The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-11
EAST STILL HEAT-STRICKEN.
Business Seriously Interfered With
Deaths and ProstratiOns.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Aug. 1O.-There was no cessa-
ton of the hot wave to-day. Following the
record-breaking temperature Thursday, the
heat to-day. though officially one degree
less, was really more trying. The maxi
mum official temperature to-day was 80 de-
grees. but, as on Thursday, 1t was lOo de-
grees the streets.
The upward movement Of the mercury be
gan early in the day. On the street the
the middle of the forenoon. and at noon the
official figures. taken far above the heads
of the pedestrians, were " degrees. This
temperature held until o'clock in the after
noon. when 80 degrees was recorded. There
was drop to 80 degrees at o'clock in the
afternoon. but an hour later the mercury
fall
There was no breeze all day and electric
fans We're worked overtime.
Shirt-waist men were in evidence In the
streets. and instead of reproof they met
with encouragement, In surface cars coats
neatly belted and minus suspenders or not.
In Wall street brokers hung up their coats
upon arriving at their offices and their
visits to the street later were made coat
less. .rr s-n, s'T
In the crowded east section OF the city
the suffering from heat was intense. Wom-
en- and children crowded in the doorsteps
of tenemerts, trying TO obtain air. Thou
sands slept on roofs and in courtyards to
avoid suffocation in narrow; ill-ventilated
rooms. Some OF the small parks were
crowded and the recreation piers were filled
until late at night. Physicians and ambu-
lances We're everywhere kept busy. There
We're ten deaths from heat in New York
and twenty-three cases of prostration.
Work was suspended in many factories
and business generally. by common con-
sent. went by the board save in cases of
actual necessity.
More than fifty horses died of the heat
during the day.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, Aug. 10.-Indications are that the
torrid spell will continue here for at least
two days. The highest temperature to-
registered 96 degrees
Every record for continuous heat Is
broken The longest spell ever y.,I, known
now sweltering in tho seventh day of great
heat.
seven prostrations to-day. Mortality among
horses is far greater. Two thousand have
died IN the streets in seven days. Five hum
dred perished to-day.
HEAT STOPS BUSINESS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Albany, n. Y, Aug 1O-With a lower tenn
perature than yesterday this has been one
of the most oppressive days of a heat
burdened week. The, highest record was l02
degrees in tho sun, but humidity rose to 50
per cent.
Scarcely any breeze was stirring. Men
to work and business So was sus
We're reported up to 6 o'clock.
GOOD BREEZE At BUFFALO.
REPUBI,IC SPECIAL.
Buffalo, N. Y. Aug. 10.--The highest tenn
perature to-day was SO degrees. A good
breeze saved the day from being oppres-
*' RAIN COOLED BOSTON.
| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
| Boston. Aug. 10.-The thermometer began
IN r-S aatyy and uf n 'nj II
| 1t was 81 in the sun. A thunder shower at
| o'clock cleared the air. At the hospitals
, four prostrations were reported.
TWO DEATHS AT MINNEAPOLIS.
! Minneapolis. Aug 10-There were two
deaths in Minneapolis to-day as result of
Mrs. Minnie vicklun, No. 7a Western ave
nue., was sFercome while VIII Standing tan han, at he she
! was found at the bottom and died few
minutes after being picked up. -.
Thomas Mccarthy; aged ~ years. was the
| barn at Lake Minnetonka He Is supposed
to have been overcome by the heat and to
have crawled into The barn. lie was we'll
| known baseball player and was formerly
with the Indianapolis team. There was also
| one prostration In Minneapolis
HOT AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. lo.--The intense
| heat to-day resulted III i've aedths dii"
twenty prostrations.
| The maximum temperature was reached
at O'Clock this afternoon. when the Gov.
! ernment thermometer on top of the Post
| Office building registered - degrees. The
minimum was so degrees at $40 o'clock this
morning. At O'Clock the mercury had the
S5 mark, and by 10 O'Clock had jumped to ~
| At noon three additional degrees We're noted
and at 2 oclock 96 degrees were registered.
The mean temperature was 50, twelve above
| normal
! The average for the last four days has
| been higher than for any similar period on
record. Many large factories throughout
| the CITY are working on half time, the heat
of the afternoon being too great for the en-
| ployes to endure.
SUFFERING At MILWAUKEE,.
hrilxaukee Wis, Aug. 10.-Two deaths
and one prostration due to the heat Were
The Thermometer registered 93 degrees.
WARMER AT PIT'rsBURG.
! Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 1o:-Instead of going
! lower, the thermometer jumped point TO-
day, reaching 81 on the Government build
| ing.
Five deaths and six prostrations are di
| rectIy attributable to the hot weather.
arra,r-N FINE HEHDEEC