Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-21
THE WEATHER
Continues Intensely Hot in ALI Parts OF
the Country, and all who can Do So
are Leaving the Great Cities for
the Mountains or for the
Seaside.
Three Hundred and Eighty-six Deaths
from SunstrOke during the Week in
ST. LOuis-In Other Places, with
the Same Heat, there Is no
such Epidemic.
kt. L.Ouf6.


fine breeze from the west, and cloudy sky,
this morning, the temperature was warmer
than yesterday. The same thermometer here
tofore quoted marked at eight clock, eighty
SIX degrees; nine o'clock, eighty-nlne and a
half degrees; ten o'clock, ninety-two and a
half degrees, and at eleven o'clock, ninety
three degrees. This is from half degree at
eight o'clock to two degrees at ten o'clock
higher than yesterday. Only four cases were
treated at the dispensary up to ten o'clock,
two of which were more whisky than heat.
One was an old female, a graduate OF both
souphouse and workhouse, and the other
son of James S. Finney, commission mer-
was attacked. He went to the dlspensary
himself, was treated and sent home.
The following deaths should be added to
Yesterdays list: Fred Z. r. Kern, Thomas
Mueller, Thomas Kelly, very hard drlnker.
The whole number reported yesterday from
all sourcesl were only twenty nine, nearly all
of which were slight. Prof. lice predicts
that with the exception of a very few days we
are to have exceedingly hot weather for the
remainder of this month.
The mercury still ranges two to two and
half degrees higher than yesterday. At two
o o'clock the thermometer marked ninety mine
degrees. Three more new cases at the dis
heads and one sunstroke case. William BENT
mayer, from Little, Rock, Arkansas, is re-
stored.
There were nineteen cases CT heat and sick
ness arising therefrom treated at the dlspen-
sary o-day, of which the following are con-
sidered of sufficient severity to send to the
hospital: Robert M Rome, Harry Shannon,
Ned BARLEY, Mary Eierkuss and William
Evans. The number of burial permits issued
to-day was only twenty-one, of which five
were for sunstroke cases. The daily number
of deaths caused directly or indirectly by
heat, since the hot term set in, are as follows:
July 9th, L; 9th, 8; 10th, 3; 18th, 8; 18th,
II; 18th, 25; 18th, 80; 18th, %; 18th, rs;
18th, 81; 18th, %; 18th, l.; total, 1874. The
official record for to-day has not yet been
made out, but it will probably not exceed 3.
The number of heat cases received at the dis
pensary during the same time was 100, OF
which only five died while at the dispensary.
1t is worthy of note that the physicians at the
hospital say the cases received by them from
the dispensary were in better condition than
those received from other sources, and fewer
of them died. This seems to argue in favor
of the treatment adopted at the dispen-
sary, although it has been criticised
to some degree, and it was unques-
tionably heroic in the fullest sense OF that
term. The total number of heat cases re-
ceived at the hospital up to last night was
ninety-two, of which only - died. From
these statements it will be seen that about
ninety per cent. of the deaths by the heat
have been in private practice, or have been
of those persons who were suddenly and ia
tally stricken down, or were found dead in
bed. 1t may be stated that while the heated
term is by no means abated, and that there
are no immediate prospects of any great
diminution of heat for at least some days
yet it can safely be said that the worst is now
passed, and that there is every reason to be-
lieve that there will be very little fatality
from this on.
The total deaths for the week ending at
six o'clock this evening was three hundred
and eighty-sf8 of which one hundred and
thirty FIVE were from the effects of heat. Of
the remaining two hundred and ffty-one
deaths twenty four were of children under
five years of age. For the corresponding
week last year the deaths were only one hun
bred and nine.
New York.
NEW YORK, July 2O.-At noon o-day the
thermometer marked ninety-fve degrees in
the shade-a fall of five degrees from yester-
days temperature at the same hour.
The mercury fell considerably during the
afternoon, and at midnight marked seventy
five degrees. Eight cases of sunstroke were
reported up to midnight none fatal. Six
deaths of persons overcome by heat on the
previous day are reported.
LeavenwOrth.
LEAvENwoRTH, July 20.-The heat seemed
to be more intense to-day than at any time
during the summer. Everybody feels the eff
fects of the continued hot weather, and,
should it last much longer, business will be
seriously affected. A colored woman was
sun-struck this afternoon while walking on
Miami street, but not fatally,
Buffalo.
BUFFALO, July 20.-The hot weather is
driving residents out of town. Every berth
on fifteen Lake Superior boats is engaged
from two to i've trips ahead. Several horses
have died. Specials from points within a
radius of a hundred miles east report the
weather very warm, ranging from eighty five
to ninety eight degrees, with one hundred
degrees at Lockport.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. July 20.-Although the
thermometer marked nlnety-four degrees,
there was slight breeze from the northeast,
which tended to make the heat more endur-
able. There were four deaths.
baltimore,
BALTIMORE, July 20-Fifteen cases of
sunstroke occurred here to-day. Two of those
afflicted yesterday, BalthazaI Salsing and
Mrs. Sophia Miller, have died.
Troy.
Troy, N. Y, July 20.-Two fatal cases of
sunstroke occurred to-day-Patrlck Brennan,
foundayman, and Frederick Kline farm
hand.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, July 20.-The weather con-
tinues excessively hot here. Nine cases of
sunstroke occurred to-day, three of them
fatal