This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: DEAKMAN, DONAHOE, HUCKETT, McMILLEN, NELSON, NEWTON, PIERGUE Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.jackson/6774/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Daily Times" (Missouri) Saturday, August 4, 1888 THE SEASON OF FATAL HEAT ENDED. The heavy rainfall last night made drooping humanity in the city lift its head. It infused new hopes in the breasts of businessmen and ended all chances of a drought and broke the season of fatal heat. After a sultry day, with the mercury above 90° from 1 until 7 o'clock in the evening, a breeze sprang up at 9 o'clock, accompanied by clouds and considerable lightning. Then the rain fell, not in torrents, but steadily from 9 o'clock until after midnight. The prostrations reported yesterday were: L. C. DEAKMAN, quarryman, 1909 McGee Street John DONAHOE, laborer, First and Grand avenue Erick NELSON, railroad laborer F. A. NEWTON, clerk of Landis' baggage office, Union Depot "My life is threatened," was all that a breathless woman could say as she sank into a chair in the humane secretary's office yesterday. Secretary HUCKETT asked her who she was, and after she had sufficiently recovered to tell him, she gave to Humane Agent McMILLEN this address: "E. L. PIERGUE, 802 Grand avenue." The woman had a sad story to tell. Driven from her home by her husband, who was temporarily insane from the effects of the heat, drink and an old wound, she had been without food or shelter for the past two days. With a drawn revolver her husband had paced nervously up and down the hallway of the house threatening to kill her and himself. Humane Agent McMILLEN found PIERGUE recovering from his delirium back of a barber shop on Fifth street. He was not arrested, as he made a solemn pledge to drink no more while the hot weather lasted. PIERGUE showed the humane office a scar running across the top of his head toward the base of his skull, and declared that it was one of the sources of his trouble. PIERGUE is a baker and is employed in a restaurant on Grand avenue. The humane society would not allow his wife to return to him until they find that his return to reason is permanent. Mrs. PIERGUE has been provided with a home, address of which is kept secret in order to prevent her husband from following her up. For the third time in the last five days, L. C. DEAKMAN of 1909 McGee street, was overcome by the heat at Twenty-first and Main streets, while quarrying stone. He was taken to his home in the police patrol wagon in a critical condition. His vitality has been considerably impaired by previous attacks of the heat and it is believed that he will die. John DONAHOE, a railroad laborer, became affected by the heat, early in the afternoon, at almost the same spot where Bill SPAIN, Jack RYAN's bartender was fatally overcome on Wednesday. He staggered from the saloon into the open air crying for water. Ice was applied to his head and he was subsequently taken to the city hospital where he was resting easily last evening. Erick NELSON an employee of the Santa Fe company, was prostrated by heat yesterday afternoon while riding on a Metropolitan cable car. He was taken to the police headquarters in Kansas City, Kas., and afterward sent to St. Margaret's hospital. NELSON's case is regarded as quite serious. Mr. F. A. NEWTON, chief clerk of the baggage office of the Landis transfer company at the Union Depot, was prostrated by heat while at his desk yesterday afternoon and was sent home in a carriage. ====================================================== (I have no connection with these families but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== neirbo10 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.