The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-17
The Haatec Term

CHICAGO July l6,-Reports from points
throughout the Northwest give accounts of
the terrible effects of the heat in Dewitt.
Germans, died from the effects of heat.
A Galesburg. LII. dispatch says several
deaths and many cases of sunstroke are
reported at Des Moines. Capt. James
May of Rock Island, well known in polIti-
circles there and at Washington, lios in
critical condition from the effects of sun
stroke. At Bloomington, Michael O'Neil,
Molie Hogan, Jesse Passwater, and an
unknown laborer were struck Dy the sun
and died soon after. Some twenty other
cases are reported, none fatal.
To-day horses suffered terribly. These
are but isolated cases taken at random. for
nearly every town in this section has one
or more cases to report. The thermome-
ter has ranged generally from 90 to Loo
The Tribanes Sioux City special says
that $50 this evening the weather sud
denly charged, the wind began blowing
from the north, and the thermometer
dropped 20 degrees 10 two hours.
MILWAUKEE, July 16.-A special to
the Wisconsin from La Crosse. WIS.,, says:
Dispatches received here to-day and yes
terday from various points along the line
OF the Southern Minnesota railroad show
that severe rain and wind storm, with
intense heat of the past week. have re-
duced the prospects of the wheat and oat
crop about one-third by rust, lodging and
shrinkage. Reports from Houston, Fill
more, Mower, Fairbault, Freeborn and
| Blueearth are unfavorable. If the show
ers aud heat continue much wheat will be
of an inferior quality. The points heard
| from cover distance of 200 miles west of
the Mississippi.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS. July l6.-One case
of suu-stroke occurred in the city today,
and one at Glenwood. Iowa. twenty miles
south. Neither have resulted fatally ye'.
ST. LOUIS, July l6-There has been a
dimunition of the heat this afternoon
caused by iue breeze. The mercury
has ranged higher, reaching 1909 in
many places. The eases of sun-stroke
have decreased, there having been but
twenty-five at the city dispensary to six
O'Clock this evening and but four deaths
The scenes there, however, have been of
the same general character as heretofore
and four physicians and their assistants in
attendance have been kept very busy ad-
mlnlsterlng to the wants of those take q
there for treatment The general mode
of treating cases is to put ice to the head,
ice-water shower. rubbing the body with
ice and administering such medicines as
tie different cases reQuir.
Twenty-tour bodies which have lain at
the morgue yesterday without being
claimed, were buried in the potter'S field
late last night
Yesterday there were twenty-siX bodies
in the moreue at one time, presenting q
most revolving appearance. The heat haG
been so great 1 the past few days thai
almost every ore has become alarmed and
hundreds of Iii, rchauts and laborers have
F ceased to work A number of manufac
turing establishments of the city have
closed and n.luy others are running OF
short time to ease their employees Sew
: eral builders have refused to allow thei
men to work at all until change in th,
weather takes place. The city has ais,
{ stopped some of its public work, or carrie
it on only at night, in order TO saye th
E men from sickness or almost certain death
( Several livery stable owners refuse to hir
horses until sundown, or late in the after
noon, for fear of losing their animals
One stable lost five horses Sunday, values
+ at 81, ,OQ0. and others have suffered simila
8 loss
/ CHICAGO, July l6.-The heat to-da
+ has been most severe, The thermomete
j was higher than yesterday. The highes
!, point reached was 81, but the mercur
0 now stands at 81 and is still falling. Th
It siguai service reports that at Fort Dodge
where the thermometer was l0l at sunse
is now 6S, aud that a driving rain an
thunder shower is in progress. 1t
II thought that the cold wave will reach her
ri tomorrow morning, aud that there will
: u great change 10 temperature during th
J day over the entire region which is now
b much affected There were some twenty
five cases, more or less severe, of SUI
strokes at Chicago to-day, and six fat
cases.