The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-07
THOUSANDS SEEK THE ROOFS,
PARKS AND STREETS
TO SLEEP.
Animals Killed by the Hundred in
Chicago ssoekyards Many Per-
sons Fau Dead in the Streets
Thermometer Touches 100 Mark.

man beings have snccumbed TO the
suns fierce rays in cities OF the Mid
die West today. The hot wave extends
eastward from the Rockies nearly 10
the Atlantic 1t is likely TO last for
days yet, and tomorrow's temperature
will be Ike that Of today and yester-
day
Chicago today suffered cruel wealth
er. II killed men and animals. Drivers
tumbled from their high seats; pedes-
TRANS tainted in the streets: the tene-
ments sweltered: horses sank down in
their harness.
Out at the stoekyards animals stified
in the crowded pens and over 800 were
killed. One hundred and four dead
hogs, rs cattle and IS sheep were Ia
ken dead from the cars OF incoming
stock trains.
The humidity was excessive, vary
ing between 40 and 90 per cent. The
following table exhibits maximum
temperature throughout the west:
Kansas City, IS; st. Louis. eS; Denver.
90; FL Paso. I02: Cairo. "a: Dayen-
port. "a: ST. Paul. 80: Cincinnati. 81;
Indianapolis. 80; Springfield. 80; De-
troit. IS: North Platte. 9S.
Second Day of 1t.
CHICAGO, June 25.-The entire
Middle West. from the Rocky Noun
tains to the lakes, sweltered again to-
day from heat more intense than yes
terday's. In Chicago the thermometer,
which stood at midnight at rs degrees.
gradually went up as the sun arose
. - "a I
stood at 93 Up to midnight tonight
fourteen prostrations were reported
by the police AT least seven of these
will prove fatal. Horses dropped in
their harness while pulling their loads.
Transfers dropped from their seats.
Street car drivers fell on the platforms
and shop girls wilted at their counters.
The temperatures We're: St Louis.
100: North Platte. 100: Springfield. 50;
st. Paul. Sc: Omaha. Sc: Denver Sc;
Dubuque. 90: Davenport. 90; Cincin-
natl. "a: indianapolis. "a; Pittsburg.
! 90: Washington. 80.
| OMAHA, Neb.. June 25.-The high
est temperature reached today was 81
degrees. one degree lower than the
| highest mark of last year.
| ST. PAUL. Mimi, June 25.-The hot
weather record for this section for
/ June was broken today, the mercury
| at the local weather station reaching
| 9s degrees, three points above the
/ highest heretofore reached here in
June Only one prostration was re-
ported.
PITTSBURG. Pa. June 25.-This
was the record hot day of the year.
| the thermometer lowering around go
| degrees from early morning until
| nightfall. Between seventy-fve and a
| hundred men were driven from the
Homestead Steel Works by the heat,
and the National Tube Works at Nc
Keesport suspended work in several OF
its departments.
Heat Becomes Killing.
| CHICAGO. June 26.-The killing
heat continues in all the vast Middle
West. For seyenty-two hours consec-
utively the thermometer has averaged
above 90 degrees in many points in the
Mississippi valley. and tonight there
is no relief in sight. In Chicago half
a dozen deaths and scores of prostra
tons were recorded today. FataiIties
were reported from Milwaukee. Kan
sas City, st. Louis and score OF
smaller cities
| MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. June 20
There were six prostrations from the
heat here today. The Government
bureau reported maximum tempera
tnre Of IS degrees.
NEW YORK. June 26.-This was the
hottest June day New York has knowr
since June Is. 1876. when the Their
mometer went to 90 in the shade. To
day il shot up to 30. and California
tourists in the metropolis who had the
nerve to brave the racking weather
conditions went to the lower East Sids
tonight and saw the streets filed viii
| tens of thousands of unfortunate pool
gaspinx for air. which was deadly still
| and heavy with moisture
OMAHA. Neb.. June 2S-Today wa:
| the hottest June day on the record:
OF the Weather Bureau, the thermome
ter reaching 100 degrees The whole
week has been a record breaker.
swesterins in New York.
NEW YORK. June ss.-At O'CLOCK
this morning the thermometer regis
tered IS degrees and the air was ring
ing wet In the lower East Side. in
habited BY the foreign element. thou
sands Of men. women. children ans
babes are stretched out on the roofs
balconies. and even on the stone pave
ments Of the streets. trying to sieeI
and rest after yesterdays tod in th'
hottest June day ever recorded in New
York
Forty one serious prostrations ans
Eve deaths we're reported 70 the police
Kansas City bad all the penalties o
q torrid day today. the mercury climb
ing as high as leo. and the police an.
hospital forces being kept busy carinl
for those who were struck down. Con
cords. Kan. outdid the record Of kan