The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-08-11
Sunstrokes at Troy.

LIoy, IN. L., Aug. lu-~IHG iutcASS
heat of yesterday and last night is be-
ing repeated here to-day, and many
fatalities are recorded this morning
from sunstroke, William Cunningham,
a water department employee, being one,
and James Garfield, an employe in Bur-
den's Mills, the other There are five
cases Of prostration in the hospital.
Horses have suffered with men and
women, and several have been disabled.
A valuable team owned by Bord Broth
ers liverymen. died last night from ex-
haustion due to over-driving.
Work In factories is being suspended
on account Of the heat, Temperature
at Ii a. M, SO in the shade,
Sixy-hve Persons Frustrated in Chi
'% cago on Sunday.
Chicago. Aug. 10.--Latest reports
show that sixty-five persons were
Frustrated by the heat yesterday.
Twenty will die and three We're driven
insane, one of whom ended his life by
pOlSOIl anu dllUlIlSI allSllplCd w oiooAA
his throat with razor.
| Omaha, Aug. l0.-The terrible heat
which continued all last week was
broken last night by a severe thunder
storm. The thermometer registered ~
almost all day yesterday, until the
storm came.
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 10.-This is
the eighth day of the Kansas City hot
spell, and there is no prospect of re-
lief
Many prostrations and several deaths
from sunstroke are reported from sur
rounding cities AT Leavenworth,
Henry O'Brien, retired army SER
geant, who had been drinking heavily,
died from the effects of sunstroke. At
Hardin, Mo-, Albert Ruter, an aged
man who had been drinking, was
stricken down and died soon after
wards At saltwater, Okla, John Rule,
| a laborer, died from sunstroke
|. Wichita, Kan, Aug. l0.-The weather
has been uniformly hot here for ten
days with little relief. Yesterday the
thermometer ranged higher than ever,
but at night refreshing breeze came
UP. To-day the heat has returned in
| all its force. Sunstrokes are almost
unknown in this climate, but there Is
much Illness as a result Of the extreme
| heat.
Cincinnati, Aug. 10.-The heat COM
| tinues unabated to-day. The sky is
clear and the atmosphere humid. Nc
prostrations have yet been reported
One death is added to the list, however
that of Charles Smith, saloonkeeper,
who was Frustrated on Saturday. He
| closed his saloon last night and sat
down to cool off, and was found dead
/ in his saloon this morning
! Cleveland, o., Aug. 10.--The excessive
heat Of yesterday was relieved this
morning by heavy downpour of rain
accompanied by high wind. The
force of the wind was SO great that it
assumed the appearance of a hurricane
without the effect There was some
damage caused in neighboring towns.
At Bedford. fifteen miles south of. here,
the rain poured in torrents, filing ceI-
lars and flooding streets. The accom-
panying wind uprooted trees, ruined
crops, and did much mischief.
| Fort Wayne, Ind, Aug. 10.--The tenn
perature here at 1890 was "a in the
| shade. Several cases of sunstroke are
reported for yesterday, but no fatali-
ties.
Three Deaths at Providence Yesterday.
Providence, r. L., Aug. 10.-The
weather still continues to be almost in
/ sufferable At II o'clock the thermom-
/ eter registered SO and the humid
4 pointed to more heat before the close
of the day. Three deaths, have resulted
to-day from the heat and two unknown
men were Frustrated this afternoon.