The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-07-27
TOUCHES HIGH MARK.
Records Of Years Broken by the
Intense Heat.
a. Average Temperature of 400 De-
grees Throughout the West
weather Bureau Reports
No Relief I'm sight.

Washington, July 22.--Thc we; ne
bureau has ISSUED the following spt
cial bulletin:
''PractIeally the entire country was Gov
cred by the hot wave Sunday, except IN
Immediate Pacific coast and In the state
OF Iowa, Missouri and Illinois nearly a.
previous high records were exceeded. IN
ma ximun- temperature line OF 100 degree
~ncircieS ,he entire great corn belt.
Davenport and Dubuque, Ia, and a
Springfield, H.. the maximum tempera
lures of itS degrees were two degrees abov
the highest previous record. while at ST
Louis tht maximum OF LOG degrees has beer
cqualed hut once before. on August II, 1881
Al Chicago. the maximum OF 102 degrees
equals the previous high record OF July II
OF the present year. In the states OF Iowa
Missouri ard Kansas, the duration OF tho
present heated term Is without precedent
there having been practically no inter
ruption to temperatures OF 80 degrees OF
over sincn June is, period OF "a days. On
IL days % this period the maximum tenn
perature at Kansas City was 100 degrees or
more. There are as yet no indications OF
any relief from the abnormal heat. No
rain has fallen in the corn belt for the past
shree days, and none is In sight IL Is. OF
course. probable that scattered local
thundersiorms, which are always accom-
panments of protracted periods of heat,
may fall al times, but no hope can be en-
'tertained al this time of any general rains
or permanent relief"
Smashed All Records.
st. Louis,' July 22.-On Sunday, the
day that Gov. Dockery designated for
fasting and prayer to God that the
present drought might be broken in
Missouri, all records for hot weather
in st. Lonis were smashed, the wealth
err bureau thermometer on the GUS
tom house registering los degrees in
the shade On the streets and in eX-
posed places, the mercury went many
degrees higher. the record broken
was thai of 100, made in the early
eighties. As early as seven a. m. the
day gave promise of being unusually
warm. ~ that time the thermometer
registered 90 degrees, and from then
on, until $3.50 p. m, the mercury
steadily climbed upward under the
impulse Of fierce sun shining from
cloudless sky. Hardly breath of air
stirred all day, and the little that did
circulate came as the draft from
furnace, so intensely hot was it.
Those who dared to leave their homes
went for comfort to the parks, which
were thronged all day and late into
the night with thousands of suffering
humanity
burlington, Ia, July 22.--Frightful
heat prevailed here and all over
southeastern Iowa Sunday. The max
imum here was 40, accompanied by
hot wind Reports from the state
show: Charlton, 1O7; Fairfield lOs;
Ottumwa, 40; Murray, 40; Middle
town, iI3; Keithsburg, H., liz. Corn
is reported to be firing badly. Some
grain men declare it has been dam
aged 10 the extent of half a crop.
Michigan Crops Drying Up.
st. Joseph, Mich, July 22.-Reports
from various points in the southern
section OF this county show that the
great vegetable districts are slowly
drying up. No rain has fallen in the
vegetable districts for the last 81
days. The potato districts are con-
sidered by conservative growers
ruined, as the plants are beginning
to wilt, and rain at this time could
not revive them. The famous Galien
cabbage district, embracing several
hundred acres, is drying, and IL rain
does not come within the next few
days thc entire crop will be ruined.
In Indiana.
indianapolis, Ind, july 22.--Sunday
was the hottest day in central Indi-
ana for several years. While the Of
fetal record was only 00.s, it was 107
ha I,.il
Of the Indiana national guard, which
is in camp at the state fair grounds,
II was 10. DUNG brigade drill Sum
.Ilay evening Is men fell from the heat
and were carried from the field by
the ambulance corps. All will recov-
er. There were no prostrations in
shc city. Eight thousand excursion
lists were here on account of the
camp.
In Chicago.
Chicago, H., July 22.-The heat Sum
day reached 1903 degrees in the Audi
forum tower and 118 degrees on the
street level, all former records being
broken. There were two deaths and
several PROSECUTIONS. Two men and n
child were drowned while seeking re-
lief from the heat. Two persisted in
Lake Michigan and the other in Lake
Calumet. In every part of the city
the suffering was intense. but espe-
,rially in the Ghetto, where children lay
on the sidewalks and steps on the
shady side of the street, painting, cry
ing, moaning, while their elders. suf.
fcring with them, could do nothing for
their relief
One Death from Heat.
Springfield, ILL.,, July 22.-All pre-
vious heat records were broken Sun.
day, when the government thermom'
.eter registered maximum LOG degrees
One death and two prostrations re-
suited. Edward Feerer, of Anderson
Ind, was overcome and died in short
time. Two residents were Frustrated
and are in a serious condition.
No Rain Falls.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 22.-The heat
Sunday broke all records, the tenn
pcrature at four p. m. being 1914
Thermometers on the street at II
---t<-I< - n;orht recorded o. Sunday