The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-30
OLD SOL STILL SC0RCHES.
A LITTLE BREEZE GIVES CHICAGO ONLY
MOMENT4RY kELIEE.

over Fifty People Frustrated TesterdAT-
st. Louis suffering Severely-TornHdoes
Appear south of the Ohio River.
CHICAGO, June 29.-Thermometors in tho
stroets to-day registered from "a degrees to
%. The Government instrument recorded
90 degrees. A breeze sprang UP about 2
O'Clock this afternoon and q splash OF rain fell,
but tonight tho sky is clear and tho weather
hot and humid. There is little prospect OF an
immediate relief from the fearful torture OF
the past week.
One hundred and sixty-nine persons wore
aunstruok In the city yesterday. Although 1t
WAS Sunday, over fifty persons fell to-day.
Many OF the victims cannot live. man named
Phinehaldt was sitting on fence when no was
protrated to-day. Tho fall broke his neck.
There arc over 800 cases Of sunstroke In the
hospitals. and oil the morgues OF the city have
the dead bodies OF unknown victims OF the
heat, Thousands Of people rushed to the lake
and tho parks to-day, but the heat there was
almost as intense as In the downtown dis
tricts, Tho Thermometer at 10 o'clock tonight
registers so degrees.
CArTLErTsBuRa. KY. June 29.-A terrific
storm passed over this section late this after
noon. Lightning did considerable damage.
It set IRE to tho East Kentucky Normal Col
lego, which was destroyed with all Its contents.
Loss, $4,000. Three young ladies were
shocked by tho lightning. and one OF them,
Mas Gala May. was partially paralyzed.
b CINCINNATI, June 29.--EiGhteen cases OF heat
prostration were heard from here to-day. two
resulting fatally.
COLUMBIA. g. @, Juno 29.-'The Oldest In
hAbitant" Is unable to recall such spell OF
weather In June during the last sixty years as
has prevailed hero for the past eighteen days.
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shade has only once been as low as 800. and
most OF the time the mercury has ranged be-
tween 95s and 1907 in tho shade. while In the
sun It has run go higher. There is no promise
OF change. The length OF the torrid spell is
unprocedented at this season Of the year.
b LOUISVILLE. June 29.-Father Anselm Meir
Of st. Munrad's Academy near Evansville.
Ind, died here to-day from the effects OF the
heat He came to Louisville on Friday to
spend tho summer and was overcome as he
left the train. There have been many other
cases Of prostration.
} NASHVILLE. June 2S-A tornado did some
damage at Gallatin. this State. at 500 this AZ
tsrnoon. A eoloEed church was demolished,
seriously hurt. Trees were uprooted and con-
0soraPle other 6 damage sgs d2ns warm weather
which has prevailed in this city for week past
was checked somSS%hat this afternoon On BY
hsayyb saoTor "e eonsds T9S e1ten t but
thore is still great deal Of suffering,
% Immediately after the rain, the clouds
disporeed and the sun sent the Thermometer
OF prostrations mum bered 81. eight resulting
fatally. Up 70 II o'clock tonight eleven pros
LEXINGTON, Ky, June 29.-A heavy storm OF
l1ln and wind passed over this CITY, about 1880
this evening. Many houses in the lower por-
tion Of tho city have their first floors SUBJ
merged. and number Of shade trees were
blown down.
The lightning struck in several places. but
20 ono as killed. Reports from the eastern
part Of the county gay that many trees wore
upyooted and fences destroyed.