Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-23
HEAT WAVE
STILL ROLLS ON.

Washington, July 29.--The weather
bureau officials find nothing IN the
chronological conditions to justify any
prediction Of change Of temperature
In the heated section Of the country
The principal weather bureau stations
in the middle Mississippi valley gem
orally reported somewhat lower tenn
perature at o'clock today, but the
forecasters say that this change is in
all probability only temporary and
might have been caused by slight
variation Of the wind. There is alb
solutely no permanent change in pro-
spect" they say.
The indications are for continued
hot weather in Washington and vicini-
ty.
ST. Louis, July 23.--At 1880 p. m, the
government thermometer registered l0S
degrees Of heat, three less than at TIE
same time yesterday, when all records
were broken. Twelve deaths from heat
in ST. Louis are reported during the
past twenty -four hours. Most promi-
nent among the dead Is DR.. John II.
Crosswhite.
New York July 2S.-The temperature
here at 10 o'clock this morning was 50
degrees The humidity was GO per cent,
Omaha, Neb., July 23.--With a record
of nine deaths and 10 prostrations for
Omaha and vicinity for the last thirty
six hours, today opened with clouded
sky and the mercury at o'clock reg
istering 81,
St. Louis, July 23-After a hot close
night, breeze sprang up this morning
bringing relief TO thousands of suffer
ers At 10 a. m. the government Their
mometer recorder 81 degrees, compared
with 100 at the same time yesterday
During the past twenty-four hours
there have been numerous prostrations
and eight deaths from the heat.
Des Mones, Iowa. July 2S.-Temper-
ature at Z o'clock a. m, So. three de-
grees hotter than yesterday, when lO9
was reached in the afternoon. The sky
darkened at o'clock and heavy thun-
der promised rain, which failed 10
come however, and the day promises
to go above 100 again.
Kansas CITY, Mo-, July 23.--Light,
scattered showers are reported late
yesterday and last night in northwest
ern Missouri. eastern Kansas. Arkansas
and northern Texas. but az no point 1t
Is believed. was the fall sufficient 20
cause permanent good. Today In Kan
sas City the weather bureau reported
a temperature of 92 at II o'clock. slight
ly lower than yesterday. but with indi-
cations for fair and continued warm
weather In this part OF the country.
The rain reported IN Kansas for the
past II hours takes In seven counties In
the eastern part ~ the state from At
Gibson down 10 the Oklahoma line. At
Parsons, I'm Iahette county, the rain
was the first Of any consequence In
seven weeks. At Independence, In
Montgomery county on the Oklahoma
line, there was a regular doWnpour. At
Muscotah. Atchison county. precipta-
ton is estimated az half an inch. and
the farmers are jubilant thinking that
the drouth has at last been broken. At
Lawrence rain was threatened but
aside from the stir OF air created for
few minutes, the night was as bad as
any Of the season, the mercury re-
naming above 40 III night This morn
ing there was no sign Of relief
Denver, Colo. July 2S-should the
thermometer today register above 20
the worst heat record known since OBJ
servations were taken in Denver VIII
have been eau5ted, and with one more
day OF such temperatures all former
records win be broken. The July Of 1874
had twenty days in which the reading
was 20 or higher This month has seen
10 DAYS which equal that record.