The sun., 1878-07-18
PREPARE FOR T0RRID HEAT.
DEDUCTIONS From THE OBSERrhT TTONs
IN THE SIGNAL OFFICE.
why the Intoiernbie Atmosphere In -. Loui.
Will he Less Fatal In New York-The suf.
ferinas OF the Inhabitants of Other cities.

ferinas OF the Inhabitsnt. Of Other cities.
WASHINGTON. July 17-At o'clock this
evening the reports received ut the hcadquar-
tcrs OF the Signal Service indicate an increase
OF temperature for New York tomorrow. and
the probabilities favor stationary thormomo-
ter. with n chance that cooler weather may come
toward night Tho large maps at the Office.
studded with disks and arrow points indicating
the hourly changes Of temperature oyer the
continent. show. indeed. q rapid and remarka-
BILE increase OF temperature along the eastern
slope OF the great valley. but It is accompanied
with changes in tho extrome Northeast which
promise cool weather
All over Ohio. Indiana. Western Pcnnsyl-
vania. and West Virginia there has been during
the day nm increase in the temperance over that
Of yesterday Of from two to four degrees. rising
to six at Eric, which shares the climatic in
nucnccs Of Ohio rather than Of the State II is in
This increase extends over kentucky to the
South. being met in Tennessee 10y cooler
weather coming up from New Orleans. whore
the decrease Is two degrees its furthcst point at
the North Is Detroit. whero the Increase is 1--WE
degrees. the peninsula 10 the northward. as
well as Wisconsin. showing decline Of tenn
pcraturc Of from six to ten degrees. The in
crease OF temperature extended east this after
noon TO Albany. which showed an increase OF
six degrees. and to Montreal. where the rise Is
elcyen degrees.
Here however. the rise Ia mot by different in
nucnccs Rain and a sudden fall In the tcmpcr-
ature occurred last night at Chatham. Canada.
The fall amounted to-day to fifteen degrees.
During the day this cooler and rainy area has
spread over Halifax. Eastport. and Maine gen
orally. causing n fall of ten degrees or so and
tho expected progress of the storm southwark
has ted to tho ordering Of cau,onary sienals nj
Portland and Boston, both of which places
already report decreasing temperatures.
| Ii is early. as yet. 10 make any prediction rs
to the progress Of this storm. but the prevailing
winds and the barometrlc movements lend
weight to the belief thnt it will work its way
down the. coast. taking, shape rs thunder
! storm us IL advances. Should this prove 10 be
| the cQse-and this ia n guess, rather than
prObabili.y-it will reach New York on Friday.
ST. LoUIs, July l7.--Among tho fatal cases
late last night was that % August urng. n soda
| pensary. hut was SO far gone that he died while
pndcrtrcatment: Alex liea9vais. aho9kkeeper
! home last night got heated. and died in half an
| hour after reaching his house. The fatal cases
| hv suus'roke or prosration by heat since last
| Wednes lay when the weather first became so
| Intensely hot. So far ns have been reported to
the authorities up t9 last nt.ht num.,r w. or
! were men or women who were cithcr drunkards
, or habitual drinkers OF strong liquors or beer.
! The total number OF prostrations during the
sumo time cannot. ~ course bc correctly given.
as u very large number Of persons have been
treated a. home or elsewhere hy family phys
| clans or do.fors called in for the occasion. but
1t il probably safe to say that since last Monday
week. or during the past ten days. between
| fifteen hundred and two thousand persons have
| been more or less affected by the heat. and have
| required medical attendance.
| The weather continues intensely hot but
| there is n fine southern breeze. which tempers
the heat somewhat and renders i more bear
| ahlo. Sergeant Finn of the signal service pre-
diets rain this afternoon or evening. bul says
he DOESN'T think i will have more than tenn
| pornry effect and that the heated term will con-
tinue for some days yet. There were few sun
! stroke cases this morning. only i've cases hAv-
ing been treated ut tne dispe@Hsary' @ none oi
| non. Few outside cases have been reported.
and the opinion OF the health officers and ply
scinns il that the worst is over. Ot yesterday )
cnses sent from the dlspensary lo tho hospital
Newman Eagan and MtNerim died during the
T"ieeraphic and other reports from interior
towns in Missouri and Kansas say that the
yrnther il extremely hot. and that there have
been numerous sunstrokcs. many cases prov
ing fatal, In southern NJ Mlssouri and Kansas
the weather has boon SO Intensely hot during
loudcl. and "A large part OF the harvesting II
many localities has bccn done 10y moonlight.
CHICAGO. july l7.-lcsicrday' fatal cases oi
sunstroke numbered .. To-day the fatal tiles
SO far as known. are !. Probably score OF per
Horses ARE suffering greatly, some fltty having
dod since the heated term began, Last night
thousands Of persons sought relief from the
heat by means, Of excursions on Lake Michi,
gan. The cold wave seems to have reached
the Mississippi valley, but. according 10 reports
it ia not SO great relief as was anticipated. as
Is only cffcctqal in favored localities, and ihc
thermometer has been as high as ~ IN the
shade. The average is about 90.
In the Northwest reports show that the heat
continues unabatcd. Tho telegraph operator AZ
Sioux City sends the following despatch. dated
l O'clock; " Tho 0ld wave passed here last
sbSMs nSSt ts has a been do%T
OTruMwA, Iowa, July l7.-For the past ter
Thermometer registering daily from 80 to lOl
degrees in the shade There have been -four
cases OF sunsroke in this city, ono Of which wa'
fatal. Harvesting is much impeded 10y the no
wcather. farm hands being able to work onll
early IN the morning and late In the evening
momctrr stands at 90 degrees, and cool west
o. MuscATINr, Iowa. July 1.-THE thermometer
registers 96 in the shade to-day. There hay'
been no cases ~ sunstroke hero. and II 10 inlurl
TO the crops Most outdoor work in tho city, ha
been suspended on account OF the heat. Far
mers improve the moonlight nights to work II
ToRoNTo July l7.-Despatches from various
parts Of Ontario to-I,ayy show That the ,mercuri
. n large number Of cases of sunstroko are re
ported. none have terminated fatally.
CoLvMpus o. Iniy l7SThere b ,t.r1oN We're r1a thre
the stricken men were United States mail car
riers and the third the driver OF an Ice wagon
. The heat is intense. and has caused partia
l suspension OF business
MILWAUKEE July 1.-THE heat to-day Is yer
oppressive. tho Thermometer ranging from o.
10 loo degrees in the shade. There was no NJ
ternoon session Of the Chamber Of Commerce
, Outdoor, labor is GENERALLY suspended. ON
: stroke are reported for to-day
At the Signal Service Office in this city. tn
i officers thought that tho heat wave would prob
, ably be- along this afternoon, II, indeed, IL ha
, | not already arrived. At about So o'clock Las
evening the thermometer In the office. whic
r had registered 74' at Az In the afternoon. ros
to o76'. AsaIule the temperature sinks slowl
,, The officers say that the wave rolled dow
, upon ". Louis from the great stretch Of prniri
, lying west OF that city. Much Of this land |
! under the plough. and II has vastly greater re
r Elective heating power upon tho air than
would have II II were covered with verdure.
: There is hardly any ground, the officer
think. for fearing that the wave will kill peopl
/ here MS IL has done in st. Louis. since we hay
, | here the bay close at hand the rivers, and tn
ocean only a few miles of. These expanses a
/ water will moderate the heat. and almost in
/ stantly lessen It's destructive force. Still tn
officers advise everybody to keep Off tin or othe
roofs. and to shun the sunny side OF the stree