Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-04
Weather Bureau Says it is
Hotter in This Section
of the Country.
LOCAL STORMS COMING
Change in General Is Slight Except
That the Air Is More Humid-Cooier
in New York-Readings of Their.
mometers in Cities.

mometerS IN CITIES.
Chicago, July 3.-The weather hlr-
eau in its forecast this morning Says
lower temperatures prevail in sections
from Virginia northward and those Dor
dering on lakes Michigan and Huron,
but between the Mississippi river and
the Rockies it is warmer. The, indba-
tions are for a continuation off the
partly cloudy weather with conditions
favorable for local thunder storms, but
in general there will be but slight
change in the temperature over the
greater portion of the district for the
next thirty-six hours.
Cooler in New York.
The showers together with cool
breezes have tempered the heat some
what throughout New York state At
Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburg at 8
O'Clock this morning the mercury
ranged at these points from 76 to 81
degrees. The percentage of humidity,
however, is considerably greater than
yesterday.
Thermometer Readings.
! At Chicago the Thermometer regis
| tered IS, Kansas City, &c. Cincinnati
/ So, Boston Sc, Louisville "a, Pittsburg
w, Philadelphia 80, st. Louis 50, Oma-
| ha Sc, New York S5 and Washlng-
ton &c.
! One Hundred Die in New England. &
\ Boston, July 3.--During the past six
+. days nearly one hundred deaths from
heat have occurred in New England.
4 twenty-four of which number died in
Boston. The prostrations number sew
eral hundred.
From Three Towns.
Cincinnati, July 2.-The total num-
Der of deaths from the heat SO far are
nineteen and the prostrations one hun
dred and forty-two. This includes
Covington and Newport
Awful in New York.
4 New York, July 3.-Up to II o'clock
today the total number of deaths from
heat in New York and Brooklyn after
300 a. m. was forty-seven There are
SO many bodies in the morgue today
the compartments could not hold them
ALL 1t was necessary to send the re-
mains of sixty to the Potter's field be-
fore the expiration of the five days u.s.
ually allowed for identification and re,
clamation.
i Friahtful Mortallties.
!. Pittsburg, July 3-Eighty-six deaths
directly attributable to the excessive
heat have occurred in Pittsburg since
last Wednesday, Sixty-four have been
reported since Sunday night
Washingtons Dead.
. Washington, July 3.-Sixteen deaths
in the past six days have been attrib-
utable to the heat.
Philadelphia Has Fifteen.
Philadelphia, July 3.-At IL o'clock
; there We're fifteen deaths and score
of prostrations reported.
Thirty-Eight in Baltimore.
: Baltimore, July 3.Inlrty- eight
deaths from heat and eighty cases of
prostrations have been reported dur
ing the hot spell.
: Situation in Chicago.
Chicago, July 3.-Up to II o'clock
reported but no new cases are noted.
Since June there have been 1913 cases
of prostration. twenty-seven of which
have resulted fatally.
New York's Terrible Total.
New York, July 3.-Since the ex,
, tremely hot weather began June 2S,
there has been SO many deaths from
. heat it is impossible to keep a com,
plete record of them, but careful es-
innate today placed the total in Great.
er New York for six days at SIT.
I Thirty-Four Die in St. Louis.
, ST. Louis, July 3.-Up to noon there
, has been thirty-four deaths and ITO
; prostrations, as a result of the heated
/ spell.
. Five Dead in Detroit.
!, Detroit, July 9.-Up to noon today
/. there have been five deaths in this
e city from heat.
Thirteen Killed in Pittshurg.
Pittsburg, July 3--At l o'clock thir-
;. teen deaths and twenty prostrations
have been reported. The mercury
:, stands at 81 degrees.
Hottest Place in the Country.
+ Kansas City, July 3.-Kansas is to-
n day the hottest place in the United
y States. Leavenworth and Hutchinson
n reported the temperature at 104 de-
e grees, and Ft. Scott 103 degrees. In
{ Kansas City the temperature at noon
e was 81, four degrees hotter than yes
t terday.
S Rain in New York.
t New York, July 3.-The & extreme
4 heat was broken this afternoon whs
t rain began to fall accompanied by a
lgale.