The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-04
DIE FROM HEAT
MORTALITY IN NEW YORK IN LAST
SIX DAYS HAS REACHED SIX
HUNDRED
MoRGUES ARE OvERCR0WDED
Hospital and Ambulance service
Was Entirely Inadequate
for the Emer-
gency
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT YET

@11Gc LIN O1GdI 1ET
NEW YORK, July 3.-Rain storms OF
today, with their consequent fall In tenn
perature' were godsend to the bulk OF
sweltering humanity of this vicinity As
soon as the last storm of the afternoon
had passed off the temperature com
menced to rise. The wind which blevy
curing the storm also diminished until IL
assumed the proportions of a slight
breeze. These conditions, coupled with
the very considerable humidity which
came as an aftermath of the downfall
OF waters from the clouds, made the sur
ering almost as intense as It was when
the thermometer registered several de-
grees higher.
Most of the hospitals are crowded to
ther utmost capacity, and many of them
nave erected tents on their grounds for
the accommodation Of the heat victims
The death rate has increased with
such rapidity that the moTgue is being
taxed as 1t never was before, ana every
slab In that institution is now occupied
by a corpse. Hospital attendants ara
collapsing under the extraordinary strain
TO which they have been subjected ana
were 1t not for the volunteers who havs
come to their aid the situation would bs
greatly exaggerated by enforced neglect
of heat patients
<AiSilOhSu ll4t ambulance service has
been augmented by The introduction OF
automobiles which have been loaned for
the purpose 1t is greatly inadequate The
horses used have been most carefully
nufsed to reserve their stamina, but not
wlthstanding this, a number have given
out Their places are being filled from
outside sources, and so great is the scar
city OF available animals, because OF the
heat and the grip with which New York
horses dftiiCtgI Io
to send to other cities to get a fresh
supply When the first downpour Of rain
struck the city today ii was accompanied
by thunder and a fair-sized gale. which
soon reduced the temperature fifteen dc
grees. The humidity made the air so SUI
Try, however, that the great reduction
was not perceptible. At 1920 o'clock %.
m. the temperature registered "a degrees.
and half an hour later it had dropped
two degrees Then It continued TO fall
as the rain and wind appeared. At
p. m. 1t was II degrees, at o'clock IS
and at s o'clock 80 degrees. Tne wind
and lightning which accompanied the
rain did considerable damage IN the city.
especially out towards Harlem Many
trees, awnings and buildings were
wrecked, but up TO 10 o'clock no casual
ties were reported. There were ~ deaths
and 1O7 cases OF heat prOstration In the
| borough of Manhattan and the Bronx
during the hours between a. m. and
lO:SC p. m. today.
NEW YORK, July S.-At 1890 this
Thursday morning It was estimated that
the total deaths from heat in the last
six days In Greater New York was 900.
is HOT EVERYWHERE.
WASHINGTON. July s.-Hot weather
continued today in nearly all sections east
of the Rocky mountains but as a rulo
showed some let-up from the previous
day. Reports received at the weather
bureau today show that temorary relief
came from thun'.ers, ,orms in many local
! tiles. There are no immediate prospects II
| general break in the hot spell. Dur
ing the afternoon showers In the upper
Ohio valley and the middle Atlantic
states caused a decided fall In the tenn
perature. Almost similar conditions are
expected tomorrow except that the area
over which the storms may app ar may
be EXTENDED. The slight disturbance
noted last night in the Wet Indies Is
not making any marked advance ard the
relief hoped for in that direction Is not
materialZng. The area Of low pressure
in the Lake Superior region Is moving
very slowly TO the northeast and remains
practically lifeiess, 50 that little relief is
| expected from that source. 1t will be
warm again In the morning weather
bureau officials say, and the only appre-
ciable breaks In temperature will rsIlt
from local storms. Ninety degrees and
over were recorded today In Atlanta Ga,
Boston, Cincinnati Davenport, Denver,
Des Molnes, Indianapolis, Little Rock,
Memphis, New Orleans, New York, North
Platte, Omaha, Pttsburg, Salt Lake city,
St Louis, st. Paul, Springfield IL, Vicks-
burg Miss, while in Kansas city tbs
thermometer registered 1O2, and in
Phoenix, Ariz., 100. Hot W ather general
ly prevailed in Kansas and Missouri,
these states getting little relief
In Washington the thermometer reach
ed a maximum Of SO, but towards even
ing 1t grew cooler gradually until
o'clock 50 degrees prevailed There wero
fifteen prostrauons from the heat and
two deaths reported up TO 10 o'clock to-
night.
HEAVY MORTALITY.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3-AlthOugh
the temperature did not reacn the record
it made yesterday and Monday by four
degrees, the suffering from the heat and
the fatal results from the torrid wave
were nearly as great as on the two
previous days. The maximum tempera-
ture today was reached at p. m.
when the weather bureau thermometer
| registered 80 2-10 degrees After that the
tendency OF the mercury was down and
at p. m tonight It stood at 50 degrees.
The record of deaths and prostrations
nearly equals that OF yesterday when
more than fifty died and over 300 were
! prostrated.
Up to midnight the number OF deaths
! attributed to the excessive heat reported
since last midnight was forty-seven, with
over $50 prostrations.
HOT IN THE SOUTHWEST.
| KANSAS CITY, July S.-Ransas CITY
today was the center Of the hottest area
in the country. Within a radius OF 300
miles OF this city the temperature ranged
| from Sc to 10S degrees. In central Kan
sas not winds are reported as literally
| burning up all vegetation. At Leaven-
| worth. Kan, the highest point recorded
in this part Of the country for years was
reached, the government thermometer in
| that city marking l0S at O'Clock. Other
records In Kansas:
Hutchinson. 100; Fort Scott, 1O4; Law
renee, 1O2; Atchison. 100; Arkansas City,
/ 9s
In Missouri: Sedalia, 1Oi; Kansas City,
| 10l; Joplin, 100; Springfield. S6.
In Kansas City the record OF yester-
| day was exceeded by one degree, and FIVE
| prostrations, none OF which It Is believed
viii prove fatal. were reported. In JOp-
| lin the dro1fh OY the paaf ten daya has