The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09
Dumb Animals as Well as
Human Beings Succumb to
the Heat.
MORE FATALITIES EXPECTED
Unless the Promised Cool Wave
Comes the Suffering Will B.
Terrible.

CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. S.-This was the
hottest day of the scorching, deadly series
of the week, and the list of victims was
ported early, and the indications were
that the number would be doubled as a
result of the days heat. The temp perature
at A. NJ. was "a deg, and it continued to
rise steadily until SO deg. were recorded at
o'clock. This record made it the hottest
August day in the history of the Chicago
Weather Bureau.
The deaths so far reported to the police
were: Mrs. Ella Tracey, Mrs. Laura H.
Walton, Joseph H. Cassidy. Cornelius
Whitman, James A. Rice, ]. Eckhart.
Four other prostrated victims were re-
moved to hospitals from the streets where
they were working, or from stores, and
their recovery is not expected. A score or
more men and women were overcome, but
nearly all of them are out of danger.
Horses drawing heavy loads dropped dead
by the score in the streets from early
morning till late at night. Outdoor labor
was practically suspended for the day. ex-
cept where 1t was absolutely necessary.
Nearly all the 100 deaths reported to the
Health Department for yesterday were
traceable more or less directly to the heat.
The awful record of deaths for the six days
of this weak is 492. The average death
list for Chicago is fifty day, which would
make the deaths for the last six days 200
over the everage.
Dispatches from Mascoutah, Ill.,, state
that LOG in the shade was recorded there,
and outdoor farm work has been stopped.
There were two deaths yesterday at
Evansville, Ind, on account of the heat,
which registered 102 in the shade. The
temperature to-day was about the same.
The heat and hot winds throughout Kan
sas have discouraged the hopes of the
farmers for big corn crop. The beat in
that State has registered Ill at some
points.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 8.-This is the
third successive day that st. Louis has
been the hottest city in the United States.
At A. NJ. the thermometers registered "a
degrees. The temperature at P. NJ had
reached 100, and at 5 P. NJ. 103 was regis
tered.
There has been no cessation in the pros
trations. A number of victims who have
been lowering between life and death for
three days succumbed to-day. Many in
dustries are badly crippled by inroads
made by the heat among their employees.
The weather forecast holds out promise of
cooling winds and rain for tomorrow, but
should this fail the death roll among those
already debilitated must be enormously
increased.
i During the past three days 22S burial
certificates have been issued here, large
part OF the deaths being traceable to the
heats effect. In addition to the ten deaths
from sunstroke announced up to Z P. NJ.
last night there were eight others up TO
midnight.
Beginning at that hour, the death rate
to-day is as follows: Martin Wall. Mrs.
Eliza Johns, Eugene Young. John Baum
ley, Arthur King, Carl King, Richard
Steinman, William Haggerty, Mrs. Sarah
7. Holder, John D. Wynn, M. Ovens, Au-
gust Weske, Clark Kohler, Mabel Baker.
There were thirty-four prostrations
treated ct the City Dispensary up to 7
o'lock this evening. Besides these there
were fully as many treated at home Y
family physicians. At 8 p. NJ. brisk
breeze has lowered the temperature some
what ana there is hope that the promised
rain will be forthcoming.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. S.-Ten
deaths from the heat were reported to-day
and the prostrations number about sixty.
The highest temperature reached by the
Weather Bureau thermometer to-day was
$685. within three-tenths of degree of
Thursdays temperature, the hottest of the
season. The mercury on shady sidewalks
ranged from three to four degrees higher
than the Weather Bureau.