The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-07-12
SCORCHED HUMANS
Old Sol Mercilessly Sheds His Rays on
Them and Gathers In Victims by the

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Old Sol MerciIcssiy Sheds His Rays
| Them and Gathers in Victims by the
| Score.
| CHICAGO, July 1.-The thermometer
reached its highest point yesterday at
| o'clock p. M, when it registered 80 de
grees above zero. Five fatal cases OF
| prostration by heat were reported;
twenty-five likely to prove fatal, and
| twenty-seven of a less serious char
| acter. Hundreds of horses have died
| from the effects of the heat.
Since June 23 there have been re,
| ported to the coroner's Office fifty-six
deaths, all of them resulting from heat
prostration.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July IA number
of sudden deaths were reported Sunday
and Monday, and it is presumable that
the heat has been the cause of them
all. Farmers are losing horses daily.
BEARDsTowN, ILL.,, July William
Bell, aged 40, was found dead on the
street Sunday afternoon. Overcome by
the heat
DECATUR, ILL.,, July david Logan,
aged ~, a resident of Macon County
since 1858, died Monday. He was pros
trated by heat
JOLIET, Ill, July Last weeks
fatalities in Joliet exceed those of any
previous week ever known. The ther-
mometer ranged as high as 109 degrees.
Farmers complain of unparalleled loss
of live stock. Contrary to expectations
| the heat does not seriously affect the
convicts at the prison. Although
the heat is intense in the yards
the shops are kept cool by fans. AT the
rolling-mills the prostration has been
most severe, the men giving out in great
numbers. Work on buildings and in
the quarries has been stopped. Several
factories have closed until change of
temperature takes place.
TUscoLA, ILL.,, July 1.-During the
last three days over twenty horses have
dropped dead from heat in the fields
and many farmers have ceased plowing
under the sultry sun and work by moon
light. The mercury hovered about the
100 degree mark Monday.
WOODSTOCK, ILL.,, July 1.-The exc
cessive heat still prevails. Two men
died here Monday of sun-stroke
RocKFoRD, H., July 1.-The excess
lively warm weather of the last few
a
Cattle lie painting in the shade and re-
fuse to eat, diminishing the supply to
such an extent that dealers find it
simply impossible to supply their GUS
toners.
CAIRO, ILL.,, July This month has
been the hottest ever known here, and
the fatalities from the heat have eX-
ceeded any ever recorded. Five deaths
have occurred in the lastten days, three
of which occurred in the last twenty
four hours. The three victims were
John Kennedy, Andrew Sherrick and
James Boren. All of them had been
drinking and were overcome by the heat
and died in less than an hour.
TUscoLA, ILL.,, July 1.-Whlle no fatal
cases of sun-stroke are reported here,
the mortality among horses while at
work in the fields is large. Over twen-
ty have dropped dead in this locality in
the last three days. Farmers in many
instances are plowing by moonlight to
avoid the torrid sun.
ST. LOUIS, July Mondays list of
prostrations from the heat numbered
eight, two of them fatal.
CINCINNATI, July l.--Fourteen or fif-
teen cases of sun-stroke were reported
here Monday. Three of them resulted
fatally.
FoRT WAYNE, Ind, July Mrs.
Bridget Murphy was sun-struck Sunday
afternoon and died within an hour.
Four other cases occurred, but none of
them turned out fatally. The ther-
mometer ranged above 100
DUBUQUE, Ia, July LIN addition to
the four cases on Saturday several
more deaths were reported Sunday on
account of the hot weather. The mer-
curry fell to S5 degrees Monday morning.
MILWAUKEE, July l.-Five deaths
from sun-strolse were reported at the
health Office Monday, all of them VIC
Tins of the extreme heat of Saturday
and Sunday. This makes total OF
fifteen deaths from the heat within a
week. But three prostratioIs from the
heat were reported Monday. Although
cooling breeze prevailed all afternoon
the temperature reached sS degrees. A
heavy shower in the evening was fol-
lowed by cooler weather.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July From
June % 90 June 20 there wSrc sixty.
two deaths in Kansas City, forty-Lwo
of which were of children under 3 years
of age. OF this latter number thirty-sir
died Of cholera .nfantum.
t a Family Ilii,"d by Lightning.
VANcEBuRG. Ky, July /. - During
Saturday nights storm lightning killed
Jerry Scarles, his wife and his only
child, tbrs annihilaung the entire fam