St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-01
HOT, DRY WEATHER WITHER-
ING THE CROPS IN IN
DIANA.
THE CONDITION ALARMING.
UNLESS RAIN COMES WITHIN A
FEW DAYS EVERYTHING
WILL BE DEAD.
SIZZLING IN THE CITIES.
Chicago, New York and Washing
ton Break Previous May
Records.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Nav 81

Records.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 81
Commercial travellers and other per-
sons who have been out through the
state this week report that a calamit-
GUS condition is being rapidly ap-
year passed the stare is short 1901
inches in rainfall. This shortage, too,
has occurred during that season of the
year in which most rain is looked for
The normal rainfall for the year in
Indiana is A inches. Since Jan. 1
there has not been one-half as much
rainfall as there should have been.
Under certain conditions this shortage
would not have been so keenly felt,
but when one takes into consideration
the fact that the state was short in
rainfall last year-tnat during the last
six months of the year there was
scarcely any rain-the immediate eff
fects of the present shortage are more
easily understood. The not wave of
this week has made the condition more
alarming. SO long as it was cool the
growing vegetation held it's color, but
under the influence of the sun and
wind of this week vegetation of all
kinds is Witheripg. Many of the mead
ows are already an August brown;
the bluegrass pasture will not much
longer afford grazing for cattle, the
farmers say, and the wheat and corn
are both in danger of being destroyed.
There does not seem to be any moist
ure in the earth. In some localities
live stock is driven long distances to
water. Farmers say it is not too late
for the crops to be partially saved by
rain, but it must come soon They
declare that another week of this burn-
ing sun and hot wind will settle the
crop question in Indiana for this year.
This was the hottest day of the year,
the thermometer registering &c. To-
night Forecast Officer Wappenhans
said the indications were for fair
weather.
CHICAGO, May 31.-Yesterday was
the hottest day Chicago had ever
known in the month of May, but today
surpassed it. The mercury ait z
o'clock stood at 95 in the shade, and
this temperature was maintained until
after the sun went down, when it
grew cooler very gradually. A large
number of prostrations were reported,
among them being w. F. Chitty, Ben
nett Jones, Alfred Kailen, condition
serious; John Warch, laborer, condi-
ton serious; Charles Storch, Iaborer,
condition serious; Thomas Kearn, la
borer, condition serious; D. Wirmenski,
laborer, condition serious; Mrs. Mary
Arndt, forty years of age, was pros
trated by the heat and died within
an hour.
NEW YORK, May 31.-Today was
the hottest 31st of May of which there
is any authentic record, and it was
the hottest day of the season so far.
AT o'clock in the morning the ther-
mometer of the weather bureau on
top of the Manhattan Life Insurance
building recorded temperature of
50 degrees. By 10 o'clock the official
temperature was 81. Then up went
the mercury until at $3.50 it had
reached 50 degrees. The World to-
morrow will publish a list of those
VINO have suffered most severely from
the heat. Two persons have perished
already. More than a score of per-
sons are i'll, and some of them may
die from the effects of the hot weather.
Following are the persons already
dead: Dennis Bates, two months old,
died suddenly from effects of heat at
his parents home Alfred Taylor,
thirteen years old, sunstruck at noon;
died before medical aid arrived.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-Intensely
hot weather prevailed here again to-
day The thermometer registered a.
There were nine prostrations reported,
one of which, that of colored laborer
at the navy yard, proved fatal. An
other, that of Sergeant Goodwin
Pierce, is very serious.
BLOOMINGTON, H., May 31.-
The thermometer today reached 951a.
The highest previously touched this
year was 81 on Wednesday. This
beats the May record for this region.
Today was fourth of the continuous
gale of hot south wind. Pastures and
meadows are getting gray. Corn that
is high enough has been badly beaten
down by the wind and wilted.
DETROIT, Mich, May 31.-Charles
Carriers, an Italian laborer, was pros
trated by the heat this afternoon
and died. He leaves a family in Italy
DAM BURSTS.