The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-12
RELIEF IS PROMISED US
THE WARM WAVE Is TO BE DIssI-
PATED TONIGHT.

Can Be Moved AWay-A Slight
Decrease in the Death Rate in
Most Cities-Humanity StiII Pants
for Breath From Ocean to Ocean.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE weather will
continue generally fair and warm in the
Atlantic coast Wednesday, but the indi-
cations are that the warm wave will be
broken Wednesday night with cooler
weather Thursday and Friday.
Local thunderstorms are likely to occur
in the Ohio valley. Lower lake region and
Central Mississippi valley. followed by
cooler. fair weather. winds shifting to
northerly.
Montreal, Aug. 1.-THE heat here to-
day was intense, and but little business
was done. The thermometer registered
81 degrees in the forenoon.
Three Rivers, Que, Aug. n.-Heat,
which is almost without precedent in this
city. prevails here. The thermometer reg
istered as high as 1OS in the sun to-day.
Portland, Me-, Aug u.-To-day was the
hottest day of the week, the thermometer
ranging from 81 TO 95 degrees, and several
persons We're overcome.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE heated term
still continues in this vicinity, the fall in
temperature yesterday being only tempo
rary Three deaths were reported to-day
Patrick O'COnnor, 60 years of age, over
come by the heat on Sunday, and died at
the hospital to-day. The others were
Lewis Richs and William Selvey, the lat
ter q negro.
A number Of prostrations more or less
serious are also reported. The thermome-
ter registered IS at a. m, SO at noon,
a NJ a 4 m urh oh wa IA nsrf-
mum. No material change in the weather
is predicted before Wednesday morning.
New York, Aug. 11.-Up to noon to-day
| forty-siX cases of prostration and twenty
| five deaths were reported from different
parts of the city. 1t is believed that yes
| terdays record of prostrations and deaths
in this city will be passed when to-days
returns are all in.
In Brooklyn eight deaths and twenty
| three cases of prostrations were reported
up to noon. Several deaths and prostra-
| tions were also reported in Jersey City to-
day. The temperature in this city at /
| O'Clock to-day was 80 and at p m, 81
Charles s. Hallett, corn broker, with
an office in the produce exchange, was
| prostrated shortly before noon to-day on
| the exchange floor. He was removed to
| the Hudson street hospital, where he died
| this afternoon: He was prominent among
| members of the produce exchange.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE highest tenn
perature yet recorded during the present
heated spell by the local weather bureau
was reached to-day when the thermome-
ter went fraction over 81 degrees. On
| the streets, shaded, the thermometers
| touched from 100 to 104 degrees. Possibly
| people are becoming acclimated to the
| terrific heat, or else realizing its deadly
| power are taking more precautions against
| it, for the mortality fell off somewhat.
| There were twelve deaths recorded by the
| police to-day and fifty cases of prostra-
ton were admitted TO the hospitals.
New York, Aug. 11.-There has been no
abatement in the fatal heat. The death
list continues to grow. The hospitals are
crowded with cases of prostration. 1t is
| hotter by one degree this morning than
| yesterday at the same hour.
There We're fifteen deaths, and many
prostrations during the night.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 11.-There was a
| slight decrease in the number of prostra-
tions and deaths in the past twenty-four
| hours Yesterdays prostrations were
| thirty, and fatalities but five.
The temperature at midnight was 80; at
| 10 this morning it was 49, The indications
are that before night another century
mark will be recorded.
Susquehanna, Pa, Aug. flowing TO
the extreme heat the extensive locomo-
tive shops of the Erie Railroad Company
were to-day closed indefinitely.
Kansas City, No, Aug. 1.-THE hot
wave, which for sixteen days spread over
Kansa City, was broken tonight by
rain, and the temperature, which at
| o'clock, stood at SO, has dropped 10 de-
grees, or to normal
Buzzards Bay, Mass, Aug. 11.-This has
been another hot day here. The President
remained at home attending to official and
personal correspondence.
Whether or not the President has re-
! ceiVed from his Secretary of the Interior
his letter of resignation is not known for
! a fact and the report is not generally
! credited here. If the President has re-
| ceived such, there is no probability of the
| public knowing the fact for a certainty SO
| far as Mr.. Cleveland is concerned
The President has nothing to say and
this afternoon stated that he had no in
| formation whatever to give out either one
way or the other with regard to the re-
! ported resignation being sent to him or
! that he had refused to accept the resigna-
ton of Secretary Hoke Smith.
Baltimore, Nd, Aug> 11.-Ten fatalities
from the excessive heat were reported up
to midnight. Thirty persons were prostra-
ted. The maximum temperature for the
| day was 80 degrees, which was recorded
! between 2 and 4 p. m.
The effect of the torrid weather in shown
| in to-day report of the health depart-
ment For the first three DAYS of the
current week the mortality was 1O3. as
| against the same number for the seven
| days ended Sunday at noon. Forty-seven
| deaths have been directly attributed to
| the hot weather since Saturday, while in
| directly possibly half as many more are
| chargeable thereto
The total of heat casualties reported
to the police to-day is "A deaths and 15g
| prostrations.
Providence, r. l., Aug. 1.-THE ther-
morneter reached a maximum of 95.5 de-
grees at 4:15 O'Clock this afternoon. Nine
deaths in this city from the heat were
reported to-day. There were also many
| prostrations.
New Haven. Conn, Aug. n.-Three
deaths resulted from heat here to-day.
St. Louis No, Aug. 1.-THE highest