The herald., 1897-07-11
COUNTING
THE DEAD
By Dozens, by Scores, by
Hundreds
THOUSANDS REPRESENTATIONS
CAUSED BY THE INToLERABLE
TEMPERATURE
Relief Is Promised, but People Die
THOUSANDS REPRESENTATIONS
CAUSED BY THE INTOLERABLE
TEMPERATURE
Relief Is Promised, but People Die
While Waiting for Fulfill
ment of Predictions
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CHICAGO. July 1O.-The fierce heat
under which the greater portion Of the
country has sweltered since the first of
July moderated in many localities today
and predictions from the weather bureau
at Washington indicate that lower tenn
perature will bring general relief with
in twenty-four hours. The records of
protrations and deaths resulting from
the long heated term approaches in mag
nitude that of general epidemic. Re-
ports from all sections of the country
received by the Associated Press this
evening show that protrations number
| in the neighborhood of 1000, with
there were scores of deaths resulting
indirectly from the intolerable heat,
the death rate in many of the large
cities showing a fearful increase over
previous years. The central states suf-
fered more severely than other sections,
the heat being most deadly IN Chicago,
Cincinnati and St. Louis. In the num-
Der of fatalities this city heads the list
with 81 deaths. Cincinnati and subur-
| ban points reporting 65 and st. Louis
A. Throughout the south the heat was
intense, but the death rate was much
lower than in the north.
Eighty-seven people have died from
the effects of the heat since July 1. In
addition six have drowned while bath
ing to escape the sizzling rays of the
sun, six have been driven insane and a
large number have committed suicide,
while BAT prostrations, more or less seri-
Gus, have occurred. The health depart
ment shows a great increase in mortality
In children and sufferers from chronic
diseases The average number OF deaths
for the past three or four days has al
most doubled.
Late this afternoon the excessive heat
was broken by a smart thunder shower
The mecury In five hours fell 20 degrees
and life is once more worth living. The
heat in the early part of the day caused
eight deaths and twenty-one prostra-
tions. eleven Of them being serious.
AT CINCINNATI 81. +
CINCINNATI, July 10. = Coroner
Haerr reports SO fatal cases of sunstroke
here during the past seven days. This
for the week in Covington, Newport and
other Kentucky suburbs. There were
over 500 protratio lse
Today there were seven fatal cases of
heat prostration here. The dead are:
ARTHUR AFFEY.
EDMUND BORN.
CARRIE SIEKULSE.
PHIL LEDDY.
MRS. EVA RENKERT.
JOHN STETGER.
HYMAN BENJAMIN.
There are in Cincinnati hospitals forty
cases of sufferers from sunstroke. There
are also total of 1858 cases under treat
ment, very largely from accidents super
induced by heat. The prostrations re-
quiring official attention today were
about As. The maximum heat ma arled by
the weather bureau today was SO at
p. M, and IS at p. m. The most re-
liable instruments on the street level
showed to degrees higher. The mer-
curry on the street at $3.50 tonight was 49,
Thunderstorms in this vicinity cooled
the air but little.
AT ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 10-The hot
spell In st. Louis has lasted thirteen
days, and the weather is still hot and
oppressive. During this heated term
forty-two persons have, died from sun
stroke either on the streets, in ambu-
lances or in THE emergency hospital The
statistics of Frustrated persons who
died in their own homes are not attain
able During the hot spell 1877 cases of
prostration classified as serious" have
been treated at the city hospitals. There
is no record of those treated at their own
homes. During the thirteen days the
heat has averaged 96 degrees. Thera
were no deaths and few prostratioSs dur
ing the first five days. Today's record
of the sun in st. Louis up to o'clock to-
night is as follows: Dead, IA; prostrated,
ed to die
The dead are:
BAPTTSTE GRTMIOND.
WILLIAM KOETTER:
WILLIAM SHELLEY
r. D. WRIGHT.
JOHN ANDERSON.
ALBERT ROBST.
NATHALIE BROWN.
MIKE AJGIER.
EMIL PERSON.
Mis-. Cf1AftkOl'IE 6AAIIO.
PATTCK O'DONNELL.
vARG4DMAN BAUER.
DAUGHERTY.
PHILIP Balm.
Bakers. teamsters, cooks and organ
grinders form the bulk of those pros
trated. The city hospital is swamped
with heat cases. The urgency wards are
packed. This morning Superintendent
Sutter ordered a large number of tents
which he will have placed on the hos
pital grounds and will transfer all the
heat cases to them.
At dawn this morning the temperature
was SS degrees; at 8 O'Clock this after
noon 1t was "a; this evening 1t was 96 |
degrees.
All sorts Of things were promised for |
tonight, but they were predicted last
night. and the night before than. and the
people have suffered and died. There
are . few littls feathexy clouds IA the