Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-27
THE WEST SWELTERING
Furnace Heated Winds Sweep
 Across the Plains.
CROPS w1THERING IN THE FIELDS.

A Long Drought and Days of Torrid Heat
 Cause Great Suffering Beyond the Mis- sIssIppI-Mcrcury Ranging From IOJ to
 I1O In the Shade.
 blast never swept across parched Sahara than that which scurchcd tho great plain between tho Missouri river and the Rocky mountains. For two days the wind had blown from the southwest, and each day was hotter than it's predecessor. Wcdncs- day the maximum temperature was gG degrees at the highest point. Yesterday 1t was lO6. From all over the territory tributary to Omaha, strip of 800 miles north and south and 5O1 miles east and west, come rci'1rts of the terrible effects of the hot wind.
 Wherever the ground was lrcady dry the growing corn has bcen naked. Where then, was any moisture thCrC Is still hopc for the crop. \ rain in - or 36 hours would he worth great deal cf money. Small grain has been harvested generally and will suffer nono.
 KANSAS CITY. July =1.-For the past threc days intense heat has prevailed all over this section. No rain has fallen for two weeks, and the corn crop in some places has been ruined, and unless rain
 
 shrivcl up.
 The thermometer at Dodgr City was lO6 in the shade, and in this city 9d was registered. The damage to corn in west crn Kansas is believed to bc incalculablc.
 DEs MoINE~. July 27.-Thc hottest weather in l0 years was experienced herr. Street thermometers showed llO in tho shade. \ hot wind blew from the south west, and great injury was donr to crops.
 From 100 to 1l2 In the Ia ldc.
 ST. PAIL, July 27.-As indicated by rc- ports from various points in Minnesota, North and South Dakota and northern Iowa this has been one of the hottest days recorded in the northwest. From 100 to 1l2 in the shade Is reported. Tho long continued heat is proving disastrous tu crops. Wheat in South Dakota k epOrtcd nearly all out of the way, but corn must have rain immediately to save 1t. The same conditions exist in northern Minnc- sota. Reports from northern Iowa say corn is injured beyond the power of rain to rcstorc. The situation iS some better in North Dakota.
 Following are some of the records re- portcd
 Mankato, log; Faribault, 1OS: St. James, 1O6; Caledonia, lOI; Bird Island, lO2; Yankton, =. D., IlO; Ncrmillion. lI2; Sioux Falls, 1IO; Pierre, lOi Huron, 100; Bismarck. llO; West Union, Ia, lOI; Siblcy, lO4.
 Although the heat was almost unprcce- dcnted in the Twin Cities. no eases of sunstrOke are reported.
 BoSCoBEL, Wis, July 37.-Thc ther momcter registered 100 in the shade hero. Five weeks drought has ruined the potato and corn crops.
 ABERDEEN, N. D, July 27-Furnacc like heat has prevailed here for the past week Ht between lUI and Ih! dcgr.cs in the shade. Negotiations of all kinds arc suffering badly.
 The Crops Ruined.
 TOPEKA, July 27.-Rcports from cen tral and western Kansas arc very discuur aging. The corn crop will br a failurr in moro than half uf tho state. The corn in many fields has burned up
 EMrOEIA, Kan, July 29.-Crops in this vicinity aro being badly damaged ny tho drought and severe heat winds that have been raging during the past few days. X subscription has beCCn started among the business men, and n large amount of money was SOun raised to secure the scrv- ices of rainmakers.
 ST. LOTIS, July 27.-Thc inhabitants of this city and vicinity have been suffering from the intense heat that has prevailed to n greater or less dcgrcc for the past fcw days. According tn the rcport Of Ser geant Frankcnflcld. the local weather hu- rcau official, 90 dcgrccs in the shade was the maximum reached by the thcrmOIn- etcr
 It was much hotter than this an the streets in tho direct rays of the sun, h degrees being rcgistcrCd. and every b1dy whose business enabled them to do so kept within doors or sought tho refresh, ing shadc. of the parks, where n cOnl breeze somewhat tcmpCr'd the heated atmus phcre, As far as known by the police ] thcrc werc only two prOstratious which happily will not prove fatal Horses suf fercd considerably. and from the surround ing country come rrP"rts "f parchcd fields. ENCursioaists Caused n Riot.