Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-04
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People in New York Frying Like Fish
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iE New YORK, July 3O.-People on the
s5treets OF this town at noon to-day believed
IN to be the center of Gehenna, so sickening
Igwas the heat. The effect Of the raging,
Sfurnsce-like glare and heat VI on the horses
was pitiable. Riding five blocks between
IL ana l o'clock this afternoon all Asso-
ciated Press man saw three horses drop in
their harness and dragged to the curb.
Street car teams were changed every six to
fifteen blocks relays being kept standing
under awnings beside the tracks. The
clans OF the ambulance gong was frequent
in the streets, iorupto 1880 a. nj. forty-two
deaths from heat had been reported for
the twenty-four hours expiring then, while
prostraions were frequent. During the
night oae coroner was called from his home
eleven times to give death permits Last
night was sleepless tor the unfortunates
who had to remain in the city. Would-be
slcepers in New York ielt hopelessly rn-
comfortable. The mercury recorded the
hottest night OF the year. The temperature
during the night was as ollows a. NJ.
81; a. ~, so; rom 3 to a. III. the mer-
curry took rest at 80, but kept on even till
6 a. H., when sun showed his !ull face
again and at s u. III. chased the metal up to
81 and gained another point by O'Clock.
AT high noon the record III shady lofty
offices was 90, while in the streets, which
were like stone ovens, sthcl the people
with visible II at, while in HE sunlight the
mercury was over lCO. Two hundred
horses have died since Monday.
Forty-siX deaths were reported up to
~. III. In Brooklyn at the same hour
iwenty-scven deaths were reported.
IN OTHER CITIES.
CHICat;o Juiy :, -Durinr the five Cays
Of unusually hot weather beginning Sum
day morning and closing with the looked
Tor rain last night, there was ninety deaths
in CHICAGO from sunstroke: Other cases
may vet terminate fatally. The total num-
Der of pros,ra.ions was proba ,ly not short
Of 500. The weather to-day was much
cooler
WASHINGTON. July 3O.-The swe!tering
heat confined TODAY, it being more oppres-
sve than yesterday. Al - O'Clock the
mercury registered 93 deg. while yesterday
ut the same hour II was 80. The govern
lncnt departments were closed at . 0 clock
this afternoon. Numerous ralions are
reported, but none SO ar o. q fatal tharac-
ter. A number horses have dropped
dead.
H1LApELpIIA July 30.-Ninety-six was
the mercurys mark i'll the shade here al
noon to-day The humidity was 81. Thlr'
teen deaths from heat were reported to the
coroner this morning.
CINCINNATI, July j0.-Thc mercury TO-
day has dropped three points from th'
hourly record OF yesterday and the indica
lions are tor still .urther decline by to-
morrow. At o'clock this morning thu
temperature was IS deg. ami by 10 O'CLOCK
it marked S35 These figures are given b,
g. the signal observer and will make it s.
deg. on the slate the last named hour. FIJI
teen cases of prostration from the heat wer
reported Yesterday, with one death.
MILWAUKEE, July 30.-Thcre was chang
of "a degrees in the temperature in less thai
Twelve hours last night, and the prospec
now is Tor a continued period Of coo
weather. Two deaths occurred to-day 0
persons who were struck by The heat.