The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY LNTBLLIGEToER
THE TORRlD HEAT.
Another Day in the Nlneties.
The Breath of the sirroooo Sweeps
the Northwest.
Death and Prostratlon Mark Ito
Pathway.
The PestiIenoe that Walketh at
/ Noonday.
A Consuming Fire in the Land.
The PestiIenoe that Walketh at
MONDAY.
A Consuming Fire in the Land
TIE HEAT AT 81. LOUIE.

THE HEAT AT ST. LOUIE.
sr. Loun, July 1.-THE weather con-
tinues intensely hot, but there Is fiue
southern breeze which tempers the heat
somewhat and renders it more bearable
Sergeant Finn, of.he signal service, indi'
Gates rain this afternoon or evening, bui
says be does not think il will have more
than temporary effect, and that the
heated term will continue yet for some
days. sunstroke cases have been but few
this morning. but Ave cases having been
treated at the Dispenssry and they were
light ones. Three Of them were women,
But few outside cases have been reported
and the opinion Of the Health Officers and
phyuicians Is that the worst Is over. OF
yesterday's cases sent from the Dispense.
ry to the Hospital Newman Egan and
McNeim died during the night.
Among the fatal cases last night were
Aug. Grog, soda water driver. He was
taken to the dispensary but was SO far gone
that be died under treatment. Alex
Beauvois, book keeper in the wholesale
house OF Beauvois 4 Co., got heated while
going home last evening and died In hall
an hour.
The fatal cases by sunstroke or prostra
tion by heat since last Wednesday, when
the weather first became so intensely
hot, 40 far as have been reported to the
authorities up TO last evening, number
las, Of those pobably two-thirdt
or four.fiiths were men or wo'
men who were either drunksrds OF
habitual drinkers Of strong liquors Of
beer. The total number Of prostrationi
during the same time cannot, Of course, be
accurately stated as a very large number
Of persons have been treated at home OF
elsewhere by family physicians or doc
tors called in for the occasion, OF which
none have been reported, but it is prob
ably safe 10 say that since last Monday
week, or during the past ten days, be-
tween 1900 and 1000 persons have been
more or less Effected by the heat and have
required medical treatment.
ST. LOUIS, July photographic and
other reports from the interior towns oi
Missouri and Kansas men ton the eI-
tremely hot weather and nu merous sun
strokes, quite q number OF them fatal.
In some parts Of Southern Missouri and
Kansas the weather has been so intensely
hot during the day that all outdoor work
has been suspended, and considerable
part OF the harvesting in several locali-
ties has been done BY moonlight.
THE THERMOMETER RECORD.
sr. LOUIS, July 1.-Two thermometer
on Fourth street recorded the tempera.
ture as follows: s A. N, ss3 and 81; 9
A. NJ, Oh and Ss; 10 A. NJ, 93 and 90; II
A. NJ, 94t and 92; 12 N. 96i and 90; P. NJ.
SO and 81; 2P. NJ, 10li and 81: 8 P. NJ
l0ii and 9s; Ar. NJ, 10S and so; 8 P. NJ
9S and 81. Up to 6 in the evening there
was triae higher range than yesterday
but since that time the heat has decreased
and the prospect at this writing is that
the evening and night will be cooler and
more comfortable with fair indications
Of rain.
There hiss not been much done at the
City Dispensary to-day, and no severe
cases have been there SO far. The follow
ing are the cases treated: Fred. Wild
walked in himself, feeling badly, seni
home; Lizzie Smith, employed at the
Globe 'Dsmoerat bindery, prosteated while
at work, successfully treated and sent
home; Caiharine Hands, overcome q,
home. taken 10 the Dispenaary, and re-
stored after about m hours treatment
Charles Thompson, sick with malaria and
heat, revived and sent TO the Hospital
G.. r. Lawyer, bricklayer, badly
overcome but was restored and cent home
Wm. slimmar, colored, heat and whisky
was restored; John Efart. light ease
was sent home; Henry stoepp. an old
Soup House case, will recover TO be still
further burden to the city; Jesse Davis
a roustabout from the wharfboat at the
levee, restored; Charles Bowman, from
the levee, restored; Thomas Woodbridge, q
peddler, slight case; Minnie Moulton, a
chronic wofkhouse case, and is 4 very
bad drinker, and who has crippled
girl Eve or six years old, with whom she
begs on the streets and spends all the
money 90 acquired tor whisky, has bad
case which may prove fatal.
Outside Of the Dispensary the follow
ing cases are reported:
Paul Sifiers, commission merchant
died at 8 o'clock this morning from tha
Effects Of the heat. o..
Albert Pratt, prostrated At home, was
treated BY a physician, who says his case
is critical.
Mr.. Ardeslie, 4 brewer, overcome lasI
night, will recover.
Police officer Vievilenus fell on the
street this morning and was taken home
Police officer Deer was also prostreted
this morninipg and taker, home; critical
case.
Police officer Falleuius vas also strick
en- down this morning aud taken home
will recover.
Annie Kelley, an old work house case
was picked up on the stn!et unconscious
and sent to the hospital. =.
VIM. Herald, another victim, died n
his residence last night.
John Kallenbach, prostxated yester-
day, died during the night
james Flynn, stricken down this morn
ing, was sent 10 the hospital.
Nellie Stanley, market Womsn, pros
trAted this morning. will recover.
Deputy City Marshal Eberle had
slight attack, and went to the Dispenaary
and was fixed up. =,
Mrs. Connolly, pretty severe case; hat
convulsions under treatment; now better
Richard White, pure African, bad case
sent to hospital.
George Howard, mild case; sent home
Louis RedmAn, picked up on street
bad case.
William Meeke, mild case; sent heme
Mary Powers, mild case; sent hom..
JabeE Price, taken from Planters
House; genuine sunstroke; bad condi.to q
sent TO hospital.
Andrew Techan, severe case; sent Il
hospital.
Hugh Riley, mainly whisky recovered
quickly under ice water, and begged te
be let alone.
James Mcdonald, laborer, not severe