The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-05
In Observation-Disclosures st
for July In 80 Years.
new YORK DEATHS
Fifty-S Seven In Manhattan and
Bronx 1oroughs, ~ Deaths
In Brookiyn.-Fourteen
In Philadelphia.

Washington, July 2.-The weather
bureau thermometer recorded a max
imum temperature Of 102 degrees
here. Fortunately there was not
much humidity in the atmosphere.
There were 20 cases of heat prostra-
ton reported and one resulted fatally,
Lewis Ashton, negro laborer, 46
years Of age, dying not long after he
reached the hospital.
The present hot wave started In
the west June 20, and yesterday the
weather bureau officials reported that
high temperatures were recorded In
most sections east Of the Rocky
and many places west Of
them. Rains, most Of them moderate
in amount, had fallen In many places.
The precipitation had been very great
in few places. In Chicago the fall
to LEG inches, in Jackson
vile, Fla, to 1.24 inches; Omaha
iJeb., .6S inches, and Davenport, la,
"a of an inch. Thunder storms had oc.
Cured in West Virginia, Iowa and the
lower lake region. By today relief
was promised In the middle Missis.
sippi valley, the lower Missouri val
ley, the Upper Lake region, and by to-
morrow In the Ohio valley and posi-.
bly, the western part Of the Lower
Lake region. For about 48 hours fol-
lowing last night, along the northeast
ern coast, the prospects favored more
hot weather. In New York city the
probabilities seemed to favor O con.
tinuation OF existing conditions, with
no immediate prospect of relief. In
the latter city the temperature yester.
day was again SO, the highest previ-
80 years being SO. In Philadelphia the
heat broke all records for the past 80
years for July, reaching a maximum
of 102. Some of the other high tenn.
peratures recorded during the day by
the weather bureau were:
Temperature at Some Places.
Atlanta, Ca, 80 degrees; Atlantic
City, 80; Boston, 92;1C Chicago, 90;
Cincinnati, SO; Davenport, Ia, So: Des
Moines, Ia, 90; Indianapolis, 80; Jack.
sonville, Fla, "a; Kansas City, Mo-,
100; Little Rock, Ark, 80; Memphis,
Tenn, 92; New Orleans, 90; New
York, 9s; Omaha, "a; Pittsburg, 9S;
Salt Lake, So; St Louis, 100; St Paul,
80; Springfield, Ills, SO; Vicksburg,
Miss, 80.
New York, July 2,--The maximum
temperature reached here was 98 de.
grees. 1t was the hottest July on
record. The records show that In the
80 years preceding on only two days
in all that period had a higher tenn.
perature been reached. These were
July 8, 1876, and July 3, 1898. On
these days the thermometer reached
80 degrees.
In the early morning hours Monday
there was what might be termed a
light breeze blowing, but during the
early part OF the afternoon the breeze
died away, and the city was baking in
torrid heat. The suffering in the city,
particularly In the crowded tenement
house districts, was most intense. AS
the day grew the deaths and prostra.
tions increased, and although provis.
this emergency the authorities were
scarcely able to cope with the great
tax made on their resources.
Many Deaths Reported.
Between the hours Of 2 a. m. Mon.
day and midnight last night there
were reported 81 deaths and 141 pros.
trations in the borOughs of Manhat.
tan and the Bronx.
From midnight Sunday night to 8
O'Clock last night FL deaths and 36
prostratons had been reported In
Brooklyn.
There were 80 many ambulance
calls that the police were called on to
supply patti ol wagons, and every am.
bulance did double duty in responding
to calls. Many patients were carried
to the hospitals in cabs and carriages
and several went to Bellevue and the
Harlem hospitals in moving vans
The prevalence of the grip among the
horses Of the city also tended tc
initiate against effective work, and in
many cases had to be obtained from
contractors to draw patrol wagons and
ambulances.
Although the weather bureau shows
not indicate the heat on the streets
Many thermometers registered 10t
about $40 and all Of them over 10(
ons the street level.
II the heat was killing on mankind
1t was worse on the horses. They
dropped right and left. At one Tins
there were eight dead horses lying or
Broadway between Twenty-third and
Forty-secopd streets. There were ].
horses prostrated In the vicinity ol
Madison square alone.
The rush Of the crowds to the parks
and to tho nearby seashore resorts
last night was unprecedented In the
history OF the city. II was noted a
the Brooklyn bridge that numbers oI
men who boarded the cars for Coney
Island and other beaches carried
blankets In wnich they intended Il
roll themselves and sleep on th'
sands.
Extrems Hest At PhIiadsiphIa.
Philadelphia, July 1s--Philadelphi,
and vicinity sxperisnced the highss
temppEatWo eVou re6ueded IN. thil
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