The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-18
ITS Been HOT!
ALL BUT CNBEARARLE.

The heat during the past three days has
been all but unbearabie, although yester-
days sultriness was somewh ,t relieved by a
breeze which Was the one and only thing
which prevented the transformation of some
$1,000 people Tor thereabouts) into grease
q spots. The heat has been sitting. and while
the mortality has been great II is a wonder
that IL has not been greater. The least exer-
tion was sufficient 10 produce most profuse
which were cool enough for comfort. Ped
esfrianism was avoided as much as possible,
and those whose business did not actually
drive them upon the streets stayed in doors.
THE HOT AND BRoILING sun
beat down upon sweltering humanity with a
heat rivaling that of cremation furnace,
forcing the mercury to a most dangerous
altitude. Laborers upon the streets, workmen
ribly, and the wonder is not that there were 50
many cases OF sunstroke, but that there were
so few. Nineteen cases of prostration from
saturday afternoon up TO last night were re-
ported seven of which were fatal and the prob
abilities are in favor of q larger number, not
all known. Two of the cases occurred
nj Fort Leavenworth. These instances were
AMONG THE ADULTS ONLY,
while among children tie mortality during
the past three days has been very high,
higher than ever before knosn in this sec
ton OF the country. The nights. while cool
compared with the day, have almost effectu-
or anything like IL, should continue ior two
weeks without fntermiSsion. N yould NOT h,.
hyperboie TO say that the people Of the me
tropolis would be literally exhausse.i. vorn
out, and unfit for anything approachinG sc-
tive labor No one venturned out until after
sundown unless he positively had to do %,
and as q consequence the streets did not pre-
sent
THE LIFE, BCsrLE AND ACTIVITY
which is usual. Big brimmed hats, linen
suits and umbrellas were In. The ascendancy,
and the most meagre shade was eagerly
sought after. The sun did his level best, and
ax xerfed himself TO the utmost. The horses
ioiled slowly along, painting. heavfng and
perspiring under their loads, bot sofar IS heard
from, none Of them were stricken down
Very few drunken men were TO be seen, II
being too hot TO make the exertion Necessary
To arriving At that stage OF inebriety called
intoxication.
DEAD IN A BAGNIo.
On Sunday night, about ten o'clock, an ex.
military Prison. pr one Ro9t IesSen1orsh. II .ns named m
John Humphrey, died from the effects OF
whisky and the neat at the notorious den OF
ware and Cherokee streets, Known a the
"Cente nnial." Humphrey had been depriy.
ed OF his rank in the guard for misconduct,
=. NJ. were to have arrived yesterday. On
Saturday afternoon Humphrey came down
| nom the post and inaugurateda . big drunk,
q Ss ssSs and n
| swfliing the villAinous compounds they ell
| at such places, remaining In an almost air
light room, and as natural consequence b
died. Humphrey vas man Of magnincenl
physique, Thorough soldtef, we'll liked BY
his comrades and his o0oer1, but whisky gO(
the better q III I'D Aown he vent He
British army, and vent u throoeh the e.
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had o1o6 vhen ho voat 70 the 'Uentenniai. :
| oes be1ng reoovefed-
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