Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-18

OlarR street meulCal Out WHEN |
she lifted it from the carriage was horlhed |
to find that the fatal heat had wrought It's |
work and that her darling was no more. Of
Tuesdays cases, the following died to-day: |
Mrs. Stark, Christian Fass and Henry Schim- |
bach. Prof. John Biecht, the noted orchestra
leader of this city, died from the effects OF
sunstroke at Quincy, Al Harrison, OF Oh cago,
died at Waukesha this evening, and VIM.
Staffels, of Chicago, died at Napervllle.
There are a large number of minor cases,
probably thirty, and very many horses have
succumbed to the heat. Two reporters re-
ceived severe but not fatal strokes. The
waterworks are now pumping seventy million
lieved from duty between ten and three
o'clock to-day. Further returns will IN
doubtedly be received late tonight.
At Ottawa.
OTTAWA, July 17.-For ten days past the
heat at this point has been intense, the Their
mometer ranging from ninety-two to one
hundred and one degrees in the shade. There
have been four cases of sunstroke in this city
and vicinity, one of them fatal harvesting
Is much impeded by the hot weather, the
hands being able to work only early in the
morning and late in the evening. The con-
tractors on the city sewers have worked at
night and the hands lay up IN the day time.
To-day at three clock in the afternoon the
thermometer stands at ninetytwo degrees,
and cool western breeze is blowing.
At milwaukee,
MILWAUKEE, July 1.-THE heat is very
oppressive, the thermometer showing from
ninety to one hundred degrees in the shade.
| There no afternoon session OF the cham
Der of commerce, and labor is generally
pended. One hundred and three authenti-
| Gated cases of suustroke are reported to-day
Among the fatal are Anthony Sanger, father
of Sheriff Sanger; John Cogley, head porter
of the Plankinton house; Hobart Saunders,
hackman; Avis Hesschild. of VIM. Ford's;
VIM Gray, teamster; Mr.. Wilde, tailor;
Charles Lohmer Christian, of Ocomeny,
| town of the lake; Chris. Howry, of Bayvlew;
Archbishop Henri was overcome by the
heat at the See house, this morning, and Is
| still in an unconscious condition. 1t Is feared
| that he will not recover.
At Iowa City.
Iowa CITY, IA, July 17.-Today, the
| sixth of the intense heated term, Is the first
one marked by any casualty, although very
many persons have been more or less affect
| ed J. B. Lucas, a farmer living near the
city, was overcome by the heat this morning.
His wife at once started to the city for medl-
cal aid, and returned to find her husband
corpse, he having died within few minutes.
Two men are reported to have died at River
side to-day. Several severe cases occurred
to- day, and many terminated fatally. For
SIX days and nights the mercury has not
fallen below eighty degrees, and has ranged
as high as one hundred and three degrees.
st Dubuque.
DUBUQUE. July l7.-Six fatal cases from
sunstroke are reported here and several minor
ones. Several horses have died or been badly
Frustrated fine breeze sprung up this af
ternoon, which still continues and has
slightly relieved US, though the thermometer
still ranges in the nineties, and the outlook
favors another intensely hot day to morrow.
There are no certain reports of the crops,
save that grain has been badly beaten down
by the storms, and the damp heat following
has caused considerable rust. Corn is doing
we'll so far as heard from.
At Sioux City.
SIOUX CITY, July l7.-For the past few
days the heat has been intense In this city,
almost causing a suspension of business.
Notwithstanding this, very few cases of pros
tration by the heat are reported, and no fatal
results In the city. From the surrounding
country few cases of death by sunstroke are
reported. The crops In this county have been
benefited rather than injured by the hot
weather. Wheat never looked better, and
corn has grown three feet in one week. The
people have not felt the heat in this city so
severely IN other places. Everybody feels
hopeful, and the harvest promises in unpre-
cedented yield.
At Council Bluffs.
COUNCIL B LUFFs, July 1.-The thermom-
eter has ranged from ninety to one hundred
degrees in the shade in this city and vicinity
during the past week, but the prostrations by
heat have averaged less than one per day.
The mortality among children has been per-
ceptibly increased, however, 50 far as can be
learned, and in the Judgment of persons
qualified to speak, the crops have not been
materially injured. Wheat is being har-
vested, but the progress is necessarily slow.
At Des NTOines.
Dies MONIES, Ia, July 1.-THE weather
ba- hpap avtr W hot bn
past ten days, with the mercury ranging from
ninety to ninety-six degrees in the shade. Ten
persons were sunstruck in this city during
toe heated term, with only one fatal case
Mr. John Hart. No fatal cases are reported
from the neighboring towns. The damage
to the crops by the hot weather is very slight,
principally causing the small grain to ripen
too fast. The late wheat is slightly damaged
by rust and chinz BUG, causing it to straw
fall; but the crops DIS whole are better than
during the past ten years. There was no
damage from the sormS.
As Omaha.
OMAHA, NEB, July ia very severe
thunderstorm last night and heavy fall of
rain gave comparatively cool weather to-day,
after nearly a week of scorchlng hot weather.
Forty. eight grown persons died from the eff
fects of heat, and the death-rate among chill
dren has been very large. The effect on crops
generally throughout the State has been
preceded the hot spell, and during the past
hot days corn has grown prodigiously. The
barley and wheat harvest, now III progress,
will nearly justify all previous high expecta-
tions.
PEORIA, july 1.-THE heat for the last
seven DAYS has been well nigh intolerabe.
The thermometer has ranged from ninety to
one hundred and one degrees in the shade.
There have been seven fatal cases of sunstroke
and twenty not fatal. Tonight there has
been a slight rain, and the backbone OF the
heated term is believed to be broken. The
farmers say that the heat is hard on the men,
but it is the making of corn.
At Rock island.
Rock ISLAND, July 1.-THE intense heat
has been felt here as much as elsewhere, the
thermometer ranging during the past week
from ninety to one hundred and one degrees
in the shade. This afternoon breeze Is
springing up. The farmers are Jubllant, as
the weather has been just what was needed
for corn, which is now In splendid condition.
No fatalities from sunstrOke have occurred IN
the city or country.
EAT Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, July 17.-To-day has been
the hottest of the season. The mercury at
the signal office reached a maximum of nine
ty-six degrees, and the observer reports an
average of eighty-seven degrees for the
past twenty-four hours. Only three cases OF
sunstroke were reported; none OF them were
fatal.
at KROkuk.
KEoKUK, July 17.-lhe excessive heat the
past week has interfered somewhat with the
harvesting of grain, as the men and teams
were unable to endure it. The fatal cases OF
sunstroke IN this locality number five or six.
There have been no cases for two days: To-
night there is prospect OF RAIN and a change
in the weather.
At Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July 1.-THE heat to-day
was oppressive, the thermometer ranging
from ninety-fve to one hundred degrees.
There were several cases of sunstroke. Julius
Buttman, formerly of Cincinnati, receive a
fatal one.
In Ontario.