St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-27
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 26.-The
mercury has been trying hard to climb
past the 100 mark for the past thres
days, but the best it could do was 9S
yesterday and 81 today. While the heat
has been intense, there has been so
little humidity that no great suffering
has resulted. The crops. however,
have been seriously damaged. Tele-
graphic reports from Western Kansas
and Oklahoma are just as bad as they
can be. 1t was intensely hot every
where today, and dozens of telegrsms
poured in from the country reporting
corn already gone or going. The Kansas
crops appear to be in danger of almost
total destruction.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 26.-The ther-
mometer reached 100 in the shade here
today, and the weather reports from
Kansas and Nebraska are very discour-
aging. and the railroad officials in st.
Joe are feeling very blue. Reports re-
ceiyed at the Burlington headquarters
today were to the effect that the skies
are clear and high and hot winds are
blowing. About the same conditions
are reported from the st. Joe & Grand
Island country, and unless rains come
very soon, the crop of corn will be lost.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 26.-The inhab-
itants of this city and vicinity have
been suffering from the intense heat
that has prevailed for the past fr~-
days. According to the report of Sergr.
Frankenfield, the local weather bureau
official, 9S degrees in the shade was the
maximum reached by the thermometer
today. 1t was much hotter than this on
the streets. i'll the direct rays of the sun
115 degrees being registered, and every
body whose business enabled them to
do so Kept within doors or sought the
refreshing shade of the parks, where a
cool breeze somewhat tempered the
heated atmosphere, AS far as known
by the police, there were only two pros
trations.
Topeka, Kan, July 26.-Re ports from
central and western Kansas are very
discouraging The corn crop will be a
failure in more than half of the state.
In the western third of the state
the crop is ruined, while in the
central third a fair crop will be raised
only in sections where local rains have
fallen. The corn In many fields has
been burned up, and during the past
three days hot winds have swept over
the western half of Kansas. leaving de-
struction in their path.
EMPoRIA, Kan. July 26.-Crops in
this vicinity are being badly damaged
by the drought and intense hot winds.
Today subscription was started among
the business men. and large amount of
money was secured to procure the serv-
ice of rainmakers.
In Republic county, Kan. on the Ne
braska state line, the hot winds have
prevailed three days, causing vegeta-
tion to dry up rapidly. The corn crop
Is already badly injured, and, if the
| present weather continues much longer,
! will be a total failure. In Adrian
county. Mo-. the corn crop is seriously
! threatened. ltis at critical point, and
will soon be ruined unless rain comes.
| After several prayer meetings held n
Mexico, Mo-. last night, fervent prayers
| for rain were made.
| QUINCY, ILL.,, July 26.-Today's tenn
| perature was a record breaker. The
| official thermometer at the signal sta
| tion stood at 102 at 5 p. m, while pri-
xate thermometers rose to los in some
| places. Several cases of prostration
were reported, but no fatalities.