The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-03
DEADLY HEAT,
New York MOrgne Is Full to
Overlooking.
Sixty Bodies Sent to POtter's
Field to Make Room.
WORST HAS PASSED.
Hot Spell Has Been Broken in
Many Places.
Rain Brings Relief to Swelter-
ing Thousands.
KANSAS HOLDS RECORD
Taavanworfh Hnftast Place in
KANSAS HOLDS RECORD
LeayenWorth Hottest Place in
United States Today.
Mercury Reached 1O4-Was 1O3
at Ft. Scott.

AG II bs DCOLbe
Washington, July 3.-The mercury is
again climbing upward, and at s:45
o'clock this morning the official ther-
mometer at the weather bureau reg
istered Sc, a rise of six degrees since
O'Clock. People in this city gained
good nights rest last night for the first
time in several days. The weather
bureau reiterated its announcement
that there is no permanent break in the
hot spell in sight Sixteen deaths in
the past six days have been either di-
rectly or indirectly attributable 10 the
NEW YORK
New York, July st was not so not
in this city this morning as 1t was yes
terday, but the percentage Of hun1dlIy
weather bureau thermometer showed q
temperature of S5 degrees as compared
with SO at the same time yesterday ne
percentage OF humidity was ~. 1eSler-
day morning it was 3d.
From to a. m. eleven deaths que
to heat were reported in New York ana
Brooklyn
risen to the 90 mark but the humidity
had fallen to SO per cent. The tempera-
ture at IL a. m. yesterday was 70 de-
grees Up to IL o'clock today the tota4
humber of deaths from the heat in
New York and Brooklyn after a. M
was At.
OF the stock exchange in voting 10
close the exchange on Friday and Sat
urday and the different banks 10 re-
strict all business possible on tnese
days, were due entirely to the intense
heat.
There were so many bodies in the
morgue today that the compartments
could not hold them all. Two deao
wagons and police patrol wagons We're
bringing in others constantly, and It
was necessary to send the remains OF
sixty persons to the potter's field before
the expiration OF the five days usually
allowed for identification or reclama-
The extreme heat was broken tenn
porarily at least in this city ABOUT 1-5V
this afternoon when rain began to fall,
accompanied by a thirty mile an nour
wind.
Since the extremely he,t weather be-
gan on June 2S there have been SO
many deaths from the heat that 1t has
been impossible to keep complete rec
ord of them, but a careful estimate to-
day places the total in the Greater
New York for the six days at 517. All
of these were well defined cases OF neat
prostrations resulting from the high
temperature.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, July AT 8 o'clock
this morning the thermometer at the
United States weather bureau regis
tered SO. or five degrees more than at
the same hour yesterday. Indications
are that today will be hotter than any
day yet. Without a breath of air stir
ring last night the suffering was great
Four prostrations, one of whom died,
were reported yesterday. The weather
official here can promise no immediate
relief.
The temperature at p. m. yesterday
was 100 degrees. - number Of horses
died on the street. The highest official
temperatures in the United States were
reported from Kansas-Hays City 104,
Fort Scott and Mcpherson 103.
At noon today the weather bureau re-
ported temperature of 81 degrees This
is four degrees hotter than at noon yes
terday. From IL to II today the ther-
mometer climbed three degrees, and
with but slight breeze blowing yester-
days record of 100 will likely be ex-
ceeded. No prostrati0ns have been re-
ported today, prOba bly, due to the fact
that the humidity is lower than yes
terday. Throughout southwest the same
conditions prevail with no relief in
sigslt At Il o'clock the following rec
ords were noted: Joplin, No, "a Spring
field No. SO; Lawrence, Kan, 95: Ar
kansas City, Kan, IS. A half inch Of
rain fell at Manhattan, Kan, last night
BOSTON.
Boston July '3.-This city entered
upon its seventh day of oppressive heat
with the thermometer at Sc. at 6 o'clock
a. m and the wind light from the south
west
Two deaths and two prostrations
were reported in the city during the
early morning hours
During the six days of excessive heat
which have prevailed in New England
before today, nearly 100 deaths have oc-
Cured, which have been attributed to
the weather conditions. OF this number
"a have died in Boston. The number
of prostrations in New England will
reach several hundred. In Boston there
have been nearly $50.
CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, July 3.-The sky is clear
today and the temperature higher than
| Yesterday The government thermOm-
eter recorded 50 at g. m. Thermom-
eters on the street level at a. m show
ed IS degrees against % at the same
hour yesterday. There is less breeze
going today
CHICAGO.
Chicago. July 3.-Although the tenn
perature at $3.50 today was down to 73,
! the humidity showed IS per cent, and
weather conditions were rather depresS-
( ing despite q cloudy sky and fair breeze.
Jp to IL a. m two deaths from heat
prostration were reported. but there
were no new cases of prostration noted.
1 The temperature was rs and the hu-
midity s. Since the heat became se-
4 we're on June % there have been 13s
cases OF prostration, ~ Of which have
resulted fatally
l Up to l p. m. two additional cases OF