The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-11

trated persons who died in their ow
homes are not attainable. During tn
hot spell 1871 cases Of prostration classifie
rs serious" have been treated at tn
city hospitals. There is no record c
those treated at their homes. During tn
thirteen days the heat has averaged 8
degrees. There were no deaths and fey
prostrations during the first five days
Today's record OF the sun in ST. Loui
up TO o'clock tonight, is: Dead, IA; pros
trated, 50.
OF those Frustrated. ten are expected t
die tonight. The dead are:
BAPTISTE GRIMMOND.
WILLIAM KOEyTTER:
WILLIAM SHELLEY.
r. D. WRIGHT.
JOHN ANDERSON.
ALBERT ROEBST-
MAHALE BROWN.
MIKE ALGIER-
EMIL PERSON.
MRS. CHARLOTTE BLATTO.
PATRICK O'DONNELL
VARLEMAN BAHER.
DAUGHEDTY
PHILIP BAN.
Bakers. teamsters, cooks and organ
grinders form the bulk Of those prostrat
ed. The city hospital is swarmed VIII
heat cases. The emergency wards are
packed. This morning Superintendent
Sutton ordered number Of large tents
which he will have placed on the hosplta
grounds. and viii transfer all the hea
cases TO them.
Al dawn this morning the temperature
was IS degrees; at o'clock this after
moon. il was 49, This evening il was 3:
degrees AS yet there has been no reiei
from the heat AL sorts Of things were
promised for tonight, but they were pre-
dicted last night, and the night before
that. and the people have suffered and
died. There are a few feathery clouds in
the sky tonight, and an apology Tor a
hreeze Is coming from Kansas-where it
hotter than here-but there are no
signs OF cooling Storm This is -he
thirteenth day. Men are sullenly vicious
under the strain. women are hysterical,
md children are covered with prickly
heat from neck 70 heels.
S.. Louis, No., July 10.-The intensity
of the not spell was broken here tonight
by showers and wind storm. The
Thermometer now stands at so, fall of
t6 degrees.
ONE DEATH IN BOSTON.
Boston, July lO.-There has been one
death from heat this week, that Of Mrs.
W. j. Rutherford VINO was stricken yes
terday. During the past six days
twenty-six prostra tons from heat have
been reported, four of which resulted IA
Tally.
NEW YORK CITY AND STATE.
New York, July 1O.-The number Of
stroke for the week ending at o'clock
tonight, was fourteen. There were num-
erous deaths from heart failure and 9TH
e. diseases, hastened by the heat.
The report of the bureau Of vital sta
tistics for the week ending today gives
the number of deaths as $50. an increase
OF thirty-five over the week previous.
New York, July 10.-There were thirty
one heat pros.rations in New York, to-
day, four fatal
Syracuse. n. Y, July 10.-There have
city and immediate vicinity within the
last two days.
Rochester, n. Y, July 1O.-There were
two deaths from heat this week, both to-
day.
Buffalo, y. Y, July 10.-There have
been seven deaths from heat in Buffalo
this week, five of. them yesterday. In
the past two days there have been five
deaths from heat in neighboring towns.
Buffalo, y. Y, July 10.-At midnight,
five additional deaths were reported, dW
70 the heat This makes nine deaths in
Buffalo today.
IN THE KEYSTONE STATE.
Philadelphia, July 10.-Since the be-
ginnig of the present not wave, only
three deaths have resulted from the
prostrations.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 10.-The intense
heat prevailing since the first of July is
responsible for twenty-five deaths and
forty-seven serious pros5rations. Scores
of Others were slightly affected. There
vera three deaths and several prostra-
tons from heat today The dead were:
BRIDGET KEENAN,.
MICHAEL BARLIE.
JOHN DANCHULOVIC.
At / o'clock this afternoon the mer-
curry was 81 degrees.
STORMS IN INDIANA
Indianapolis, Ind, July 10.-While the
temperature was lower by several de-
grees al noon today than al any time for
the past week, the humidity up to that
hour was 50 great that but little relief
was 70 be had. Later the sun disap-
psared and intermittent showers, ac-
companied by cooling breezes, sen, the
mercury down 10 a comfortable point.