#u!t of the continued excesive heat. | Annte Miller, Afty-twe years wife, “nays it is going to be hotter than| They were | died at 96 Bope street. ever, I don't intend to stand It EDWARD P. HERRICK. biker } Wiliam F. Ford, ten months o14, ‘So L guess I'l) just drink (hie and) JAMES CULL, at 43 Middagh street, Brooklyn. | die 4 P m Mre. MARY SMITH, Figin, 1) Hefore hin wife could stop him hel Tou 0 Macy Madigan. Gfty years old, at) aoe tne couents of a bottle cr cen], 1 oaey _@ the hottest of the week of B64 Siath street. volte acid bos wheather which hae been expe- rienced. At noon the Government ther. mometer remiatered ered 0 degree | YACHTS LBAYE TAYE NEWPORT, "—prosrravions. HEAT MAD; 700K POISON ‘ededph Moonshiner, thirty years old, of Madison aveneg and One of 1% Forrest street, Brooklyn, white} wadred and Ninth street) ever | under ihe influence of the heat took car-| N# come 737 Breadway. Beitevec pple acid. He died in St. Catherine's Seeet Hospital, eld, overcome at the fect of South Bleventh street, Brooklyn. John Mall, twenty-three years|yonkers Wa: eld, overcome at Sixth avenne and Threw Mimself Betere « Twenty-Gret street. Taken to hie ‘Teal home, 318 West Twenty-Arct street.| psries Gienolin, forty-seven yeare old, Stephen Nelan, twenty-seven | of TS Jefferson street, Yonkers, a well- years old, of 10 South street, ever-| known citizen, # raving to-day in thi come at his residence, Wedeon | Yonkers Hospital after trying (o kill on Respite! aimeelf four times during the night while crazed by the heat Se ey See vette tT as tem nedied Wiliam Schubart, sixty-five years old, kk Clab's Ran to Vineyard | Nearly Walled for Lack of Wind. NEWPORT, Aug. ~The New Tork Yaeht Club did not start on its run to Vineyard Haven until late this morn- ‘og. Karty in the day there was no Wind and @ meeting of the feet cap- tains was held to determine whether to make the start At about UL o'clock a §o0d southeriy reese sprang up and the yachts ett the Nartor. At noon the wind voiding (rue and apparently freshening sad a good run was in prospect —— Over the Delectable Wountai: ‘The (hrosg® trates of (he Preseriventa Re. feed cress the plcureeque Alleghenion g: their pretties: per. oe ‘ » imeane from Meat, last evening or TERRY M'GOVERN, == WILL REPORT ‘The Big Bettie of Meavy- Weights, the HE CAN'T LOSE, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUS1 10, 1900, CROWD CHEERING FOR FIGHTERS: SAYS AOV JWARD PEKING T ST. Louis, ) HAal HTZ-AURLIN FIGHT, “== FOR THE EVENING WORLD RD aie. Lae To) ouath oa five rounds. Sevme of Square Ga arons receipts, Winner's vomt. wen's Neferee—Chartey White H | Seconde—For 5 Perey Willie Hetting—100 10 40 om Fite- OU OOo welah & PARTICULARS ABOUT TO-NIGHT’S BIG FIGHT. Contestants — Robert Fits- Gas Bt Boat ight — Madison Paree—O0 per cont. of the share — 73 per \tooten: Ofer ord [ “ Cireulation Books Open to All.” | | — Fitssim- 106. REBUE FR OL GRIER Covernor to Reprimand Him, Instead of t Dismissing. it came to the city at & ping, but did ae: go to} State Headquarters He Twent to bis doctor on Madinon avenue where he had his throat sprayed, and he | eturned at 11 o'clock to Oyster Bay When asked about the cectsion in Die. rict-Attorney Gardiner’s oase he sald I expected to m Fre sald he Wal to ata: telegraphed back that, if he meet me and discuss the ( Ny ttorney General Davies here, but got a telegram in whieh in Albany, 1 could not riiner ma © 1 would render my or three days When asked the natuge of his decistan Gov. Roosevelt begged not to be ques Mtivned an that petit | A friend of Gov Roosevelt, who has been in Oyster Bay with him recently, #aig that from what Gov Roosevelt had Jor him, District Atwrney Gardiner Wil not be digmigsed, bet will be repri wa ndted A letter is reported to have been sent »y Commissioner Witeo (9 Gow Roore seit in witch Disttiet-Atigeney Gar liners “eocentrteition' are n of, aad several, seagea are said to have spoken to t Wwernor of “vagaries Mf Col. Gard rman Benjamin 8 Odell, of the Reputdican Bt Committee had a ng confere with Lieut Gow Wood. afl Wis morning a Re Jeloan Btate Wher <sied if he is & Governor, Mr. We Fifth Congreamonal Distrie {Mr Odell Je the nominatio Mr Worth wanting while DF Pay ‘ "marie a De Li w aru ge Mr ¢ has the Congressiona im thie city (hie mort round was bemur ition is the same as onal Cor vention. there ontest for the Bepatort et) sald Davis. wor ne Inter resumed he fina thas he be eo PRICY ONG cunt, Terrific Heat May Interfere with the Staying Powers of Both Men. SEPP PPO, EO RPE EPERERESEHS + epee eee oe ITZ’S ARM IS O. K,, SAYS DR. EDGERTON. : * ? Dr FC Regerton, of the Bellevue Howpital stat, who has been treat. ing Fitz's sore right arm, gives the accompanying . . atement