New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-07

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MANY MARROW ESCAPES FROM DEATH
4 sANIrAnIrM on MISSIONARY RIDGE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING AND DESTROYED.
Chattanooga. Tenn July (SpeoiaD.-A terrific
thunderstorm struck Chattanooga this afternoon
nj 100 o'clock Lightning struck the handsome
sa 1itarum Of DR.. r. J.. Johnson. OF missionary
Ridge near Bragg's headquarters. The dining hail
and kitchen were shattered 10 splinters. and TWO
colored servants fatally hurt. In the bni'dihR at
the time were about seventy-five summer boarderS
twenty of whom were helpless invalids they were
mostly Northern tourists in the South In search OF
health. In instant the whole structure was Il
mass of flames and the work Of rescuing the IN
mates began
The place is about four miles from the city and
has no fire protection 1t is two miles from inc
nearest house, and by the time the inmates were
gotten out n drcnchng rain had set In. Many mar
row escapes from burning to death were witnessed.
One particularly noticeable was that OF youh;;
jumping fron, a fourth-story window in recen,
fire here The building. the handsome stables am
were destrovcd The loss viii probably be $4,000
or more. covered by insurance: -, o,.ou .,.,
country as Mag, ola Grove Within 100 feet o., Of
where The Ghnns irnGh G BpogE sat and
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ALMOST INsUFFERABLE IN NEW-ENGLAND.
Boston. July s.-The hottest day Of the season
was recorded yesterday. To-day. while the instru-
ments of the weather officials show lower degree
of temperature, the heat has been almost ;nsuffer-
able The highest mark to-day was 90 above zero.
Seven cases Of prostraton. two OF when were
fatal. occurred.
was intense the thermometer having registered IS
degrees before l o'clock. one case OF sunstroke
was reported
DAMAGE BY STORM AND LIGHTNING.
Schenectady ~ V. July Ga terrific electrical
hail and wind storm passed this city late this
afternoon Fruit gardens were greatly damaged~
ard reports from the surrounding towns arc to the
effect that the storm nearly ruined the crops. par
ticularly the rye.
watertown. " Y. July Ga dispatch to "The
Standard" from Mannsville. this county. says:
The house and barn of Melvin woodward situated le,
by lightning last night and burned to the grorn;n
a soSk dr Day aS at the e ana
' olean. Wy r. e. July s.Eugene Thomas q farm;
last evening while sitting in the doorway Of s; w
Hoags farmhouse. near 1schua. He lived at Saia'
manca.
CASES OF SUNS1ROKE IN MONTREAL.
Montreal July e.-several cases Of sunstroke are
reported here to-day. One man died. and another
Is dying.
GRATEFUL SHOWERS IN THIS STATE.
Saratoga, n. Y. July 6-The mercury was 80 de-
shade
breeze offset the effect of the heat. heavy thuh-
der and rain storm late this afternoon reduced the
temperature from 80 to Il degrees.
Midd,etown. y. Y, July 6-The temperature
reached 95 in the shade IN this city to-day. The
afternoon cloudy, and light showers had
tendency to modify the extreme heat.
Ceneseo ~ Y. July 6-The heat in the Genesee
Valley has been intense for the last three days,
the temperature ranging from 100 to JOS degrees.
An Italian employed in the peafelds died from the
effects of the heat yesterday.
MANY REGISTRATIONS IN THE WEST.
Chicago July e.-To-day was cooler. but the pave.
nonts and buildings had stored up sufficient heat
To make things very uncomfortable. There were
nine deaths and twenty-eght prostratons. three Of
them probably fatal
Cincinnati July G.-"The Commercial Tribune's"
dispatches report the results Of the extreme heat
at various points follows:
Springfield Oho-Nine cases of heat prostration
to-day.
Toledo-To-day's sham battle resulted IN twenty
men being overcome by the heat, with no very
serious cases.
Wapakoneta. Oh!o-Frday. Saturday. Sunday
and to-day the mercury stood all the way from l02
TO Jos. The farmers cannot do their harvesting
and the extreme heat has a serious effect on
horses Wheat is dead ripe and is beginning to
become brittle
Parkersburg, W. Na.-Yesterday ard to-day were
the two hottest days n record here. the maximum
temperature being 80 at the Weather Bureau and
l2 in the shade on the street. Many prostrauons
but no fatalities have been reported.
Detroit. July G.-The list Of persons who died In
this city from sunstroke and heat prostraton yes
tarday vas swcled to-day to thirteen The total
number Of deaths in the last four days attributable
to the heat twenty-seven. and there were US
prosrat!ons. some Of which may prove fatal
Wheeling w. Va. July (SpeciaD.-The temper
got up TO 9S again to-day, and the thermome-
ter still marked % at o'clock tonight storm
is threatening and II Is getting cooler. Two deaths
from heat have occurred.
SEVERE RAIN AND HAIL IN VERMONT.
Brattleboro, VT. July Cone Of the severest rain
storms in years swept through this region this
afternoon, II accompanied by hail. which did