The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-04

New York, June "a cool easterly
breeze sprung up shortly after ) O'Clock
this afternoon. and IL IS hoped will put N
end 10 the hot weather recOrd-breaking
days for season at least. For i've days
the Thermometer has ranged from 20 10
- above zero. Ambulance bells have rung
and surgeons have been kept busy attend
ing persons who have been overheated.
Not only have the records been broken
for the 31th 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 days Of the
local weather department has anything or
this nature occurred.
II is safe 10 say that al least twenty-five
people have died during the past nve days
as a result OF the heat. and that over loo
have been prostrated and taken TO the dif-
ferent hospitals of the city. The nearest
to today's heat was June 3. 1ssi. when the
mercury registered VI.
The death list for today is one OF the
largest on record. Thus far ten people
have been carried off the streets dead. and
eleven more il a precarious condition.
The following Is a list OF the deaths re-
ported FOR the day: John Smith. iabOTer,
Loretta Johnson, months Old William
Kelly. laborer: Robert Montgomery, labor
er. George Frederick. months old; Freda
krosninski. 2 months Old: Louis Ravelle,
II months old -- Saroholt II months old:
Anthony Copeldin years old. Katherine
Caring, Iaandress; Thomas Lange. la
borer.
So Louis. June Sat II O'Clock today
the thermometer marked - degrees in
the shade, win the temperature still riS-
ing. Notwithstanding the intense heat.
bIt one prosyration was reported up TO
noon.
rs..-t.,,.. - . A, ,oor tho thar
mometer registered So degrees in the
shade. The weather bureau predicted
higher temperature during the afternoon.
There were three deaths from suastroke
today.
Chicago. June 3.-T'he government Ther-
mcmeter registered 81 ar 10 a. m, the
highest ever reached in this city at that
hour. 4 good breeze all5y lated the suffer
ing. but prpstrani0ns are numerous.
Baltimore. June 3.-There We're four
eases Of Eorost ration in this city today.
The Thermometer registered 81 degrees.
Philadelphia. June 3.-lThere were seven
deaths today from hot weather There
were nifty prostralaons. about third Of
which number vas made up Of hremen,
who held their annual parade today.
marching ml1er tae broilinS sun for sew
eral hours. The IA alstles were Principally
infants and old persons. The maximum
was IS al p. m. About p. III. thun-
Cleveland. June s-The weather. while
slightly cooler than yesterday, caused
much suffering. Several prostrations were
reported. and among the number was Da-
vid'E Christian. an attorney. He was un-
conscious for several hours, but recovered.
At2p. m. the mercury indicated 50.
Louisville Ky, June 3.-The maximum
temperature registered here today was 40.
II breaks the record by . degrees.
Blooming ton. H.. June 3-The thermom-
eter today was at l03 in the shade To-
night a furious storm is raging. There
were numerous prostrations.
Chicago, June 3.--ThiS was the fifth
day Of intense heat. the mercury being
IS In the shade during the afternoon.
lake breeze during the afternoon made
matters more endurable for a time. hut
thu breeze soon died away. The number
OF prostrations was greater than on any
previous day. Many people we're over
come. four Of them dying.
The dead are: VI. Fallen. found on the
drainage canal az sag bridge. died soon
afterwarsI: James Griffin dropped dead,
John johnson, dropped dead; Lizzie
Yates. died in a hospital
I'm a serious condition: Max Lampe,
overcome in the First National bank.
Frank Cannon, Lee Bradhurn, Daniel
CALLAHAN. l. years Old Mrs. w. 4 Pearl.
Twelve Others were overcome and taken
to hospitals
Jamts y Mckenzie. the famous Yale
pitcher. who IS now at the Northwestern
university. was overcome this afternoon
while playing ball. lie viii recover.
Indianapolis. Ind. June 3-'roday az ;
o'clock and at o'clock the weather hu-
raau thernonrcte registered 10 degrees.
For twenty-five years observations have
hae0 taken IN this city ny a government
Official. YET the reports show that only
once in that time has il been hotter. on
one dav in July several years ago She
thermometer registered "a" degrees. This
section has not had rain for several
weeks. and unless It comes soon the
crops will Re utterly blghted. Very few
hea, rrostrations were reported. nona
of ,ben fatal Tonight IT is raining In
.he southern part Of the state, aad Fl is
hoped the rain viii reach this section by
tomorrow.
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