The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
MANY DIE FROM HEAT
Record Shows Nineteen Victims in
New 'ork Sunday.

terIal1ze. instead, the temperature
Increased, there was less breeze than
the day before, and what little air
did stir was surcharged with heat.
There was scarcely a cloud all day
to shield the city's populace from the
suns burning rays. There was an in
crease in the fatalities reported over
Saturday, though the number of sim
pie prostrations was not so large.
Up to midnight 10 deaths had been
recorded and 20 prostrations. The
deaths Saturday numbered IL. At
noon the government thermometer
registered s8 degrees; at three p. M,
90 degrees, and at four p. M, 81 de-
grees, five degrees more than the
maximum temperature Saturday.
After this drop came, and at nine
p. m. the mercury touched IS.
Eleven Deaths In Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Pa, July L. Between
midnight Saturday and midnight Sun
day IL deaths directly traceable to
the effects of heat and Is prostra-
tons are recorded. In addition to
this many children have succumbed,
as is evidenced by the burial permits
issued. In the past IS hours so per-
mits have been issued, three-fourths
of which were for children under four
years of age. The normal death rate
is 16. The maximum temperature Sum
day was "a.
In New England.
Boston, July 1.-The weather
| throughout New England Sunday was
generally slight improvement over
that of the past three days, breeze
tempering the suns terrific heat on
attitudes and along the coast. In the
cities, however, the suffering was ter
rible among the poorer people and
the hospitals were fully as busy as
during the week. In Boston the Off
cial figures for the maximum temper
AZURE was SO, one degree more than
Saturday, while the. humidity was only
So. The police report only one death
| from heat prostration in the city
| proper, but there have been very
many serious cases. The hospitals
are still treating scores, of patients
Frustrated during the week, so that
the list of victims is abnormally large.
Three deaths from the heat occurred
at Lawrence, Mass, a total of seven
since Friday. At Manchester, N. H,
there were three deaths from the
heat.
| Little Sign of Relief.
| Washington, July Intense heat
| prevailed here all day and far into
| the night. The sun shone with re-
lentless fury from cloudless sky all
day, and there was scarcely breath
| of air to temper the atmosphere.
During the afternoon the tempera-
ture at the weather bureau was 90
degrees, and it maintained a high
record throughout the evening. Re-
| ports to the weather bureau from
points throughout the hot wave area
show remarkably high temperatures
generally, with little or no rainfall
and but poor prospects for any sub
stantial relief in the next 4s hours in
the eastern part of the country. In
the south, Atlantic and middle and
east gulf states there were local
rains and thunderstorms Sunday, and
in the entire northwest cooler wealth
er came from local showers. High
temperature continued in all districts
east of the Rocky mountains. At
New York the maximum, % degrees,
broke the record there for June, and
at Philadelphia the maximum, 9s,
equaled the highest temperature pre-
viously recorded there.
| Corn in Danger.
Kansas City, Mo-, July Missouri
and Kansas are suffering from hot
winds that threaten great damage to
corn. Atchisen, Kan, reports the
greatest drought in northeastern
Kansas since 1860, warm wind hav-
ceasingly for the past seven days.
Abilene, Kan, reports 105-degree
weather, with many fields In south
Dickinson county ruined. A Mexico
| (Mo.) dispatch says the thermometer
in that part of the state registered
1o1 Saturday and Sunday, and that If
rain does not come soon the farmers
will have to put their stock on the
market Immediately to save il. Sc
dalia, Mo-, reports 1O3 degrees in the
| shade, with the statement that an
other week of similar weather will
make a certain failure of the corn
crop in central Missouri.
Nebraska Suffers.
Lincoln, Neb., July Sunday was
the seventh day during which the
mercury has reached more than 90
degrees and the fourth during which
it has reached 100. For eight days
the state has suffered from drought
and south winds. Oats, potatoes and
hay crops have been badly injured
and corn began to curl and wither
| Sunday in the eastern part of the
state. The drought is felt worse in
the central eastern part of the state.
| North of the Platte river the dry
weather was preceded by week Of
rains, and no damage has been done
there. Unless rain falls in day or
two the corn crop south of the Platte
river will be considerably damaged.
| Hay Crop Near Ruin.
Kansas City, Mo-, July Local hay
dealers say that unless heavy rain
81, 200, 900.
Drought Broken.
London, July 1.-The long-continued
drought in Great Britain has broken
up. Violent thunderstorms occurred
Saturday night and Sunday accom-
panied by torrential rains and light
ming which wrought much havoc.