Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-07-01
MANY DIE OF
OF The HEAT
The Hot Wave East Of the Rocky
Mountains is Doing Deadly
Work.
LIGHTNING KILLS TWELVE
Seven People Died Of the Heat in New
York Between Midnight and Morning
Many Deaths and Prostrations
Reported from Other Cities.

New York, July 1.-The hot weather
of last week, continued today. At 10
o'clock the temperature was 80. The
humidity 45 per cent. Between l and
9 a. m. seven deaths due To the heat
were reported in this city.
Six deaths froin the heat were re-
ported at Brooklyn between midnight
and 10 a. m.
TWENTY THREE DEATHS.
New York, July 1.-At 2 O'Clock the
weather bureau reported tempera-
ture of SO. There We're 23 deaths due to
the heat in New York and Brooklyn
between midnight and p. m. today.
MANY REGISTRATIONS.
st. Louis, Mo-, July 1.-The intense
heat that prevailed for several weeks
continues unabated. At 5 a. M, the
thermometer recorded 80 degrees; two
hours later it had risen to 50. Yester-
day there were eight deaths and -
prostrations.
NO PROSPECT OF RELIEF
Washington, July 1.-The weather
bureau thermometer at $3.50 this NOR
ming recorded 91 The hot wave is
general east Of the Rockies and there
is no immediate prospect Of relief.
HOT IN KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 1.-The wea-
ther forecaster here can see no relief
from the hot spell today or tomorrow.
CHICAGO IS SWELTERING.
Chicago, July 1.--At o'clock this
morning the thermometer on the street
level showed 80. The humidity inten-
sified the suffering. the air showing
So per cent of moisture.
THE HEAT AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, July 1.-The weather bu-
reau thermometer at 1880 p. m. regis
tered 95. Eight heat prostrations have
been reported, four of them fatal.
At 12 o'clock, the bureau thermome-
ter registered "a degrees in the shade,
while on the streets the record was
several points higher. Up to noon there
had been reported four deaths from
heat prostrations today.
ONE HUNDRED AT INDIANAPOLIS
Indianapolis, Ind, July 1.-This pro-
misses to be the hottest day of the year
in Indianapolis. At 1880 the thermo-
meter registered 100 in the shade.
A BRIEF RELIEF.
Chicago, July 1.-Af- 1890 p. m. today
the suffering from the intense heat
was alleviated by a sudden drop in the
to II and shortly after
ward by heavy fall of rain. Fore
caster Walz declared however, that
the relief is likely to be of but short
duration.
THE SMOKY CITY SUFFERS.
Pittsburg, July 1.-Two deaths and
eight prostrations were reported. The
men in the mills suffer intensely.
SEVEN DEATHS AT PHILADEL-
PHIA.
Philadelphia, Pa, July lat 2:30 p.
M, the police and hospitals report sew
en- deaths today from the heat. There
have been twenty prostrations.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Washington, July 1.-At o'clock the
are reported.
THE HOTTEST PLACE.
Baltimore, July This city is the
hottest place in the United States. At
p. m. the thermometer indicated 101
degrees. The humidity was about 65
per cent. Two prostrations were re-
ported.
TWELVE KILLED BY A BOLT OF
LIGHTNING.
Chicago, July Twelve men were
killed and boy probably fatally I'm
jured this afternoon by single bolt of
which struck pier where
they were fishing.
100 DEGREES AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, July lat p. M, the
official thermometer recorded one hun
dred degrees. All departments of
Cramps shipyard shut down on ac-
count of the heat, and other Industrial
establishments were forced to close.
A LATER VERSION OF THE CA
TAsTRoPHE.
Chicago. July IA single stroke of
lightning today killed eleven boys and
probably fatally injured twelfth. A
flash occurred during heavy thunder
shower which broke over the city at
1880 p. m. The boys who had been
swimming rushed to the pier at the
foot of Montrose boulevard to seek
shelter. Suddenly there was a great
flash of lightning and people living in
the vicinity heard terrific crash. The
pier, which was a heavy construction,
was precipitated into the water. In
half an hour all the bodies were re-
covered from the lake.
Willie Anderson, IL years of age. was
the only survivor. He was badly
hurt. He managed to crawl to the
shore and was staggering along when
he met policeman who was already
hurrying to the scene. In few agon-
lied gasps he gave the officer bare
idea of the horrible ending to an hours
sport, and then tainted.
/ Big DAY FOR MANILA.