The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-07-05
HEAT and STORMS
Cause Death and Destruction in
Various Places
HEAT is SOMEWHAT ABATED
Rains and Lightning Set a Lively
Pace in the East, the Former firing.
ing Cooler Weather, the Latter De-
structive Fires.

TIT ASHlNGTON, July 3.-Reports re
wv ceived at the weather bureau in
" this city from throughout the en-
tire area affected by the intense heat
show a continuation of very high tenn
peratures, save in a few favored To-
calities where more moderate weather
resulted in consequence of thunder
storms or other local atmospheric dis
tulbances. NO immediate relief Of a
substantial character is in sight. The
rainfall reports snow that there has
been precipitation throughout the at
tected area varying from less than a
hundredth of an inch in many places
to almost an inch. Generally speaking,
the thundeIstorms which have come
nave been what is known as dry
storms. so that very little rain has ac-
companied them.
The Atlantic coast will get some re-
lief from a West Indian disturbance
which is now moving northward.
Phoenix, AriZ., hau the highest temper
allure yesterday, the thermometer reg
istering l00, while at Philadelphia it
was again 1O2, at Atlantic City 90, Bos-
ton 81 at Chicago, where over half an
linen of rain fell, 90; Davenport, Ia,
go; Des Moines 81, Indianapolis "a,
Kansas City 100, Little Rock, Sc, Mem
phis 81, New Orleans 81, New York 90,
North Pate, 81, PlLLsburg a. Salt
Lake 80, ST. Louis SO, Springfield, H.,
&c. Vicksburg "a.
At Washington the maximum was
100, but during a gust in the afternoon
the thermometer fell 10 degrees in as
many minutes. Numerous prostra-
tons and deaths were reported from
the heat and in many places industrial
plants were forced to suspend opera
tons
Boston, July "a gale of wind, ac-
companied by a beautiful electrical
display on great banks of black clouds
and here and there deluges Of rain
temporarily broke the heat wave
throughout New Ell gland. The storm
in most sections gathered in about
half an hour and spent its force in a
few minutes. leaving considerable ruin
to mark the visit.
The storm ended the sixth day and
practically the worst of the heated
spell, for while fatalities were not
quite as numerous as on other days,
the prostrations were many and Sc
we're, animals succumbed more readily
and infantile diseases increased to an
alarming extent.
Philadelphia, July 3.-Philadelphia
passed through another period Of tor
ture Tuesday and last night many
persons lay dead as a result of the
days excessive heat, and more than
200 others were Frustrated. The Off
cial record of temperature made Mon
day, 102 degrees, was eclipsed yester-
day when the government thermome-
ter at D. m. touched 102 $40 degrees.
which now stands as the Quaker
City's record.
New York. July 3.-The terrible ia
tally of the heat was shown in the
large percentage of deaths among
those Frustrated. Out of 32S cases of
prostration reported up to 1880 last
night 14S resulted fatally. Among the
more prominent victims were Rev. DR..
Newland Maynard, the Episcopal
clergyman and lecturer, and Jacob s.
Rogers, the former locomotive builder.
Lightning, which struck an uncom-
pleted brick and stone apartment
house on Ninety-ffth street near West
End avenue last evening, destroyed
the house, with loss of $150000. The
high wind prevailing carried the
sparks to residences in the vicinity,
causing damage TO the extent Of sew
eral thousand dollars more. The apart
ment house was owned by Lorenz Wei.
her. Among other buildings destroyed
was the old Riverside Drive hotel,
which, 40 years ago, was a resort of
the elite of the city.
st. Agnes church, Brooklyn, was de-
stroyed last evening by fire originating
from a lightning bolt. Only the walls
are left standing. Loss, S250,000.
Three firemen were fatally hurt by the
falling of part of the mosanry of the
church.
st. Louis, Mo-, July ga bolt Of
lightning instantly killed three men,
fatally injured boy and seriously in
jured a man and boy, members of a ST.
Louis fishing party, who sought refuge
from the fierce storm of yesterday af-
ternoon beneath the shelter of a mas
sive sycamore tree on the bank of
Dead creek at Cahokia, Ill.
Louisville, KY, July "a bolt of
lightning from a clear sky struck
among so inmates of the Central Ken
lucky asylum for the insane at Lake
land, II miles from here, yesterday af-
ternoon, killed James Howard of Ste
vensport, KY, and knocked senseless
Mat Mercer, an attendant, and three
other patients. Great excitement fol
lowed among the insane persons, who
had been taken into the yard for air,
but rain came and drove them back to
their quarters.