The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-10
HOLDING HER OWN.
Chicago's Record as a Hot-bed Still
Good.

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Chicago. July 9.-Of all the hot days
that have made life burden since the
warm weather OF 1887 began this was
the worst. There were more deaths OF
human beings an 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-
tons ten cases are critical The dead:
Charles Benson, committed suicide
while insane caused by the extreme
heat.
John Eaton, shot himself while suf-
ferfDg from heat.
Rev. Father Otto Groenebaum, priest
CT ST Nicholas church, in Evanston.
died OF heart disease aggravated by the
heat.
Henry Hazeman, found dead hanging
near Park Ridge driven TO the deed by
the heat
Helen Halloran. died by heat.
Dora johnson.
Frederick Kaiser.
Thomas Lynch.
Annie ODonnen, 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 Saturday.
Jacob Staub.
William Cienburger.
Rev Father August Tolston, priest
in charge of St. Monacas COlored
Roman Catholic church.
Unidentified mar found in Washing
ton park.
August Vanderslee. hanged himself
while suffering from the heat.
Two persons went insane from heat
ard ten were Frustrated who are in a
very critical condition, and j others
who viii recover.
Out in the Bridewen where seven
prisoners went insane because of the
heat, three others suffered the same
fate today The night was terrible.
There was comfort 10 be found no
where. 1t was the hottest Chicago has
ever known. The mercury was 81 last
midnight and although near the lake it
sank to 50 at p. m. the decrease in
Temperature was more than Offset by
the increase in humidity.
BY a. IN. the mercury in the wealth
er office had climbed to 81 and there
was steady overpOwering bull move
ment until p. m, when so was
reached. This was I'D in the Auditori-
UNI tower, where the wind had a
chance at the thermometer.
On the streets, where the heat radi-
ated from baking pavements and sun
soaked brick walls. it was to Z de-
grees higher than in the tower and no
breeze to be had. The DAY was es-
uecially severe on horses, over 100 dy-
ing in the streets. Sixteen hundred
men and boys were temporarily thrown
ont of employment in Pullman today.
Owing to the intense heat the man
ayers found il necessary to close the
works at noon and send the Workmen
home. The shops viii remain closed
tomorrow if the hot weather continues
and unEil the temperature decreases q
littie. The temperature took a quick
drop in Illinois and Iowa this evening.
At Decatur H.. the thermometer.
which had registered 100 during the
day. fell Is degrees in two hours. One
death and a dozen prostrauons oc-
CURED.
Al Bloomington H., the mercury
registered lO5. Three deaths and =
number of prostrations occurred. The
dead;
Mrs loan T. Trotter, Bloomington.
a thunderstorm this evening caused /
a drop OF 20 degrees. Rain fell over the I.
entire county in torrents. !
In Iowa a dOwnpour of rain cooled ,
things considerably. One person was /
killed by lightning
At burlington the mercury registered /
I02. one death sad dozen prostra-l ,
tons.
Toledo. o.. reports one death and a /
dozen prostratlons. The Thermometer
SO I.
TONS hv heat had risen 10 &c. Of this I
number IS cases are said 10 be serious,
and u of them are almost certain 10
die.