The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY IN7.ELLIGENCER
THE RAGING HEAT.
The Thermometer Record East and
; West.
The Hottest Day ofthe Season.
Death Rate Decreasing, But Still
Enormous.
Business Suspended at Many Points
All Animate Nature succumbs to the
Fiery Sun.
Business Suspended at Many Points
At ST, LOUIS.

Fiery Sun.
At ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, July 1s.-It is still blazing
hot this morning, but there is pretty
stiff breeze blowing from the west, which
tempers the intense rays OF the sun and
renders them somewhat more bearable
than on the previous days. There is
more animation and hustle on the streets
This morning there were more people
moving about and more business doing
There Is also feeling OF relief among all
classes, the greatly diminished death.
rate yesterday inducing belief that the
worst ia over, and from this time on, al
though the weather may continue very
warm, az it probably will,it effects will
be less severe, and that all may return to
TO their usual occupations and habits
without any great danger. A very fine
spirit thermometer, hanging under an
awning on the shady side Of Fourth
street, showed the following result: .
o'clock, 97o, 8 o'clock 90', 10 o'clock Oh,
II o'clock 930.
The City Dispensary has been very
quiet 40 far to-day, and there ia gen
eral rejoicing. But one case has been
received up 10 10 o'clock, and that was a
poor soiled dove named Nellie Howard,
who, to rid herself Of the heat and lille at
the same time, swollowed three grains OF
morphia and laid down 10 die. She was
found by police officer, who took her
to the DispenSary where she was attend
ed to, and she Is now slowly recovering:
The following fatal cases Of sunstroke,
occurred last evening: Wm. Murray,
barkeeper; Richard Breunon, s. schorer,
George Koch, John Tyson, jeremiah Muir.
ply. :.
In addition 10 those mentioned yester'
day, the following newspaper men, who
have temporarily succumbed to the heat,
NAV be named: Walter Stephens, city
editor Of the Times; W. II. Sphinx, tele-
graph editor Of the Globe Democrat H. G.
Davis, telegraph editor OF the Dtpatea,
and Mr.. Unger, a reporter on tue West
liche I6&. -, =,
Capt. E. II. Pierce, Of Knoxville, Ill.
who was stricken down on Saturday last,
and sent TO the hospital, died there al ]
o'clock this morning.
Jacob Shraeder, q tailor, was found
dead in bed at his home this morning,
caused by the heat.
AT the Diapensary up TO ! o'clock there
we're only three cases OF sunstroke, as fol.
lows: Nellie Fitze and Mary Mccarthy,
mild cases, soon restored. Henry Watts,
a tramp from the South, was picked up
on the street. Agood drenching with ice
water brought him round.
The total number Of permits issued
Yesterday was So, OF which 10 were for
sunstroke, but they were not all for
deaths that occurred yesterday. The
total number Of permits Issued up to
noon to-day is Ss, Of which nine were for
sunstrokes, but none OF them occurred TO.
day. The indications are that there will
be comparatively few cases to-day, and
that the death rate will be small.
roRrY.rHREE CASES AT ST. LOUIS YES
TERDAY. ~ ffs
Forty.three suustroke patients were at
the CITY Hospital at noon, all OF whom are
getting along we'll. Police officer Burt
lev, stricken bown yesterday, is reported
lin critical condition to-day. Charles
Mccarthy is also in dangerous condi-
tion. Christ. Bliss died late last night.
Three children belonging to Mrs. Cros.
son, living in the western suburbs, were
sunstruck while sleeping under a tree
Yesterday, and Ut last accounts were In q
dangerous condition. Wash. Rea also
lies In critical condition from the ef-
| fects Of the heat. Jacob Beckel, an EN-.
ploye OF the Cherokee Brewery, was
Frustrated while at work and fell down q
hatchway, II feet, breaking his
right Leg and two ribs; he will probably
recover, Chas. Kreglee was prostrated
about midnight while sitting IN his yard;
critical case. F. J. Harvard, engaged in
sketching scenes at the Dispensary for
| Flank Leslie's Weekly was prostrated, but
recovered. W. W. Thayer, commercial
editor OF the Globe, Dem had q relapse
while on Change to-day and for some
time was in. 0 serious condition. His
physicians would not allow him to be re.
moved from the Exchange until after
sunset. Wm. Pollock, butcher, was
stricken down while at work yesterday,
and died this morning. Chris. Lieae died
ut noon from the heat. G. K. Humbolt,
Of CoyiugtOn, Ky, got on spres Last
night and was prostrated this morning.
| lie vas restored At the Dispensary.
Total number Of burial certificates
issued to-day 5S, Of which IS were for
cases Of sunstroke. This latter number
includes probably dozen or more Of
yesterdays deaths. The actual number
Of deaths superinduced by heat TO day
cannot ba stated at this writing, reports
not having come in yet from several po.
lice districts, but they will not reach
more than half dozen, possibly not
more than three or four. There has
been very marked dipinution OF cases
to-day and comparatively few OF them
have been serious. For this reason in.
dividual mention may be dispensed with.
There has been avery apprecisble change
change In temperature siuce nine o'clock
tonight A strong breeze is blowing
from the north.
The indications are favorable for at
least temporary breaking Of the heated
term. At half past eight o'clock the
Thermometer marked 92' at the Signal
Service Office, and at half past ten the
mercury had fallen to 81. Rain aud the
rapid sinking OF the mercury are report
ed within q hundred miles north OF us,
and the probabilities are that tomorrow
will be quite cool.
A visit 10 the breweries to-day re-
yealed the fact that the local Gales Of
beer have fallen of from 10 to 20 Per
cent In the week past Information from
the soda and mineral water manutactur.
era Ia that their sales have increased
about, % per cent.
Several iirst-class saloons report that
their sales Of strong drink have decreased
fully so per cent, while those Of light
wines and other mild and cooling drinks
have largely increased. This shows that
the advice OF the physicians and the
statements Of the press regarding the
effect Of strong liquors on the syatem
during extremely hot weather have been
needed by the people to q marked. degree.
4t- AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July lS.-A delightful change