The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-08-10
PITILESS HEAT
Men and Beasts Stricken By
Hundreds All Over
the Land.
DEATH STALKS BROADCAST
THE T0RRIDTTY SHOWS NO SIGNS or
ABATING.

Crops Burned to Crisp-In Many Places
the Thermopeters Rise Above 100, and
in One City it Reached 1Os in the Shade
Appalling Suffering in All the Large
Cities-The Record is Unprecedented
Hundreds Fall In the Streets and Hos
pitals Are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in the
Teneinent Districts of the Big Cities
Cannot be Described for To-
day, Continued High Temperature.
Chicago, Aug. s.--In Chicago the heat.
while not as intense to-day as yester-
day, was almost unbearable. A good
breeze gave temporary relief this fore
noon, but it suddenly died out. AT
o'clock the Thermometers registered SO.
But one fatality was reported
Dispatches received from various
points throughout the country show
that no point is exempt from the torrid
weather. At Elgin. I'LL. yesterday sew
eral persons were Frustrated and two
died. For three days the mercury
scared above 100 at Evansville, Ind,
and two deaths have been reported.
At Kansas City yesterday l02 was
reached and few prostrations were
reported.
At Anderson, Ind, there was intense
suffering among the men in the nail
factories. There were three prostra-
tions in the city. Dispatches from AL
ton, Htllsboro, Springfield and Belvi-
dere, H., indicate the hottest weather
on record Outdoor work has been sus-
pended everywhere, Vegetation is be-
Ing burned by the heat and in many
localities water famine is threatened.
The Wabash officials have closed the
shops OF the system pending the heated
term.
lat Alton the mercury ranged from
105 to liz in the shade.
Milan, Mo, reported yesterday 105 in
the shade and much mortality among
animals Horses dropped in the
streets apd only absolutely necessary
work was done All records were
broken at Jefferson, Ia, when the ther-
mometer indicated LOG in the shade
At Norwalk, o., 1t was 1o3 in the
shade to-day.
At Peoria, Ill, and Valparaiso, Ind,
it was 104.
AT Milwaukee the weather yesterday
was extremely warm and Rudolph Sal
mon, treasurer of theErnest Salmon
Commission Co., was k l!el by lightning
in thunder storm.
Washington. Aug. 9.-The heated term
that has been almost without precedent
in this city, continues and the general
y impression is that to-day has been be-
yond all doubt the hottest and most un-
comfortable Of the season The highest
point reached by the official tfermome
ter at the weather bureau was 97.4 at
O'clock this afternoon. Down in the
streets as a rule it was ten degrees
higher. Several prostrations and two
deaths have been reported.
philadelphia, Aug. 9.-With each
days continuance of the terrible heat
the mortality has increased until to-
day 21 deaths were reported by the
police The thermometer to-day reached
a maximum Of 962 degrees, the highest
point touched by the mercury this sum-
rner. Besides the deaths there were
half q hundred heat cases taken to the
hospital.
Columbus, S. c., Aug. 9-The ther-
moneter for three days has registered
100 The maximum was reached to-
will suffer.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 9-For four
days the heat here has been unusually
intense Yesterday and to-day the
Thermometer registered 81.
Perry, Ok, Aug. 9.-Prairie fires are
raging in the Comanche country.
Thousands Of acres of grain have been
swept by the flags The fires followed a
term Of hot winds, which have parched
vegetation and caused cattle to suffer
The thermometer registered 10S yester-
day.
Wichita, Kans., Aug. 9--Hot winds
swept over this section yesterday. For
six hours the temperature was sta
tionary at 1041a at the government
station while on the streets the ther-
1nometers registered 102. The late corn
is being burned up and unless there
is rain soon the situation in southern
Kansas and Oklohoma will become
alarming For six days the tempera-
ture has averaged over 100.
New York, Aug. 9.-To-day capped
the climax of the record of the heat
wave which for the past week has caus-
ed much suffering and illness in the
city Dwellers awoke after an unre-
freshing night to find the heat and
humidity greater than on any previous
day. The greatest suffering was among
the dwellers in the crowded tenements
on the east side. There were two or
three cases reported of men, women or
children falling from roofs or fire es-
capes where they had taken refuge
from the sitting air in their rooms.
The total number Of deaths due to the
heat to-day was 25 and the total num-
Der of heat prostrations reported in ad-
dition was so.
Cleveland, Aug. 9.-To-day was a rec
ord-breaker. the mercury reaching SO
at the weather bureau. The temperaL-
ture at other places was above 100.
There were several prostrations, includ-
ing twelve at the Ohio National Guard
encampment A laborer died from the
effects OF the heat