The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-20
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY LITRLLIGEEcER
THE HEATED TERM.
Little Or No Abatement ofthe Heat
al st. Louis.
Her Terrible Death Rate for the
. Past Week.
That Cold Wave sn HslIuolnation.
New York Counts Forty sunstoks':
Large citiesAIl Suffering Severely
from the Heat.
That Cold Wave an HalIuoination
New York Counts Forty sunslrokss


ST. LOUIE July ls.-The high hopes
INDUCED 10 last evening BY pretty
rapid sinking Of the mercury that the
heated term was about 10 break up, were
blasted this morning when the sun rose
almost NJ blisteripgly hot a. ever, and
since Q o'clock the mercury has shown
but about one.haif degree lower temper.
ature than yesterday. Previous TO that
time the difference was about two and
one,hali degrees. There is considerable
Of breeze, however, but It is more clo1.
dy and the atmosphere closer and more
sultry. The warm difference is rather In
the Lesser amount Of reflected hest. On
the shady side Of Fourth street the ther-
mometer showed at s o'clock S5i degrees,
o O'Clock s7i degrees, 10 o'clock sOa de.
grees, II o'clock 92l degrees.
At the Dispensary this morning i've
cases were treated up to II o'clock, all
Of them genuine sunstrokes. None oi
them were severe, however, and all yield
ed pretty readily to the treatment.
Total cases yesterday not previously
reported-Bridget Durkin, Mary Con.
roy. Mary o Neil, Susan Brown, Adolph
Nieman, Louise scherer.
The total number Of prostrations oi
Of which any knowledge could be obtained
will not exceed fifty, the larger proper.
tion Of which we're slight.
There was but one additional case ot
suustroke taken to the Dispensary since
II o'clock, making six in all up to this
time. II was Ellen McCabe, laundress,
who was overcome while At work, yielded
reedily to treatment.
The Thermometer marked 940 at noon,
one degree lees than yesterday, and 95a'
at ! P. NJ, 2iS less than yesterday. The
indications are that the intensity of the
heat has expended itself and that there
will be a gradual decrease from this
time on.
II cAsrs sussTRoKE.
ST. LOUIS, July 19.-Seventeen cases
OF sunstroke were treated at the dispen'
sary to-day, eight Of which were con-
sidered severe enough TO send to the hos-
pital after being restored to consciousness
Caleb Bruce, colored laborer 10 a
coal yard, was one Of these, and died
shortly after being removed.
George Holder, Of Clayton, Mich, who
was picked up in the rear Of the Olive
Street Hotel, was another and critical
case.
Pat Godfrey, n farmer, had severe con-
vulsions and was regarded as danger
ously affected.
Emma McCabe, a gray haired soup
house graduate and hard driuker, will
probably die.
Mary Ann Connolly, another hard
case, IL in critical condition.
Lewis Williams, from Dayton, Ohio,
overcome on the street, was restored.
Charles A. Humboldt, Of Covington,
KY, who was treated and restored two
days ago, got on another spree, and this
time vas sent 10 the hospital.
Rey. Father Brinkman, Of the Monks
Church in the southern part Of the city,
prostrated last evening, died in about
three hours, Notwithstanding skillful
medical attendance.
Mrs. Sarah E. Finnegan died this
morning from the effects OF a stroke re-
ceiyed yesterday.
A man supposed to be Adolphus Hur-
bert, Of Clark county, died 10 East ST..
Louis last night from the effects of The
heat.
Eiehty.eigth cases Of sunstroke have
been sent TO the City Hospital since the
heated term commenced, only twelve of
which were fatal.
A shower fell here about o'clock this
evening and another about eight, which
cooled the atmosphere somewhat
The mercury has been from one TO I've
degrees lower to-day than yesterday, the
greatest difference being between Eve and
seven o'clock. Since the latter hour II
has become very Close and sultry again,
and the night promises to be aswsrm as
ever N7-Ft -
The total number Of deaths in the city
from the 18th to the 18th Of July Of last
year were 10, and for the corresponding
week just closed were 376; difference
OF 254 deaths, which may be attributed TO
the excessiye heat. Hu-.0.
BUSINESS ABANDONED.
NEW YoHK, July l9.-At noon to-day
In the shade the Thermometer marked 90s.