Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-07-24
sT. LOUIS.

ST.. Louis, July lS.-It is still blaz-
ing hot this morning, but there is
pretty stiff breeze blowing from the
west which tempers the intense rays
OF the sun and renders them some
what more bearable than on previous
days. There is more animation and
hustle on the streets this morning,
more people moving about and more
business doing. There is also feel
ing of relief among all classes, the
greatly diminished death rate yester-
day inducing belief that the worst
is over, and from this time on al
though the weather may continue
very warm, as it probably will, it's ef-
feet will be less severe and that all
may return to their usual occupations
and habits.
ST.. Louis, July lS.-Capt. Z. Ii.
Pierce, of Knoxville. Ills, who was
struck down Saturday last and sent
to the hospital, died there at o'clock
this morning. Jacob Shredder, q tai
lor, was found dead in his bed at bis
home this morning, Cause heat.
At the dispensary up to o'clock
only three cases of sunstrOke are re-
ported. Total number of permit is.
sued 56, of which 10 were for sun
stroke, but they were not all for
deaths that occurred yesterday. The
fatal number of permits issued to
noon to-day is So, of which nine were
for sunstroke, but none occurred to-
day. The indications are that there
no N no hut com N O ro ii svoIu four ~
to-day and the death rate will be
small without any very great danger.
A very fine spirit thermometer hang
ing under an awning on the shady
side of Fourth street showed the fol-
lowing result: O'Clock, 81 deg; 9
o'clock, 80 deg; 10 clock, 81 deg. /;
IL O'Clock, 93 deg.
The city dispensary has been q very
quiet place 80 far to-day aud there is
general rejoicing thereat. But one
case had been received up to 10
o'clock ana that was . poor soiled
dove named Nellie Howard, who to
rid herself of heat and life at the
same time, swallow wed three grains of
morphine aud lay down to die. She
was found by police officers who took
her to the dispensary where she was
shOwered with antidotes administer
ed and she is now slowly recovering.
The following
FATAL CASES
ofsunstroke of occurred last night: VIM.
Murray, barkeeper; Richard Bren-
nan, Susan Schorer, Geo. d. Kack,
John Tison, Jeremiah Murphy.
In addition to those mentioned yes-
terday the following newspaper men
who have temporarily succumbed to
heat, may be named: Walter B. Ste
vens, city editor Of the Times; VIM.
ii. Sphinx, telegraph editor Of the
Globe Democrat; Henry g. Davis, tel
egraph editor of the Dispatch, and
VIM. Unger, reporter on the Vest
liche Post.
ST. LOUIS, July l9.-The high
hopes INDUCED in last night by the
pretty rapid sinking of the mercury,
that the heated term was about to
break up, were blasted this morning
when the sun rose almost ~ blister
ing as ever, and since o'clock the
mercury has shown only about one
holf degree lower temperature than
yesterday. Previous to that time the
difference was about 2Is degrees.
There is q considerable breeze, how.
ever, but it is more cloudy and the
atmosphere closer and more sultry.
The main difference is rather in the
lesser amount Of reflected heat, caus-
ed by clouds somewhat obscuring the
sun at times SO that materially low
er temperature was indicated.
A standard spirit thermometer on
the shady side Of Fourth street mark
ed, at 8 o'clock, 85,a degrees, 8 o'clock
S7ls, 10 o'clock 90la, IL o'clock 92la
At the Dispensary, this morning, fye
cases we're treated up to IL O'Clock,
al Of them genuine sunstrokes; none
were serious, however, and all yield.
ed pretty readily to treatment. The
fatal cases yesterday, not previously
reported, are Bridget Durkin, Mary
Coney, Mary O'Neil, Susan Brown,
Adolph Nienen, Louise Scherrer
The total number of prostrAtions o
which any knowledge could be OBJ
tanned will not exceed IS, the larger
portion Of which were slight.
ST. Louis, Jnly l9.-But one addi
tiOnal case Of sunstroke has been u
ken to the dispensary since IL o'clock
making 6 in all to this time. Ellen
McCabe, q laundress, was overcome
while At work, but yielded readily Il
treatment. The thermometer mark.
ed 940 At noon, one degree less than
yesterday, and 951a At p. m., 21sl
less than yesterday. The idication,
are that the intensity of heat has ex
pended itself and there will be {
gradual decrease from this timo ON
i Sapp Ronomlnated.
| COUNCIL BLUFFS, July lS.-The Re
publican Congressional Convention
for the Eighth District of Iowa ne
in this city to-day. Hon. w. w
Sam vuaa rouNmiu Afa6 Ysnauiun an al,