The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-12

and hospitals are again feeling the eff
fects of the rush. Up to s o'clock to
night twenty cases OF prostrations were
received at the central diSpensary anG
as many more at the north and south
/ branches. A number were sent direct
TO the city hospital and all the more
serious cases collected at the dispen-
i saries were also conveyed there. Other
victims that were cared for at their
| homes viii doubtless be reported before
morning. The following deaths from
heat were reported TO the coroner to-
day:
FRANK MUELLER, aged 81.
JAMES RUSTERMEYER, aged 49,
died in the city hospiati
! HENRY WINKEL, aged %, died al
( residence.
WILLIAM LUBCKTNG, SR.. aged 64.
ALSO ONE UNKNOWN.
COOLER IN THE WEST.
Kansas City, Aug 11---At noon today
the thermometer registered 81 degrees
| in the shade and the weather bureau
announced that a decided change to cool
weather mighe be expected before an
other twenty-four hours had passed.
With but little wind blowing, however,
the heat was still intense and continued
TO cause much suffering.
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. ia rain
and thunder storm which prevails here
toright cleared the atmosphere and
there has been a decided fall in the
tempera ture.
ST. Joseph, Mo, Aug. u.---Ninety-
eight degrees was the maximum tenn
perature registered here today and a
thur deTstorm tonight resulted in much
cooler weather Fred Schley, % years
OF age. and who weighed go pounds,
died this Afternoon as the result of a
sunstroke suffered earlier In the week
Omaha, Neb., Aug. l1.---Reports to
the Bee which are confirmed by the OBJ
servation Of the United States weather
bureau, indicate a drop of 40 degrees to-
night A cold wave is sweeping from
the northwest. The mer curry has fall
len is degrees at Cheyenne, and u de-
grees at Harve. Mont
HOT WEATHER. ELSEWHERE.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 1.-THE Enuuir-
er's special heat report is as follows:
Catlettsburg. KY, Aug. 11.---Mercury
100; one prostration.
Ironton--Mercury 90 Iron mills
shut down till cooler weather.
Athens, O.,--George L. PMIsbury. an
asylum employee, died of excessive heat.
Richmond. Ind.---Edna Fulghum died
of sunstroke.
Montgomery, w. Va,---Mrs John Wa
ters, who weighed $50 pounds, died of
excessive heat. The mercury here was
100 nearly all day.
Specials to the Commercial Tribune
report sunstrokes, mostly fatal, as fol-
lows:
Akron. Ohio-Wm. Randall was driv-
en- insane by heat.
Parkersburg, w. VA. G. Tnorpa
assistant general manager of the Ohio
River railway, suffered a dangerous
sGnstroke
Sullivan, Ind.-There were several
deaths from heat.
Washington, Aug 1.-THE relief from
the heat expected by Washington last
night was only temporary. Today the
temperature again rose. touching "a at
o'clock. There were three deaths
and twelve prostrations. The deaths
We're:
JAMES LQMIS, a baker
WILLIAM RILEY. colored.
PATRICK O'CONNOR, laborer.
Pittsourg. Pa, Aug 1.-two deaths
and several prostrations resulted from
the heat UP to noon today. The dead
were:
MRS. MARY WELSH Of McKeesport. !
WILLIAM II WILSON.
AT II O'Clock the mercury registered |
q degrees. The signal office predicts a |
cessation of the torrid temperature this
evening.
Peoria, I'll, Aug. 1.-THE heat is |
somewhat abated today. There were |
two more deaths this morning. making !
five in twenty-four hours: and there |
were Thirteen prostrations in that per |
iod.
indianapolis, Ind, Aug 1.-THE heat.
"hlle not so intense as yesterday.
caused several prostrations and one /
death, so far as reported today.
Baltimore, Md, Aug. 1l.--Ten fatal
tues and thirty prostrauons have been
chronlcled here today. The maximum
temperature indicated here TODAY Was
20 degrees between ? and O'Clock.
truthrle, .. T., Aug. u.---W. J. Wind (
offer was overcome with heat YES ter1av
afternoon and died IN few minutes
l ne weather IS the hottest ever known
mere are many prostra lions.
Montreal. Aug. u.---Montreal is euf-
-erlng severely from heat The Their
is AT 81 and one man died of
sunstroLe, which is an unusual thing
here.
HOPES OF RELIEF.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE weather
bureau tonight holds out moderate re-
lei Ior the eastern and central states
within the next twenty-four hours. Il
vas with some pride that Major Dun
woody tonight referred TO the area OF
llgh barometer which he sighted off
he Rockies last night. The area. then
Na J
moved to the northeast and tonight was
'ound TO the sea over the Lawrence
alley, dra gging the high heat in its
wake Then came the fall OF the tenn
'erature which painting humanity mas
zen waiting for SO irnpatiAntIy for ten
lays or more. Montana. Colorado
owa, Kansas and Nebraska felt fts
ooi breath and enjoyed a fan OF tenn
'erature OF from 10 te Is degrees. IL
travelled about 500 miles j., .vre117s
ours Major Dunwoody saws II .S;u
move eastward at little more rand
ace during the next tweutv-fau- hos
NJ be central over fhs Ohio valley s,5
ne lower lake region tomorrow r,{r,,
no reach the Atlantic coast by T,,.,-s-
sy morning. Altogether. tbfs NJ /
rse'ted not spell can be csasses sc -
rerka0le- The high tenpers rnna IN
ne Pt~-T.e country has lasted tx-srSy
avs, IN the western Gulf states a fort
isht and on the Atlantic seaboard a
eek The highest temperatures to-
ay were: Philadelphia IS: New York
nd Albany "a; Washington "a: Norfolk.
a, IS; Montgomery. Ala, IS: Abilene
ex-, 90; ST Louis Sc: Chicago 81. Along
lie Pacific coast the mercury ranged
ON 90 20 30 but at some points IKE
oseberry. thirty miles back from San
ranelsco, the Thermometer register