The Portland daily press., 1878-07-18
THE TORRID WAVE.
Intense Heat Still Prevailing in
the West
And Gradually Advancing East
ward
Heat as a Reforma,orv Agent.

AS AeIorma.ory agent
NEW YORK, uly ia 81. Louis despatch
dated last night says:
wen became today aostemlous and temperate
VINO nave oeen ADDICTED to excuses Tor years.
froDaply less liquor was sold IN st. Louis than
IN the same space OF time for long period
The conviction also arose, from the large num-
Der OF Germans Frustrated by the sun, that
lager beer is hardly less dangerous, and several
physicians have expressed themselves that it is
really more heating than whiskey. The favor.
ed drinks today were claret punches, sangarees,
cream punches, lemonades, buttermilk, sour
wines and mlaeral and soda waters, which were
drank IN enormous quantities.
ln Diet, iced tomatoes, iced tea and similar
nourishment became the favorite dishes. 1t
was not unusual to see men wearing perforated
mats with ice and cabbage leaves on their heads
carrying tan In one hand anda perforated
umbrella In the other.
The Wave Moving East.
1t is reported that the signal service believes
that the intense heat cantre now north of 81
Louis is moving slowly eastward with pros
pect OF reaching the Atlantic cities about to-
morrow. The probability Is that II Will be
tempered by cooler current from off the lakes
before it reaches the sea coast.
81. Louis Gets Breeze
ST.. LOUIS. July 17.-Two thermometers re-
cesded The temneratnre today az folIows.Nsa
m SS1 and 81. q M oil and az. IN a M eS
and so: ii a. M. 94a and 81: "a M 96h and 95:
o. M, 80 and 81; %. M 1015 and 98: D. M.
lO2 and SO; p. M, SO and 81. To p. N. this
IS tribe higher range than yesterday, but
since that time the heat has decreased and the
prospect at this writing is that the evening and
night will be cooler and more comfortable with
fair indication OF rain. There has not been
much done at the city dlspensary today and
there are no severe cases thus far:
The weather contlnues Intensely not Dut there
is hne southern breeze which tempers the
neat somewhat and renders 1t more bearabe.
1t is thought the heated term will continue for
some days yet: Suostroke cases have sbeen but
lew tniS morning. out nve cases having been
treated at the dispensary and they were light
ones. The total number of prostrations during
the heated term cannot be accurately stated, as
q very large number.of personslhave been treat
ed at home or elsewhere by family physicians.
winch have not been reported, but 1t is proba-
ply safe to say that during the past tea days
between lo0o and 2ooo persons were more OF
less affected by the heat and required medical
treatment.
Too Hot to Work in the Daytime
Telegrapbic and other REPORTS from the inte.
rior towns Ia Missouri and Kansas mention ex-
tremely hot weather and numerous sunslrokes,
quite number being fatal In some parts OF
southern Miss our and Kansas the weather has
Deen SO intensely hot during the day that all
outdoor business had to be suspended and a
lonai;t;as beS pa. s VI d one M ~ several
'o'"iii.' n"e ooon uono W lnoon'isn''
Another Hot Day in Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 17-Yesterday's fatal cases
OF sunstroke number 6. Today's fatalities as
h lar as k are +. Ifooaoly scofe OF people
Lave H oeen saustroAe ourlng tue FORENOON.
1orses are suneLing tne most, some nlty nav
aug oleo sluce tne nesteo Term psgan: Inc
coiu wave seems 10 nave reached tne MISSISSIPPI
pl river, 1u1 accoroing TO reports IS nos so
saeas lei'ei as anticlpaceo, because alter IL
mas passed away tne neat resumes its sway. A
W.
vuy emec,uai ~ aavorea locai.ies 40 ana me
st,oa one'er nas peeu as oo n'gn as " ~ tne
sna sa anu sssrageS apous ~. ln lne soutn-
hated
The reports of cases of sunstroI,e coma in
yery SLOWLY beceuse of The absence of anv cen.
trail disoensarv for treatment The heat how.
aver has mora nowerfnl and fatal TO-DAY thar
anypreyious daV. There are a large nnmbsr If
minor cases, probably 3d. and many horses sue
cumbed to the heat. The water works are
pumping 10000 900 gallons daily. The letter
carriers were relieved from duty between 2 and
O'CLOCK today.
Temperature Mt Various Points.
NEW York, July 17.-Kiernan's Agency re-
ported the thermometer as follows at noop:-
Buffalo 9S. Chicago 81, Cleveland 95. Indian
aDolls W, Pittsburg 81, 81. Louis 50, Baltimore
TORONTO July 17.-Dsspatches from various
parts of Ontario tcday show that the ther.
mometer ranged from 80 to 103 in the sha de.
Although large number OF cases OF sunstroke
are reported none Terminated fatally.
OMAHA, July ia very severe thunder
thunder storm last night and heavy fall of rain
gave comparatively cool weather today after
nearly week Of screening not weather. Four
grown people dled from tne eHects OF the heat
The effect on the crons oeneral,a tbrorah tha
sta.e 10 GOOD rather thar in;n;;ons aaa suu
ains nraceJed tho hot sna,l "a dnr;nr .ha Ivy
hot DAYS tba corn has orpwn nod; .;ons,v Ros'
Law and wheat harvest in n,paress nil na.rin
in stifv ali nrevions h: oh ernec, cations n0"iS
OrTuMwA Iowa Jnlv For tho nost Ton
DAVIS the heat AT this noint has bean ;ntsnss tha
ranging dsilv from % TO mi I'm ;n
the shade. Haryestipg ia much imneded hv
hot weather the hands hei no ahIa IN worL onIy
earlv in the morning and late in the avenino '
- ~ - ~,
;ntouseiu H,t toda, ,5orno1ate "ea.ner was