The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-07-19
PEOPLE UNABLE TO SLEEP.
Worst Night Yet Experienced
Since Hot Spell Began by
Kansas City.
INTENSE HEAT CONTINUES IN MISSOURI.

Iowa NTOpS Suuer-
Snow Falls Mt Trenton, N. J.-BeI-
gian Queen Overcome by tine Heat
Violent Thundersto rms Break the
Hot Spell at London.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 15.-Not since
the present hot spell began have Kan
sas City people suffered so severely
as they did Friday night. Thursday
night had proven almost intolerable,
but Friday night the conditions were
even worse, the average temperature
from eight o'clock p. m. to eight
o'clock q. m. being 81 degrees. The
atmosphere was SO heavy that it was
almost sitting, and thousands of peo-
pie kept on lawns and porches, or
remained up the entire night, riding
or walking about town. At nine
o'clock in the morning the weather
bureau reported SO degrees, or two
above that at the same hour Friday,
with no prospects of rain or a cool
ing breeze. For three DAYS this
month the heat record here has been
broken, and conditions Saturday
l1Ol OIotO Il llldIh
of 1899 degrees would be passed Sat-
urday.
Shortly before noon strong breeze
came up from the. north, and there
was prospect of shower. The
thermometer had risen from 90 de-
grees at nine o'clock to 95 degrees
at II o'clock, but at noon a fall of
tho
curry marking 90 degrees. At the
Kansas state university, at Lawrence,
where the hottest weather ever
known there was recorded Friday,
the temperature at II o'clock Satur-
day was "a.
Heat Continues in Missouri.
st. Louis, July 15.-At eight o'clock
a. m. the weather bureau recorded
"a degrees. A cool breeze tempered
the heat, which from present indica
tions will not be as intense as Fri
day.
Reports from all parts of the state
show the following high tempera-
lures for Friday: De Soto, ia;
Wellsville, 113; ST. Joseph, 112; Paris,
112; Boonville, 112; Columbia, Ill;
Chillicothe, 40; Mexico, 10Y; Butle-y
1Os; Dixon, los; Springfield, 1903; ST.
Louis, 1O1.
The record of 81 degrees at noon
indicated to the weather bureau Off
Gals that the intense heat of the
past few days is abating. Copious
showers are promised.
Intensely Hot at Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., July 15.-The day
opened intensely hot, with the Their
mometer at 81 at eight a. m. There
was barely a breath of air stirring
and the indica tons are for higher
temperature than Friday. The hu-
midity percentage was 62. The west
ern part of Nebraska reports equally
high temperature. There was one
prostration at Vermill;on, S. D., Fri
day night.
At noon the mercury had reached
81. A cooling breeze came up at IL
o'clock from the southwest and par
TALLY relieved the intensity of the
heat.
Indiana Corn Suffers.
indianapolis, Ind, July 15.-Reports
to indianapolis board of trade houses
Saturday show that late planted corn
in various sections of the state is be-
ginning to suffer from the heat and
drought.
Iowa Crops Suffering.
Des Moines, Ia, July 15.-At seven
Saturday morning the thermometer
registered 77h above, two degrees
higher than the corresponding time
Friday. Indications point to the mer-
curry going higher than 100. Reports
throughout the state indicate that the
hot weather continues undated and
the crops, while yet safe, are suffer-
ing.
New YOrk's Death Rate.
New York, July 15.-New York city
had death rate of 4O.S2 last week,
almost double the usual summer rate.
This large increase was due to the
excessive heat that prevailed in the
early part of the week. There were
2,767 deaths from all causes, against
1924 for the corresponding week in
1900.
Snow at Trenton.
New York, July ia dispatch to
the World from Trenton, n. j., says
that there has been a comparatively
heavy fall of snow in that city. The
snow was plainly visible during rain
storm. The flakes were large.
Queen Frustrated.
Brussels, July 15.-Queen Marie
Henriette fell victim to the extreme
heat which prevailed Friday. Her
majesty was playing croquet in the
grounds of her villa at Spa when she
was overcome and fesl. She was car
ried indoors and soon recovered con-
seriousness. Her majesty's physician,
however, was summoned to Spa to at
tend her.
ThunderstOrms at London.
London, Julys15.-The extreme heat
which prevailed here for the past few
days has been followed by terrific
thunderstorms in many parts of the
United Kingdom. Much damage has