The herald., 1896-08-11

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degrees higher than at the same hour
Sunday, but as the humidity was less
intense than on the preceding day there
was less discomfort in the atmosphere.
Early In the morning there was but so
per cent of humidity, which is rather be-
low the normal The maximum tenn
perature, 80 degrees, was reached at
p. m.
Suffering has been most intense in the
tenement section, where poor people are
unable to get breathing space. In
these sections the charitable organiza
tions have had their hands full, many
infants and children succ1mbing to
sunstroke.
The hospitals are obliged to call on the
police department to aid them in re-
spending to calls, as their ambulances
could not cope with the number of cases
reported So police patrol wagons were
pressed into service to carry heat vic
tins to the hospitals.
Many other wagons were used to carry
away dead and disabled animals.
At midnight there was no relief from
the strain of the past week. and on
thousands of roofs city dwellers were
trying to get sleep. The revised list of
the deaths today from the heat in this
city, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken,
Brunswick, Newark and Staten Island,
gives the names of 131 persons.
IN MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1O.-The deaths in
| this city, due directly to heat, since Aug
ust 1st, number eighty-five.
| 1t is noted that fully four ffths Of
these deaths have been of adults. but
very few women. Most of the heat vic
tins have been among the laboring
| classes, and at least two thirds Of the
! fatalities have been among those ad-
dicted to drink.
There were not so many prostrations
today as on previous days of the present
hot spell. a cool wind tempering the
heat, and there are prospects that cool
er weather will prevail for a time. At 8
a. m. the thermometer registered SO
| and eight degrees were added to this
| during the day. This is eight degrees
lower than the highest point reached
here yesterday. Seven deaths were re-
corded most of them being victims who
were Frustrated yesterday
Four deaths from sunstroke which
We're not made public until today oc-
CURED last night
IN KANSAS.
STERLING, Kas., Aug. 10.-Saturday
the mercury was 100 in the shade and
yesterday 102. Farmers say the corn
will not make over half a crop, the hot
winds having worked damage all over
the country. Whole fields look as If fire
had passed through them.
At Fort Scott the extremely hot
weather still continues, and there is
much suffering. AT noon the thermom-
eter registered 100 in the shade. Trees
are dropping their leaves and vegeta-
bles and fruit withering.
IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Aug. 1O.-very heavy cleo
! trio storms prevailed over Michigan
early this morning. Many buildings
were struck by lightning. At Lansing
and central Michigan points the storm
was terrific, bue the damage was not
great.
At Saginaw. lightning and wind
caused 100000 damage in this city and
vicinity early this morning. The JEFF
ferson avenue NJ. f. church was struck
by lightning and damaged 50,0O0 Fifty
other buildings and factories were un-
rooted or badly wrecked; hundreds of
trees were blown dkwn and wires pros
trated.
IN OHIO.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 10.-The ex-
cessive heat of yesterday was relieved
this morning by a heavy downpour of
rain accompanied by high wind. The
force of the wind was so great that it
assumed the appearance of hurricane,
withOutthe effects. There was some
damage caused in neighborng towns.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. 10-There
Were two deaths in this city today as
re. alt of the intense heat.