The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-08-14
A WELCOME PROPHECY.
The Weather Man Promises a
Cooler Atmosphere.
CHANGE LIKELY BY NIcHTFALL
Almost 600 More Added the Iisr ut
Dead From the Heat Throughout the
Gountry-A Pierce Storm Likely "a.
the Atlantic Coast.

WAsHINGToN, Ang l2.-The weather
bureau holds ont moderate relief for the
east and central states today.
1t was with some pride that Major
Dunwoody referred TO the area of high
barometer which he sighted off the
Rockies IN the northern part, The area
then central over the Mississippi valley
moved 10 the northeast and was bound
ont to sea over the st Lawrence valley,
dragging the high temperature in its
wake With the high came the fall of
temperature which pauting humanity
has been waiting for so Impatiently for
ten days or more. Montana, Colorado,
Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska felt its cool
breath and enjoyed fall of tcmpcra-
ture of from 10 to - degrees. 1t travelled
about 800 miles in the - hours.
Major DunwOody says il will move
eastwardly at a lite more rapid pace
during the next few hours and he con
tral over the Ohio valley and the lower
lake region tonight and reach the At
lantic coast by tomorrow morning.
The government weather sharp wants
il understood that this is not cold
wave. but merely "a relief from the ex-
cesSive and almost unprecedented hot
spell While he makes no definite pre-
"A storm from the West Indies usually
comes sweeping up the coast about this
time and II Is bctraying no confidence
to say that he would not be surprised to
see one rushing along within the next
four or five days.
If such a storm should come it would
cool things east of the AlleghenieS and
affect the atmosphere generally 500 or
100 miles into the interior. There has
hg.,, , -,x-nI1,tint, of ho
of the mountains in ten days. The
vane has shifted from west to south.
Altogether this protractcd hot spell can
be claSSed as remarkable. The high
temperature In the prairie county has
lasted 20 days, i'm the western gulf
states fortnight and ON the Atlantic
seabOard week.
The highest temperatures yesterday
Were at Philadelphia, 9S; New York
and Albany, % Washington, "a Nor
folk. Va, 9S Montgomery, Ala. 9S :
Abilene, Tex, 90; St Louis. 96; Chi
cago. 94 Along the Pacific coast the
mercury ranged from so TO 40, but ut
some points like Roscberry, 30 miles
back from San Francisco. the thermom.
eter registed 100.
New YORK.-Another day of fearful
heat which Is Expressing this section
has added page of fatalities and Suf-
IMAM lis Drt.tie
cesSOrs- In New York city. in Brook
lyn and all the adjacent towns through.
out the states of New York and New
Jersey the day s reports of deaths and
prOStratiOnS ovcrShadow the record of
any other day in many years. In this
city alone the death list contains more
than 100 Brooklyn adds about 20 to
the list and the heats victims in Sub-
urban towns brings the total TO I5O
Men and women walking along the
streets have dropped In their tracks and
died before physicians could he sum
mOned and horses have died aS though
stricken by aSplaguc.
Many factories have been closed and
outdoor workers have been compelled
TO drop their tools and find shelter dur
ing the ho u when the sun was at its
height Particularly among policemen
ana lcttercarrieTS has the suffering been
intense and many have been compelled
to stop work from both forces
Along the business streets men have
walked with umbrellas over their heads
with coats on their arms and fans in
their hands The hospitals of this city
are crowded to their full capacity
while the doctors and nurses have been
kept at work night and day until many
of them have succumbed to the strain
The department. of public works has
COitc 10 ilc 1eIlc1 or the tenement
house districts and forces of men with
hosecarts are patrolling the streets of
these sections and flooding them with
water from the corner hydrants Men.
women and children rush in groups
under the streams from the hose.
PHILADELPHIA - The heat reached
95}2 degrees. Seven deaths and 40 pros
tratlonS were reported
Reports received from various parts
OF the state show continuation of the
hot weather and number of prostra
tions are reported The extensive loco
motive shops Of the Erie Railway com
pany, at SuSquehanna were forced 10
close indefinitely. Tho stone quarry at
1ardley was forced to close also Re
ports of a similar natnre come from
other places. AT Shamokin rs wer.,
overcome and a few of these are seri
onSly i'll
CHICAGO.-A good breeze tempered
the heat to the suffering people of this
city today. although the thermometer
registered 93- The deadly effect of the
high temperature. however. continues
and 30 fatal cases of SunStroke Were
reported with the list still incomplete
About 90 cases of prOstration. more OF
less seriOus. have occurred
The number of persons driven insane
by the heat VIII probably never he
known, but its effect III that direction
may be estimated from the fact that
during the week 2S persons have becu
locked uD In the Detention hospital. all
OF whom had been driven crazy by the
heat.
KANSAS CITY-The heat reached o.
here. No prostrations
CINCINNATI-The heat reached over
% here Six Sunstrokcs. but none fatal
ST. LoUIS-The tempe rature reached
81 a number of deaths occurred.