The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-04
Still HOT ENOUGH FOR Us
All Records Broken by the Recent
Spell Of Weather."
HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR
Chicago Has Never known Such a SuItry
Day as Yesterday-In Phiiadc Iphia
the Mercury Surpasscs All
Former Efforts.

Chicago, June 3.--From 60 to 95 de-
grees In the shade OF the Auditorium
tower was the range OF the temperature
today in this city. From a. m the
mercury began to rise steadily until the
maximum was reached at 3 p. m. This
was the hottest day OF the year, and the
fatalities were the most numerous.
Four deaths and several serious pros
trations were recorded by the police be-
fore night came to cool the atmosphere
"a little.
Never before at this season of the
year in Chicago has there been such
continuous and excessively hot weather.
The spell passed its first week tonight,
and although the conditions are favor
able for a change tomorrow, the profess
sor hedges his opinions with several
ifs" He Is only sure of one thing
that when this heat does come to an
end there will be plenty of rain, thun-
der and lightning as a funeral escort
Swcitcring Qnakers.
Philadelphia, June 3.-The first three
days of this month have brokensthe rec
ord for heat in June for that period
and have come within three-tenths of
a degree of breaking the best record OF
the Philadelphia weather bureau for
any three days. Since June the mean
temperature in Philadelphia has been
July, 1892, when the record was 81 $40
degrees for three days. The thermo-
meter started out at o'clock this
morning at Is and mounted upwards
until at 3 p. m. it reached the maximum
at 96 degrees-one degree higher than
it was yesterday. From that time on
the mercury went slowly downward un-
til between Z and o'clock this evening
a thunderstorm passed over the city,
and the thermometer fell 13 degrees in
an hour and at p. m. rs degrees were
registered.
The thunder storm cooled the air
materially, and tonight the weather is
comparatively pleasant in comparison
with the three days of scorching heat.
There We're forty-five cases of heat
prostration here today and four deaths,
great falling off from yesterday, when
there We're. seventeen deaths. The pros
tiati'liS "'i' SiNdNNl 'h"'i INV
would have been ordinarily, for the
police and firemen held their annual
parade this afternoon. The men
marched over five miles of burning as
phalt streets, during the hottest hour
of the day, and twenty of them fell
from the ranks. None of the men
Frustrated We're seriously affected, and
1t is expected that most of them will
be able to return to duty in a day OF
two.
st. Louis, June 3.-All hot weather
records for the week in this city were
passed today. At 2.30 o'clock the 1OC
mark was reached. At p. m. the stiff
ling air drove people from the streets
when a brisk shower set in and cooled
the air. Four persons were prostrated
with the heat
Cleveland, o., June S.-Ninety-five de.
grees were recorded by the official ther-
higher than yesterday.
Louisville, Ky, June 3.-The thermo-
meter at the weather bureau at O'Clock
registered 100 in the shade. Several
persons We're overcome by the heat, but
no deaths are reported.
Grand Rapids. Mich, June S.-Today
was one of the hottest in the history OF
the city, the thermometer registering
1O2 in the shade. No sunstrokes have
been reported.
Reports from western Michigan points
show the mercury ranged from 80 to 9S
during the day.
New York, June S.-The hot spell
which has prevailed here for the past
five days was broken late this after
noon. the temperature falling from
about 93 degrees at $50 o'clock to 61 at
o'clock tonight. There were twelve
deaths reported to the police today, all
traceable to the heat. Besides these
many persons were Frustrated in the
streets,