The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12
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Terrible Effects of 4orrid Weather-Rs
ports from Many States of Scores OF
Fatalities

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Terrible Effects of 4orrId weather-Rs
/ ports from Many States OF Scores OF
| Fatalities.
CHICAGO, Aug 10.-Disratehes re-
ceived from various points throughout
the country show that no point is ex-
emptfrom the torrid weather. At FL
gin, ILL.,, Saturday, a son of Mrs, .o-
tetta Mott died of prostration. Gerald
McChesney died of sunstroke. Mrs. j.
]. Hartmann was stricken down and
will die. The condition Of several 9th
ers is serious.
For three days the mercury has
scared about 100 at Evansville, Ind,
I and two deaths were reported At
Kansas City 92 was reached, the high
est point since the bureau was opened
eight years ago. The place of observa-
tion is the breeziest point in the city.
On the streets it was many degrees
warmer. Despite the intense heat 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
Alton, Hillsboro, Springfield and Bel
videre, Ill. indicate the hottest weather
on record. Outdoor work has been
suspended at all these points Vegeta-
tion is being burned by the heat and
in many localities a water famine is
threatened. The Wabash railroad Off
cials have closed the shops of the en-
tire system during the heated term.
At Alton the mercury ranged from 1o5
to 112 in the shade.
Milan, Mo, reported 106 in the shade
and much mortality among animals.
Horses dropped in the streets and only
absolutely necessary work was done.
All records were broken at Jefferson,
Ia, when the theruIometer indicated
106 in the shade.
Near Tiffin, O., Henry Downey, an
aged and wealthy farmer, was over
come by the heat Saturday and dropped
dead while unhitching his horses after
trip to the city.
At Peoria, H., ani Valparaiso, Ind,
there were many prostrations. At Des
Moines, Ia, record OF 92 in the shade
was reported and two fatalities.
At Milwaukee Rudolph Saloinon,
treasurer of the Ernst Solomon Com
mission Co., was struck by bolt of
lightning and instantly killed. The
thunder shower in which Mr. Solomon
lost his life came in the middle of one
of the hottest days of the year At
Springfield, H., the day was the hot
test OF the year, the maximum tenn
perature being % degrees, while street
thermometers registered 109.
Up to midnight last night seven
sudden deaths were reported which
are supposed to be caused by the ex-
cessive heat Saturday there were FIVE,
ST. LOUIS, Aug, 10-Sunday's heat
record was a repetition of that of Sat
urday, tempered by light breeze
The thermometer ranged from ST de-
grees at a. m. to 100 degrees at 3 p
M, and the death roll was not dimin-
ished. All day the ambulances were
carrying patients to the dispensary
and corpses to the morgue. Many of
those stricken several days ago have
succumbed to the long continued strain
of torrid days and sleepless nights.
Death from this cause is now so COM
mon as to hardly excite remark. At 8
p. m. one ambulance hauled five pa
tients to the dispensary and completed
it's journey by taking two corpses from
the dispensary to the morgue. Since
Saturday night 10 deaths were re-
corded. Saturday there were IA deaths
from heat GE>J
Up to 9 p. m. over 40 cases OF prostra-
tion had been reported, the majority
of them being serious Special tele-
grams from many points in Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas report
excessive heat and loss of life.
New YORK, Aug. 1O-Although the
mercury at its highest point yesterday
did not reach by two degrees the top
mark of Saturday, this decrease in
temperature was more than discounted
by an increase in the humidity. Up to
o'clock last evening 10 fatal cases had
The heat was also intense in Brooklyn
and nine fatal cases were reported in
that city.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 10. Three
deaths resulted here Sunday from the
heat They were: w. j. Cannon, a
policeman, aged 45, George Clifford,
aged II; John Payne, so years old.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1O.-Sunday was.
the hottest day of the season The
mercury ranged from so to 90 at the
weather bureau Office on top of the
Yves tern Reserve building, while down
on the streets it was as high as 1O2.
There were several prostrations and
William Fitzgerald, laborer, died
from the effects of .he heat.