, 1890-06-29
A VERY HOT WAVE
Hovers Over the Valley Of the
Mississippi.
One Hundred and Six Degrees
Registered in Chicago.
Signal Office Issues an Explain
atory Bulletin.

CHICAGO, June 28.-Extreme hot
weather has prevailed throughout Illinois,
Wisconsin and Iowa for the past FIVE
days, ranging as high as l06o in some
places. Many prostrations and several
deaths are reported. Today was the
hottest of the spell here. The %thermome-
ter registered $50 at 8 a. m. and go at IL.
Six deaths from heat have occurred In
the last four days.
The temperature reached the highest
point of the season this afternoon, regis
tering go and at a late hour this evening
stood at $50. There were half a dozen
fatal cases of sunstroke and probably
twenty-five prostrations during the day.
The latter will all recover.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 28.-The hot
weather OF the past three days continues.
There have been several cases of sup-
stroke.
CINCINNATI, June 28.-The signal SER
vice thermometer registered so today at
10 o'clock. There have been from three
to six prostrations each day, about one
fourth of them fatal. The most marked
effect is the increased death rate among
children. OF thirty eight deaths reported
yesterday twentY-six were of children un-
der 2 years of age.
Up to 6 this evening twenty cases of
sunstroke were reported, four fatal.
MILWAUKEE, June 28.-This is the
hottest day OF the season. The thermom-
eter at IL a. m. registered 920. Since
early morning the police patrol wagon has
been kept busy in responding to cases Of
prostration. Only one fatality has thus
far been reported, but there are a num-
Der of cases that may result fatally.
Twenty cases of prostration were reported
today, two of which were fatal. Several
factories closed down today on account Of
the heat.
WASHINGTON, June 28.-The sigma
Office furnishes the following special bulle
tin: The present period Of continued high
temperature in the middle Mississippi
valley Is unprecedented for June. Begin
ming with Tuesday, June 20, when the
temperature was ten degrees above nor
NAL, it has gradually risen till the 18th anG
9th to twenty degrees above. The max
imum temperatures for the past eight
days have exceeded the highest ever
known Tor an equal period in June. The
cause for this abnormal condition has beer
the uniform high pressure in the guilt re-
RlOn WIN an alulO5t stationary low pres
sure in the Northwest.
CINCINNATI, June 2S.-The heat hai
increased. At l o'clock it was five de
grees hotter han at the same hour yes
terday. Herman Lackman. a well-knowr
brewer, was Frustrated this morning an
is unconscious.
INDIANAPOLIS. June 2S.-At l
o'clock the thermometer registered &C. ii
the shade. Carpenters, bricklayers an,
street laborers have not been working reg
ularly for three dlys. A number hav
been Frustrated.
ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-The weathe
moderated somewhat today, but Is sti
very oppressive, with numerous prostra
tons. The mortality among children ha
greatly increased.
LOUISVILLE, June 2S.-At IL o'cloc
the mercury stood at 90. An hour late
it had fallen two points and a cool breez
was blowing. Thirteen persons wer
Frustrated, only one fatal. Since tn,
heated term began there have been eigh
fatalities.
KANSAS CITY, June 28.-The weathe
is extremely hot, the thermometer mark
ing 950. Half a dozen prostrations oc
Cured during the day. none of which ar
expected to result fatally.