The Dickinson press., 1896-08-15
HOT SPELL ENDED
THE wEAR IN THE UNITED
STATES MORE ENDURABLE.
A Cool Wave From the Northwest
Lowers the Temperature Mnteri-
ally-A Score of Deaths in Chi
carO and Hulf a Hundred Fatnll-
tics In New York before the Ar.
rival VI the Cool Wave.

bureau holds out :MOderlte relief for
the East and Central states within the
next twcnty-four hours. The high
area. central last night over the Mis-
sissippi valley. is now bound to sea
over the st. Lawrence valley, drag
ging the high heat in its wake. Mon
tana. Colorado. Icwa. Kansas and Ne
baslla enjoyed Il fall of temperature
of from 10 to 10 degrees. The cool
wave travelled about 800 miles in
twenty-fOur hours. Maj. Dunwoody
says it will move eastward Mt Il little
more rapid pace during the next twen-
ty-four hours. Tie government wealth
er sharp wants 1t understood that this
is not cold wave. but merely Il :e-
lief from the excessive and almost I'M
prccedeEted hot spell.
New York. Aug. 13.-Strcct tempcra-
lures taken in the shade Yesterday
were SO at . Il. H.. rose to 50 ut IL; Ia
!0 mt p. m.: to 1O2 at I. and at q had
fallen to 81. and further dropped to 50
at 8 y. III. Suffering was most intense
in the tenement sections. where lWo-
pie are unable to get breathing space.
I'he hospitals We're obliged to call on
The police department to aid them in
responding to calls. At mitlnish. there
was no relief from the strain Of the
past week. and OH thousands of roofs
city dwallers We're trying to get sleep.
About fifty deaths occurred today.
The cool wave is expected tonight.
In Brooklyn there We're eighteen
deaths. In New Jersey there were
- deaths and % prostratons On
Staten Island deaths and 10 prostra-
tions; Newark. . deaths and 20 pros
tlations: Long Island City. 5 deaths
and Is prOStl:tions; Paterson, 4 deaths
AMI 6 prOstlsltiOns: Hackcnsack,
deaths and ) prostmtions; Pissaic, Il
deaths and 6 p,ostlations: Hobokcn,
deaths and 1G prostraticns. The total
prostrations in New York and Brook
lyn is estimated at 2ND.
st. Louis Aug. 1'. The mercury
mounted upward again to-day and
came within three points Of tile high
est registration thus far this year.
There is very little breeze stirring and
the atmosphere is sitting. Many pros
tations have resulted and the city dis
pensares and hospitals are again feel
ing the effect of the rush. Twenty
eases of prOstration We're received ut
the central lispensary. and as many
more ut the North and South branches.
a number were sent direct to the city
hospital. aud all serious eases collect
cd at tie dispensary were conveyed ta
the hospital Other victims were
cared for mt their homes. 4 number
of deaths occurred.
Chicago. Aug. IL. - The harvest OF
death from heat continues in this city.
There were tifty-0ne victims yesterday.
At 5 o'clock this morning the her
mOmetcr registered 7G degrees ut the
top of the Auditorium tower. twenty
two stories from the ground AT
o'clock il was a degrees. and at 8
o'clock il WAS 81 degrees. In tho close
sitting tenement quarters. surrounded
by dead animals and fostering garb-
age. the heat was loo per cent more
intense and fatal The cool wave has
now reached here. but previous to
it's arrival q score of deaths occurred
st. Paul. Aug. Is. - United States
Weather Observer Lyons said to-day
lial int 6IICII "lS DiOhCI, anu
next few days will he much cooler
although not uncomfortably SO. 1t will
simply be clear and pleasant. This
prediction was warranted by the fact
that in Montana and the adjoining
portion of Canada there was an OK.
tensive area of high barometer and
anti-storm conditions. and these were
moving eastward, and were RESPONSE.
bic for the marked fall in tenlperat,,rC
here.
Omaha. Aug. 13-Rcp0rts to the Bee,
which ar: confirmed by the obsc"va.
tiOns of the United States weather b,l.
rcau. indicate Il drop Of about 10 .le.
srccs by night. a cold wave is sweep.
ing from the northwest. Mercury has
fallen 1G degrees at Cheyenne and ~
at IIaylr. Mont.
Silver Men Control