The morning call., 1891-08-12
A DAY OF MISERY.
SuferingS From the Heat in
Eastern Cities.
The Hottest August Day In New York for
The Past Twenty Years.
A D;zen Persons Killed by SunstrOke Work
Suspended and Many ProStrationS Re-
ported Welcome Showers.
srecial to THK MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Ninety-four in the
shade was registered by the thermometers
at noon to-day. This is the hottest day of
the season and the hottest August day in
twenty years. Sunstroke carried off di-
rectly or indirectly dozen persons the last
twenty-four hours, and the hospitals are
filled with others. The suffering caused by
the heat is intensified by a plague of mos
quitoes. At Q O'clock this afternoon a thun-
der storm relieved the oppressiveness some
what.
At 2:30 o'clock the thermometer lad
fallen to $40, and rain cooled the sidewalks
and houses and freshened up things. 1t
ness streets. especially those where horse
cars run, it was pitisble to see the sufferingS
of the horses. Animals gave out on all
sides. Altogether the day was one of
misery for man and beast.
At Coney Island this afternoon the mer-
curry registered 93 degrees.
Reports sent out by the Weather Bureau
do not give an adequate idea Of the in
tensity of the heat When the thermometer
in the observatory on top of the Equitable
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warmer than that on the surface of the
crowded streets, between high buildings,
where heat is radiated from pavement aud
walls. thermometers put on Broadway
registered different degrees OF heat this
morning, but all went higher than the sig
nal service thermometer. At 10 o'clnck the
latter was IS degrees. while private ther-
mometers registered SO degrees and over.
A large number of people found relief on
the piers and in the parks to-day. Since
the rains this afternoon the suffering de-
creased greatly, and it ia hoped tomorrow
Will bring complete relief
During the twenty-four hours ending at
midnight there has been forty cases of pros
tration, eleven of which were fatal.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 11.-Last night was one
of the hottest Of the year. st no time did
the mercury go below T5 degrees. At II
o'clock the mercury was 81 degrees. In
downtown districts at noon the heat was so
Intense that it drove people indoors. To-day
was as hot as yesterday, but fewer prostra-
tions were reported. In the mills many
laborers had 10 quit work. A storm about
> 80 o'clock this afternoon cooled the atmos-
phere to some extent.
ST. LOUIS, Aug 1.-THE thunderstorm
that visited the city this morning cleared
the atmosphere of the oppressiveness that
existed before the storm occurred. 4 soak
ing rain accompanied the storm, doing great
good to the crops and fruit. Tonight the
weather is quite bearable. The mercury in
dicates IS degrees.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Philadelphia
led all tine cities Of the United States yes
terday, the mercury standing 81 degrees.
This morning at s o'clock tie thermometer
registered so degrees. At 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon the heat had reached % degrees
JEwETT CITY Comm. Aug. 1l.-To-day
was the hottest Of the season. In addition
to the mills being compelled TO stop on ac-
count of the drought, farm-hands and other
outdoor laborerS were obliged to stop work
on account OF the intense heat.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Mlnimum and maxi
mum temperature: Chicago, so and 81 de-
grees; Cincinnati. 66 and 90 degrees; New
Orleans 81 and % degrees; New York, 81
and 92 degrees; st. Louis, 76 and Sc degrees.
WAUREGAN Comm, Aug. IL. - To-day
has been the hottest for twenty years. At
noon it was 103 degrees in the shade. Sew
erai cases OF prostra;ion were reported.
Crops are burning up.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 11.-To-day has been
cooler. No ST. riouS prostrations were re-
ported. The maximum temperature to-day
was 80 degrees, which was reached at 2
o'clock.
PLAINFIELD Comm, Aug 11-4t noon
to-day the thermometer registered l04 de-
grees in the shade. Fsrm-hands were COM
PEELED to stop work.
BoRDENTowN On. j., Aug. 1.-THE ther-
mometer to-day ranged from 9S to 90 de-
grees.