Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-07-04
TWO HOTTEST CITIES
Philadelphia and Baltimore HELD
This Record Yesterday
VERY LITTLE RELIEF in SIGHT

Thirty-Seven Deaths In This Cit,
Alone-Bref Winds In the Lat.
Afternoon Sent Thermometers Dowr
Sharply.
Philadelphia, July philadelphia
and Baltimore were the hottest cities
in the United States yesterday. Al
both points the thermometer regis
tered 90 degrees at 8 o'clock in the
morning and from then on, until the
mild storms along the coast ensued
around o'clock, 1t steadily advanced
At o'clock in this city it had reached
1903, but at A o'clock it suddenly
dropped to 93. Thirty-seven deaths
and over $50 prostrations was the
record in this city In New York city
the death list was estimated at be
tween Is and so up to o'clock in the
afternoon.
The weather bureau at Washington
holds forth little signs of relief At
o'clock yesterday it issued the follow
ing bulletin:
There are no present indications OF
a permanent break in the warm wave
which covers the country generally
east of the Rocky mountains. Local
temporary relief in the lower lake re
gion, the upper Ohio valley and in the
mountain districts of Pennsylvania.
Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia
and there is possibility that these
local rains may occur in limited areas
in Atlantic coast states.
Although Philadelphia was fortunate
enough to be slightly relieved yester
day New York received the bulk of Ma
lures gratitude. Heavy thunder storms
occurred at Poughkeepsie and at 4
o'clock storm accompanied by much
rain swept over New York city.
In this state Shamokin's thermom
eters reached 103 in the shade and
business was at standstill. At vii
Transport there was no let up in the
warm wave. A slight breeze prevailed
G1AQ tAO AAlOLoAlJ VI thO liS0t Wco AOs
felt so much as on Wednesday. At
O'Clock, it was 100 in the shade on the
street, and 95 by the official Their
mometer in the tower of the city hall
In the sun the mercury got up to III
degrees. Monday night was the hot
test experienced in that section, the
minimum temperature being 81 de
grees.
At Lancaster the sweltering heat
caused two more deaths, making three
in ALL as the result of the hot wave in
that city. John w. Campbell, aged 40
after working all morning in harvest
field near the city, quit work because
of the heat, and started for his home
Just as he entered his house he fell
dead. Benjamin Souders, aged 81
while working on farm north of the
city, was overcome and died in a few
minutes. The mercury reached 104 al
o'clock in the afternoon, one degree
less than Monday at the same time
and continued at about that point I'M
til o'clock, when 1t fell to SO. Fifteen
minutes latter it had dropped 10 de
grees In Scranton young child
Julian Christian, died.
At York the mercury reached the 107
degree point at o'clock in the after
noon.
At Louisville, KY, shortage of ice
which. following the breaking down OF
seyertl ice making machines Monday,
resulted in the stoppage of shipments
to small Kentucky towns, became ser
ious yesterday when two leading deal
ers announced the exhaustion of their
supplies. Rush orders have been sent
north for supply, but much suffering
will ensue, it is feared, before the
strain can be relieved.