The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-03
MANY Dir FROM HEAT.
Weather Experts Can Hold Out No
Hope Of Relief.
WHERE IT Is THE HOTTEST.
Philadelphia and Baltimore Divide
the Dubious Honor of Being
the Warmest City In the
United States.

| washington, July S.-l'nllautlpDla
and Baltimore are the hottest cities in
the United States. The weather bu-
reau reports that at both points the
thermometer registered higher than
elsewhere. with the mercury steadily
/ climbing
! The main path of the hot wave is
between this city and New York. At
all points in this section people are
sweltering under heat conditions un-
paralleled in many instances for this
season of the year. Washington stands
far up on the list.
Almost as interesting as the tempera-
ture is the showing the weather bu-
rcau reports make for the minimum
temperature during the past "a hours,
indicating the sweltering conditions
during the night. At Baltimore it was
never less than 81 during the night.
Philadelphia never less than So, New
York 50, Washington 80 and st. Louis
81. St Louis showed the highest min
imum temperature In the west. Fortu-
nately the humidity throughout the hot
way " lit "tdlueE
bureau, has remained practically nor
NAL.
The weather bureau holds out some
hope for temporary relief in sections,
but vouchsafcs no assurance Of an i'm
mediate permanent break anywhere.
The weather bureau has issued the
following special bulletin
''There are no present indications Of
a permanent break in the hot wave
which covers the country generally
east of the Rocky mountains. Local
rains and thunderstorms will furnish
temporary relief in the lower lake re-
gion, the upper Ohio valley and in the
mountain districts Of Pennsylvania,
Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia,
and there Is possibility that these
local rains may occur in limited areas
in Atlantic coast states"
Heat kills In Scores.
While Baltimore and Philadelphia of
icially are credited with being the hot
test cities in the country. New York is
not far behind them. The temperature
ranges there from 95 to over 100. Peo-
pie died in scores during the day. vic
Tins of the excessive heat. II is impos-
sible to say just how many have lost
their lives from this cause.
In Philadelphia the temperature pass
ed the 100 mark. Thirty deaths have
been reported and over 125 prostra-
tons
Manufacturing establishments in all
sections of the city have been com
PEELED to close. Cramps shipyard be-
gan operations at O'Clock in the morn
ing and closed at noon. Before 10
o'clock Il dozen ambulance calls had
been sent from the plant. and many Of
the employees were compelled to leave
their work. The Pencoyd Iron works
was one Of the first of the big plants
to shut down. Work on building opera
tons has been almost entirely suspend
ed. Men are not allowed to go to the
tops of buildings in course of erection.
as it is feared they may be overcome
and fall to their death.
Hospitals all over the city are crowd
ed with heat patients, and in some |
cases the facilities are inadequate for
the treatment of the sufferers owing to
lack of tents.
Thermometers in Baltimore register
ed lO3 during the day. From PittSburg
comes news of y deaths and many
Fifty-two men were pros
tratcd with the heat while at work in
mills Nos. % and 81 and open
hearth mill No. 3 of the Homestead
Steel works. The mills were compel
led to close down on account of the
heat.
The day opened excessively hot in
New England. but Il cool breeze later
made life cndurablc in and around Ros-
lon. From that city several deaths are
reported, however, as n result Of the
heat.
Throughout Pennsylvania and New
York states the hot spell continues.
From points all over these states come
'eports of deaths and proslraions.
A dispatch from London says that,
while the weather in England is tenn
,erate. continental telegrams continue
o report the ravagcS of heat and
storm. Deaths from sunsiroke are nu.
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