The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-24
DEADLY HEAT.
Twenty-Five Deaths Reported in
One Day
And Fitty-flve ProstratiOns in
st. Louis.
UNEQUALED RECORD.
Nothing Like Present Mortality
Ever Before known.
Th0rmic Fever. SunStrOkas and
UNEQUALED RECORD.
Thermic Fever, Sunstrokes and
Fatal Prostrations.

St. Louis. No, July 24.-Twenty-two
deaths due directly to the heat were re-
ported in St. Louis yesterday. In sew
eral Of these cases death occurred late
Monday and was not made public
through the ordinary channels until
yesterday. Thermic fever, sunstroke,
heat prostration and insoIation are
named as the serious forms of the fatal
strokes.
The number of prostrations reported
up to O'Clock this morning were 90.
These records for prostrations and
deaths were never equaled in one day
in the history of St. Louis.
Today promises to be warmer than
yesterday when the maximum record
was 106 degrees. At 10 a. m, the
weather bureau record was 9S in the
shade, compared with % at the same
time yesterday.
At 2:s0 D. m. 106 and a fraction was
the official record and the temperature
was still rising. The transit company
has offered to let poor children under
10 years old ride free to the parks dur
ing the period of excessive heat.
ILLINOIS DROUTH BROKEN.
Rockford, ILL.,, July 24-Rain fell to-
day in half a dozen counties of the
Rock river region, breaking the drouth
that has prevailed for six weeks.
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.
Washington, July 24-The officials of
the weather bureau held out no hope
for immediate relief from the drought
and intense heat prevailing throughout
the middle west According to the
weather bureau reports there were
light showers in northwestern North
Dakota last night, but with this excep-
ton the skies over the stricken region
TEMPERATURES
Chicago, July PA a. m. tempera-
lures: New York 78; Boston 76; Phila-
delphia rs: Washington "A; Chicago 50;
n &c g.
So
OMAHA.
Omaha, Neb.. July 24.-The govern
ment observer this morning reports the
temperature at o'clock as showing 83
degrees, humidity at 55 per cent. Every
indication points to a continuation of
the oppressively hot weather
LOUISVILLE
Louisville, KY, July 24-At 9:45
o'clock the temperature was SO and
steadily rising with promise of 100 by
noon. At a. m, the reading was 80.
DIES MONIES.
Des Moines, Ia, July 24.-The tenn
perature at 10 o'clock was 96 degrees,
ten degrees higher than the same time
yesterday when 100 was reached in the
afternoon. Day opened with 81 at Z
o'clock
Kansas City, July PA scorching
heat wave is prevalent over the south
west today with conditions that make
ords of high temperature of the past
few weeks will be eclipsed. In Kansas
City at II o'clock this morning the
weather bureau reported 101.5 degrees,
the highest ever recorded here that
early In the day.
Monday a maximum of 1O6 was re-
corded the hottest in this city in over
so years and Kansas points reported
from JOG to 40. Even these figures
may be exceeded today. The tempera-
ture here last night averaged 80, and
the atmosphere was extremely hot
Sleep was almost out of the question
and suffering was great. Today locally
and there is no rain in sight. The only
rain for the past tWenty-four hours in
Missouri or Kansas is reported from
Hays, Kan, near the center of the
state, where a light shower fell. The
temperature in Kansas City at noon
was 104. Many prostrations were report
ed up to that hour in both Kansas City
Mo, and Kansas City, Kan.
At 1 o'clock the government ther-
nnometer registered los, within one de-
gree of the record of 1O6, which it is be-
lieved viii be passed by at least two
degrees. Twenty-Five heat prostrations
have been reported in the two Kansas
proved fatal.
NEW YORK
New York, July 24--The thermometer
at the weather bureau in TINS city reg
istered 81 degrees at 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon. The humidity is 56 per cent.
TWO deaths from the heat were re-
A SHOWER AT Ell. RENO.
FL Reno. O. T., July PA good
shower fell shortly after noon today,
greatly relieving the thousands of
homeseekers here.