The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-29
BOLTS OF THE sun.
Hundreds of People Struck
Down in the East.
BUILDING OPERATIONS CEASE,
Little Children Dying Like Flies-Great
Cities Grooming Under the
Pitiiess Heat.

CHICAGO. June 2e.-Extreme hot weather
has prevailed throughout Illinois. Wiscon-
sin and Iowa during the past five days,
ranging as high a. 106 in some places.
Many prostrations and several deaths are
reported in some places, besides business
being suspended.
Today was the hottest of the spell here.
The thermometer registered SO at q. m.
and 80 at IL. Six deaths from heat have
occurred in the last four days.
The temperature rea' he'd the highest
point of this afternoon, registering 96, and
at late hour this evening stood at IS.
There were half dozen fatal cases OF sun
stroke and probably twenty-five prostra-
tons during the day. The latter viii all
recover.
CINCINNATI, June 28.-The heat contin-
ues. The thermometer registered 81 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 the thirty-eight deaths reported yester-
day, twenty-six we're of children under 2
years OF age. The heat increased at |
O'Clock to degrees hotter than at the same
hour yesterday Herman Lackman, a
weli-known brewer, was Frustrated this
morning and is unconscious.
CIscISsATI. June 2s.-Up to 6 p. m.
twenty cases of sunstroke had been re-
ported, four fatal.
WAsHryGTos CRY, June 2S.--The signal
Office furnishes the following special bull
letin:
The present period Of continued high temper
ature in the middle Mississippi valley is un-
precedented for June Beginning with Tuesday,
June 70. when the temperature was ten degrees
above the normal, IL has gradually risen TIL the
18th and 9Th TO nearly twenty degrees above the
maximum. The temperatures for the past eight
days have exceeded the highest ever known for
an equal period in Jure The cause for this
abnormal condition has been the uniform high
pressure in the Gulf region with an almos. sta
tionary low pressure area in the Northwest.
MILWAUKEE, June 28.-Thisis the hottest
day of the season. The thermometer at IL
a. m. registered 90 degrees. Since early
this morning the police patrol wagons have
been kept busy in responding to cases of
prostra,ion. Only one fatality is thus far
reported, but there are a number of cases
that may result fatally.
MILWAUKEE,. June 2S.-Twenty cases of
prostration are reported, two of which are
fatal. Several factories closed down today
on account of the heat.
LOUISVILLE, June 2S.-At IL o'clock the
mercury stood at 81. An hour later it had
fallen two points. a cool breeze blowing.
Thirteen persons were Frustrated, only one
fatally. Since the heated term began there
have been eight fatal cases.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 28.-The weather
continues very oppressively warm, and
four fatal cases o. sunstroke were reported
today. Thre are numerous cases of pros
tration.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 2S--At IL o'clock the
thermometer registered SO in the shade
Carpenters and hricklayers have not been
working regularly for three days, number
being Frustrated.
ST. Louis, June 2S.-The weather mod
Grated somewhat today, but it is still very
oppressive, with utter prostration. The
mortality among children has greatly in
creased.
KANSAS CIrY, June 2S.-The weather is
hot. the thermometer marking 95. Half a
dozen prostrations occurred during this
morning, but none are expected to result
fatally.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 2S.-The hot weather
OF the past three days continues. There
have been several cases of sunstroke.