The Topeka state journal., 1901-07-01
ported two deaths from the heat and Il
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continues. Last night was one of the
hottest in years and at 8 o'clock this
morning the mercury registered S4
degrees.
Between midnight Saturday and mid
night Sunday eleven deaths directly
traceable to the effects of heat and if
teen prostrations are recorded. In addi-
tiOn to this, many children have sue
cumbed, as is evinced by the burial
permits issued. In the past eighteen
hours fifty permits have been issued,
three-fourths of which were children
under years Of age. The normal
death rate is sixteen.
Two deaths and eight prostrations
We're reported at noon. The dead: Sam
uel Jones, aged 6S years, Edward J.
Rowen, aged Is years.
The intense heat played havoc among
the mill men and many prostrati tions
are reported. divers pudding depart
ment at South Tenth street. the pud-
ding department of A. NJ Myers mill
and the Pennsylvania car wheel works
We're forced to suspend operations. In
the latter plant 400 men and and boys
were thrown out of work. The Pitts
burg forge and iron works, Allegheny,
also closed down. throwing 500 men out
of employment.
The temperature at noon was 90 de-
grees.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati. July 1.-Thermometer 80
at a. m. by weather bureau, 2 to 5
degrees higher on street level Clear
The thermometer touched 95 here Sun
day. Henry Meyer, president of the
St. Bernard Shooting club, swooned
while delivering his annual address at
the meeting. He died soon afterward,
and his death was said to be due to
prostration.
The thermometer reached 80 degrees
at noon today. Three deaths were re-
ported today as due to the heat and
there were about a dozen prostrations.
There have been IS deaths and So pros
trations within the past week.
AT ST. LOUIS.
St Louis, July 1.-The intense heat
that has prevailed in this vicinity for
several weeks continues unabated. At
a. m. the lowest point reached during
the past "a hours was reached. The
thermometer then recorded so degrees
and two hours later it had risen to 50.
Yesterday there were eight deaths
and II prostrations. The dead are: Ed
ward Conrad, John B. Ward, Anthony
Siemaszki, George Overstreet, James
Monoahan, Henry Miller, Peter Melvin,
Mrs. G. Siebolt-
At u o'clock the weather bureau
thermometer registered "a degrees in
the shade, while on the streets the rec
ord was several point higher. The tenn
perature is still rising but there is 4
cool breeze from the south to temper it.
UP to noon there had been reported
four deaths from heat prostration, as
follows: Henry Stauber, John Kelter,
James Roper, John Isaac.
The weather bureau thermometer at
1:2o p m registered s5. Up to that
time eight heat prostrations had been
reported .four.sof which were fatal.
AT WASHINGTON.
Washfngtop,J July 1-At pm the off,
ciaI temperature was 100. Twelve pros
trations have been reported during the
past "a hours, none fatal, but one of the
victims is expected to die
AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, July THE thermometer
at a. m was so and indications are
for a record breaking day. Street ther-
mometers registered 81 at $3.50 o'clock
AT DETROIT
Detroit, July The temperature at
$3.50 this morning was 7S and Forecas-
ter COnger prophesied thae it would
pass 80 before the day was over Last
night was the hottest of the summer
with IS as the minimum temperature.
AT MILWAUKEE,
Milwaukee. Wis, July 1.-Early today
the thermometer registered 80 with a
hos breeze. Indications are for the
hottest day this year.
AT ST. PAUL
St Paul, July 1.-The mercury here
early today at the weather bureau Of
fee was 20, sky overcast and threaten
ing rainstorm.
AT CLEVELAND
Cleveland, O., July There was no
abatement in the heat in this city to-
day, the mercury lowering around 80
during the morning hours.
At noon the weather bureau thermorn-
eter on top of a ten story building still
registered 80. Down the streets. how
ever many thermometers in the shade
indicated 81 to SO. Six prostrations re-
ported up to noon.
AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas CitV. .T11W 1.-The xvoo 4toav
forecaster here can see no relief from
the hot spell in this vicinity for today
or tomorrow. Temperature at a. III.
was 81 degrees.
At noon the government thermonetar
registered 94 degrees. Only two pros
tratlons, neither serious, have been re-
ported since Saturday.
AT NEW HAVEN.
New Haven, Conn, July AT
O'Clock the official temperature was "a
the same as yesterday at the same
hour.
AT ST. JOSEPH.
St. Joseph, Mo, July The drouth
IS unbroken here and indications are
that this viii be the hottest dav Of fhe
season At 10 o'clock the mercury reg
lstered % degrees and one fatal heat
pfostratlon was reported.
AT INDIANAPOI.TS
indianapolis. July This promises
to be the hottest day of the wear in
Indianapolis. AT 1890 O'Clock the tenn
perature registered 100 degrees No re-
At o'clock the thermometer regis
tered 81 at O'Clock 92- No prostra-
los AT LANCASTER. PA.
Lancaster, Pa, July AT 3 O'Clock
the thermometer registered los.
AT COLUMBUS
columbus, Ohio, July To-day OPEN
ed with all indications of being another
scoreher- The temperature at the y. S.
weather bureau at o'clock was 80 at
8 o'clock "a, at 8 o'clock SO and it was
stu going UP at very active rate
There had been three prostrations
from the heat at 1 p. m. The ther-
mometer at that hour stood at a5 The
highest point of the day was reached at