Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-02


 Boston. July 2.-Reports from the various hospitals showed that no deaths from heat had been reported during the night.
 The police report one death from heat and alcoholism, that of Fannie Fitzgerald of Roxbury. She was 43 years of age and married.
 Boston. July 2.-Reports from New England points received early to-day indicated no abatement in the hot wave, and several places are found to have in prospect ''the hottest yet. Among these were Lynn, Mass, New port. R. l.. New Bedford, Mass, Fall River, Mass. Concord, N- H., ana Woonsocket, R. I.
 At Lynn several factories have been closed on account of the heat New port reported temperature of S4 at $ a. III. At Woonsocket it was S1 and at Brockton S3 Fall River and Pawtuck- ct. E. l.. report hottest night of the season. The thermometer at Fall River stood at 90 almost all night
 Portland. Me, was expecting very warm day, with the thermometer at g a. m recording 72 degrees.
 Concord, N H., reports total of three deaths during tie present hot wave. Lowell, Mass, reports half a dozen prostrations and one death; also that cholera infantum has appeared.
 The weather bureau officials to-day repeated yesterdays declaration that they could see no signs of cooler weather.
 Lowell. Mass, July 2.-The heat last night was the most oppressive yet experienced The temperature was 91 LID to Il o'clock and then fell slowly. The bridges, the commons and the elevated spots were crowded with mill operatives in quest of a breath of air. Half dozen prostrations were re- ported and one death, that, of Lizzie Robinson. cook employed at the Law renee Corporation.
 Cholera infantum has appeared. An appeal has bee nmade to the board of health to call out the ire department to wet down the houses and streets in the congested districts.
 Pittsburg, July 2.-It was degrees cooler at a. m. than at the same hour yesterday, the mercury standing at IS degrees, but the heat conditions were not materially changed and another scorcher was predicted. Two deaths were reported during the early hours of the morning.
 Sixteen died yesterday afternoon and last night as direct result of the heat.
 Nearly every mill and furnace not affected by the strike is crippled from the great number of heat prostrations of the employees, and many mills have been forced to entirely suspend opera tions.
 Philadelphia, July 2.-The hot weather continued to-day with unabat- ed intensity. The temperature at s o'clock was 91 degrees, five degrees higher than at the same hour yester- day. The minimum temperature dur ing the night was So degrees at 4 o'clock this morning. Since 1:30 o'clock this morning 12 deaths and about 50 prostrations have been re- ported.
 Detroit. Mich, July "A fierce rain SlOIn ldStluS dn nOul and half, cooled the temperature so that at s o'clock to-day the weather bureau thermometer registered but, 75 | degrees. The prospect is for consid- erably cooler weather to-day over the lake region. There was one death last night from the heat.
 New Haven, July 2.-Another day ot intense heat was ushered in this morn ing, the temprature at o'clock accord ing to the official reading at the weath CT bureau being g., one degree lower than the corresponding record yester day. No signs of an early diminutior of the hot wave are apparent to Weath CT Observer Tarr.
 Des Moines, Ia, July 2.-Reports o1 tornadoes. yesterday afternoon at Cam bridge, Madrid, Perry, and other towns in Iowa, are not confirmed. A severe storm visited all the places named, bu damage was confined to small out buildings. The losses were nominal. l Philadelphia, July 2.-At noon the government thermometer registered 1 100 degrees, which is one degree high CT than at the same time yesterday There were 16 deaths and 100 prostra, | tionS. Several manufacturing estab l lishments were compelled to close. St Louis, July 2.-There were many prostrations from heat during tht I night but no additional deaths haC been reported up to s a. m., when tn, temperature was SC. There was nt breeze, and the heat was extremely op pressive.
 Chicago, July Notwithstanding l the storm, which diminised the heal somewhat last evening and made tht night more bearable, the thermometers on the street at a. m. registered & degrees, two degrees lower than st ths same hour yesterday.
 Troy, N. Y. July 2.-At a. m. to day in exposed places the thermom eter indicated a temperature of S3 de grees. This was three degrees hotter than it had been at the same Toul since the beginning of the presen heated term.
 Springfield, Mass, July 2.-All hea records of the season are being broker