Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-08-15
THE HORRIBLE HEAT.
New York City Experiences the Hot
test Day in Twenty
Years.
A Shower Late in the Afternoon Rem
ders the Temperature More
Eldurable.
Other Eastern Cities Tell the Same
Story Many ProstratiOnS
Reported.

New YoRK, Aug. Niuety-four in
the shade was registered by the Their
m0meter at noon today. This is he hot
test day Of the sea3on and the hottest
August day in twenty years Persons
were overcome 10y the heat 10y hundreds
and actual sunstroke has befIl en- scores Of
people,
Sunstroke has carried Off directly or in
directly a dozen of persons the last twenty
four hour. and the hospitals are filled with
others The suffering caused 10y the heat
is intensified by plague OF mosquitoes
At O'Clock this afternoon thunder
storm relieved the oppresslyeness some
what
AZ $50 the thermometer had fallen to
Si The rain cooled off the sidewalks and
houses aud freshrned up things. IL
was welcome relief All day on the
business streets, especially those where the
horse ears run, II was p,tlable TO see the
suiTtrings OF horses The animals gavo
cut on all sides. Altogether the
day was one of misery for
mau ana beast At Couey Island This az
ternoon the mercury registered 93, Re-
ports sent out 10y the weather bureau do
not give an adequate idea of tie intensity
of the hcut When the thermometer in
the observatory on top OF tho
Equitable building registers % 1t
Is much warmer than that on
the suffice, in crowded strctts, between
high buildings where the heat is rldiaied
from paytments aud walls Thefmom.
eters put on B oidwuy registered differ
ent degrees Of beat this morning, but all
were Ii CHER than the signal service Their
momeer, At 10 O'Clock the latter was
at degrees, while private thermometers
registered 50 and over. Large numbers
OF people toun relief on the piers and in
the parks today Sinle the rain this AT.
/ ternoon the suffering has decreased
! greatly. and 1t IL hoped that tomorrow
will bring complete relief
During the "a hours ending at midnight
there have been forty cases OF prostratlon,
eleven Of which were fatal
pmLApFrPurA, Aug ll-Philadel-
phiu led a j the cit os of the Unit Il States
yesterday, the mercury standing ~ This
morning at 3 o'clock the thermometer reg
islercd 80 At 2;3O this afternoon tho
hea had reached % degrees.
BoRpENTowN, N. j., Aug, Ii Tho
thermometer ranged from 93 10 %
degrees.
CtNclNNATr, Aug ll.--Today has been
cuolrr. No serious prostratl0ns were re-
ported today The maximum today was
80, reached at p. m.
PfrrsBuRG Aug IL Last night was
one OF the hottest of the year. At no time
did TIE mercury 20 below rs. At II
o'clock the mercury was 81.
In down town districts at
noon the hept was so intense It drove
people In doors Today Is as hot as yes
to-day but fewer prostritions are reported.
In mills mnr laborers had to quit work,
A storm nicut 2:30 this afternoon cooled
the atmosphere To some extent
PLAfNFlEGp, Conn, Aug, ll.-At noon
today the thermometer registered l04 in
the Shade. Fam bands were compelled
to stop work
WhuREGAN, Conn, Aug ll.-Today
hiss been the hottest for 20 years. At
noon 10 was lob in the shade. 5 veral
cases Of prostratlon we're reported Crops
are burning up,
JEwnrr Cry, Ct, Aug. ll.-Today is
the hottest IN gears In addition 10 the
mills being compelled to stop on account
Of the drought, farm hands End other out
door laborer- have been Obliged 10 stop
work on account of the heat.
Sr. LOUIS, Aug IA thunder storm
taat visited the city this morning,
cleared the atmosphere Of the
uppre sivpness that existed before
/ the storm occurred. A soaking rain
accompanied The storm ing great good
to crops and fruit Tonight the
weather is quite beardble. The mercury
indicates 10 degrees.
KANSAS Cry, Aug ia cold wave
swept over the town this morning, maxi
ing II most acceptable change from yester-