The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-02
Deaths Occur In the Hot
Wave Area.
nineteen IN GOTHAM
Also 20 Prostrations, While II
Died Saturday - Six
Deaths at Pitts
burg.

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prevailed here all day Sunday and far
into the night last night The sun
shone with relentless fury from
cloudless sky, and there ives scarcely
a breath OF air to temper the atmos-
phere. During the afternoon the
temperature at the weather bureau
was 98 degrees, and 1t maintained
high record throughout the evening.
Reports 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 4S hours follow
ing in the eastern part of the country.
In the south Atlantic and middle and
east gulf states there were local rains
and thunder storms Sunday, and in
the extreme northwest cooler weather
came from local showers.
High temperatures continued Sun
day In all districts east OF the Rocky
mountains. At New York the maxi
mum, 9S degrees. broke the record
there for June. and at Philadelphia
the maximum, 9S, equailed the high
est temperature previously recorded
there.
Some OF the high temperatures re-
ported at the bureau were the follow
ing:
Atlantic City, o.; Boston, 90; Chi
cago, 96; Cincinnati, 96; Davenport.
Ia, 9S; Denver, "a; Des Moines, Ia,
86; Indianapolis, "a; Jacksonville, "a;
Kansas City, 9s; Little Rock, 96;
Marquette, Mich, 96; Memphis, 80;
New Orleans, o.; North Platte, Neb.,
o.; Omaha, 98; Pittsburg, "a; st.
Paul, 90; Springfield, Ills, 9S; Vicks-
burg, Miss, 90; Washington, d. c..
9s, and st. Louis, 100.
FearfulIy Hot In New York.
New York, July There was an
increase In the fatalities reportel
Sunday over Saturday, though the
number Of simple prostrations was
not 30 large Up to midnight last
night 10 deaths had been recorded
and 20 prostrations The deaths Sat.
urday numbered II
About noon Sunday the government
Thermometer registered SS degrees;
about 3 o'clock p m, 90 degrees, AMI
about 4 p. m, 81 degrees, five degrees
more than the maximum temperature
Saturday. After this a drop came
and about . D. m. the mercury touched
Sc.
Philadelphia. July 1.--Sunday was
the hottest June day Philadelphia has
experienced since 1897. The maxi.
mum temperature, according to the
oA1cial thermometer on top OF the
posto6ice building, was SO degrees
about o'clock Sunday afternoon,
and the minimum n about s o'clock
In the morning In the street the
temperature was several degrees
higher. The humidity registered &C
per cent Last night there was q
slight decreage In both temperature
and humidity. One death from heat
and % prostrationS were reported.
Lincoln, Neb., July Sunday was
the seventh day during which the mer-
curry reached more than 80 degrees,
and the fourth during which 1t has
reached 100.
Prominent Man Died Of Heat.
Mattoon, Ills, July Edward J.
Walsh, ST., president of the Missis-
sippi Glass company and Of the St.
Louis Terminal company, and promi-
nently identified with leading St
Louis enterprises, died about 2:30
5 o'clock Sunday afternoon from heat
on q Big Four train. He had started
TO Hot Springs, Va, TO recuperate
from severe attack Of the grip he
had in the spring.
Greensburg, Pa, July 1.-George
Bridges, Of 6cottdale, died Sunday In
the Westmoreland hospital from the
effects Of the heat He was an en-
ploye Of the sheet mill at Scottdale,
and on Friday was Frustrated. He
was 36 years old and leaves q wife
and family. Jamss q. Wing. yard
master OF the Southwest railroad at
Youngwood, was overcome by the
heat Saturday evening, and for sev-
eral hours was In precarious condi-
tion. He will recover.
Altoona, Pa, July 1.-The ther-
nometer here Sunday registered 9S
IN the shade, making 1t the hottest
day In the year. Harvey Daveler, a
htreet Car conductor. was prostrated
by the heat and taken to the hos
pital.
Pittsburs. July 1.-The maximum
Temperature here Sunday was o.;
minimum. 72; average. 88.
At the bureau Of health II was an.
nounced last night that the death rate
had been increased over 100 per cent
by the hot wave Children under 4
years old are the victims.
The Dead.
John O'I5are, aged 80, found dead In
bed at his home, 2048 Gladstone
street, Allegheny. He had been suf-
fering from exhaustion, due to heat,
for a week.
Ben r. Jones, colored. aged about
81, while asleep. fell fro ma third
story window at his home. 8 sachea
alley, It being too warm to sleep in
bed. 60
John Roberts. aged IL. q ~ soho
street, drowned while bathing late
Saturday night In tho Aononeahele
ncdy rSsesered elfly yesttfday morn
Andrew FeAyar1. q 1lo1 washins'
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