Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-22
No RELIEF IN sight
The Weather Forecasters Give no
Hope OF Relief From Present
Torridity.
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No Signs Of Rain in Any Part
Of the Mississippi
Valley.
The Temperatures in West and
Southwest the Highest Ever
Recorded.

Washington. July 22.-The early morn.
ing reports from the middle Mississippi
valley stations of the weather bureau
did not indicate any relief for the people
of that drouth and heat stricken region
AT st. Louis the thermometer at regis.
tered Sc, four degrees higher than the
came hour yesterday, and at Kansas
City "a, two higher than yesterday. AT
Springfield, ILL.,, S4, six higher than yes
terday; at Omaha 81, two higher, and at
Austin, Texas. S2 an increase of eight.
The weather was clear thruout the re-
gion, not even thunder storm indicated
there. There was fall in Temperature
at Chicago. and the prospect is for cool
er weather on the great lakes and later
thru New England. Weather forecasters
say there is no sign of relief for the peo
pie OF the Mississippi valley.
Kansas City, July 22.-At 10 this morn
ing the weather bureau reported a tenn
perature Of 92.5 degrees, which is equa!
to that of yesterday The only report OF
rain or lower temperature in the south
west during the past forty-eight hours
comes from Galveston coast, where a
quarter of an inch Of rain fell and pros
poets are that yesterdays record break
ing heat of Missouri, Kansas and the
territories Will be equalled, If not ex-
ceeded.
In Kansas City, Mo-, and Kansas City.
Kas., for thirty hours up to 10 o'clock
this morning there have been fifteen
prostrations OF this number nine re-
suited fatally. Yesterday and last night.
five in the Missouri city and four in
Kansas City, Kas.
Lawrence, Kas., July 92-The maxi
mum temperature record at University,
Kansas, yesterday was l045 degrees,
one degree below the highest point
reached during the month. The hot
wind is blowing constantly and last
night was without breath of air. To-
day promises to equal the previous rec
ord for heat.
Chicago. July 22.-The terrible heat
which reached the record breaking cli-
max to 103 yesterday was broken down
this morning by a fresh lake breeze.
The night was sultry. with scarcely
breath OF air and hundreds of people in
the crowded districts slept out doors, or
sat up until the Wind made sleep possi-
BILE.
The weather forecast today promises
moderate temperatures for Chicago and
cities within ten miles of lake Michi-
gan, but no relief is in sight for the
corn belt At o'clock the temperature
was 70 and at 9:30 70. Up to the latter
hour four deaths from heat We're re-
ported.
New York. July 22-Three deaths
from heat were reported this morning.
AT 10 o'clock the thermometer registered
so.
mi, all
over the middle west and southwest
show temperature the highest ever
known in many years. AT Springfield.
ILL.,, at Ii O'clock the government ther-
mometer reeisted 1o2, the highest at
tanned In twenty-three years. AT St.
Louis. at o'clock the thermometer reg
istered 106 and the mercury is still ris-
ing. At Evansville. Ind, a 1850, the
thermometer registered l07. There We're
four prostrations. AT indianapolis at
the thermometer was 105 the hottest
ever recorded there. AT Louisville a I II
the thermometer was lo3 There were
three prcstrations at Columbus o., and
at 1890 it was lo2.
Later three additional deaths were re-
ported. bringing the total to eight at :.
Kansas City. July %. Fourteen
deaths from heat. with fully two score
OF prostrations. were reported up to
o'clock today in Kansas City. Mo, and
Kansas City, Kas.. for the past thirty
six hours. Nine OF these occurred yes
terday and five since midnight. AT
o'clock this afternoon the weather bu-
reau thermometer registered l02. No,
drop Of rain is reported from any point
In the southwest and there are no I'M
mediate prospects.
Topeka, July 22.-Sunday scored the
hottest day OF the season and was fol-
lowed by night almost unbearable
Sunday the maximum was 104 and the
minimum during the night SO. This
morning the mercury stood at IS at
a. m., 100 at 10 and 104 at noon. with no
evidence of rain in sight The wind in
the southwest is two miles an hour.
There was more dampness in the air
than usual and 1t makes the heat more
oppressive. The water supply for the
city is as yet reported plentiful.
One Lone Shower.
Kansas City. July PA heavy show
er fell in the vicinity of Fort Scott, kas
at 1880 this afternoon. and at 2:15 a
heavy rain storm prevailed at and
around Joplin. Mo.
Springfield. July 22.-The weather bu-
reau thermometer at registered 1O7,
breaking all known records here.
sWEATsHoPs ARE IDLE.
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