Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-08-13
NIGHT IS WARM.
1t Brings No Relief From tho
Days Terrible Heat.
VICTIMS ARE STRICKEN EVERY HOUR
Awfai Condition of Affairs in the Tene'
nent Quarters of Chicago-Coroncr
Accepts Physicians CertIfi-
cate in Lieu OF Inquesfs

unconforbably warm here today at
early dawn, and as the blazing sun
pushed it's way up over Lake Michigan
the intensity Of the heat was increased
hour by hour at a rate of geometrical
progression. To make life still more
unbearable a steady hot wind, as bane
full as a sirocco from the sands of Sa-
hara, blew over the city from the
marshes and swamps beyond the south
ern limit. It was blighting wind, ter
rible even on the lake front and in those
quarters of Chicago where wealth and
plenty abound, but in the severely
stricken tenement districts, the agony
was awful to contemplate. All night
dong the miserable wretches sweltered
and painted in vain for breath of re-
freshing air. They slept, or tried to
sleep, by thousands OC the sidewalks,
and on the paving stones while the
steagny= vapor rose from the garbage
heaps, spreading death and disease.
Thirty am balances and patrol wagons
from the police station We're kept on
the run all night. bearing victims of the
heat 10 the hospitals.
This morning men walked through
che streets without coat or vest and
painted and sweat and suffered for want
OF fresh, cooling air. Prostrations
from heat began to be reported as early
as o'clock Animals overcome by
heat lay dead in almost every ward in
town. They were SO NUMEROUS that
the garbage men could not keep the
streets clear of them.
The first death from heat reported to
the police was that of Fred Retter a
taborer, at 955 Seminary avenue He
died a 1855 O'Clock
The coroners office was buster today
than it has been before in years. There
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work. All of yesterdays heat victims
and a part Of those who sucoumbed SAT-
uroay, We're on the books awaiting in
quests. In order to get through with
the work the coroner sent out a notice
that in all cases of death from the ex-
cessiVe heat physicians certificates
could take the place of inquests
Herman. Ash of 1859 Wood street and
Thomas Wonabosn of 80 West Lake
street were reported at the coroner's
office as having died of heat during the
night.
SATURDAYS RECORD.
The latest reports show that the total
list of victims of heat prostra ton Sun
s day numbered 65. OF these % re dead
10 expected to die and driven insane
by the heat. OF the three driven mad
by the heat one ended his existence
with poison and another attem pied to
slash his throat with razor. The dea9
are:
CHARLES BUCKSTEDT
DENNIS CARMODY
JOHN CALOSHLETH. -
GEORGE CARR.
CHARLES CHAMPION.
ROBERT BUD, aged - years
JOHN EMIL, SO years.
JAMES GORMAN. % years
ROBERT GUGUID. so years.
MICHAEL HAGOS.
JOHN HARTMAN. aged one month
II
MARY JOYCE, aged IS years.
WILLIAM LADE, 20 years.
JOHN MARION, 81 years.
MICHAEL MARSE, q years.
JUSTANE POINOSKA. 81 years.
STEPHEN SCURER, 40 years.
VINCENT SLEDSKY.
MRS. ELLA WALTON, % years
Unknown man.
Those driven insane from heat are:
Michael Enright. attempted to take his
life by cutting his throat with a razor:
now at home in a critical conditioa.
Fred Krohne, took poison, died at his
home.
J. ". Johnson, a laborer. rendered in
sane: taken to the Des PLANES street
police station.
DEATHS IN NEW YORK CITY.
New York, Aug. 10.-Although the sky
was overcast with clouds today there
was little apparent relief at noon from
the intense heat which has prevailed
without intermission for week. At
II o'clock the temperature was S3 de-
greeS according to the thermometer
but on the street it was all the way
from 10 6 degrees warmer, while the
humidity. So per cent, made the atmos-
phere seem lifeless and sitting. The re-
ports Of prostration and deaths from
the heat began to reach police head
quarters early in the day, the first in
stallncent,. given out at O'Clock. show
ing seven proStrationS and seven deaths
ascrioed to the effect of the heat.
Among those who were Frustrated
early in the day was Policeman Edward
NJ. KEN. This officer had been detail
ed to duty in Allen street, which is
locality in which many of the striking
tailorS congregate. Officer Ken had
been on post but a short time when he
fell, overcome by the heat. At the hos
pital TO which he was taken his condi-
ton was regarded serious.
The following deaths were reported:
PETER O'BEREN. % years old.
NORA DONNELL.
MARY DONNELL. 35 years old.
CHARLES PAUL. SO years
MAMIE CARROLL. % years
SEIIG KINGSBURG, 65 years.
JOHN LAWLER. % years.
NO LET-UP AT KANSAS CITY
Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 1O.-This. the
opened with no prospects of relief.
The outlook, in fact. was for the hottest
/. and most intolerable weather that the