The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-10


that have made life burden since the
warm weather of 1897 began. this was
the worst. There were more deaths of
human beings and of animals. and the
number of prostrations was greater
than upon any other day of the long
hot spell that has hung over Chicago.
Sixteen people are dead two are insane
and out OF a large number of prostra-
tions three cases are critical.
The dead: Charles Benson. committed
suicide while insane. caused by ex
treme heat: John Eaton shot himself
while suffering from heat; Rev. Father
Otto Groenebaum, priest Of st. Nicho-
las church in Evanston. died of heart
disease aggravated by the heat: Henry
Hazemann. found dead hanging near
Park ridge driven To the deed by the
heat; Helen Halloran. Dora Johnson,
Frederick Kaiser. Thomas Lynch. An
ME ODonnell. committed suicide by
taking carbolic acid. driven to the act
by the heat; Rachael Riston. Fred
Schlomann. died at the county hospital
from heat prostration, stricken last Sat
urday: Jacob Straub. William Cienber-
ger, Rev. Father August Tolston. priest
i'm charge of ST. Monica's Colored Ro-
man Catholic church: an unidentified
man found I'm Washington park; Aug
ust vanderslee. hanged himself while
suffering from the heat.
Two persons went insane from heat
and 10 We're prostrated. who are in a
very critical condition. and IL Others
who will recover. Out in the Bride
well. where seven prisoners went insane
yesterday because of the heat. three
others suffered the same fate to-day
The night was terrible.
There WAS comfort Tn he fouud mo-
where. 1t was the hottest Chicago has
ever known. The mercury was 81 at
midnight and although. near the lake.
IL sank to 81 at a. M. the increase in
temperature was more than OFFSET by
the increase in humidity. BY Z a. M
the mercury in the weather Office had
climbed 10 81 and there was a steady
overpowering. upward movement until .
y. m. when 20 was reached. This was up
in the Auditorium tower. where the
wind had chance at the thermometer
On the streets. where the heat radiated
from baking pavements and sun-soak-
ed brick walls. II was five or seven de-
grees higher than in the tower and no
breeze to be had.
At midnight the number OF prostrattons
by heat had risen to ID. OF this number
~ cases are said to he serious and Il are
almost certain TO die.
AT midnight there was no relief from
the heat here. cool rains and wind
storms are reported from points In Iili-
nois but they dodge st. Louis. There
Is not a breath OF wind and the sky Is
. cloudless. Hundreds of people are sleep
ing out on the East bridge tonight. It
Is only S6 degrees there. That is the
coolest spot In St. Louis.
The day was especially severe on
horses. more than 100 dying in the
streets. Sixteen hundred men and boys
were temporarily thrown out OF en-
ployment In Pullman to-day. owing 10
the intense heat the managers found IL
necessary TO close the works AT noon
and send the workmen home. The shops
will remain closed Tomorrow II the hot
weather continues and until the tempera-
ture decreases. The temperature took II
quick drop I'm Illinois and Iowa this
evening.
At Decatur. ILL.,. the thermometer
which had registered no during the day
fell Is degrees in two hours One death
and "a dozen prostrations occurred. At
Bloomington, ILL.,. the mercury register
cd los. Two deaths and number OF
prostrations occurred. The dead are
DIR. James A. Manning. Chicago: Mrs
John +. Trotter Bloomington.
A thunder storm this evening caused
drop of 20 degrees. Rain fell over the
entire county In torrents. In Iowa
downpour OF rain cooled things consid-
erably. At Burlington the mercury reg
istered l02. One death and a dozen pros
trations. Toledo. Ohio. reports one death
and a dozen prostrations.
st. Louis. Mo. July p.-Seven people
died from the heat In st. Louis on this
the 18th day OF insufferabe heat Two
peODIe one of them "a New ORLEANS no
gress. was driven insane. and six others
have been sunstruck and will die be-
fore morning. There have been numer-
Gus prostrations in St. Louis. Smith.
the Brooklyn catcher. and Grady. first
baseman OF the 81. Louis team, were
prostrated during the baseball game
this afternoon. Smith IL unconscious
and his condition appears 10 be serious.
Two deaths and several prostrations
occurred In East ST. Louis. The list
of the dead follows: Michael Edel. Rob-
ort Wright. Theodore Schote, Joseph
Obey. Siebert Munster. Henry Rampan.
Julia Freedman. Jacob Grimmont,
Charles Gieder
The two latter died In East st. Louis.
Eleven other Frustrated persons fell in
the streets and were taken to hospitals.
In the last - hours there has not been
n seconds remission from the heat.
Last night was terrible. Street Their
mometers registered 80 throughout the
night. Sleep was impossible To most
people.
Atchison. Kan. July s.-IIenry Leuh.
a farmer. died from sunstroke to-day
while riding with the star route mail
carrier on the Eden -Goodintent route.
! After the mail carrier had driven two