The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-20
THE TORRID WAVE.
Another Hot Day Yesterday.
The Thermometer Falling in the
West.
In New York.

NEW YORK, July 49, - Inc thermometer
during the night was IS to 90 ana was 90 at
& 80 this morning, and at o'clock SO under the
influence of a cooling west wind There were
80 cases of sun stroke yesterday, and II in
Brooklyn but only one fatal. James jerome,
a reporter of the New York SIM, was prostra-
ted by the heat while passing through Null
berry street last night and taken home in a
carriage. :.
All reports from the valley of the Hudson
River, and through the fruit districts of
Ulster and Duchess counties, New York
States, are of extreme heat, with several
prostrations but no fatalities.
The total number of sunstrokes yesterday
aud today to this afternoon is SO in New York.
But three were fatal.
Thermometer is SO degrees With an upwards
tendency.
I'm Kansas.
LEAvKNwoRTH, July 19-Slight showers in
this vicinity have somewhat reduced the
temperature, but it is still oppressively hot.
In Indiana.
TERRE HAUTE, July 1S.-George Harper, a
colored man, Thomas Cunningham, at the nail
works, land Albert Van Heyde, a barkeeper
40 or 80 cases of sun strokes here thus for, of
which nine were fatal. Thermometer 1O2 to-
day and it has risen above 103 several times
within week, being 104 on one day. There
was shower this afternoon, since which the
weather is pleasant.
I'm Illinois.
New YORK, July ia Peoria despatch
says there have been fifty sunstrokes, with ten
fatal cases, during the week.
In Massachusetts.
BOSTON, July 19.-Thermometer a.3 D. m,
95, and at $50 p. m. "a.
In Ohio.
CINCINNATI, July 19.-Serious cases of sun
stroke occurred here yesterday. Advices from
the surrounding country indicate that yester-
daU w the hnttQSt of no
reaching 100 in the shad 9 in many places. In
Xenia there were three serious cases of sun
stroke, five at Springfield, several at Washing
ton court house. This morning at o'clock
the thermometer was 70, refreshing breeze
was blowing from the vast.
case of sunstroke today. The heat has
abated
I'm New Hampshire.
PORTSMOUTH. July 19.-The heat at the
navy yard was the most intense known for
years. The thermometer at 3 D. m, was 102 in
the shade at which point it stood for over an
hour this too where breeze was blowing. AT
8 o'clock the mercury was SO at the yard,
Three men employed on the Tyconderoga were
sunstruck and picked up insensible about 2
suspended. A rigger while at work on the
Kearsarge was also sunstruck. Iu this city this
afternoon the thermometer was SO.
I'm Delaware.
At Wilmington, DEL, the thermometer
ranged from 95 to 100 There were two cases
OF sunstroke. one fatal, and the recovery of
the other is doubtful.
I'm Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, July 19.-The high hopes in
dulged In last night by the pretty rapid sink
ing OF the mercury that the heated term abont
to break were blasted this morning when the
sun rose hot and ever since o'clock the
mercury has shown but about degree
that time the difference was about 81 IL degrees
There is considerable breeze however, but it is
more cloudy and the atmosphere is closer aud
| more sultry. standard spirit Thermometer
on the shady side of 4th street marked at
O'Clock S5a degrees, 9 O'Clock 87a, 10 o'clock
903, II O'Clock 92aa. Five cases were treated at
the dispensary up to IL o'clock. None were
severe and none fatal
Noon-There has been but one additional
case of sunstroke since IL o'clock, making six
in all to this time. The thermometer marked
50 at 1 p m.,2a degrees less than yesterday. The
indications are that the intensity of the heat
has expended itself and there will be gradual
decrease from this time.
ST. LOUIS July 19.-Ssventeen cases Of sun.
stroke were treated at the dispensary today,
eight OF which were sent to the hospital. The
mercury has been from one to five degrees
lower than yesterday. The night promises to
be as warm as ever. The total number of
dea tbs in the city from the 18th to the 18th of
July last year were LIZ and for the correspond
ing week just closed 376, the difference being
fairly attributed to excessive heat.
Maryland.
BALTIMORE, July 19.-The heat to-day,
though not quite SO intense as yesterday, was
Still very oppressive, the Thermometer repis-
tering 95 degrees at $50. About 5 o'clock a
wind and rain storm accompanied by thunder
thermometer in short time fell to 81 degrees
1t is very pleasant tonight. Business was
| greatly retarded and out door work generally
suspended to-day. Thirty-two cases of sun
stroke are reported. Only one was fatal.
There was one death from yesterdays heat
In Pennsylvania.
PENNSYLVANIA, July 19-The oppressive
heat last uight caused the death of two
children in the family Of John O'Donnell in
addition to those already reported Yesterday
During the last night the thermometer
remained at So degrees, and rose steadily
throughout the day until o'clock in the after
noon when it registered OF to 1921 in different
parts. Little out door work was performed
during the middle of the day. The cases
OF sunstroke were comparatively few, The
heat continued oppressive till O'Clock when
thunder storm passed over the city and the
atmosphere cooled considerably. Tonight
however it was hot again, although there was
good breeze.
At PhOenixville where the Thermometer
ranged from 9S to 1903, four cases of sunstroke
were reported today, none being fatal
AT PottStown two cases are reported one
Geo. Reigner falling dead in hay field,