The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-17
FERVENT HEAT.
How IL Cut them Down In sc.
Louis-The Hottest Day for q
Hundred Years.

operations OF the corps OF physicians ant
attendants who were rushing about.
member Of the Board Of Health, Mr.
Priest, looking in TO see that everything
was going all right; Health Commissioner
Francis, with his coat and vest Of, wa
supeIintending operations; Drs. Lude
king and Remiek attended mainly TO th,
patients, and assisted physicians from th,
City Hospital. Across the hallway Mr.
Francis had wire netting erected TO shu
of from the crowd space 10 which Il
place beds for the accommodation o
patients. Four or Eve attendants assistec
10 placing them upon the cots, and bring
ing them to stale Of consciousness.
As the day wore on the number Of ar
rivals increased alarmingly. Each pa
tient as be arrived was quickly placed OF
q couch, ice and restorAtives applied, and
when sufficiently revived, was hurried in
a city ambulance 10 the City Hospital OF
to his home. Atan early hour the most
exaggerated rumors few about the city,
and general alarm prevailed and con-
iinued during the day. Every hour there
came in reports Of some well-knoWn cit.
izsn who had been stricken down. About
ten o'clock the venerable DR.. McAnnally,
editor Of the Csristian Adpoeate, fell psos.
trated while at 6ork in his office, and ai
once the report went forth that be was
dead, and il was only At 3 much later
hour that il vas learned that be had re-
yived and was still alive, though in =
critical condition.
At eleven o'clock Josh Kernon, 4
prominent real estate deAler, while talk
ing to his partner, Z. II. Lancaster, we'll
known and popular politician and capit-
alist, fell 10 the floor insepsible. Ian.
caster rushed out for ice, snd on his re-
turn fell prostrated himself, and though
both were revived, both are In q critical
condition. These and numerous similar
authentic reports greatly excited the peo-
pie, and business men refused 10 20 into
the streets.
Many suffered serious inconyenieuce
in their business by their refusal TO ven
ture into the sun. At an early hour
on the leyee, where the sun came
down with merciIess effect upon the
white stones, 4 roustAbout fell and expir-
ed Immediately, and was taken 10 the
morgue. The alarm was 60 intense
among the river hands that they refused
To load and unload the boats during mid.
day, and river commerce suffered seri-
ously. Immense cargOes Of grain were at
the wharves TO be discharged, but the
steyedores in most cases refused 10 pot
their men 10 work. E
At the mills and factories, also. where
the heat was intensified, and where many
were prostrated, large numbers refused
10 work, and work in several large es-
tablishmsnts was almost suspended.
On Change several prominent millsrs
discussed the situation, and, 1t is stated
authentically, agreed 10 suspend work
Tomorrow and not resume until there ia
change in the weather.
At noon there were fifteen corpses in
the Morgue. New bodies arrived from
time TO time, and others were taken away
TO be buried.
Two horses Of Undertaken Coffee fell
dead in the street while carrying the
bodies OF two victims TO the cemetery.
Undertaken Smithers Lost three horses in
the sAme service.
Among the bodis, laid out in the
morgue was that OF John Phalen, once oi
the City Council, and one .oi the most
brilliant young men in the city. He had
been picked up in the streets dead from
sun stroke.
At eight o'clock tonight there were
twenty.six bodies in the Morgue, and de-
spite The utmost care that has been taken,
the stencil was awful and pervAded the
atmosphere for block away. Fifteen Of
the bodies were already boxed up for bu-
rial tonight, and the others were on ice.
OF course, the most OF these victims were
Of the poor and lsboring classes, many
Of them unknown and destined 10 5
quick and nnceremonious burial. The
Coroner's Office attached 10 the Morgue
will remain open all night. The Coroner
and his deputies are deyoting their time
TO receiving bodies.
The suffering was not confined 10 the
business parts Of the city by any means.
Many ladies and young people were pros.
tra,ed in their residence, but these cases
were uniformly light, the patients recoy.
ering after briei medical treatment
Horses and mules suffered intensely
from the heat. Six street cars On the
Broad way line were side.trscked because
the teams had fallen dead, or dying. Like
casualities occurred on other liues, and
the animals generally were oppressed
with men.
Il has been difficult TO obtain an authen.
tic list OF the fatal cases Of sun stroke,
bui at,a late hour list Of the dead taken
from the books OF the Board OF Health
will be sent. The list OF names Of the
dead for to-day willexceed forty. Besides
these one hundred non.iatal cases have
been treated at the Public Medical ofhce,
and these from only part Of the hun.
dreds treated at drug stores and private
residences throughout the city.
According 10 the indications ot Pro-
iessor Tice, The Meteorologist who lives
here, tomorrow will be the warmest day
this latitude has had for one hundred
years.
Across the river in East St. Louis, the
heat has also been terrible, and numer-
ous sunstrokes are reported, while busi.
ness was pAralyzsd ior the day.
Advices received during the day from
peighboring towns indicate great suffer.
ing upon the par. Of all classes Of peo-
pie.
AT Kirkwood anumber Of persons are
prostrAied, but no fatal cases Of sun.
stroke are reported. A teAmsier fell
from his wagon at eight O'Clock this
morning, but was quickly restored, and
persisted iu proceeding with his team.
At Naples and in the surrounding
country, all work Is nearly suspended. The
merchants keep in the shady corners Of
their stores, and the farmers generally
are afraid 70 venture into the sun. Sew.
eral horses have fallen dead in the ields.
Near o'FAllon a man was 80 severely
prostrAted yesterday that be died last
night.
At Venice and other villages near ST
Louis the heat Is intense, and large
number Of the people are prostrAted.
At Belleville the heat was greater to.
day than II WA ever known 10 be, and
several cases Of sunStroke, more or less
serious, are reported. Business is great.
" affected and traffic il almost entirely
stopped. Everybody is staying indoors,
when not compelled to venture out.
Rolling Mill strike.
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