The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-20
ROASTING RAYS
Pouring Down Upon a Parched and
Perspiring People.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-The weather yes
terday was nearly as not as Thursday, the
thermometer reaching go at p. m. A
little before o'clock the sky became over
cast strong southwest wind made the heat
more endurabe. At 4 O'Clock a heavy rain
fell, with considerable wind, continuing for
nearly three hours, the thermometer falling
to 85'. During the night the weather was
comfortable, with a comparatively cool
northwest wind. There were seven cases of
sunstroke, none OF which were fatal.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.-The intense heat
was repeated yesterday the highest tenn
perature being 1909 in the shade. But few
cases of sunstroke were reported, two being
fatal. A slight storm, which passed over
the city about 6 p. m, had a tendency to
cool the atmosphere, but the heat is still
depressing.
HARTFORD Conn, July 20-A man named
German, employed at the new Catholic
school, was sunstruck yesterday, and died
in thirty minutes.
CHICAGO July 20.-Tbe weather here is
still subject of some apprehension, and
another hot season is looked for The at
mosphere yesterday morning was murky
and less bracing than Thursday. The cool
wave still continues to give relief, and all
branches of industry have resumed work.
The reports from the West and North indi-
cate cooler weather, while the South has
materially moderated. Winona and Du-
| buque report rain. The thermometer at
a. n marked 75o and at II a. NJ $50. The
total number of deaths in this city during
the heated term is reported to be thirty
five. The temperature yesterday was: a.
| m., 15o; II M. 800 IS D. m., a cooling breeze
and partly cloudy. No new deaths from
sunstroke reported yesterday. The deaths
from all causes for the past week Will reach
about four hundred-an unusually large
number.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, July 2o.-The mercury
was $50 at II a. IN. yesterday, and several
cases of prostration were reported.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL, July 20. "A young
printer named John Stewart whose parents
reside at Tuscaloosa, left the office for home
and started to run with companion. He
was quickly overcome, sat down and imme
diately died. The heat here is intense.
KANKAKEE., Ill, July 20.-Geo. J. Smith
an old, well-known resident of Saline Town
ship, died suddenly Thursday from the heat.
PEORIA, ILL, July 20.-Since Thursday 8
reports, Mrs. Lamar, who was sunstruck
Monday, and q little child, have died. The
child died on the mothers lap in street
car. There have been many prostratiOnS,
but all are doing we'll. 1t was cooler yes
terday.
CLINTON IA, July 20.-There is consider
able illness here on account Of the heat. In
addition to the cases already reported there
were two fatal cases near Delmart yester-
day.
New ORLEANS, July 20.-The weather in
this city is about seasonably warm. No
cases of sunstrOke or prostration have been
reported. The thermometer ranged at 6 a.
III. 790, noon $50, 8 p. nj. 800. 6 p, m. 500.
New YORK, July 20.-Judging from the
vacant condition of the streets yesterday
one would imagine that it was a semi-holi-
day. Steamers leaving for seaside resor s
near the city were crowded 10 excess and it
was asserted that fully two hundred thou
sand people left the city between II and 3
D. m., while hundreds and thousands had to
remain and bear the brunt of the burning
sun. The thermometer yesterday was over
Thursday an increase ofabout50, and in the
composing room of the Express at 2:15 y.
m it registered 1909 with ali the windows
on both sides of the building open.
At Hudnut's in the Herald Building, lat
o'clock the thermometer marked $40, and
at o'clock SAC, or % higher than Thursday,
and the mercury was steadily advancing.
At II m. it had reached go, at p. m.
was go, and at $50 it had reached 96o. The
thermometer marked 92o at 9p. m., and at
midnight $40, the average temperature yes.
terday being S65so, against 74Ao at the
same date last year The number of pros.
traions by heat was much larger than
Thursday. Up to tonight sixty-four cases
were reported in this city, Brooklyn and
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