The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-12
DEATH, IHE REAPER.
"A Victims in New York, IS in Brooklyn, 30 in Chicago, 12 in
 Philadelphia.
FATALITIES IN NEW HAVEN
HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF
 PROSTR4TIONS.

Impossible to Give Complete List of
 Deaths From SunstroISe During the Hot
 Almost Every City, Town and Hamlet
 Within an Area Embracing a Number of
 States Has Added to the Awful Harvest
 Promise of Relief by Tomorrow Even-
 ing-A Cool Wave Working Its Way East
 In the Streets of Many Cities the Ther-
 mometer Registered More Than 100
 Degrees.
 New York, Aug. 11.--Until to-day the warmest August Il in the history of the weather bureau was in 1891, when at the hottest hour of the day the tenn terature was 93. At 3 o'clock to-day it was 94 In the streets to-day the heat was intense. In lower Broadway where traffic is heavy in the early hours of the morning, many horses dropped to the pavement. There were seventy four deaths from the heat reported to the police during the day, and 156 pros trations.
 In Brooklyn and surrounding towns the heat was also intense. Many deaths and prostrations are reported. In Brooklyn eighteen deaths and for ty-three prostrations from the heat were reported The weather bureau folks say that the temperature will re- main high tomorrow, but the weather will be cooler Wednesday night.
 Arc 1ou al though intense and perhaps as great as yesterday, has been slightly tempered at times with slight wind, making it little more bearable. The mercury has been in the sos all day, and during the night in the center of the city did not fall below S5 There have been larger number of fatalities to-day, how ever, than. has ever been known in this, city in any one day, the list reaching ten, while the number of persons over come by heat, but who are expected to recover, reaches eighteen.
 Lowell reports five deaths.
 Lawrence reports one death and sey- eral prostrations.
 In Newton one fatal case is reported.
 Tn Waftham one death is reported to- night and and in Nashua, N. H., there were three deaths to-day.
 Pawtucket, R. l., reports three deaths. while from other points in New Eng land come reports of extreme hot weather, in many instances causing suspension of work in many factories and shops.
 Chicago, Aug. 11.-Suffering humanity and animals were favored at ' o'clock tonight by cessation of the deadly scorching weather which has prevailed for more than week. The welcome change was heralded by a cooling breeze from the lake. The heat to-day continued intense, being 9S late in the afternoon. The changed condition be- gah with the gathering of a thunder storm from across the lake at Grand Haven. The rain come down heavily. Permanent cool weather is not prom ised before tomorrow.
 Thirty deaths were reported to-day as due to the effects of the heat, but most of these victims died late yester- day. The number of prostrations was smaller to-day than yesterday.
 Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-The highest temperature yet recorded during the present heated spell by the local wealth CT bureau was reached to-day, when the thermometer went a fraction over 97 degrees.
 On the streets shaded thermometers touched from 100 to 104. Possibly peo- pie are becoming accustomed to the terrific heat or else are taking more precautions against it, for the mortal ity fell off somewhat. There were twelve deaths recorded by the police to-day and fifty cases of prostrations were admitted to the hospitals.
 Washington, Aug. 1.-The heated term continues in this vicinity, al- though to-day was a shade less op- pressive Three deaths were reported to-day A number of prostrations were also reported. The thermometer regis tered 94 at 4 p. n., which was the maxi mum.
 Kansas City, Aug. 1.-The hot wave which for sixteen days has spread over Kansas City was broken tonight by a rain and the temperature which at 3 o'clock stood at 96 has dropped ten de- grees, or to normal.
 St. Louis, Aug. 1.-The highest point reached by the mercury to-day was 96 degrees at f m. Occasional breezes did much to abate the suffering, and in consequence the death roll is reduced to seven and the prostrations to S1. None of the factories that suspended work on account of the heat resumed, however, and several were added to the list of idle day. The local wealth CT official promises cool wave We'd nesday night. Trenton, N. J., Aug. 11.-There were four deaths from the heat to-day. Baltimore, Aug. 11.-Ten fatalities from the excessive heat were reported up to midnight tonight. Thirty per sons were prostrated. The maximum temperature for the day was 95 degrees Forty-seven deaths have been directly due to the weather since Sunday.