The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-12
DEADLY HEAT PREVAILS
MIDDLE WEST AND SOUTHWEST
SUFFER ALIKE
Notwithstanding Temperatures Re
ported From Widely Scattered
Points-Kansas Corn Crop
Is Burning Up.

the afternoon became stationary at the
104 mark. This equals yesterdays record,
and is the highest point reached in twen-
ty years, with one exception. On the
streets it was several degrees hotter, and
as the humidity was much more pro-
nounced than for several days, the heat
was well nigh intolerable. Tonight the
air is still and sitting. One deaIh and a
dozen prostrations were reported up to 10
o'clock tonight.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 1.-Government
stations in Kansas report as follows, re-
garding their maximum temperatures to-
dayi
Kansas City, 1903; Baker, 1O2; Concordia,
102; Dodge City, 98; Dresden, .106; Fort
Scott, 1OS; Hays City, 106; Macksville 1O1;
Manhattan, LOG; Mcpherson, 107 Usage
City, LOG; Sedan, los; Wichita 102; Tope-
ka, 102
Reports received here tonight indicate
that in no county in the state are the
crops damaged less than 80 per cent.
Bourbon Allen Franklin and Miami
counties report almost a total loss of the
corn crop. 1t is generally conceded that
this is the worst drought since 1860 in
Kansas.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 1.-THE maxi
mum temperature for LincGsn and the
southern half of Nebraska dropped two
degrees to-day, to 10l. The hot winds con
tinue, however. At Beaver City was
the nineteenth successive day when the
temperature has been 100 degrees or over.
Fear of a water famine exists in many
towns. At st. Paul, Neb, the Burlington
depot today burned because there was
no water to fight the flames. Near Platts-
mouth sparks from the engine ignited a
SOCK car and tWenty-four horses burned.
Near Nebraska City sparks fell in a
wheat field and the entire crop in shock
was consumed.
LOUISVILLE. KY, July IA hot
wave swept over the South today, many
cities reporting the highest temperature
OF the year and some the highest since
the weather bureau stations were estab-
hSnea The humidity was generally low,
With maximum temperature of 1OG
at $40 p. m. the day was the hottest OF
the year in Louisville. The humidity was
only q, and there was little suffering
from the heat Special dispatches say the
thermometer registered 1G7 at Bowling
Green and 104 at Paducah, KY, today
Whether these readings were from ar
official thermometer was not stated.
The following cities report the heat
record for this year broken with the fig
ures given:
Little Rock 1O1, Memphis 1OO Birming-
ham 1929, Nashville 102 (highest In thirty
one years., Atlanta Sc, Chattanooga 99.
(higheSt In twenty-five years..
BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 11.-Intense
heat continued throughout southeastern
Iowa today, 1O6 in the shade being record.
ed IN the country near Burlington Local
thermometer ranged as high as 10S.
DES MONIES, Iowa, July 11.-For the
third day In succession the maximum
record for continued extreme heat since
the establishment OF the weather office in
1871 -
DECATUR, ILL.,, July 1.-THE govern.
ment thermometer registered 102b today
within a half a degree of the highest
known. Two men were sunstroke. Cron,
| are suffering from the drough and heat
| Many horses have died