Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-07-24
ANOTHER HOT SPELL.
All the Past Records in St. Louis
Were Equaled.
The Governors Proclamation to
Pray For Rain Was Generally
Observed I'm Nearly All the
Churches I'm the city.


for fasting and prayer that the pres
ent drought might end in Missouri,
the highest records for hot weather
ever attained in ST. Louis was
eQunlcd. the weather bureau thor
mometer registering 100 degrees in
the shade. On the street and i'm cN-
posed places the mercury went many
degrees higher. The high record up
to Sunday was 100. made in the early
eighties. From n. IN Sunday. when
the thermometer showed 90 degrees,
until 1890 y. m. the mercury steadily
climbed. Hardly breath of mir
stirred all day and the little breeze
that did circulate came ns from a
furnace. The parks were thronged
all day and late into the night by
thousands who sought relief from
the heat.
The governors proclamation TO
pray for rain was very generally
needed, nearly every church i'm the
city holding well attended services.
This is the second proclamation of
this kind ever made in Missouri. In
1875 Gov. Charles y. Hardin called
upon the people of the state to pray
for relief from drought and plague
of grasshoppers
Gov. \. NJ. Dockery's proclamation,
issued on July is, is in substance as
follows:
Whereas, The prevailing drought
is widespread and disaster threatens
our commonwealth, and
Whereas. Many earnest Christian
people have petitioned that day of
fasting and prayer he appointed;
Therefore, BE il known that SUN
day, July 21. is hereby set apart as u
day of fasting and prayer that the
threatened disaster may be avcr:cd
and to this end the people are re-
quested to assemble at their usual
places of worship go invoke the bless
ings of Almighty God"
Chicago, July 22.-All heat records
since the establishment of the wealth
er bureau in Chicago, 30 years ago,
were broken Sunday, the government
Thermometer registering 1913 degrees
Down on the street IL was from three
to five degrees hotter, and to add to
this suffering, a hot. sitting wind,
like n blast from furnace, blcY all
day from the southwest. From 8
o'clock in the morning. when tie
thermometer registered ~, gradual
rise followed, until at 4:30 Sunday
afternoon the top notch had been
reached. Shortly after that time the
wind veered around toward the lake
and caused drop to % at $3.50 sun.
day night.
prostrations were numerous. and
police ambulances were kept busy
taking care of persons who were over
come on the streetE.
Freeport, ILL.,. July 22.--Thc heat
was record breaker Sunday. being
from 40 TO 115 in the shade.
Omaha. July 22.--With the exccp-
ton of July 20, 1894, on which day
the temperature reached 1O5, Sunday
has been the hottest this city mas
experienced in II years. The mcr-
curry stood at 80 at IL o'clock. grad
ually going mp to 1O4 $40 at 4:1j =.
III. At 6 p. m. H. dropped to 1O4.
There was not "A trace of rain any
where in this vicinity, and what little
wind there was came from the south.
and instead of being relief, added
10 the discomfort. The parks offered
not the slightest relief 10 the masses
who sought cool retreats. Four pros
trntions were reported
Madison. Wis, July 22.-This was
the hottest day known i'm the Official
record here. The government Their
mometer at Washburn observatory
registered n maximum temperature
Of iO4 degrees. The highest previous
known record was in 1856. when loo
degrees was reached.
burlington, Ia. July 22.-Frightful
heat prevailed here and all over
southeastern Iowa Sunday. The
maximum here was 10. accomba nied
by hot wind. Reports from tho
state show: Charlton. 1O7: Fairfield,
1Os; Ottumwa. 10; Murray, 10; Mid
dletown. l1J; Keiths5urg. H.. ~.
Corn Is reported 20 be faring badly.
Sioux City. la. July 22.-The max
imum temperature here Sunday was
100 between 3 and p. tn. For ay
hours IT. stood at iO2 or higher.
Dubuque. Ia, July 22.-An high
temperature records dating back AZ
years were broken Sunday. At z n.
m, -; 8 p. M, JOG; p. m. fO2. were
the thermometer readings. AMI on
the street III 90 ia were noted.
There were many prostrations, but
no fatalities.
Rcokuk, Ia, July 22.-The weather
bureau thermometer reached iO7 Sun
day afternoon, two above previous
record Of July 10. and three above
any previous record for 30 years. g.
was 100 at p. m. No prostratiOns
on account Of the dryness Of the at
mOsphere.
FriRhtfuI fn Burlington.