The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-07-03
THE HOT WAVE.
1hirty.One Deaths at St. Louis on Friday
Directly Trsoeable to the :, Extreme
Heat-Many Fatal Cases of Sun-Stroke
at Other Points. '.f b., .

1ofou o., anu Gne 5Streeb readings were
about 100.' Eleven deaths we're record
ed up to sunset from heat prostration
and the number of cases treated at the
dispensary steadily increased in
nHmber. > Many Of these, while
temporarily relieved, will doubt
less succumb to tie heat unless
theloRg promised cold wave soon ma
teria1izes. ~ Thirty ynine burial scertifi-
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 lD2 de-
grees in the shade and 121 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-
| lun. . /
MILWAUKEE, June 2s.-Captain L. B.
Waddington, clerk in the Adjutant-
Generals Office, died Friday night from
sun-stroke. Leo Gumz, 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 partc +
the State indicate temperature fol W
days of from 80 to 100.
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 it early Fri
day morning. Fridays report includes
William Church and Henry Cord, farm
ers, and John Todd, section hand, all
of whom areg pros trated from the heat
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., June 2s.-Mrs
Fred Alberts, aged "a years, wife of
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 neigh boring
woman, but fell back each time and
finally drowned.
JOLIET, ILL.,. June 2S-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 102 in
the shade.
CHICAGO, June 2a-The thermometer
on Friday reached 80 for the Sec
ond time this week. Reports of sun
stroke were very numerous during the
prevalent many vicIims of heat were in
danger of dying. Twenty-six cases of
prostration by heat on Friday, three of
which proved fatal.
LA SALE, I'LL, 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 104 degrees in the shade. Six
cases of sun-stroke have been reported.
Three Of the victims have died.
weather here continues excessively hot
and many have been Frustrated 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 2S-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-
thermometer Friday reached 1Os degrees
IN the shade. 81 ~ -
j JANEsvnLE. Wis, june 2s Friday
was the hottest day Of. the season, Che
ithermometer registering fog. Horses
were prostrated and many laborers out
doors were obliged to suspend opera
tionsy 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 thernome-
ters Manv horses sshave dropped dead
while at work in the fields and on the
street. IL r III
GALEsA, Ill, June %. Friday was
the hottest day experienced in Galena
for seventeen years. At 3 o'clock in
the afternoon the mercury in some
places stood 1o3 degrees in the shade.
Three deaths have occurred from the
heat.
BLooM1NGToN, Ill, June 2s-A Ger
man laborer named Creberdied sudden
" Friday from sun-stroke. Friday
ends the, hottest week ever, known. in
this section. The thermometer again
indicated 100 degrees in the shade.
a OLNEY, Ill, June 2S.-Mike Crackle,
living near Silver Springs, while on his
way home from this city was overcome
by the heat, fell off his road-cart and
strangled to death in mud-hole
JACKSONVILLE, ILL, June 2S.-Robert
H. Catberwood, shoemaker of this
place, died suddenly on the stairway in
the Gallagher block Friday afternoon,
the result of excessive heat
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, June 2sg-George
McKinsley, car repairer, End Mrs.
Daniel O'Brien died during Thursday
night OF sun-Stroke.
AURORA, ILL.,, June 2s.-The thermom-
eter registered 103 at noon in this city
Friday. Nearly all outdoor work. such
IS excavation and grading of streets,
has been suspended, as neither men nor
horses can stand the heat
ROCKFORD, ILL, June 28.-Charles
Allen. a colored man, was overcome by
the heat Friday afternoon while cook
ing for a restaurant and died shortly
after being taken home.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 2s.-Twelve
persons were overcome by heat here
Friday. One case has resulted fatally.
DANvILLE,, Ill, June 2s.-Three Ia
borers at Grape Creek were Frustrated
by the heat Friday. o." ., --#-
RANKIN, ILL.,, June 2a-A man named
Peterson was sun-stroke Thursday while
blowing. He died between the plow-
handles hae L.. i n4efE
Q BELvIpERE, Ill, June 2s. s.-The ex-
cessive heat of the last few days has