The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-06-06
VICTIMS OF THE HEAT.
Twenty-Five New Workers Per-
ish In Five Days.
THE HEAT RECORD BROKEN.
The First Time So Many Hot Days Have
Occurred In Succession In New York.
Many Prostrations Reported-Reports
From other Places.

New YORK, June "A cool easterly
breeze has sprung up and it is hoped
put an end to hot record breaking
days for a season at least. For five
days the mercury has ranged from 20
to 90 above zero and sweltering human.
ity have longed in vain for breath Of
fresh air. Ambulance bells have rung
and surgeons have been kept busy at
tending persons in all parts of the city
who have been overheated.
Not only have the records been
broken for the Both and 3lst Of May
and the LIST, I'd and Sd of June, but
much more important record has been
smashed. This is grand total of five
record breaking days in succession.
Never before in the history Of the local
weather department has anything of
this nature occurred before. IL is safe
to say that at least 20 people have died
during the past five days as a result of
the heated term, and that over 100 have
been Frustrated and taken to the differ
ent hospitals Of the city. A good many
of those taken to the different public in
stitutions will not recover.
June 3, 1884, when the thermometer
registered SO. The death list for yes
terday is one of the longest on record.
Thus far ten people have been carried
off the streets dead, and II more are in
precarious condition.
As early as 10 o'clock victims began
TO succumb to the heat. 1t was then 50
above, and the indicator kept climbing
until at 2:30 it marked the 80 point.
The indicators stood stationary for q
brief space of time, and then began to
move slowly but steadily downward
Clouds began to gather, and at 3:20 o
| delightful shower came up. The rain
| came down in torrents for a short time,
cooling the atmosphere and the hot
pavements and sidewalks of the streets.
Within an hour from the time the high
est point of the Thermometer for the
city had been reached a drop of 20
points had been recorded.
The following is list of yesterday 8
deaths: John Smith, laborer; Loretta
johnson, months old; William Kelly,
laborer; Robert Montgomery, laborer;
George Frederick, months old; Freda
| Kroshinsky, years old; Louise Ravelle,
! III months old; - Carobolt, ii months
old; Anthony Copeldin, 3 years old;
Katharine Caring, laundress, and
Thomas Lunce, laborer.
| Eleven people were Frustrated in this
city aud ten in Brooklyn.
BALTIMoRE-There have been four
fatal cases of prostration by the heat.
The thermometer marked 81 defirees.
PHILADELPHIA-Seve deaths is the
addition to the heated terms fatalities.
There were nearly 30 prostrations,
about one-third Of which number was
made up of policemen and firemen, who
held their annual parade, marching un.
der the broiling sun for several hours.
The fatal cases were principally infants
and old persons. The maximum tenn.
perature was 80.
| WAsHINGToN-The energies of the
hospitals were taxed n caring for the
large number of those who suffered
from the effects of the heat. The ther.
mometer reached maximum of 80 de-
grees.
RANToUL, Ills.-The thermometer
reached 100 in the shade here.
DETRoIT-The mercury reached 96. 4
CNCINNATl-The mercury reached
the maximum of 81.
CHICAGo-Three have died here of the
heat, besides many prostrations. The
thermometer went to SO.
INDIANAPoLls--The weather reached
100 here.