The record-union., 1895-06-03
sneclal TO the REcoRD-UNIox.

| oleciitt iC ble IIECORD-ONlON
| PHILADELPHIA, June 2-Tbe hot spell
in this vicinity continued to-day. Ats
O'Clock this morning the temperature
was ST., and it rose steadily until a maxi
mum of 950 was reached at the Signal
| Service Bureau at P. NJ On the surface
nearly all day it was in the neigh borhood
OF 100O. The minimum figures were 77o
| at o'clock, Immediately after brief
| thunderstorm, but the mercury resumed
its rise after that, and was SO at7P. NJ.
Last night an unknown man suc-
cumbed to the heat in Fernwood Gene
terry and died in few minutes. Mrs.
Ellen Casey, aged so, was overcome and
died. Almost at the same time her hus-
band, John Casey, was driving in
wagon near Ardmore when the thunder
| storm came up. His wagon was struck
by lightning and completely demolished,
and he was seriously injured. Henry
Stumbart was looking at a thermometer
in Jenkintown this afternoon, when he
collapsed, and it Is thought he will die.
y large number OF prostrations were re-
ported.
At Mount Carmel there was severe
thunderstorm.
VERY HOT DOWN IN THE SOUTH.
SAVANNAH (Ga.), June 2.-This was
one of the hottest days ever known in
Savannah. At midday the temperature
reached l040, by the official Weather Bu-
reau. Reports from the interior indicate
similar temperatures.
NEW ORLEANS. June 2-This was the
hottest day of the season, the thermom-
eter registering 9Z0.
NASHVILLE (Tenn.), June 2.-The hot
wave continues, and so, the highest point
OF the season. was reached to-day.
RALEIGH, IN. C.l. June 2.-The tenn
perature reached 9S0, which was the high
est of the year.
DEATH CAUSED BY HEAT.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-To-day wit
messed no let-up of the torrid heat which
has prevailed continuously since Decora-
ton Day. The thermometer registered
960 at the Signal Office. Several heat
prostrations were reported, among them
being James Murray, stonemason, who
died before medical aid could reach him.
James ii. Robinson, Pullman car por-
ter, was brought into the city tonight in
an UNCONSCIOUS condition from heat pros
tration, and is lying in a critical stats at
the Emergency Hospital.
SCORCHER AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, June 2.-To-day. was a
scorcher, 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 after
noon, when 81 was recorded by the Gov
ernment therm ometer. Other thermoln-
eters in different parts of the city went as
high as 990 and 100o Numerous prossra-
tions have occurred, but none of them
have 80 far resulted fatally.
WARM AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, June 1.-The mercury
this afternoon at the Signal Service Sta
ton reached 90.
THE WARMEST JUNE SECOND.
NEW YORK, June 2-It was the warm
est June I'd to-day since the Weather
Bureau was started in this city. At4
o'clock this afternoon the thermometer
went up to 94'. There were few persons
overcome to-day, the police reporting
only ten cases.
A HUNDRED IN THE SHADE.
ST. LOUIS, June 2.-To-day 2. was the hot
test at this time of the season for years,
the mercury standing at 1902 in the shade
at o'clock. The heat was greater on the
streets, and but for a cool breeze blow
ing there must have been many prostra-
tions.
Throughout Southern Illinois and Mis-
souri, about the same degree of unprece-
dented heat prevailed. Crops are suffer-
ing badly.
HAVOC WROUGHT BY HEAT.
ANDERSON Qnd.), June 2.-Havoc has
been wrought by the two extremes of
temperature to which this section OF tho
State has been subjected during the last
two weeks, and farmers are very de-
spondent. Not drop of rain has fallen,
and the ground is burning up. 1t is
thought there is not to exceed 1000
bushels of wheat visible in this, the larg-
est wheat-growing county in the State.
Thousands OF acres of wheat land have
been plowed up in the last ten days and
corn is being planted. All of the small
fruits are badly injured.
NINETY-sIX AT INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, juno 2.-For the last
four days the temperature here has been
go. There is no hope tor moro than half
a crop in this State.
NINETY-EIGHT AT QUINCY.
QUINCY Qn.), Juno 2.-The mercury
reached $50 in the shade to-day, the hot
test ever known for the same day of the
year, and several people were prostrated.
FINE WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2.-While the
section of country east OF the Rocky
Mountains has been sweltering under the
SUMS fierce heat, the Pacific Coast and
California has been enjoying the finest
kind of weather. The hottest place in the
State to-day was Yuma, where the ther-
mometer registered 0o'. In San Fran
cisco the maximum temperature was 640,
and the minimum 430. At Los Angeles
it was TAO. and at San Diego $50. The in
dications for tomorrow are stationary
temperature for Northern California and
slightly warmer for the southern part of
the State.
An Oklahoma Bank Fails.
OKLAHOMA CITY 20. IT,, June 2.-The