New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
THE HEAT IN OTHER PLACES.
SUFFERING AND DAMAGE IN CITY AND
COUNTRY.
xry-rNcr,Nn Mills STOP FOR LACK OF WATER
-woRKMEN INDOORS AND OUT
pPOSTRATTD.

Cbicaeo Aup II (Suociau-The intense heat Of the
last few days has greatly sweed the death-roll, no
fnver than seventeen violent or sudden deaths oehg
registered Yesterday and eleven today, whe aO i5as'
eleven cases OF suicide have been reported at the Cor
oncrs office since last Thursday. Clerk Graham VINO
has charge Of this department ut the CoroheTs occ,
WAS seen today and he thought that the extreme neat
must be the cause Of the excessive number Of suicides
Amsterdam " Y. Aug. lit is scorching hot In
the Mohawk Valley to-day. At noon the thermometer
indicated s6 degrees IN the shade. The humloity Is
prat and II is By odds the warmes day thus far ths
summer.
PeelskllI N. Y, Aug. IL specaD.-To-day has been
ms hot as yesterday At 8 O'Clock the thermometer
registered 80 degrees, and at noon there was neavy
stower The atmosphere was cooled for few mo-
meuts but intense heat came again, and at 3
O'Clock 05 degrees of heat was registered ForldrieS
and factories closed this morning account Of the
heat: the men were unable TO work. Several were
prostratcd but fortunately there were no deaths
Baltimore Aug IL (SpeciaD. The intense heat has
caused a gut in the fruit and vegetable market Inc
wharves are piled up with thousands of boxes OF
peaches The supply exceeds the demand. The fruit
IS ripenng so fast that it is feared that portions OF the
immense crop on the peninsula will be lost through
inability to get the fruit to market fast enough
Planfeld. Conn.,. Aug. 1.-THE thermometer reg
stered 1O4 in the shade al noon to-day and farm nad9
in many places were compelled to stop work Fac
tories obliged TO suspend JOHh ouINdh, =" A"'"A
hand of sterling, was completely prostrated by the
heat and Postmaster f. E. Ashley, Of this town. was
overcome at noon.
Wauregan Conn. Aug. 11-Today has been the
hottest day I'm over twenty years. The mercury reg
stered 1O3 at noon the shade Cases Of farm hand
overcome by the heat reported from Brookyh' anu
a French girl became Frustrated in the cotton MILL
Crops are burning up
Jewett City, Conn, Aug. 11.-This was the ho'Vss'
,o, IN ye,rs mills being compelled to stop by the
drouh.
coventry. r. L. Aug. 11.-Ths has been an eX-
ceptlonay hot day. The protracted dry weather hs'
nearly ruined all Of the crops, and Long Pond "hch
supplies water for OF large factories IS loW'
poctor4es at Lippltt Jackson, Hope. Fiskvile. ARK
WRIGHT. Anthony, Washington, Quidneck. Cromp'on'
Centrevre. Arctic and Natck, employing thousands OF
hands are stopped for lack of water william IarooA'
Of Frenchtown was overcome by the heat this AFTER
nam and several other Of Sunstrohe reported
In the farming districts
Leuox. Mass, Aug. IL SpeciaD.-The mercury mas
stood higher here to-day than any day before uiN
summer. II was 50 at aud showed 81 by
o'clock after which 1t began 10 fall, and a BRISK
brecze Swinging up In the afternoon. afforded great
relief from the heat. There not much driving
rnt evening. The shone brightly all day. Inc
highest the mercury has been before this season was 90
in June At stockbrdgo the mercury registered W at
the maximum Summer visitors here kept quiet all day
Init
driving AT Pittsheld the maximum temperature was
o5. It was by far the hottest day of the season
all through Berkshire.
Hartford Conn, Aug. 1.-THE mercury to-day was
90 derrees The day was about as hot AS yesterday
hut about o'clock somewhat relieved by hShs
,bo,cer No cases of sunsro&e were reported
Cincinnati. Aug. 1f.-rhe weather was not so IN
tensely hot as that of sunday. There are no deaths
reported aud serous pIostratOns. At the United
states Signal Service station the mercury recorded 90
degrees at O'Clock this mornrg, e. degrees al p. III
and 80 degrees, the maximum OF the day, an nour
,t. while AT O'Clock his evening IL SO degrees
gentle breeze during the day ana nyeiy one tohight
have made the heat more easily enduiabie
Plttsburg Aug. 11.-Last night was one OF the not
tel II not the hottest. Of the year. " no tlue be
tween o'clock yesterday afternoon and O'Clock TINS
morning did the mercury go below 30. the minimum
heng reached about . O'Clock last evening: AZ
ofriock hi. morning the mercury In the official ther
moneter marked 75 At IL o'clock 1t had crossed the
81 notch In the mills the men suffered terribly, anC
i'm many instances had to quit In con equehce; a
storm visited the city about 30 p m winch had the
effect Of cooling the anos phere ana onght the air Is
pleasant, compared to the two previons nights.