The herald., 1895-06-04
OLD SOL DEALS IN DEATH
Many Victims to the Hot Wave
in the East
A BIG ROLL IN NEW YORK
Many People Were Overcome in Chicago
Streets
Busy Times for Surgeons and AmbuIances
in All the Eastern Cities.-The
Record Unparalleled
Associated Press Special Wire.


breeze sprang up shortly after o'clock
this afternoon, and it is hoped Will put an
emo to the hot weather record breaking
days for season at least. For five days
the thermometer has ranged from 20 to 95.
Ambulance bells have rung and surgeons
have been kept busy attending persons
who have been owe erheated.
Not only have the records been broken
for the 30tn and 3lst of May and the first
three days of June, but this is grand
total of five record breaking days in sue
cession. Never before IN the history of
the local weather department has any
thing of this nature occurred. 1t is safe
to say that at least twenty-five people
result of the heat, and that over 100
have been Frustrated and taken to the
different hospitals Of the city.
The nearest to today's heat was June g.
1894. when the thermometer registered
SO. The death list for today was the larg-
est on record. Thus far ten people have
been carried off the streets dead, and one
more in precarious condition.
The following is a list of the dead so
far reported for the day: John Smith:
laborer: Loretta Johnson. four months
old; William Kelly, laborer: Robert
Montgomer laborer; George Frederick
six months old; Freda Kroshlnsky. two
months old; Louis Ravelle, eleven
months old; Sarbolt, fourteen months
old Anthony Hopeldin. three years old !;
Katherine Caring, laundress; Thomas
Lange. laborer.
CHICAGO, June 3.-This is the sixth
day of intense heat. the mercury being 96
in the shade during the afternoon. A
lake breeze in the afternoon made mat
ters more endurable for a time. but the
breeze soon died away. The number Of
prostrations was larger than on any pre-
vious day. Many persons were overcome,
''' The d dead I are: Re; M n. Fallen, found on
drainage canal at Sag bridge: died soon
afterward. James johnson. dropped
dead. James Griffin. dropped dead.
In serious condition-Max Lape. over.
come III First National bank; Frank
Cannon, Lee Bradburn, Daniel Callahan.
II years old Mrs. W. A. Pear. Twelve
others were overcome and taken to the
hospitals. Lizzie Yates, coiored, dice r
the hospital.
James II. Mckenzie, the famous Yale
pitcher, who is now at the Northwestern
university. was overcome this afternoon
while play ball; he will recover.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind June 3.-Today
at clock and at clock the weather
bureau thermometer registered 100 For
twenty-five years observations have been
taken in this city by government Off =
in that time has it been hotter. One day
in July several years ago the thermome-
ter registered 100.
This section has not had rain for sew
eIal weeks. and unless it comes soon the
crops will be utterly .blighted. Very few
heat prostratiOnS were reported, none of
them fatal. Tonight it is raining in the
southern part of the state and it is hoped
that the rain will reach this section by
tomorrow.
CLEVELAND, June 3.-The weather,
while slightly cooler than yesterday,
caused much suffering. Several prostra-
tons were reported, and among the num-
ber was David f. Christian. an attorney.
He was unconscious for several hours.
but recovered. AT 5 p. m. the mercury
indicated 80.
PITTSBURG. June 3.-At noon the
thermometer registered 93 degrees in the
shade. The weather bureau predicted a
higher temperature during the afternoon.
There were three deaths from sunstroke
today.
BALTIMORE. June 3.-There were
four cases of prostl alton in this city to-
day The mercury reached 81.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-There
were seven deaths and fifty pros
traton3 here today. q third OF whom
were made up of tiremen, who held their
annual parade today. marching under the
broilng sun for houis. The fatalities
were principally infants and old persons.
The maximum was SO at p. m. thun-
der storm came up and tonight the ther-
moneter is -.
LOUISVILLE, June 3.--The maximum
temperature reported here today was 100
degees. it breaks the record by two de-
grees
BLOOMI NGTON, H.. June 1.-The
thermometer today was 103 in the shade
Tonight fur Gus storm Is raging. There
were numerous prostrations.