The record-union., 1897-08-02
SWELTERINC
FROM THE HEAT,
One Hundred and Two in the Shade
at Kansas City.
Conditions the Same al ST. Louis, With
Several ProStraiiens.
The Corn Crop Suffers Great DAM
age Throughout Kansas, Okla
hOma and the Cherokee Strip
as a Result of the Drought and
Hot Winds Prevailing.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1.-All Kansas
City and vicinity sweltered again to-
day through the third successive day of
100 degrees of heat. The Government
Weather Bureau reports show 100 de-
grees and over from D. m. until after
> o'clock this afternoon, the maximum
being at 4 p. m., when 102 degrees was
recorded. AT Z o'clock this evening it
was % degrees.
Throughout Kansas the same condi-
tions prevail, and the reports as to the
condition of the corn crop are very
gloomy. Hot winds are general through
out the State, and in the southern and
western parts, where rain has been
needed for many days, farmers are
losing hope. Several localities in the
southern part of the State report that
farmers are cutting their corn, in order
to preserve it for fodder.
HOT AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-Ninety- EIGHT in
the shade was registered by the Wealth
er Bureau at o'clock this afternoon.
This was the maximum temperature for
the day On the streets, where the full
force of the sun was felt, the thermome
ters showed 100 and over. Tonight it
is only a few degrees cooler. There
were several prostrations to-day, the
most serious being Hermann Moss and
Arthur Guaners.
Eleanor Sohrman, John Nutter, JOS
Rugli and VIM. Whitney were also
overcome by heat The two last-named
died after being taken to the City Hos
pital, and the condition of the others is
serious.
This was the hottest day of the sea-
son. At midnight the coolest place in
the city was on top of the Federal build
ing where the thermometer registered
Sc degrees.
SUDDEN RISE AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE Ky), Aug. 1.-The
temperature in this vicinity took a sud-
den rise to-day. At a. m. the mercury
registered 76 degrees, and it gradually
rose until at $3.50 100 was reached. In
the evening a good breeze sprang up,
causing the thermometer to drop II de-
grees. No prostrations are reported.
CORN BADLY DAMAGED.
TOPEKA Kan.), Aug. 1.-Reports as
to the damage to the corn crop in Kan
sas, Oklahoma and the Cherokee Strip
are pouring into the headquarters of the
Santa Fe and Rock Island Roads here,
whose lines practically cover the State.
A summary of these reports indicate the
condition to be as follows:
In Oklahoma it is estimated that the
damage will amount to 20 per cent.
The damage in Southern Kansas, east
of Winfield, is slight, upland fields be-
ing the only ones hurt. West of Win
field the damage is estimated at 80 per
cent. Along the Santa Fe for 100 miles
west of Emporia, on the main line, a
go per cent, damage has been sustained.
The Hutchinson branch to Kinsley re-
ports 40 per cent.
From Mcpherson north to the Nebras-
ka line and in Sastern and Northwestern
Kansas the railroad reports state that
the crop has not been seriously injured.
1t is estimated that the damage to the
crop generally throughout the State of
Kansas, Oklahoma and the Cherokee
Strip is about 40 per cent. Railroad Of
ficials here state that if. the hot winds
continue two days longer the damage
will amount to 60 per cent