The herald., 1895-06-03
He LOOKED At THE N re Try
Philadelphlan Sees H. W Warm
1t Is and ColIapses
THE ELEMENTS COMBINE
Houses in Pennsylvania Towns Wrecked
by Storm
The Hot Wave Continues to Melt the
Eastern Cities and Many Cases OF
Sunstroke Ensue
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
PHILADELPHIA June 2.-The hot
spell in this vicinity continued today.
At O'Clock this morning the tempera-
ture was s6, and 1t rose steadily until a
maximum of 50 was reached at the signal
service bureau at pm. On the surface
nearly all day it was in the neigh bor-
hooo OF 100. The minimum figures were
u at o'clock, Immediately after brief
thunderstorm, but the mercury resumed
It's rise after tnat, and was 81 at : p.m
Last night an unknown man succumb d
to the heat in Fernwood cemetery, and
died iii a few minutes.
Mrs. Ellen Casey. aged 80, was overcome
and died. Almost at the same moment
her husband, John Casey, was driving in
wagon near Ardore, when the thunder
storm came up. His wagon was struck
by lightning and completely dem olished
and he was seriously injured.
Henry Stumgart was looking at the
thermometer in Jenkintown this after
noon when he collapsed and it is thought
lie will die.
A large number of prostratiuns were
reported. In Reading the TEN mperature
was l0l at p. M, and in Altoona 80.
The thunderstorm was general in the
eastern section. At Mount Carmel il was
so severe that houses were unroofed and
trees uprooted. In the agricultural dis
tIicts crops were damaged by hail and
rain.
SAVANNAH, Ga, June 2.-This was
one of the hottest days ever seen III Sa-
vannah. AT Mllen the temperature
reached 10I degrees by the official
weather bureau report, and advices from
osher poir indicate similar Temperatures.
In Savannah the max imum was sS
RALEIGH. \. c.. June 2.-The tenn
perature reached 9S degrees, which was
the highest of the year.
LOUISVILLE. June To-day was a
scorcheI, the thermometer reaching the
highest point since the hot wave struck
this section. The heat was the most in
tense between and / o clock in the al
ternoon, when ~ was recorded by the
government thermometer. Other ther-
mometers in different parts of the city
went as high as 80 and 100. Numerous
prostrations have occurred but none of
them have so far resulted fatally.
QUINCY, ILL.,. June 2.-The mercury
reached 80 in the shade today, the hot
test ever known for the same day, and
several people were prostrated.
ClNClNEATI. June 2.-The mercLr
this afternoon at the signal service sta
tion reached "a.
NEW YORK, June 2.-It was the
warmest today since the weather bureau
was started in this city. At O'Clock
this afternoon the mercury went up to
"a. There were few persons overcome
today, the police reporting only ten
cases.
WASHINGTON. June To-day wit
messed no let up of the torrid heat which
| prevailed continuously since Decoration
| day. The thermometer registered 96 at
| the signal Office. Several heat prostra-
| tons were reported among them being
John Murray, stonemason. who died
before medical aid could reach him.
James II. Robinson, Pullman car
porter, was brought into the city today
in an unconscious condition from heat
prostration and is lying in critical state
at Emergency hospital.
NEW ORLEANS. June 2.-Ths has
been the hottest day of the sea son, the
thermomer registering 92 degrees.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June >. The hot
wave continues and 95. the highest point
OF the season, was reached today.