The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-03
No RELIEF IN SIGHT
DEADLY HEAT EMBRACES PRAC-
TICALLY THE ENTIRE COUNTRY
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
DEATH RATE IS MOUNTING UP
NUNIBER oF FATALITIES IN NEW
YORK CITY ALONE I4S
UP TO 11.3O
MANY FACTORIES SHUT DOWN

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Reports re-
ceived at the weather bureau in this city
from throughout the entire area affected
by the intense heat show a continuation
Of very high temperatures, save in a few
favored localities, where moderation of
the heat resulted from thunder storms Or
other local atmospheric disturbances. No
relief of a substantial character is in
sight. The rainfall reports show that
there has been precipitation throughout
the affected area varying from less than
a hundredth of an inch in many places
to almost an inch. Generally speaking,
the thunder storms which have come have
been what Is known as dry storms so
that very little rain has accompanied
them.
The indications for the next twenty
four hours for a large portion of the
heated area point to cloudy weather, with
showers which, however, because of
their local character will bring only par
tial relief from the heat The predic-
tons of the officials here Is that the
temperatures for the next forty-eight
hours will show a fall of probably four
or five degrees, but that they will still
climb above the 9O-degree mark in most
places. The Atlantic coast will get some
relief from a West Indian disturbance,
which Is now moving northward.
Phoenix, Arz. had the highest tenn
perature today, the thermometer regis
tering log, while at Philadelphia it was
again 1O2; at Atlantic City, SO; Boston,
81; at Chicago, where over half an inch
of rain fell, So; Cincinnati, 80; Davenport,
Iowa, go; Indianapolis, "a; Kansas CITY,
100; Little Rock, Ark, SO; Memphis, Tenn,
"a; New Orleans, 80; New York, 9S; Pitts
burg, "a: st. Louis, 90; Salt Lake, 90;
Vicksburg "a.
At Washington the maximum was 100,
but during a gust in the afternoon the
thermometer fell fifteen degrees IN as
many minutes. Numerous prostratlons
and deaths were reported from the heat,
and in many places industrial plants were
forced to suspend operations.
The weather bureau tonight issued the
following:
The hot wave, which has prevailed dur
ing the past ten or twelve days over
New England, the Middle Atlantic states,
the lake region. the Ohio valley and the
Central West and Northwest, continued
during Tuesday, although temporary re-
lief was afforded during the AFTERNOON
by numerous thunder storpls in New
England and the middle Atlantic states,
and at Chicago and st. Louis.
AS yet this warm wave has not equaled
in duration those of 1881 and 1900, eX-
cept in New York city, where, during
the present hot wave, the maximum tenn
peratures have ranged from so to SO dur
ing the past seven days, exceeding the
greatest previous record by two days.
Neither have the extreme temperatures
OF the present wave yet exceeded the
prvious highest record, although they
very nearly equaled them.
The eastward movement Of another low
pressure area in the extreme West rem
Gers it improbable that there will be
any long continued relief from the high
| temperatures over districts not affected,
but it now is probable they reach the
extreme Atlantic states on account Of
the influence of a moderate West Indies
disturbance which appears to be moving
| northwestward over the lesser Antilles.
III. o. Williams. Acting Chief
United States Weather Bureau.