The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-07-03
THE HOT WAVE.
Thirty One Deaths IT 81. Louis on Friday
Directly TrsceabIo to tho Extreme
Heat-Many Fatal Cases Of Sun-stroke
NJ Other Points.

about 100. Eleven deaths we're record
ed up to sunset from heat prostration
and the number Of cases treated at the
aispensary steadily increased in
number. Many OF these, while
temporarily relieved. will doubt
less succumb to the heat unless
the long promised cold wave soon ma
terializes. Thirty-nine burial certif-.
Gates were issued Friday, twenty Of
which were for children under one year
Of age and whose deaths are directly
traceable to the effects OF heat
MONTICELLO, Ill, June %. - The
weather has been unprecedently hot.
The thermometer has stood at 102 de-
grees IN the shade and 1ef degrees In
the sun for the last three days. Will
lam Parr was sun-struck at Mansfield
and his chances for life are small.
Horses have been overcome with heat
and died. John Denny, OF Ivesdale,
was SO affected by the heat that he be-
came insane and was sent to the asy-
lum.
MILWAUKEE, June 28.-Captain L. b.
Waddington, clerk in the Adjutant-
Generals Office, died Friday night from
sun-stroke. Leo Gumz, a laborer, died
Thursday night in this city from the
same cause. and from Burlington comes
the news Of the death of Sister Helena,
of Notra Dame College, also from sun
stroke. Dispatches from all part
the State indicate a temperature TO. "
days of from 80 to leo.
CATILN, ILL.,, June 2S.-Never before
In years has the weather been SO hot as
in the last few days. Numerous deaths
Of stock are reported. and Thursday one
person, A. B. McBroom, was sun-struck
and died from the effects Of 1t early FRI
day morning. Fridays report includes
William Church and Henry Cord, farm.
ers, and John Todd, a section hand, all
Of whom are prostrated from the heat.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., June 2s.--Mrs.
Fred Alberts. aged "a years, wife of q
saloon man, committed suicide Friday
morning by drowning. She was over
come by the heat, which caused tenn
porary insanity, and while in this con-
dition she jumped into a cistern. She
was twice pulled out by neighboring
woman, but fell back each time and
| finally drowned.
JOLIET, ILL.,. June %. The heat here
for the last few days has been some
thing unusual. Four people have died
from the effects and several cases of
sun-stroke have been reported. Two OF
the large barbed-wire mills have closed
down on account of the severe heat The
thermometer Friday registered 1O2 in
| the shade.
CHICAGO, June 2S The thermometer
on Friday reached 80 for the Sec
ond time this week. Reports of sun.
stroke were very numerous during the
day, and while fatal cases seemed less
prevalent many vicIims of heat were in
danger of dying. Twenty-six cases oi
prostration by heat on Friday, three oi
which proved fatal.
| LA SALE, ILL.,. June 2S.-The heat
here during the last three days has been
simply terrible. the thermometer stand
ing 100 degrees each day, with not the
slightest breeze. Friday the mercury
reached 1O4 degrees in the shade. Siz
cases of sun-stroke have been reported.
Three of the victims have died.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, June as.-The
weather here continues excessively hot
and many have been prostrated by the
heat Three cases are reported, none
of which will prove fatal. Mrs. Izer,
living seven miles in the country, is the
only fatal case SO far reported. Many
horses have fallen dead.
VANDALIA, ILL.,, June 2a.-The heat
in Fayette County has been SO intense
that many farmers and laborers were
obliged to quit work. Harvest is under
full sway, but is being delayed In conse
quence of the torrid weather The
thermometer Friday reached 103 degrees
In the shade.
EVANSVILLE, Wis, June as.-Friday
was the hottest day Of the season, the
thermometer registering lO2. Horses
were prostrated and many laborers out
doors were obliged to suspend opera
tions. 1t has been over 90 every day
this week.
ALEDo, Ill, June %. The heat In
this city has been the greatest on rec
ord. The last few days 1OS in the shade
has been recorded by many thermome
ters. Manv horses have dropped dead
while at work in the fields and on the
1
street.
GALENA, ILL.,, June 2S-Friday was
the hottest day experienced in Galens
the afternoon the mercury in some
places stood l03 degrees in the shade
Three deaths have occurred from the
heat.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. June 2s.-A Ger
man laborer named Creber died sudden
ly Friday from sun-stroke. Friday
ends the hottest week ever known il
this section. The tnermometer agar
indicated 100 degrees in the shade.
OLNEY, ILL.,, June 2S.-Mike Crackle
living near Silver Springs. while on hi.
way home from this city was overcome
by the heat, fell of his road-cart ant
strangled to death in mud-hole.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, June 2S.-Rober
H. Catberwood, shoemaker OF thil
place, died suddenly on the stairway il
the Gallagher block Friday afternoon
the result Of excessive heat.
Rock ISLAND, Ill, June 2S.-Georgl
McKinsley, . car repairer, and Mrs
Daniel O'Brien died during Thursda,
night of sun-stroke.
AURORA, ILL.,, June 2s.-The thermom
eter registered 10S at noon in this cit,
Friday. Nearly all outdoor work. sucl
Is excavation and grading of streets
has been suspended, as neither men no
horses can stand the heat
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, June 26.--Charle
Allen, a colored man, was overcome b,
the heat Friday afternoon while cook
ing for restaurant and died shortl,
after being taken home.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June as.-Twelv,
persons were overcome by heat her
Friday. One case has resulted fatally
DANvILLE, ILL.,, June 2S.-Three Ia
borers at Grape Creek were prostrate,
by the heat Friday.
RANKIN, ILL.,, June 2s.-A man named
Peterson wassun-stroke Thursday Will,
blowing. He died between the pillow
handles.
BELvIDERE, ILL.,, June 2s.-.The ex
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