The herald., 1897-07-10
THE HEAT
HORRIBLE
Expert Observers Promise
No Relief
PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE WEST
swELTER AND SUFFER AND
EXPIRE
PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE WEST
The Heat and Humidity in Excess of
All the Weather Records Ever
Before Made
associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, July 9.--The weather
bureau tonight issued the following hot
weather bulletin:
The heat wave continues over the CEN
trail portion of the country as far east
as the Appalachian mountains
Along the Atlantic coast, from East
port to Key West, except at Boston, the
maximum continues below 80.
The following maximum tempera-
lures were reported tonight: Concordia,
Kas., 1O2; Omaha, "a; Davenport, 9S;
Kansas City, 9S; st. Louis, sc; Nash
Chicago. SS; Boston, "a; New York. "a;
Philadelphia, 80; Atlantic City, 80; East
port, 7G; ST. Paul, SO Washington, SO;
Detroit, 92; Savannah, So; New Orleans,
"a; Key West. S4; Nantucket, IA.
SEVEN DEATHS
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 9.-Seven peo-
pie died from the heat in St. Louis on
this, the twelfth day of insufferable
heat. Two people, one of them a New
Orleans negress, were driven insane and
six others have been sunstruck and will
die before morning. There have been
numberless prostrations in st. Louis. A.
Smith, the Brooklyns' catcher, and
Grady, first baseman of the, st. Louis
team, were Frustrated during the base
ball game this evening. Smith is un-
conscious and his condition appears to
be serious. Two deaths and several pros
trations occurred in East st. Louis The
list Of the dead follows: Michael Edel,
Robert Wright, Theodore Schote, Joseph
Obey, Siebert Munster, Henry Bamp-
man, Julia Freedman, Jacob Grimmont,
Charles Dieder.
The two latter died in Eest st. Louis
Eleven other prostratior~ fell in the
streets and were taken to the hospitals.
In the last "a hours there has not been a
seconds remission from the heat. Last
night was terrible. Street thermom-
eters registered 80 degrees throughout
the night In the houses it was hotter
Sleep was impossible to most. The local
weather bureau predicted thunder
storms and a decided drop in tempera-
ture for this afternoon, but not a cloud
appeared. Tonight is one degree hotter
than last night.
AT KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 9.-The heat
in this city and vicinity was even more
oppressive today than yesterday. At 8
o'clock this morning the thermometer
registered &c. at 9 o'clock 80, at noon 81
and at p. m. 81, the hottest of the year
The humidity was unusually heavy, add
ling greatly to the prostration effect of
the intense heat. UP to 6 O'Clock six
teen prostrations have been reported
M, Dougherty, a soda. water manufac-
turer, was stricken on the street and
i died soon after being removed to his
home.
Patrick White, an aged blacksmith
died this morning in the rear of the shop
where he worked, death being due to the
neat and overindulgence in drink.
Many horses fell on the streets.
Througbout Kansas and Northwestern
MlssourA the same intense heat prevail
ed. ); At\ Lawrence and Hutchinson.
has' STREET thermometers recorded 1O1
AN AWFUL DAY
CHICAGO July 9.-Of all the hot days
that have mAde life burden. since the
warm weathav of 1897 began, this was
the worst There were more deaths of
human beings And of animals. and th,
number of prostfNtions was greater than
upon any other dSy of the long hot spell
that has hung over Chicago. Sixteen
people are dead fr\m the heat; two are
Insane, and out of\a large number of
prostrations ten cas\s are critical.
Out in the BrideweNwhere seven pris-
oners went insane yeAerday because of
the heat, three others Alffered the same
from the heat tonight.
The night was sizzlink horror. There
was comfort to be founS nowhere. it
was the hottest night ChiAgo has ever
known The mercury wasN last night
at midnight and although mar the lake
it sank to 82 at 6 a. m, the decrease in
temperature was more than ofket by an
increasing humidity which through the
night and day made the discomfort far
greater than is implied by the reesrd of
the thermometer.
BY a. m. the mercury in the weather
Office had climbed to "a and there was
steady overpowering bull movement ,k,-
til 8 p. M, when 80 was reached. THIS
was up in the auditorium tower, wherA
the wind had a chance at the thermom-
eter. On the streets, where the heat ra-
dated from baking pavements and the
walls of buildings it was four to five de-
grees higher than in the tower and no
breeze to be had.
The day was especially severe on
horses, over 100 dying ir. the streets Six
teen hundred men and boys were tempo
rarily thrown out Of employment in
Pullman today. Owing to the intense
heat the managers gave notice to close
the works at noon and serd the work.
men home. The shops will remain closed
tomorrow II the hot weather continues
an until the temperature decreases lit-
tie.
A thunder storm this evening caused