St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-27
KILLED BY THE HEAT.
Chicago Reports an Alarming List
of Deaths.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Today's record OF sun
strokes and prostrations from heat exceeds
that of any day for many years. Up to 10
o'clock this evening ninety-nlne cases
of sunstroke fourteen of which re-
suited fatally, were reported to the
police. Ats o'clock this morning the Their
Tometer registered 81, and at O'Clock
the mercury had climbed up to "a
where it remained until after shutdown
So numerous were the prosirations
that it was with difficulty that
the suffering people could be taken to the
hospital At o'clock there were fifty-siX
patients at the county hospital suffering from
sunstroke: The list of dead i'll
James j. Donovan, Frank Mcclure,
Mrs. May HALEY, Ida Mayer, Stella Kraus,
Mrs. Mary Arestone. q. leila, William j. Al
len. Herman Frtze. Henry Meyer, n. G. Riis,
one unknown man.
MILWAUKEE. July &c. - Two deaths
occurred today from the heat. Ernest
Pfeffening, and August Hueck with a score
OF others were overcome by the heat, but
none a:e expected to die.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Ind, July 26.-Henry
Butcher, young farmer. was overcome by
the heat yesterday while pitching wheat at a
thresher, and lived but couple of hours.
-Four other deaths are also reported from the
heat
CLEVELAND. July 26.-The most alarming
mortality occurring in the city for years was
the one for the past twenty-four hours.
There were reported at the health office for
ty-eight deaths. Forty of the victims were
children, and the principal causes of death
in their ca es were cholera infantum.
CINCINNATI, July 26.-The heat of today,
although not as intense as yesterday, was
sufficient 10 find q number of victims The
highest point reached was 81 deg in the
shade, being several degrees less than yester-
day. There were thirty prostrations today
and six deaths among whom was that of
Capt. Henry Zielenski.
ST. LOUIS NO., July 26.-The largest death
rate for number of years was recorded yes
terday, the number of deaths reaching
fifty..one by O'Clock. By far the larger
portion OF them were children under five
years of age. In the thickly populated quar-
tiers of this city the sufferngs of the poor
have been terrible. Many were stricken by
heat.
New YORK, July 25.-Not since 1885 has
there been in New York SO hot Goth of July.
Starting at a. m. with IS deg the mercury
went up flying. At 2:;50 p. N. it was 90 deg
in the shade and 1o' in the sun. Six prostra-
tons were reported befnre II a. m.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 26.-For seventy, two
hours the temperature in this section of the
state has been the highest ever known. rang
ing from 100 to l06 in the shade. The death
rate has increased twofold and a number of
heat prostrations are reported.
PITTsBURG, July, 26.-The heat has been
very, oppressive today the thermometer
ItdClIlilS "a. aI y p. Ill. FOur uealpS IrOlll
heat have been reported and numerous pros
trations in various parts of the city.
BALTIMORE, July 26.-Eleven deaths, attrib
utable to the heat. have SO far been reported.
The greater portion of the street iaborers
SUSPENDED operations at noon, being unable
to endure the intense rays of the sun.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-Today the thermo-
meter on top Of the p0stoffice showed 81 deg,
7 an increase of deg over the same time yes
terday and steadily progressing till at3 o'clock
it recorded zoos deg, the hottest city in the
United states, and the hottest day for fifty
years. TIE deaths from prostration number
eight three more who will probably die, and
twenty-five persons were admitted to the
hosp itals, overcome with heat
WAsHINGToN,Jul 26.-'The weather bureau
reports this evening that the highest point
reached by the thermometer today was 90
degrees the hottest July weather for years.
A number of prostratlons from the heat
have been reported, but none fatal.