The record-union., 1896-08-12
The Hottest Eleventh Of August in the
History Of New York City.
at 3 P. M. It Registered Ninety-Four
Degrees in the Shade.
Seventy-Four Deaths and One Hun
dred and Fifty-Six Prostrations-
Many Deaths and PrOstratiOnS at
Brooklyn Welcomed Change i'm
the Weather at Chicago.

the Weather at Chicago.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Although the
prediction was for cooler weather to-
Gay, the heat was as intense as it was
yesterday, and the record for the warm
est August 18th in the history of the
Weather Bureau was broken to-day.
The temperature at s o'clock this morn
ing was So degrees, one degree warmer
than at the same hour yesterday morn
ing, and only ten degrees less than the
Walmest August 11th on record. The
Warmest August 11th was in 1891. when
at the hottest hour of the day the tenn
perature was SO degrees. AT 3 D. m. to-
day it was "a degrees.
one hour after the official observation
was made, this morning at s o'clock,
the temperature had climbed to 81 de-
grees. One hour later it was S6 de-
Srees, and the mercury was still going
up at an alarming rate. At a. m. the
humidity was 50 per cent The highest
point the mercury touched was 94 at
) .. m. The Weather Bureau folks say
that the temperature will remain high
tomorrow, but the weather will be
cooler Wednesday night
On the streets to-day the heat was
intense. In lower Broadway, where the
traffic is heavy in the early hours in 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 prostrations.
In Brooklyn and surrounding towns
the heat was intense. Many deaths and
Irostrations are reported. In Brooklyn
thirteen deaths and forty-three pros
trations from the heat were reported.
HOTTER AT PHILADELPHIA.
. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. II. - The
highest temperature yet recorded dur
ing the present heated spell by the
local Weather Bureau was reached to-
day, when the thermometer went a
fraction over 81 degrees. Street ther-
nometers touched 100 degrees. Posi-
bly, people are becoming acclimated to
the terrific heat, or else realizing it's
deadly power are taking more precau-
tions against it, for the mortality fell
of somewhat. There We're twelve
and fifty cases of prostrations were ad-
mitted to the hospitals.
RELIEF AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Suffering hui
nanity and animals were favored at Z
o'clock to-day by the cessation of the
deadly, scorching weather which has
prevailed for more than a week. The
welcome change was forecasted by Pro-
fessor CARROT, and heralded by a fresh,
cooling breeze from the lake. The heat
CONTINUED intense, however, being 93
degrees late in the afternoon. The
changed condition began with the gath
ering of a thunderstorm from across
the lake at Grand Haven, and the rain
came heavy and continuous to save the
people from further misery and danger.
Permanent cool weather is not prom
ised before tomorrow.
Thirty deaths were reported to-day as
due to sunstroke or less direct effects
of the heat. The number of prostra-
tions were smaller than yesterday.
COOLER AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11.-For the twelve
hours ending at 6 p. m. to-day there
was an average reduction of four de-
greeS in the temperature. The highest
point reached to-day was 80 degrees
at 3 D. m. Occasional breezes did much
to abate the suffering. In consequence
the death roll for to-day was reduced to
seven and the prostrations to thirty
one. None of the factories which sus-
rended work on account of the heat
have resumed, however, and several
were added to the list of the idle. The
ice supply is barely sufficient if the
temperature lowers again, but another
week of hot weather would create a
famine. Housekeepers now pay 80
cents per hundred, with the prospect of
a further rise. The local Weather Bu-
reau Forecaster promises cool wave,
with probable rain for Wednesday
night.
TEN DEATHS AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 11.-Ten fatali-
ties from the excessive heat were re-
ported up to midnight. Thirty persons
were Frustrated. The maximum tenn
perature for the day was 90 degrees.
which was recorded between and
p. m. The effect of the torrid heat is
shown in the report of the Health De-
partment to-day. For four days the
mortality was 103 as against the same
number for the seven days ending Sun
day at noon. Forty-seven deaths have
been attributed to the heat directly,
while indirectly possibly as many more
are from the same cause.
AT BOSTON.
BOSTON, Aug. 1.-THE heat to-day,
although intense, has been slightly tenn
pered at times with very slight wind.
The mercury has been in the nineties
all day There have been ten deaths re-
sulting from heat to-day, and a large
number of prostrations.
AT DETROIT
DETROIT, Aug. 1.-THE mercury
here only climbed as high as 81 degrees
to-day. At o'clock tonight it was at
50 degrees, and slowly falling.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE heat
ed term still continues in this vicinity.
although to-day was a shade less op-
pressive than yesterday, a light breeze
keeping the air in motion. One death
was reported to-day. A number of
prostrations more or less serions were
also reported. The thermometer regis
tered IS degrees at s a. M, 50 at noon
and 91.5 at 6 p. M, which was the max
| imum.
AT. KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1.-THE hot
wave which for sixteen days has spread
over Kansas City was broken tonight