Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-07-05
SUNS DEADLY RAYS.
The Extreme Heat Continues with
Little Indication of Relief.
Nineteen Deaths I'm New York ana
Eleven In Pittsburgh on sunday
Drought Proving Disastrous to
Corn in Western states.


| the killing heat of the last week
which was promised Sunday in the
| shape of thunderstorms, did not ma
| terialize. Instead, the temperature
| increased, there was less breeze than
| the day before, and what little air
| did stir was surcharged with heat.
| There was scarcely a cloud all day
| to shield the city's populace from the
| suns burning rays. There was an in
crease in the fatalities reported over
| Saturday, though the number of sim
| pie prostrations was not so large.
| Up to midnight 10 deaths had been
recorded and 90 prostrations. The
deaths Saturday numbered II. At
noon the government thermometer
registered IS degrees: at three p. M,
90 degrees, and at four p. m., 81 de-
| grees, five degrees more than the
maximum temperature Saturday.
Eleven Deaths in Pittsburgh.
| Pittsburgh, Pa, July 1. - Between
midnight Saturday and midnight Sun
day II deaths directly traceable to
the effects of heat and Is prostra-
tions are recorded. In addition to
this many children have succumbed,
as is evidenced by the burial permits
issued. In the past Is hours 50 per-
mits have been issued, three-fourths
of which were for children under four
years of age. The normal death rate
is 16. The maximum temperature Sun
day was "a.
In New England.
Boston, July 1.-The weather
throughout New England Sunday was
generally slight improvement over
that of the past three days, breeze
tempering the suns terrific heat on
attitudes and along the coast. In the
cities, however, the suffering was ter
rible among the poorer people and
the hospitals were fully as busy as
during the week. In Boston the Off
cial figures for the maximum temper
ature was %, one degree more than
Saturday, while the humidity was only
IS. The police report only one death
from heat prostration in the city
proper, but there have been very
many serious cases. The hospitals
are still treating scores of patients
prostrated during the week, so that
the list of victims is abnormally large.
Three deaths from the heat occurred
at Lawrence, Mass, total of seven
since Friday. At Manchester, n. H.,
there were three deaths from the
heat.
Hot Dny in Chicago.
Chicago, July with one eXcep-
tion Sunday was the hottest June day
in Chicago in the history of the
weather bureau. The mercury climbed
up to o. degrees on the Auditorium
tower at three p. m. and TO the eS-
traordinary temperature of 102 de-
grees on the street level at four p. IN.
The only hotter June day recorded in
Chicago was IN 1872. On June 10 of
that year the temperature was 0s de-
grees. Because it was day of rest
and most people were not working,
and because of the dryness of the
air, the prostrations were compsra-
lively few and only one death due to
heat was reported.
Corn In Danger.
Kansas City, Mo-, July Missouri
: and Kansas are suffering from hot
, winds that threaten great damage to
| corn. Atchison, Kan, reports the
} greatest drought in northeastern
| Kansas since 1860, warm wind hav.
ing blown from the south almost un'
ceasingly for the past seven days
Abilene, Kan, reports 105-degret
weather, with many fields in south
Dickinson county ruined. A Mexico
(Mo.) dispatch says the thermometer
in that part of the state registered
1O1 Saturday and Sunday, and that il
rain does not come soon the farmers
' will have to put their stock on the
) market Immediately to save it. Sc
r dalia, NO., reports 103 degrees in the
shade, with the statement that an
+ other week of similar weather will
l make a certain failure of the corr
i, crop in central Missouri.
D Hay Crop Near Ruin.
e Kansas City, Mo-, July Local ha.
: dealers say that unless heavy rail-
e falls within n week the hay crop o
Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma will
t be ruined by the heat and hot winds
: The probable loss is estimated a
n $5,000,000.
8 Nebraska Suffers.
: Lincoln, Neb., July Sunday wa
e the seventh day during which tn
e mercury has reached more than 0
degrees and the fourth during whicl
it has reached 100. For eight day
the state has suffered from drough
and south winds. Oats, potatoes an
hay crops have been badly injure
and corn began to curl and withe
Sunday in the eastern part of tn
state. The drought is felt worse i
\ the central eastern part of the state
North of the Platte river the DIR
weather was preceded by week O
n rains, and no damage has been don
n there. Unless rain falls in a day @
=. two the corn crop south of the Platt
b river will be considerably damaged
Drought EroISen.
E, London, July 1.-The long-continue
c drought in Great Britain has broke
a al. Il