The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-11
ing, three deaths from the heat were re
ported. The dead are:
OSCAR MAHEW.

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: ported The dead are:
OSCAR MAHEW.
l DORA ROBINSON.
: Man known as Oklahoma Bill" WHIT
| died shortly after his removal to thu
, hospital.
Up to o'clock tonight ten deaths an6
!, 4 about fifty prostrations as result Of the
, excessive heat, had been reported in
this city The highest point reached by
the Thermometer during the heated
term was SO degrees.
Evansville, Ind, July 1o.-After an
! electric storm early this morning, which
cooled the atmosphere some. the ther-
mometer shot up 10 IS by IL a. m The
sky was overcast. partially relieving the
intense heat The thermometer has not
been below 80 at midday here for ten
days.
| MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee, Wis, July 10.-A terrific
| wind and rain storm struck Oak Grove
last night leveling buildings and de.
stroying crops. Berlin, Wis. reports 1O5
degrees Of heat. A cool wave has arriv.
ed in Milwaukee.
The number OF deaths in this city re-
sulting from the intense heat Of the pas'
| few days is three, with thirteen prostra-
tons A review of the state outside or
Milwaukee as far as reported, show SIX
deaths and about twenty-five prostra-
tons.
Milwaukee, Wis, July l0.-Aithough
the spell Of the terrific heat mas been
broken, four deaths occurred today from
recent prostrations.
Detroit Mich, July 10.-During the
week there have been $50 deaths in De-
troit, seventy-one of tnese5eing child
rem under five years Of age. Last week
there were but seventy-nine deaths. The
number resulting directly from the heat
in Michigan is twelve.
Grand Rapids, Mich, July 10.-There
have been but two deaths due directly
TO the heat in this vicinity since July /.
There has been a large increase in the
death rate, however, among Children and
the aged.
KANSAS CITY AND THE WEST.
Kansas City, July 10.-Northern and
western Kansas was thoroughly soaked
| by rar last night, breaking the hot SPELL
An average of So degree weather pre-
vailed in the southwest today. Three
DEATHS, resulting from prostrations yes
terday, were reported today: Mrs. Has
KEEL, al Troy, Kan; William Keller, at
Leavenwortn, and Fred Gumne. at
Eineland.
Fight deaths were directly due to the
extreme hot weather which has prevail
ed in Kansas City during the past week.
Six OF these occurred yesterday. the hot
test day Of the season, and two on
Thursday. The prostrations numbered
fully fifty During the entire season pre-
vious TO the past week there had been but
three deaths from sunstroke. Today, the
weather was cool.
Topeka, Kan, July 10-The result OF
the past twelve days Of extreme heat in
this city, during which time the temper
AZURE reached a maximum of 104 de-
grees. was twelve prostrations and no
deaths so far reporte., Tonight, the tenn
peratlre registers abouc "a.
Omaha, Neb.. July 10.-During the re-
cent heated term Fred Carlson and
Frank Latenza died from the effects of
me heat, and four others were prostrat-
ed. i
Lincoln, Neo., July 10.-Heat prostra-
tons in Nebraska during thepast week
have been numerous, but only three IA
talities have been reported in this city.
AN ICEMAN OVERCOME.
Utica. n. Y, July 10.-G. F. Wilson, an
ice1nar, was overcome by the heat yes
terday and, leaving his wagon. started
for home This morning he was found
dead IN a field where ne had wandered,
evidently in a dazed condition. Adolph
Freygang. a prominen. German OF Dodge
vile, was cvercome by the heat and died
a few hours later The mercury at noon
today was a..
There have been four deaths from the
heat during the week.
THE LIST IN MINNESOTA.
Minneapolis, Mimi, July 10-There
has been one death caused by the heat
during the past week, that Of William
Orleff. cook, who dropped on the
street yesterday. Rain fell last night
and this morning, and much cooler
weather has followed.
ST. Paul, Mimi, July 10.-During the
heated spell in this city, which ended
last night, there have been reported
seven prostrat'ons and two deaths. m
HEAT DOWN IN DIXIE.
New Orleans, La, July 10.-The maxi !
mum temperature recorded during the |
recent heated term in New Orleans, |
which was broken TO some extent today, |
by rain. was 9S. on June %. For sew
eral days prior thereto. and thereafter. |
the mecury registered above 80. The |
actual deaths from heat proStration dur
ing that time were fifteen. Many other |
deaths, particularly Of children, were in !
part due 20 the heat.
Louisville, Ky. July 10.-Since the |
commencement of the present heated |
term there have been seventeen deaths |
IN this city and about fifty serious pros |
trations. all due directly TO the intense |
heat. The average maximum and mini |
mum tempera lures for the past twelve |
days were $50 and 75.4 respectively.
Nashville, Tenn, July 10.-Five deaths |
have occurred in this city since last |
Saturday morning, from sunstrokes and |
heat prostra;ions and two previous to |
that day.
WASHINGTON'S FORECAST.
Washington, July l0.-The intense |
neat for the past ten days in the central |
valleys, due in par, to the stagnation OF |
the atmosphere, has been broken by the |
forward movement Of the trough OF low |
pressure from Kansas 70 the lake re- /
cions and by the advance of the high |
pressure area from the North Pacific |
coast 70 Colorado. a fall in temporal
ture % 20 degrees in twenty-four hours /
has been reported from Sioux City ana /
C,nro-t1ia The area indicating rho fall