Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-16
A WAVE OF DEADLY HEAT.
ItCovers IA Large Portion of the United
states - Some Records Broken In
Chicago.


Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 1O.-Hot weather
records for this city were broken
yesterday and will be broken again
to-day and tomorrow, and probably
for several more days. The local
forecaster will not hazard a guess
after the next three days, all of
which he says will be of the same
torrid nature as the last six days, and
he has fears of the weather after the
next three days have gone.
For % years, or since the weather
bureau was established there has
been but one term of hot weather in
which the mercury reached 80 for
five consecutive days. The average
maximum temperature for those five
days was 90. There have now been
six days on which the Temperatures
has gone above 30 and the ayeraG-
maximum for the six days has been
93.5. Thursday was the hottest of
the present heated spell, the mercury
reaching % in the Auditorium towe-
at 3 O'Clock. On the street level,
where brick walls and sidewalks were
given chance to radiate, il was two
degrees warmer than in the tower.
There were four deaths yesterday
due to heat, and 20 prostratiOns,
three of which are expected to prove
fatal.
The prolonged heat is having seri-
ous effect on business. All of those
who can leave the city for poinrs
along the lake shore and in the woods
Il
their hours of labor. This is especial
ly true in the large office Buildings.
Gangs of laborers all over the city
laid off during the afternoon.
For the week the mortality list has
been mounting with great rapiditE,
the increase being attributed entirely
TO the heat. There were 4Gj deaths
last week and at the present ratio of
increase there will be 600 this week.
The ratio OF deaths. according to The
coroner, will increase steadily as long
as the hot weather continues.
Philadelphia, Aug. 1O.-1hree
deaths and 20 prostrations occurred
in this city Thursday from heat.
The maNimunr temperature was
reached al t p. M, when "a 2-1O de
grecS were registered on the govern
ment thermometer on top of the post
Office building. In the streets. how
ever, it was much hotter and thrr-
mometers placed in the sun register
| ed as high as 120 degrees. There was
less humidity than on any previous
day during the present hot spell,
which made the weather more bear
able.
Reports from many parts of the
state tell of numerous prosLratiOnS
AT Easton Samuel Neviu prominent
merchant. died from the effects of
the heat. He was S3 years old. At
Chester nine men were overcome and
there was general cessation from
work in the iron mills Of the city.
There were six prostrations at Eas-
ton and il is believed sCmc of the
eases will prove fatal.
Pittsbur9- Aug. 1O.-The torrid
wave shows no signs of abatement.
-Four dead and seven prostratiOhs
were reported yesterday.
New York. Aug. 10.-The hot wave
that arrived here several days ago
continued yesterday and the local
fOrecaster gives no promise of early
relief. At o'clock last night the
temperature reached 95 degrees. two
degrees higher than ever before re-
corded here on this date.
From ) O'Clock the temperature di-
miniShed and at 10 p. IN. was down
10 - degrees. There were but few
prostrations during the day, and only
one death was reported.