Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-07-06

Boston, July "a gale of wind, ac'
companird by Il beautiful electrical dis
play on great banks OF black clouds,
and here and there deluges Of rain, tenn
porurlly broke up the heat wavn
throughout New England late yrstrr.
day afternoon.
The storm in most sections gathered
IN about half an hour and spent its force
in Il few minutes, leaving considerable
ruin to mar the visit. Then. after the
rain the sun on HE western horizon
gave peculiar glow, which seemed to
turn the sky Il 9reenishye yellow. Cool
air came with the dusk, bnt the mercury
began to rise about o'clock, giving the
weather wise an opportunity to say that
there Is more heat in store.
The StOrl ended the sixth day, and
practically the worst, OF the heated spell.
for, while fatalities We're not quite ns
numerous as on some other days, the
prostratiOns were many and severe.
Animals SucCumbcd more readily and
lnfantiIe diseases were increasing to AL
alarming extent.
Along the New England coast early in
the day the east wind tried to put in IN
appearance, dropping the mercury near
ly ~ degrees, but by noon The hot wave
rraSSerted itself.
During the six days of intensely hot
weather, about 20 deaths from the heat
directly We're reported in New England.
of which number Il score were in Boston.
II I'M l.,tn hn In ,
bpr. mostly among boys, and there was
general increase in deaths 10y violence.
The Boston police reports last night
showed that there had been four deaths
and 30 prostrations in the city during
the day.
There Is great suffering among horses
in Boston. Scores Of them have been
Frustrated and MANY have died. Tb"
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals Is providing headgrar for
the protection of horses in the shape of
Il small straw bonnet, almost cOnicai in
shape, with holes ut each side for the
ears. The contrivancc is fastened to
the bride by strings. More than n
horses have died in Cambridge from the
heat
An electrical storm last night broke
the heat spell to considerable extent
at Fan River, but caused some pr0perty y
damage. The electrical ear service was
crippled and tplrgraphic communication
interrupted. 1t was the hottest day of
the present heated spell, IT being 10!
degrees at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Ia, I t.,. ~; l. In N Ia,
shade at Clinton, but sufferers from the
heat were temporarily relieved last eye
ming by n severe thunderstorm. accom-
panied by gale of wind. Several
horses dropped in the street during the
heated part of the day.
Lowell was again envelOpcd in Il
blanket of humidity. tn" effects of which
were even more uncomfortable han any
of the proceeding temperature Eitins
days. There were three deaths by
prOstratiOn. An undertaken in Little
Canada reports the death of II children
in the past few days. Perhaps lhp
greatest sufferers in Lowell are the peO-
pie who live in the crowded tenement
house district. \ large proportion of
the little ones there are i'll on account of
the excessive heat.
Two deaths resulted from the heat
yesterday at Springfield.
Mrs. Eliza McMnhOn and Mrs Fan,
ME Bowlrs were killed by the intense
heat nj Lawrence yesterday. and there
were four proStratiOns reported.
Yesterday was the hottest of he sea
son at Marlboro the temperature reach.
ing 1O4 degrees in several places. while