The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-27
SCORCH THE LAND.
Hot Winds Sweep Over
the Valley.
NOTHING LIKE 1T KNOWN.
Crops of All Sorts Have Been
Ruined.
NOTHING LIKE 1T KNOWN.
NEED FOR RAIN EVERYWHERE.
Only a Mighty Downpour Can Save
the Farmers of the Middle
West.

CHICAGO, July 26.-Professor w. l..
Moore, in charge of the United States
Weather Bureau in this city, tonight fur
nished the following special report on the
extraordinary hot weather now prevailing
in the central portions of the country:
IAN abnormally low barometrical con-
dition, attended by extreme heat and brisk
south winds, covers the Middle Mississippi
and Lower Missouri valleys. The area
throughout which the temperature this
afternoon Thursday exceeded 100 degrees
embraces the States of South Dakota. Ne
braska, Kansas, south half Of Minnesota,
Western Wisconsin and Northwestern Hill
nois. Throughout the entire Mississippi
Valley. Ohio Valley. Texas and Indian
Territory the temperature is over 80 de-
grees."
ST. LOUIS, July 26.-The inhabitants of
this city and vicinity have been suffering
from the intense heat that has prevailed
to greater or less degree for the past few
days.
NEW YORK, July 26.--Thomas Dorrin, a
letter-carrier, was stricken with the heat
to-day and died before physician could be
called.
OMAHA, Nebr., July 26 "A more wither-
ing blast never swept across the prairie
than that which scorched the great plain
between the Missouri River and the Rocky
Mountains to-day. For two days the ST.
noon had blown from the southwest. and
each day was hotter than its predecessor.
The temperature was sc degrees at this
point. To-day it was LOG degrees. From
all over the territory tributary to Omaha.
a strip 800 miles north and south and 500
miles east and west, come reports of the
terrible effects of the hotwind. Wherever
the ground was already dry the growing
corn has been baked. Where there was
any moisture left there is still hope for the
crop. A rain in twenty-fOur or thirty-six
hours would be worth a great deal of
money. Small grain has been harvested
generally and will suffer none. Potatoes
are farng better than corn. The latter
crop is just setting in the ear. and is
therefore more susceptible to the heat
News from Chadron says rain fell just
after o'clock. The temperature there
reached 1O5. At Superior, on the southern
border of the State. the maximum was
H. All points reporting tonight place
Tic lblDpcIdt az lUO' ely lew pLUSkId-
tions have been reported. A. M. Wright,
private secretary to Governor Crounse.
was overcome at his desk at the Capitol at
Lincoln and was found unconscious. His
condition is critical. A policeman was
also overcome at Lincoln. He may re-
cover. Two young men were slightly
Frustrated at the Lincoln depot. At
Omaha no cases of sunstroke are reported
Topeka, Kans.. July 26-Reports from
Central and Western Kansas are very dis
couragng in more than half of the State
In the western part of the State the crop
is ruined, while in the central fair crop
will be raised only In sections where local
rains have fallen. The corn in many of
the fields has burned up and during the
past three days hot winds have swept
over the western half of Kansas, leaving
destruction in their path.
KANSAS CITY. July 26.-For three days
intense heat has prevailed over this Sec
ton, doing incalculabe damage. The
therm ometer was over 100 in many places.
In Republic County, Kans., on the new
State line, hot winds have prevailed for
three days, causing vegetation to dry up
rapidly. The corn crop is already badly
injured, and ii the present weather con-
tiuues much longer will be total failure
ABERDEEN, S. Dak.. July &c Furnace
like heat has prevailed here for the past
week. eliminating this afternoon at 10Y
degrees in the shade. Vegetation of all
kinds is suffering badly.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, July 26.-This has
been the hottest day of the year. The
tharmomatar went I'M To 107 at the
Weather Bureau. Hot south winds blew
all day, and it is thought immense damage
was done to corn.
QUINCY. ILL.,, July 26.-To-day's temper
AZURE was O record breaker. The official
thermometer at the signal-station stood
102 at P. NJ.
MARsHALLTowN, Iowa. July 26.--This
has been the hottest day ever known
here. The thermometer registered as high
as 108 in the shade. The corn crop is be-
lieved to be nearly ruined.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, July 26.-The hot
test weather in ten years was experienced
here to-day. Street thermometers showed
ITO 10 the shade. A hot wind blew and
great injury was done to crops.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. July 26-As indicated
by reports from various points in Min
nesota, North and South Dakota and
Iowa, to-day has been the hottest day ever
recorded in the Northwest. Reports from
Northern Iowa say corn is Injured beyond
the power of rain to restore. The situa-
ton is better in North Dakota, al
though the heat was almost unprecedented
in the Twin Cities. No cases Of sunstroke
are reported,