The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-08-05

died here Wednesday from the effects of
sunstroke, while about 20 others were
Frustrated, some seriously, and many of
them may not recover. Charles Mesmer,
gardener; John Mailman, q cigar
maker, and Charles King, farmer, are
dead. Mesmer came here several weeks
ago from Newport in search of work.
He leaves wife and several small chill
aren in Strengthened circumstances.
In Tennessee
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, July 3o.-Twenty-
three heat victims were reported in this
vicinity Wednesday. The mercury reg
istered 100 degrees. A farmland, name
unknown, fell dead near Kennedy. Gar
nett Roach, wealthy young southern
Kentucky planter, was overcome in
tobacco field, and is in critical rondi-
ton. Sixteen workmen on water main
in this city were Frustrated. Three
workmen on the electric street railway
and two street grading hands were also
overcome. It was the hottest day seen
in years
Hottest Day in Chicago.
Chicago, July 30.-The summers rec
ord for heat was broken Wednesday, the
mercury reaching 90 degrees. A large
number of persons were Frustrated and
taken TO the hospitals. One death re-
suited.
Kansas Crops Wither.
Topeka, Kan, July 3o.-The hot
winds, which caused everything TO
wither in their path Tuesday in Okla
homa, swept over Kansas Wednesday.
Thermometers registered 100 degrees
in the shade and farmers were COM
PEELED to leave their fields and seek the
shade. The blades of corn rolled up in
many fields, but the crop is made and no
damage may result
In St. Louis
ST. Louis, July 3o.-Two deaths are
reported from heat Wednesday, and it
is feared four or five other victims will
also die. One of these whose death re-
suited from sunstroke was Frederick
Toussiant, aged 90 years, a tailor IN the
Southern hotel. Richard Tassell, la
borer, was the other victim. Henry
Meyers. who was sent TO the hospital
Monday suffering from the heat, in
sisted on leaving the institution WedDes-
day morning, declaring he was all right,
was brought back in the afternoon ut
terly Frustrated, and did not rally, dy-
ing shortly afterward. One death oc-
CURED in East St. Louis, George Carr.
an employee of the Virgins Ferry COM
pany. succumbing from the effect of
the heat.
ST. Louis, July 31.-The hot wave
showed no abatement Thursday and the
roll of sunstroke cases was largely in
creased. There has been little relief at
night, and for three DAYS thermom-
eters ranged above IS degrees at sun
rise. AT six o'clock Thursday evening
the mercury rested at 9s degrees. The
death roll from sunstroke since mid
night Wednesday is as follows:
George Baer, Whitewater, 1902 Menard
street; Henry Myers, laborer, found dead
On Chestnut and Sixteenth streets, resi-
dence unknown; Henry Ziegler, garden
er, PAS McNair avenue; T. Toussaint, mer-
chant, 2s21 St. Vincent avenue: George
Carr, driver, East St. Louis; William Tof-
fell, grocer, 81 North Broadway, died
under treatment at the city dispensary;
g. II. Tiemeyer, clerk, 240o Elliott avenue:
Juliux Taux, butcher, E32 South Third
street; John Byrones. bricklayer. su Gin
ton street
Six More Deaths In st. Louis
St. Louis, Aug. There was no
abatement Friday morning of the ter
r;ble heat of the past four days. AT
eight a. II. the government thermome-
ter registered IS degrees, at noon it was
81 and at four p. N. 90. These are the
figures registered on the top of the
custom house. Fatal sunstrokes Fri
day are: Hon. John Coppedge, member
c.
city hospital; Chester Hoisington, root
CT; Henry Welp, machinist: two IN
known men. one aged IS and the other
so, died at city hospital; Mary Collins,
an aged widow. There were y other
cases treated at the city dispensary,
some of them being very serious. An
alarming state of mortality is shown in
the returns from the Bethesda home,
which state that % babies have died
during the past two weeks as the result
Of the terrific heat.
Five Deaths at Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-Twenty-nine
prcstrations were reported here Thurs
day, five of them fatal The dead are
John Crone, Belle Bright, laundress
at the Denison hotel; Barney Dick
horse and John Schultz, tanners; Mary
Brown. an infant at the city hospital.
Many horses are dropping in the streets.
Government letter carriers having five
and four daily trips are let off for the
present with four and three trips re-
spectively.
Two Killed at Indianapolis
indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 1.-Cha-les
Harmon, driver, expired from the heat
Thursday few minutes after leaving
his uaoon- and during the afternoon