The rustler., 1891-08-21
WIND AND hEAI.

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afternoon was the end Of the terrific
heat Of the past two days and Humes-
ton. 1orydon. Centerwiile. ottumwA.
Agency and other towns lay In the path.
with more or less damage 10 each Al
Humeston cars were blown from the
track Of the keoluk & Western road,
the round house was demolished. houses
were unroofed and small outbuildings
destroyed Trees were uprooted and
oats and wheat stacks were scattered
In every direction Fields of
grain and corn were prostrnted.
creating great loss. At Corydon the
large court house was unroofed and the
county Offices damaged The Method
ist church was demolished aud the de-
pot blown down. while crops and small
buildings shared the same fate as al
other points At ottumwa the clouds
were 80 threatening that many people
sought safety in cellars, and Il was
feared the coal palace would be de-
stroyed. The gale swept the roof of
three stores and the Q round house,
while smaller buildings suffered like
ed, the windows blown in and the scaf-
folding thrown across the telegraph
and telephone wires Large trees were
twisted or uprooted like corn stalks
and at Franklinport they were blown
down profusely. No persons are re-
ported killed.
A terrific wind. accompanied by rain
and hall, passed over Decatur county
about noon yesterday. II was the
worst storm ever known in that part
of the state, and the damage is great
Crops over a wide tract of territory are
destroyed. Trees were prostrated and
buildings destroyed So far as known
no lives were lost
AS IN A FURNACE
NEW YoRK, Aug li.-New York yes-
terday was a furnace seven times
heated. This has been the third day of
the heated term in this city and the
hottest of the three, with no prospects
OF change. According TO the proba-
bilities as furnished by the local fore
cast Office the mercury bids fair to
touch the 100 mark to-day.
Nothing like II has been recorded at
this time In the year for nearly twenty
years, and a continuance during the
week means an enormous increase OF
especially in the crowded
tenement districts. Several deaths |
have occurred and many more victims
are in precarious condition.
WHEAT sHRIvELRD.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. if.-Last !,
nights weather and crop reports from
North Dakota indicate that at least
Twelve counties of that state have been
very seriously injured. The wheat
along the Manitoba border was lust In
.he milk, two weeks from harvest and
he intense heat Is said to have
Dlistered and shriveled 1t to such
IN extent as to ruin a large part
II II and render the remainder off
yrade. The country west of Bismarck
said not to have suffered, as also that
liong the Red river In Minnesota and
Dakota. A slight shrinlSage from blight
md rust Is expected in Polk, otter Tail
md wilkins counties in Minnesota
ihhhihisE DhOuuHI.
PLAINFIELD, Conn, Aug. l1.-Yester-
ay was one of the hottest in years.
nd the drought is something startling.
III the late crops are burning up In the
round and early ones have ripened by
he drought so quickly that they are
adly dwarfed. The river, ponds and
ther mill streams are lower than for
ears Ashland, Jewett City, Clays-
lille, Flaville, Central Valley and other
laces have been compelled TO stop
heir mills for want of water. All
trough the valley of the Yantic,
and Shetuclxst rivers mills ,
re idle. Pachs.ug lake that covers
1000 acres is dry, and unless rain
ONES soon the loss to crops and in
'ages will be great.
NOT WEATHER AT MANY POINTS ,
WASHINGTON, ID, c., Aug. ll.-At To-
do the highest temperature yesterday
AS % degrees, equal TO any previous
'cord; Harrisburg e2, above any for :
er record by degrees; Baltimore "a, /,
ithin ! degree; Philadelphia gG de- , |,
rees, within 2 degrees; Norfolk,
ynchburg and Columbus "a degrees, ..
ithin degrees; Sandusky o.. Albany
J, within 3 degrees; Boston 90, within :.
degrees of any former record. :
The warm wave over northern Iii. :
ois, Michigan and Wisconsin has been
'oled by fall at Chicago of IA degrees; !,
ilwaukee i2 degrees, KeolSuk 10 de- :
rees; Manistee degrees. At St
ouis the temperature reached the =
Ime figure us Sunday-96 degrees
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Aug. iL-Yesterday was
he hottest of the season here, the tenn n
srature reaching an altitude of 100 de- c
rees ut various points In the city ut 4
idday. There was n brisk breeze, n
ut 1t seemed TO come from furnace. C
number of sunstrolses were reported, i
so of which were fatal and, had II p
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