The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-10
THE HOT WAVE.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Reports re-
ceived at the weather bureau in
this city from the entire area affected
by the intense heat show a continue
ton Of very high temperature, save in
few favored localities where more mod
crate weather resulted in consequence
of thunder storms or other local atmos-
pheric disturbances. AT least three
days more of hot weather is predicted.
The rain fall reports show that there
has been precipitation throughout the
affected area, varying from less than
hundredth of an inch in many places
to almost an inch. Generally speak
ing the thunder storms which have
come have been what is known as "dry
storms" so that very little rain accom-
panied them.
NEW YORK, July "a heavy thun-
der storm at five O'Clock Tuesday after
noon lowered the temperature ten de-
grees in this city. In spite of the rain
there WAS little sign of it on the street
three hours after it fell. SO SUPER
heated were the streets and pavements
that at first the rain drops turned to
steam ere they touched the paving
stones and when they did mark the
pavements it was only for an instant, 80
quickly did the stored heat of all this
hot spell dry up the moisture. During
the twenty-four hours ending at mid
night on Tuesday 220 deaths and 1927
prostrations were reported in Greater
New York.
Outdoor work was stopped wherever
possible, most OF the tunnel workers
laying down their tools; factories were
closed, the people in the streets moved
slowly and YEARLY and everybody who
could get out of town did 80. So many
horses have been killed or disabled by
the heat that the deliveries of provis-
ions and ice are much retarded, thus
adding to the discomfort and suffering.
Shortly after one O'Clock on Tuesday
the j. Hood Wright hospital sent out a
notice that it would be unable to re-
spond to any more ambulance calls, as
all the hospital horses were disabled
and others we're not obtainable.
The Lorillard tobacco factory closed
on Tuesday on account of the unbear-
able temperature in the work rooms.
The factory employs 2300 men and
women. A number of concerns in
Newark, Paterson, Passaic and New
Brunswick were also closed. Vegeta-
ton is suffering greatly in all parts OF
New Jersey, and unless rain soon falls
many crops will be almost totally
ruined.
AT Bennington several 'prostrations
were reported, but no deaths. At Yer
gennes many farmers were obliged to
pour water on their hogs at frequent
intervals to keep them alive. Several
cows, hogs and horses died on Tues
day in that city.
NEW YORK, July 3.-As soon as the
sun mounted high this morning reports
of deaths from the heat simply poured
into police headquarters. From mid
night to 1890 today 6fty-fve fatalities
and prostrations were reported in great
er New York. AT the morgue are sew
eral unidentified bodies which have
been picked up in the streets. The
temperature is few degrees less than
Yesterday but the suffering is more in
tense on account of the greater humid
ity.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The weather
bureau officials stated this morning
there was no indication any where in
the country of general permanent re-
lief from the hot wave 1t was eX-
planned that yesterdays thunder storms
were purely local and temporary in eff
fects. Continued high tenn erature is
predicted for an indefinite period
throughout all the territory affected by
the recent torridity.
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