The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-10
SIZZLING RAYS OF THE SUN.
SIXTEEN DEATHS AND SCORES OF
PROSTRATIONS AT CHICAGO.

The Condition of Ten of the Persons
Frustrated Critical - Two of the
survivors InSnne-SeVeraI Cases of
Suicide Due to the Heat over
Hundred Horses Die In the Streets.
shops at Pullman Forced To SuS-
pend Operations.
Chicago July 9-Of all the hot days that
have made life a burden since the warm
weather of 1897. this was the worst.
There were more deaths OF human be-
ings and of animals and the number OF
prostrations was greater than on any
other day of the hot spell that has hung
over Chicago
Sixteen people are dead of heat, two are
insane and out of large number Of pros
tradons ten cases are critical The dead
are:
CHARLES BENSON, committed sui
eide while insane, caused by the extreme
heat.
JOHN EATON. shot himself while sur-
fering from the heat.
REV FATHER OTTO GROENER-
BAUM, priest of St. Nicholas church, In
Evanston, died of heart disease, aggra-
waited by the heat
HENRY HELZMANN, found dead hang
ing near Park Ridge. driven to the deed
by the heat.
HELEN HALLORAN, died of the heat.
NORA JOHNSON
FREDERICK KAISER.
THOMAS LYNCH.
ANNIE o'DONNELL, committed sui
eide by taking carbolic acid, driven to the
act by the heat
RACHEL RISTON.,
FRED SCHLOMAN, died at the county
hospital from heat prostration; stricken
last Saturday
JACOB SKUB.
WILLIAM SCHENBERGER.
REV FATHER AUGUST TOLTON,
priest in charge of st. Monicas Colored
Roman Catholic church.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, found in Wash
ington park.
AUGUST VANDERSLEE, hanged him
self while insane from the heat.
Out in the Bridewell, where seven pris-
oners went insane yesterday because Of
the heat others suffered the same fate to-
day.
Three men, either strong In the belief
that the life of recutude secured an eter-
nal abode in some place less hot than
this, or determined to be packed in ice at
any cost, took their lives.
The night was a sizzling horror, there
was comfort to be found nowhere-lt was
the hottest night Chicago has ever known
The mercury was 81 last midnight and al
though near the lake it sank to 50 at a.
m, the decrease In temperature was more
than offset by an increase in the humidity,
which through the night and day made
the discomfort far greater than is implied
by the record Of the thermometer.
BY 7 a. m. the mercury in the weather
office and climbed to 81 and there was a
steady Overp0wering bull movement until
3 p. m. when 80 was reached. This was
up In the auditorium tower, where the
wind had a chance at the thermometer
On the streets, where the heat radiated
from pavements and sun-soaked brick
walls, 1t was five to eight degrees higher
than in the tower, and no breeze to be
had.
The day was especially severe on horses,
over 100 dying I'm the streets.
Sixteen hundred men and boys were
temporarily thrown out of employment in
Pullman to-day, owing to- the intense
heat, the managers finding IL necessary
to close the works at noon and send the
workmen home. The shops will remain
closed tomorrow II the hot weather con-
tinues and until the temperature de-
creases a little.
The temperature took a quick decline
IN Illinois and Iowa this evening. Al De-
catur ILL.,, the mercury, which had reach
ed 100 during the day, fell eighteen de-
grees In two hours one death and a
dozen Drostrations were recorded.
Az Bloomington, H., the mercury
reached 105. Three deaths and a number Of
prostrations occurred. A thunderstorm
this evening caused drop OF 20 degrees
Rain fell over the entire county la tor
rents.
In Iowa downpour OF rain cooled
things considerably. one person was kill
ed by lightning.
AZ Burlington the mercury reached iO2
One death and a dozen prostrations oc-
CURED.
At Keokuk, one death and several pros
trations are reported.
Toledo. o.. reports one death and doz-
en- prostratlons. The thermometer regis
tered %.