Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-07-24
Unprecedented HOT WAVE
AL Previous High Records in tie
Central West Broken.
PRAYERS FOR RAIN IN MISSOURI

~"e Aorrid Wave Iost Intense in Eons,a
o"ri' Indian Territory and Okln-
'mn - Other States Suffer From I'm
he"t-Corn Crop Damaged Ncnr -
ly Fifty Fer Centl-r.stur.s ,,.r.,,
N'caSo.->unuay was the hotteS, in
'e sreat corn BELT since the turr.u
wave set III. From Colorado In ';'nu.
i'eSsee' from ArkaInsas to Mantle ba.
N's Aiter city reported ma a,;mums of
loo degrees and Upward. Lines of
latitude cut no tiguIk.e: IT was bottp. IN.
O"ho'a 'han In Texas. ana ST.
an Deat ST. Louis lower down the
rive:.
hioressor Walz, hooking over his
Ills saw nothing except heat and
: urIAeSS Throughout the [vlfoIa emit
III pasln. NO where was there
oi'luFe enough to- produce 4 thundcr-
H. moreover, there are 10 dis
coverable signs OF any snppdv n,.,,.,i.- -
| ing up.
Reports of RUNE d corn. burned ur
pastures and blast,hd oauiclds com.
IRON all parts OF tthe Central West
auu au hg terror TO thie situation toi. ,hn
i1ti lers. The drol Ight in the Ceu;ra!
west mas been almost unprecedented
ana the reports say the corn crnp M
reafy has been daihageu to ihc c,,tc1f
o. Lity per cent. lIDless soaking rains
come soon this dasnage viii be .rcal-
er.
Kansas City announced the mosl re-.
tri'' AaDic heated term in It's .hiStorv.
. ~. th4r'y,tWo days the temperature
uAS risen above inety degrees every
AFTERNOON, ana for the last thirrapn
ua!s the mercury has gone above iui,
resuiariy. Since April = there ras
pe'n only one heavy. showcr.
uch SUFFERING is reported anon.
.he farm laborers-. and in mahy dis,
tlots 1t is almost Impossible 10 ..t
the wheat crop harvested hccauSr mon
VIII not 20 :nro THE harvest field Cur-
inS the hot weat her. Tile railroads
oi the Northwest. also are experience
ing much difficulty with laborcrs. the
Sectlon gangs being unable to carry
on their work. TOE roads are havin.-
a severe struggle, with small ,ircS
! hlonS the lines. fie Ids OF grain fcnras
! lies. bridges and every inn1m,n,hln
,nlhg Is catching from the heat. COM
bined with sparks from nossin,. an.
! gines.
>, ne neat wave' prevailed over all
@ urouSht-sul'e!'en region cf the
! Solthwest--Sansits. Western \IiSS,,,,.i
indian Territory hnd Oklalomn
! Drought has DESTROYED tho cr,s. T.,
the great pastures relrions of NIiSs,,,,.;
! and Kansas, wheife grass j. consit.r,,I
/ king of all farm lprot,,Ict. In ro,'o,,
I IueIce Tie hatuFni supply OF brcr.
! mutton, pork aukl all ihn d,i,,, -
Iuc'S has Deen Sc riously affected The
ohe nope Tor ESCAPE from the most
! serious results OK tho dpv,st,t,,,, T.;
! .iit secoim crop of grass can br
/ matured before ifrost comes ,,,d r,.,,,,
/ this cannot he done unI,,s ,.,ir ,,u-
! soon. 1000
FARMERS or Missouri are feeding
} ""eh' 10 .helr Stock in Srmc OF the
most parched sections az tb. s.,t,
! They say that thcv bayr fn,,rG ,rt:
! cheaper than resortir,. - Tho .,,,',';,.
~ on'S III the present extremity LARGE
s,1ch owners in' Missouri have been
S"pp!ne tnelr horses aud cattle acr0S.
ne river INTO Parts of Illinois which
| have escaped tho wors; OF ibo 49,"
! D! heat In mdry se,i;ors r.,,,,,'.,.,.
uNe I"en cutting their corn fU:' tod.