Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-15
WITHOUT MERCY.
Fhe Orb of Day Continues to Shed
His Death Dealing Rays.
Increased Loss of Life Due to Excessive
Heat Reported from Chicago, New
York, st. Louis and Many
other Cities.


which funeral parties passed in con-
tinuous stream over the cemetery thor
oughfares. The FURNISHED sky was
without a cloud and the occasional
gusts of south wind swept over the
city in furnace-lilSe waves of heat. The
degrees of temperature registered by
thermometers bear no relation to the
suffering entailed, as the long siege has
left thousands helpless to withstand
even n moderate degree of heat. An
alysis of the death cases Sunday and
Monday show that over calf were
stricken four or five days ago. From
Sunday midnight to nine p. m. Is deaths
were reported within the city limits.
The suburban towns are in like situa-
ton. The prostrations are so numer-
Gus that only those treated at the city
dispensary and the hospitals are re-
corded. These numbered "a Monday.
New York, Aug. 1.-THE numbet of
deaths caused by the heat in Greater
New York is about 100, and additional
victims are being reported hourly.
Street car horses have dropped in the
tracks hy scores. Out-of-door work has
tories ale temporarily closed. Sunday
night was the hottest of the summer,
the climax of the present torrid spell.
and one of the hottest known in the city
for years. Suffering has been most in
tense in the tenement sections. The
| thermometer on Monday ranged from
SO at nine a. IN. to 102 at four p. M,
dropping to 50 at nine p. m. AT mid
night there was no relief from the strain
of the last week, and on thousands of
roofs city dwellers were trying to get
sleep.
Toledo, o., Aug. 12.-Little Linn
O'Neill, of this city aged five years and
blind, who was no doubt one of the
greatest musical prodigies the world
ever produced, was victim of the heat
Monday, and died in his fathers arms
Owensburg, Ky, Aug. 11.-SiXteen
deaths from various causes, all superin-
duced by excessive heat, occurred here
in the last three d,ys.
La Sale, H., Aug. 11.-NIichael Shea
aged 23 years, was overcome by the heat
and died Is minutes after being taller
home. Philip Kruegel dropped dead
Monday evening at his home. He was
overcome by the heat. The thermometer
registered 1O5 Monday.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE maximum
reached by the weather bureau ther
mometer Monday was 92.9 degrees
four degrees lower than yesterday. Th
deaths reported were IA and the pros
trations numbered 80. In the past 81.
days 63 people have died here from tn
heat and nearly 200 have been admitted
to the hospitals suffering from eXhaus
ton.
Baltimore, Md, Aug. 11.-Twelv
deaths from heat, most of whom wer
overcome Sunday, were reported Mon
day, making 36 fatalities and about
prostrations since the hot wave arrive
n week ago.
Chicago, Aug. 11.-Continued heat c
the most dangerous kind made ar
: other death roll Monday, larger tina
= it's predecessors of the present spell
and no hope is extended by the weathe
forecasters of cooler day to-day. c
the deaths reported to the health an
police departments and the cases take
T, to the county hospital, 43 We're recorde
t as having died, directly or indirectl.
from the heat.
The temperature kept at so and aboN
from eight o'clock in the morning, an
l at one p. m. began climbing III ii
T nineties, reaching "a late in the af
i ernoon. The night brought no reli
: to suffering humanity, and in places
the West side where poverty and deaf
$ link hands there was barely life in Il
U burning. fetid atmosphere.
Il The number of dead animals reportt
on streets and alleys Sunday night w
/ 633, the largest record for any wet
> in the history of the city. 1t is est
/ mated that over 900 carcasses are lyi1
y in the thoroughfares because the
cilities for removal are insutficier
+ Half thousand complaints of this fla
s. were received at the city hall. The pc
|; office cut off two deliveries and ty
g collections on account Of the heat.
r Peoria, H., reports three deaths d
directly to the heat.
At Milwaukee the weather for thr
days was the most oppressive known
d the city's history.
n Kansas City, Mo-, experienced a
ID other hot day with the thermomet
e. averaging 50 degrees. There were st
o, eral prostratons, but no deaths repol
a ed up to six p. IN.
If Wichita, Kan, is located in a secti
re where sunstrokes are seldom know
Ie but there is much illness as a result
N the excessive heat.
Va At Cincinnati the heat continues uT
II bated. Charles Smith, saloon keep
90 was prostrated Saturday. He clos
If his saloon Sunday night and sat doN
~ to cool Off and was found dead in
m chair in the morning.
Zn At Hobollen, n. j., two deaths are
"a corded, one being Henry ID. Mey
- aged A, and the other an unknown mi
- At Orange one man died of heat, and
10 Brunswick. n. j.. three deaths occurr
No AT Boston and in other cities of n
-. England there are the same conditio
:, as existed Sunday. Providence, r.