Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-18
TELE G r A PHO.
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THE NEWS.
Blazing Heat Still Prevails on the
Streets OF st. Louis.
At Chicago a Change is Noted, But Many
Deaths from Sunstroke Are
Reported.
An unarmcd English Boat Fired Upon BY Rus.
SLAMS Near the Gulf OF Saros.
THE ToRRIp TERM.
IN ST, LOUIS,

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St. Louis, July lS.-It is still blazing hot
this morning, but there is pretty stiff
breeze blowing from the west, which tenn.
pers the intense rays of the sun; and renders
them more bearablc than on previous dayr.
There is more animation and hustle in the
streets this morning; more people moving
about. and more business doing. There is
also feeling of relief among all classes, the
greatly diminished death rate of yesterday
inducing belief that the worst is over, and
from this time on, although the weather may
continue very warm, as it probably will, its
effects will be less severe, and that all may
return to their usual occupations and habits.
Capt. L. III. Pierce, Of Knoxville, Illinois,
who was stricken down Saturday last and
sent to the hospital, died there at o'clock
this morning. Jacob Schroeder, tailor
was found dead in bed at his home this
morning. Cause heat At the dispensary
up to o'clock only thee cases Of aunstroke
were reported. Total number of permits
Issued yesterday, sc, of which 10 were for sum
stroke; hut they were not all for deaths that
occurred yesterday. Total number of per-
mits issued to noon to-day, 3S, of which 9
for sunstroke, but none occurred to-day.
Indications are that there will be compara-
lively few cases to-day, and death rate will
be small without any very great danger.
A very fine spirit thermometer hanging
under an awning, in the shady side of 4th
street, showed the follwing results Eight
o'clock, 81 degrees nine o'clock, 90; ten
o'clock, 91; eleven o'clock, 93. The city
dispensary has been very quiet.
IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, July 1S.-A delightful change in
the weather and temperature occurred during
the early hours of the morning, and the
thermometer now registers from 20 to so,
with strong breeze blowing fresh from the
lake. and a prospect of but little further un.
comfortable weather. Final reports show
that yesterdays fatal cases Of sunstroke in
Chicago were much more numerous than. ..on
any preceding day. Thirty-one deaths have
been reported, and thirty-six cases more or
less severe. The names not reported last
night, were August Buhe, Mrs. Robinson,
Adolph Wciktzell, Christina Kontz, Mrs.
Davenport, Thos. Muloy, Madaline Schulz,
an unknown laborer on 32d street, Henry
Holz, Albert Kolafa, N. Sitter, Jerry Lynch,
Henry smallroch, Mrs. Margaret Limbs and
Mrs. Sophia Koplie. Besides these, there
are some twenty whose recovery is consid-
cred doubtful.
The Evening Journal says: The police
reports show SO suns:rokes on Tuesday and
yesterday, Of which 80 were fatal. This
does not, however, include more than two
not more one-half of all
the cases, as many cases were prostrated at
IL cir homes, and such were not reported at
the stations.
The following are the additional deaths
from Yesterdays sunstrokes as reported to-
day: Jno. Loss, Lcvina Keinberg, Mrz.
Link, Mrs. Robinson, Paul Myers, Adolph
Marksill, Mrs. Mary Morgan, Mrs. Tracy,
Nicholas Stefien and VIM. Hobb.
At 2 o'clock cool lake breeze is blowing.
No cases Of sunstroke have been reported as
having occurred to-day, and the thermome-
ter is falling triAe each hour.