Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-04
THE TERRIBLE HEAT.
Four Deaths and Several PrOStrations In
Chicago Yesterday.
prsrRucrIvE FOREST FIRES.
r,ev Arc Raging in Pennsylvania
unch Property Dcstroycd-The Ex-
..oneIV Warm Weather Renders
,,c Woods rs Dry as finder.

CHICAGO. ILL. June S.-From ~ 10 70
< zoos In the shade OF the Auditorium
,ovcr was the range OF the temperature
.,-6sy in this city. From o'clock a. NJ.
e.. mercury began to rise steadily, and
a. rose until the maximum was reached
a. o'clock =. NJ. The day was the hot
,,st Of the year. and the fatalities were
,tc most numerous.
-Four deaths and several serious prostra-
,..ns were recorded BY the police before
r..bt came 10 cool the temperature lit
,.c The victims were:
81 Fallen succumbed at sag bridge. on
tie line Of the drainagc-canal and died
iu an hour.
James Griffin (colored 29 Dearborn
street. dropped dead near his home.
John johnson dropped dead In front OF
400 Lazeile street.
Mrs. Yates ,c0lored). was taken 10 the
county Hospital. suffering from nervous
and heat prosiration, and died al noon.
Ne,er before at this season OF the
,,,r in Chicago has there been such con-
trsous and excessively hot weather. The
sneu passed It's FIRST week tonight, and
srtogeh ths conditions are favorable Tor
change tomorrow. the professor
relrts DIS opinions with several rs.
1ls Is only sure Of one thing-that when
,r.s heat does come 20 en- end there VIII
b. rlcnty ~ rain. thunder. ana lightning
az funeral escort
FOEEST-FiRES RAGING.
BRADFORD. PA. June 3.--Forest-fres
in 40
-rgrn property is being destroyed. Five
oI-wclis. tanks. and boiler-hOuses be-
l,0rirg 10 the Middle Land and OIL Com
ra~v were destroyed near Hunters Run.
seventeen miles from Kane, yesterday. \
large quantity OF logs and lumber were
burned.
Fire, are raging az Chipmunk. Guffy.
and al along the line OF the Buffalo Ro-
chester. and pitshurg railroads between
ffIs city and JohnsOnhprg. The settle
mont Of Coon Run. tn Elder county. seven
teen miles from Kane, Is reported COM
,f.foiv wiped ont. twenty-five dwelling
houses being burned. Before telegraph
communication was shut or forty-siN oil
l..ar ugs were reported destroyed.
To ihc north near the New York State
ure frreSt-fres surround Knapp's creek.
communication is shut of, and the dam
age cannot be ascertained.
The extremely warm weather has made
o.. forests dry as finder.
Al Hunters Run 20 men were engaged
ru sunday and to-day fighting the hre'
,frch property was In danger.
Al West Lynn a fire broke out saturday
afternoon. A force Of men fought IL all
NIGHT with considerable success. but a
lrsk wind gave fury 20 the smolderlng
clements. and caused them 10 start up
AGAIN with redouhled fury
ALL RECORDS PASSED
ST LOUIS MO. june San hot-weath-
e. records for the first week IN June IN
.rts rltv we're passed to-day. At 2,5J the
lp mark was reached At 3 !. NJ. the
.fie.re air drove people from the streets.
when "a brisk shower set iu and cooled the
air. TWO 1uarrymeu. I'm the suburbs. ana
two laborers. IN East 81. Louis, were
Frustrated
AN APPALLING THING
BALTIMORE. MD. June 3.-The terri
lila heat continues 20 hold the city in
i-s embrace n has become an appalling
thinr. causing deaths and prostrations in
considerable numbers Tonight there Is
a uroepect for cooler weather. and the
temperature has fallen of few points.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the tenn
rarature REGISTERED s9-the highest reach
~ to-day.
HUNDRED ~ THE SHADE.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. June 5.-The wealth
O. was extremely no; to-day. Tho
thermometer az the Weather Bureau re-
ristefei l00 iu tho shade. Several persons
were overcome. but no deaths are re-
MUCH SUFFERING.
CLEVELAND. KY. June 3-The Of
..1 bureau to-day recorded % degrees
tr-- POINTS higher than yesterday. There
Was rp breeze to neutralize the heat, aud
much suffering was the result
SUFFERING INCREASED
WASHINGTON. June 3-The Intense
t.tt experienced here for the past few
ar,s td not abate to-day, and the sui
farrr from this cause is increased. only
or. d.ath due solely 10 the heat occurred
to-day. John Allen, negro coal-heaNey
vas The victim Several others were pros
-ratcd. but recovered; a New York drum
roar uAnri Starke being among the num-
b.r
HOT SPELL BROKEN.
NEW YORK. June 5-The hot spell
which has prevailed here for the past
five DAVIS. was broken late this afternoon,
the temperature falling from about 70
degrees 40 $3.50 o'clock 10 81 al o'clock to-
reft During the fifteen hours beginning
at mdrieht. Tin $3.50 o'clock when the
temperature reached it, highest point
SRsre we're twelve deaths reported, ali
uGceshle 10 the heat. Besides these. many
.-...-. .-.r~, ,.roosrofo1 in the sire cts