Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-07-02
MANY DYING
FROM THE HEAT
Scores Of Deaths and Hundreds Of
Heat Prostrations in the
Big Cities.
PASSED A TERRIBLE NIGHT
The Heat Prostrations in New York We're
So Many That No Record Gould be
Kept Of Them-A Tornado in
Kentucky.

Washington, July 2.-The weathe
bureau issued the following specia
bulletin: There are no present indica
tions of permanent break in the warn
wave which covers the country gener
ally east of the Rocky mountains. Lo
cal rains and thunderstorms will FIR
nish temperar, relief in the loNef iakt
regions, the upper Ohio valley and the
mountain districts of Pennsylvania
Maryland, West Virginia, and Virgin:
la, and there is possibility that these
local rains may occur in limited
areas Of the Atlantic coast states.
Signed: H. e. Williams, Act. Chief.
IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, July notwithstanding
the storm which diminished the heat
somewhat last evening the thermome-
ter at 5 a. m. registered Sc.
THE HEAT AT BOSTON.
Boston, Mass, July 2.-The weather
conditions here were improved in very
slight degree early today, the ther-
mometer standing at "a.
PHILADELPHIANS SUFFER.
Philadelphia, July 2.-The hot wea-
ther continued today with unabated in
tensity The minimum temperature
during the night was S5 Since 1880
o'clock this morning twelve deaths
and about 50 prostrations have been re-
ported from the heat.
AN INSUFFERABLY HOT NIGHT
Washington, July 2.-The hot wave
continued with little abated severity
today. At $3.50 the official thermome-
ter of the weather bureau recorded SO.
The night was insufferably hot. No
heat prostrations are reported.
ALL NEW ENGLAND IS HOT.
Boston, July 2.-Reports from New
England points indicate no abatement
of the hot wave. Temperatures were
reported from "a to 80 degrees.
HORSES SUFFER AT NEW YORK.
New York, July 2.-The weather bu-
reau thermometer was at the 95 mark
at 10 a. M, six degrees higher than at
10 o'clock yesterday. So many horses
have been killed or disabled by the heat
that the deliveries of provisions and
ice were much retarded today, thus ad-
ding to the discomfort and suffering.
In Brooklyn 30 sudden deaths were
reported at the coroner's Office between
midnight and a. M, and of these II
were directly due to the heat.
SIXTEEN DIED AT PITTSBURG.
T,,rxr 4 O IL
weather bureau reported So degrees of
heat with prospects that 1t will be
warmer before the day is over Sixteen
died yesterday afternoon and last night
as the direct result of the heat. Nearly
every mill ahd furnace is crippled from
a great number of heat prostrations.
ETREME HEAT AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City July AT 5 o'clock the
weather bureau thermometer register
ed "a. Notwithstanding the extreme
heat there have been no prostrations In
Kansas City the last "a hours.
A SCORCHER AT PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg, Pa, July At was six
degrees cooler at a. m. than at the
same hour yesterday but another scor-
cher was predicted. Two deaths were
reported this morning.
A VIOLENT STORM.
Middlesboro, KY, July "A violent
storm, resembling a tornado, wrought
havoc across Cumberland Gap, and
Powells valley. Half dozen small
farm houses were demolished, together
with a large number of barns. Perry
Smith was killed by lightning.
FIFTY-TWO DEAD REPORTED.
New York, July AT II o'clock the
police department lists showed from
midnight to that time a total Of 50
deaths from heat reported in Greater
New York. Nearly all the dead were |
adults.
1O2 AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, July AT II o'clock
the government thermometer on top of |
the postoffice building registered 95
degrees while those in the street var
led from 80 to 1O0. Sixteen deaths oc-
CURED and over 100 prostrations re-
ported.
PRETTY HOT IN ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, Mo-, July 2.-Thirty-thr |
persons are at the city hospital suffer-
ing from heat prostrations. Two cases
resulted fatally. It Is probable that |
many more cases were treated at res
licences. At IL o'clock the temperature I
was "a In the shade, while on the stone |
it was ten degrees higher.
SHUT DOWN OWING TO THE HEAT
Pittsburg, July 2.-Fifty-two men
were prostrated with heat in the fin
ishing mills of the Homestead steel
works during the night. This morning |
the mills were compelled to shut down |
on account of the heat.
SWEATING THE QUAKERs.
Philadelphia, July AT u O'clock
the official thermometer recorded 100 /
degrees, one degree more than at the |
same hour yesterday. During the NOR
ming the Baldwin locomotive works |
closed Its fange, machine and hammer
shops. The John and James Dobson's
big carpet mills closed down, 1900 em-
ployes being sent home.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AT NEW
YORK.
W. r..v- n - AL