Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-10

HbShlNG TON, ID. T., August J.-fo or
West Virginia Generally fair and contin-
edwarm southwesterly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania-Clear in early
morning, winds shifting to sOuthwesterly;
warmer Monday evening
For Ohio Generally fair, except local
! thunder storms in northern portion, light
! to fresh southerly. shifting to westerly
winds, not so warm in northern portions
Monday evening; continued high temper
ature in southern portions.
New York, August 9.-The police re-
ported The following deaths to-day in
which the extreme heat is supposed to
have been the real or contributing
cause: John Page, 2S years old; Chris
tian Tomwarden, 43 years old; VIM.
Langbein, 40 years; Ethel Moore, 4
months; VIM. Gross 7 months; Wm.
Connolly, % years Edward Corcoran,
40 years; T. Finley, 80 years; Michael
Sheehan. 81 years; Louis McGraJh, 64
| years; Daniel Hurley. Sc years;
Dennis Sullivan, Bridget Kelley, 81
years; Martin Dool5y, % years; Arthur
Kuenon, John Monrahan, 35 years;
Mary Mccain. Sc years; Mary Slevin,
So years; John Bohen, 81 years; VIM.
Brickley. John Farrell. 64 years; Mich
ae1 Buvklcey. % years; David At
water, rs years; Walter Merritt, 50 years.
New York, August "a number OF
fatal sunstrokes have been reported
from Brooklyn Niles Fallon, 50, died
this morning. Daniel Shelley was
found dead in his room from heat ex-
haustion. Martin J. Ruth, 42. died at
mis- home before an ambulance called
could reach him. Henry J. Clinton, 50,
attending the Holy Name Society, fell
from his chair and d.ed. John Arnold,
VIM. DebOs, Edward DOOley, John Kel-
leher and Charles McCalley, Brooklyn
! citizens, died to-day from the heat.
| Ten persons prostrated are reported.
| Some may not recover.
Cthago August 9.-The fatal cases
/ OF sunstroke up TO 10 o'clock p. m.
| numbered six, while several others
| were not expected to 1--we. The pros
trations were over so. Many were
| mentally affected. and on one of the
| bridges the police had a hard struggle
with a Swede of giant strength who at
: tempted 10 throw people into the river.
/ The heat had made him crazy. The
mercury at o'clock was SO, the high
est mark.
Kansas City, Mo, August 9.-Since
Monday last sweltering weather has
prevailed in Kansas City an vicinity.
! The maximum temperature to-day was
81. the lowest maximum temperature
since Monday. On Friday the record
was 1J2. bu. the extreme was reached
Saturday at p NJ. 103. There have
been comparatively few prostratiCns
and but TWO deaths. A high wind has
| prevailed most Of the time, affording re-
lief
Memphis. Tenn. August 9.-The
warm wave continues. There was one
fatal prosration to-day, John T. Bish
Op.
San Antonio, Texas, August 9.-JOhn
Kuesner died to-day from the heat. The
thermometer registered Sc IN the shade.
Little Rock, Ark, August 9.-The
long continued drought was broken by
rain this afternoon. The temperature,
which for the past ten days has regis
aered above 100. fell to a. During the
week the weather has been the hottest
ever known here, the Little Rock dis
trict avraging the highest in the United
States. Fifteen fatalities have oc-
Cured
Milwaukee. Wis, August 9.-Nnety
was the high point to-day. a heavy rain
causing a break in the five days OF hot
test weather Milwaukee has ever ex-
perienced since 1872. No prOsTations
or deaths were reported to-day. Fatal
cases Of sunstroke number eight to date.
Louisville. Ky. August 9.-The max
imum to-day was 81; yesterday it was
9S. and the average for fourteen days
has been over %. There was but one
death to-day. but the mortality among
horses was never so great, the contr2c-
tors having great difficulty in removing
them promptly.
Cincinnati. O.. August 9.-The heat
the past weel, caused many deaths, but
only five were directly from sunstroke.
The temperature stood 941 at 3 p. m;
81 at 6. and s. ar 10. John Sussdorf,
aged 45. dropped at p. m. and was
dead fifteen minutes later. Harry Hell
man. aged 80 years was sitting in his
yard when a neighbor slapped him on
The back. Helman dropped dead of
sunsrCke. Mary Oscar 49, dropped on
the street and is in a hopeless condition.
There was an unusual number of pros
,rarions to-day.
Pusburg, Pa, August 9.-Thos. Ed
wards died at the South Side hospital
this morning in terrible agony as a re-
suit of a sunstroke Edwards's death
makes TWO fatalities during the week.
with four prosuations. The thunder
storm this evening was happy relief.
For the second time the thermometer
registered 90 degrees the first time be-
ing last Thursday afternoon
Boston. Mass, August 9.-Boston was
treated 20 a scorCh:ng day. Tae -aer-
mometer al dawn was 70. At o'clock
il touched 90. ana for two hours re-
NAMED above 90. The heat this even
ing is still oppressive and is severely
fell in the crowded tenement districts
in The north and west ends OF the city.
But few prosra lions We're reported.
Newark. y. j.. August 9.-The hot
weather to-day w2s responsible for
three deaths. Charles Zahn. John Os-
treiter and Joe a German laborer:
six cases Of serious prostraion were
also reported. Mrs. Mary Habsl. aged
10, died in Jersey City Of pro5tration.