The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-07-06
MANY DEATHS IN NEW YORK.
Hospitals Unable to Cope With the
Demands Upon Them.

Demands Upon Them.
New York, July 3. - esterday was
the hottest July 1 on record. At $40
in the afternoon the thermometer at
the weather office reached SO degrees,
I degree hotter than Sunday. The
records show that in the thirty years
preceding on only two days in all that
period has a higher temperature been
reached. The suffering. in the city,
particularly in the crowded tenement
house districts, vas most intense. AS
the day grew the deaths and prostra-
lions increased, and although prepara-
lions We're made in all hospitals for
this emergency, the institutions were
scarcely able to cope with the demand
made upon their energies. At 2. o'clock
this Tuesday, morning the death rec
ord for the twenty-four hours ending
at that time in Greater New York was
81, the prcstrations 1873. For the last
five days, covering the present heated
term, the total deaths in the same ter
ritory were 1877. From midnight Sum
day night to 9 o'clock last night 81
deaths and SO prostrations had been
reported in Brooklyn. If the heat was
killing on mankind, 1t was worse on
horses. They dropped right and left.
At one time there were eight dead
horses lying on Broadway between
Twenty-third and Forty-second streets
There were IA horses Frustrated in the
vicinity of Madison Square alone! The
rush of the crowds to the parks and TO.
the nearby seashore resorts last night
was unprecedented in the history of
the city.
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Pittsburg-This city was a veritable
furnace all day. From sunrise till long
after dusk there was nc cessation In
the terrible heat. All previous records
were broken and the death rate was
more than doubled. Infants and aged
people succumbed alike and h suffer-
ing among all classes was intense.
Many mills closed. down entirely. Be-
tween the hours Of Z a. IN. and mid
night IS deaths, in Pittsburg and Allie
gheny were recorded and 40 prostra-
lions. SsS*'sss. tt.
Hot Spell il Broken.
Cincinnati-The. spell Of torrid heat
which held sway here during h past
week and which left. death and pros
tration in it's wake was broken last
evening by a squall. A storm came
suddenly from the southeast and for a.
time the wind blew at a rate o fSsixty.
miles an hour. This was followed by
a thunder shower and the thermometer
dropped to IS. It was a merciful' re-
lief. There were s deaths from heat
yesterday.
Sigh for a Cool Breeze.
Boston-The sigh for a cool breeze
again went up in many parts Of New
England yesterday, for the thermome-
ter indicated that the hot wave was
still here with no signs of a break
Heat casualties in Boston were
GUS with 3 deaths at the hospitals and
6 critical cases. Elsewhere there were
deaths. The chief feature is the great
increase in infant mortality in the
stiles.
Dropped Dead ON the Street.
Chicago-Five persons dropped dead
on the streets In Chicago yesterday
from excessive heat and Is others were
so badly overcome h q they a TO. be
remoScd:to hospitals. a number Of thu,
Frustrated are in a. serious condition
and may die. a severe thunder storm
at 1 O'Clock brought relief Inc the
mercury dropped 20 degrees.
st. Louis scorched.
st. Louis-July ;wa%gs,uslhered in with
scarcely any abatement of the heat
which marked the closing days Of
June. SIX deaths from heat were re-
ported 81 4. !,
h Milwnukees:Alsoss suners. $. :
i Milwaukee-Fiys perssons were pros
frated by the intense heat yesterday.
The maximum temperature was % ~
degrees. HE II "s
@ Al Observation-Disclosures.
PhiIauelphia s- Philadelphia and w
cinity yesterday experiencedSt the high
III temperature eve recorded In this
city. the government Thermometer on
tie top { the nice building. 40.
feet from the street, registering 1o2
degrees. The previous highest tenrper-i
atllre recorded WATSON Sept. I, 1851
when tfeSweather bureau Thermometer.
touched 1ol.5 degrees. AT recorasSrre.
tine number q &sdeeaths and;
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