Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-07-05
INTENSE HEAT IN THE EAST
NUMEROUS DEATHS OCCUR
Nineteen Died In New York Alone
Men of Prominence Died-Crops
Damaged by Hot Winds-BishOp
POtter's Wife Died.

New York, July 1.-The relief from
the killing heat OF last week. which
was promised Sunday, did not material
ize. Indeed. the temperature increased,
there was less breeze thaa the day be.
fore and what little air did stir was
surcharged with heat. There was an
increase in the fatalities reported Sun
day over yesterday, though the number
OF simple prostrations was not SO large.
Up to midnight 19 deaths had been re.
corded and 20 prostrations. The gov
ernment thermometer reached 81 de-
grees.
delphla.-Sunday was the hot
test June day Philadelphia has expert.
enced sA.ce 1877. The maximum tenn
perature was 9S. The humidity regis
tered 66 per cent. One death from heat
and % prostrations were reported.
Pittsburg. Fifteen prostrations and
two deaths IS the record for the heat
wave Sunday. The normal death rate
is 16. The maximum temperature to-
day was 94
Burlington, lathe mercury touch
ed 100 here Sunday. Frank Dunham.
for the past 10 years chief clerk for
the Burlington division railway mail
service, died Of sunstroke.
Chicago.-The heat Sunday broke all
June records. On the street today 1t
was 103. No fatalities were reported,
but several of those who were pros
trated are in serious condition.
Mattoon, HE. J. Walsh. Sr.. presi-
dent of the Mississippi Glass company
and the st. Louis Terminal company
and prominently identified with lead
ing ST. Louis enterprises. died Sunday
afternoon from heat prostration on
board the knickerhocker express OF She
Big Four road, between Gays and this
city. Death was totally unexpected
Mr.. Walsh was en- route to Hot Springs
Va, to recuperate from & severe siege
of grippe.
Cincinnati-Henry Myer. president
of the st. Bernard Shooting club
swooned while delivering his annual
address at the meeting Sunday, and he
died soon afterwards. His death is
said to be due to heat prostration.
Kansas City.-Missouri and Kansas
are suffering from hot winds thai
threaten great damage to corn. Atchi
son, Kan, reports the greatest drouth
in northeastern Kansas since 1860, a
warm wind blowing from the south
almost increasingly for the past sever
! days. Abilene, Kan, reports 105 de
gree weather, with many fields II
South Dickinson county ruined. 4
Mexico (Mo) dispatch says the ther
mometer in that part Of the state reg
| istered 101 yesterday and today, ant
| that If rain does not come soon thu
farmers will have to put their stock OF
| the market Immediately to save II
Sedalia. Mo-, reports 103 degrees in tn
shade, with the statement that anothe
week of similar weather will make corI
failure in central Missouri.
Lincoln, Neb.-For several days tn
state mas suffered from drouth and no
winds. Crops have been badly injured
New York-Mrs. Eliza Rogers Pot
ter, wife of the Rt. Rev. Henry c. Pot
ter. Protestant Episcopal bishop o
New York. died suddenly early thi
morning at the family residence in thi
city. Mrs. Potter's death was due {
heart failure, superinduced by the In
tense heat the last few Gays. Bisho
Potter was at his wife's side when tn
end came, but none Of her anxious chi
dren were present.