to The Even- ing World. The doctor says the fighters arm has entirely recovered and will In no way interfere with his chances in to-night’s fight against Rubiin, It te Just as strong as ever. t The Reening Wort Te the Bitter I have been treating Robert Fitesimmons's injured right arm for the past two weeks, and can mafely #ay at the present time it te just as well and ‘ strong as it ever was during his whole careor ax a pugilist. By following the Instructions I gave him-that of applying hot clothe-he has finally {raed the muscles of (he stiffness which prevented bim from using it to aay extent 1 examined’ Fitestmmons's arm a few days ago and was greatly pleased at ite improvement. He was able then (o puneh the bag with the same A fore he had behind his blow 1 am now satinfled the injury har sappeared, and his erm will be fit and strong for his battle with Rubilo to-night. | also expect to see Ruhtin beaten. Dr, F.C EDGERTON, Bellevue Hospital. before he injured the arm, entirely bree POOF OEE EFOOTE EEE EEE H4 ++oo | While the final preparations for to- night's big ring battle were being ma the Garden shortly before 9 ofelod, in pienty Lime to prepare for the ring, in Mad Bauare Garden ta’ Hob Piresimmons and Guys Ruhlin moved NOT WORRIED, 1 de i aah bi retreats and ma: ‘Of course | expect to win,” he sald eo fret to arrive. | Evening World reporter. “t am sure | Pitasimmons was the f taking the battle The odds are | on Ne left Bergen Reach with his wife and}, George Dawson, and boarding « Flat: | | “9 cn ons for some feason, but that worry me any. I am going to |fgbt on (he lines agreed upon between me ond my advisers. | fully reallae that ‘Pitesimmons i bush avenue car crossed the bridge and direct to the Bartholdt Hotel FITZ MUST WIN. [a crafty and a strong fighter, and will Pie appeared to be in excellent con j try some surprises, but I have been |dition, and made free with his right | doing a jiitle thinking myself, arm to prove that his doctor's state When | enter the ring it wi be to | ment tinat it Good an ever WAS | Anish the fight as soon as I can, end [ | fully true |shall keep both eyes open and both 1 weigh 19 pounds,” he sald, “and | fete going am in shape for a long and hard fight although [shall try (o make It as short | as pommibbie. | “will Mant the same battle 1 put up | with Corbett, as my condition wil! per mit me to make the hardest kind of an effort “T have to win this Aight, as T have a lwife and four babies to look after I d not own # ruse vet, but 1 expect Ruhlin looked in superb shape, and Was as modest and confident im Bis bearing as usual FEARFUL OF THE HEAT. Friends of Pit are seriously ¢ immons and Rublin naitering what effect the Withering hedt will have upon the two to after to-night's ring battie fighters. It is aid to be the intention of My wife and i will remain here at the management to take pictures, ee the Bartholdi Hotel until it ie time (was Jone at the Joffries-Sharkey fAght. 60 th the Garden. She will not accom: y, take these plotures hundreds of |pany me to the ring, but stay at the 9, win are placed above the ging hote! and receive the news by wire | The heat from these lights at the Jét- am fully confident of winning. It'ts a | fries Sharkey fight was eo Intense that vate of must with me Jeffries afterwa {said it mate him feel f ‘int and digay FITZ TAKES A NAP, Tw of three times during the Nettle ve Was Almost prosirated. Those who Shortiy after Fitashnmons arrived a! | were near the ringside t night we he Re dine went to hie room and | never forget their sufferingn At no time slept unt! 7 o'cloet. He was called « Hid the temperature Mive been less that hour, had supper and tier han 12. degrees ck, when [re wer M | Quiside the weather was s that wit Pere Wiliams and bie) eroale Were meocersary a: night if Pita got (he same ovation at thene lights are use that he met with on the cars coming How can the fe fve from Bergen Beach. He wee in g00d poun ts “ humor and joked with the crowds Perhaps afte enult wil not at Fite will knock K h RUHLIN CONFIDENT. tublin will knock * “the Gus Ruttin was fot in such a Beat wil} Rao’ a yas Fite woe Awa me sing of tae ne « ele we ¢ . ad et © alee * ot While hie oppone whirling awa ° : toward the city be sound am tr be From the Te Maditen's ns 8 Atla Upper ix h street, Ba Ridge Me snore ig ree. away and was a+ peaceful asa baby | fe" an uw wh, when he awok a am fullowers of the and was given © good wr : ot 1 » the thm ditt ea Mat a ali are be to the city - te (the excessive by « sued on Six nee) Madden cariehided to rema . me ° t after sunset, © Complete mad Readily Accessible Kertin 1 bie party t take a f Wee wenty-tbin * «¢ avesee car ride to the Bridge and re sole Rallrogd Res. om «mn