The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-10

CHICAGO, July 9.-of all the hot
days 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 from the heat,
two are insane and out Of a large num-
Der of prostratlons ten cases are crit
ical.
The dead are:
Charles Benson, committed suicide
while insane, caused by the extreme
heat.
John Eaton, shot himself while suf-
ferlng from the heat.
Rev. Father Otto Groenobaum. priest
of st. Nicholas church, in Evanston,
died Of heart disease. aggravated by the
heat.
Henry Hassmann, found dead hang
ing near Park Ridge, driven to the deed
by the heat.
Helen Hallern, died by heat.
Dora Johnson.
Frederick Kaiser.
Thomas Lynch.
Rachael Riston.
William Svienberder.
Annie O'Donnell, committed suicide,
by taking carbolic acid, driven to the
act by the heat.
Fred schlomann, died at the County
hospital from heat prostratlon, strIck-
en- last Saturday.
Rev. Father August Toi1on, priest in
charge Of st. MonIca's Coiored Romau
Catholic Church.
Unidentified man found In Washing
ton Park.
August Vanderslee, hanged himself,
while insane from the heat,
Two men were driven insane by the
heat.
There were ten people prostrated, who
are In very critical condition. and
twelve others who will recover.
Out In the Brldewoll, 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 life of rectltude insured an
eternal abode in some place less hot
than this--or determined to be packed
in fee at any cost-took their lives.
A SIZZLING HoRRoR,-The night
was sizzling horror; there was comfort
to be found nowhere. 1t was the hottest
night Chicago has ever known. The
mercury was 81 last midnight and al
| though near the lake 1t sank TO SO at 6
n. 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.
BY q. m. the mercury in the weather
| office had climbed to 81 and then there
was a steady overpowerlng bull move-
ment until 3 p. m, when 30 was reached,
This was up in the Auditorium tower,
where the wind had chance at the ther-
mometer The weather man sat In his
office and said, This is the hottest place
in the country to-day" but he was
wrong. A seventeen story slide down
| the elevator shaft would have placed
him In a place still more torrid. on the
streets where the heat radiated from
baking pavements and sun-soaked
bricks, It was five 10 eight degrees
higher than in the tower, and no breeze
| to be had.
The day was especially severe on
| horses, over 100 dying in the streets,
Sixteen hundred men and boys were
temporarily thrown out OF employment
| IN Pullman to-day. Owing u the In
tense heat the managers found It neces-
sary to close the works at noon and send
| fTtka uhn ttgtiN t-a.
| main closed tomorrow II the Not wealth
er continues and until the temperature
decreases little.
The temperature took quick drop in
| Illinois and Iowa this evening. AT De-
catur, ILL.,, the mercury, which had
reached 100 during the day, fell nine
teen degrees in two hours. One death
and dozen prostratlons were recorded.
At bloomington, the mercury reached
1O5; three deaths and n number OF pros
trations occurred. The dead: DR.. James
a. Manning. Chicago; Mr6 John Il,
| Trotter, Bloomington.
a thunder storm THE evening caused
a drop OF twenty degrees. Rain fell over
the entire country in torrents.
In Iowa. downpour OF rain cooled
things considerably. One person wac
killed by lightning.
At Burlington, the mercury reached
iO2. ono death and dozen prOstratlons
occurred.
At KColtuk one heoth and oevcrnl
prostrutlons,
Toledo, Ohio, reports one death and a
dozen prostrations, Thermometer 95.
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Seven Deaths In ~. LouiH.