The Topeka state journal., 1901-07-01
HOTTER.
New Heat Records Are Being
Established Today.
Mercury Reaches 100 at Indian
aPOlis by 1890.
MANY DEATHS RESULT.
Thirty Persons Die in Two
Days in New York.
sago is Temporarily Relieved
Rain This Afternoon.
Forced to Close Down
1t Pittsburg.
DEG. in BALTIMORE
lago is Temporarily Relieved
Rain This Afternoon.
Forced to Close Down
1t Pittsburg.
DEG. in BALTIMORE
Claims Record as Hottest Place
In the United States.

Washington, July The hot wave in
Washington shows no signs of break
ing. At o'clock this morning the down
town thermometers registered IS de-
grees and at 9 o'clock the mercury had
climbed up to 90 degrees. This is Z de-
Erees hotter than it was at O'Clock
esterday morning.
some of the high temperatures re-
ted at the bureau Sunday were as
pws:
etantic City 81; Boston. 80; Chicago.
Cincinnati, ss; Davenport. Ia. eS;
E5enver, "a; Des Moines, Ia, IS; Indian
apoIis, 81; Jacksonville. "a; Kansas
City, sS; Little Rock, 80; Marquette,
Mich, ss: Memphis. 80; New Orleans.
81: North Platte. Neb. a2;, Omaha. 50;
Pittsburg. 81; St. Paul, so; Springfield.
hIn, SO; vicksburg, Miss, 90; Washing
ton, D. c.. 9S; and st. Louis. 100
The weather bureau thermometer at
80 this morning recorded 81. 1t was So
s O'Clock and the mercury rose to 80
By o'clock. The hot wave is general
4 east of the Rockies and there is no i'm
mediate prospect Of relief.
AT NEW YORK.
New York. July The hot weather
which has caused so much suffering in
this city last week continued today At
O'Clock the weather bureau thermon-
kater showed a temperature of 81 de-
grees an compared with Ssske tie same
lnour yesterday. At 10 O'Clock the tenn
Aperature was SO. The humidity early
to-day was As per cent. Yesterday it was
Sc per cent
Between 1 and a. m, seven deaths
due to the heat were reported in this
city.
There was an increase in the fatali-
ties reported Sunday over Saturday,
though the number of simple prostra-
n tions was not SO large. Up to midnight.
19 deaths had been recorded and 20
prostrati tions. The deaths Saturday
A numbered II
At O'Clock the weather bureau re-
ported a temperature of Sc degrees This
was within one degree of yesterdays
highest, which was recorded at p. m.
There were 23 deaths due to the heat
in New York and Brooklyn between
midnight and 1 .. M, today
Six deaths from the heat were re-
ported from Brooklyn between mid
night and 10 a. m
AT CHICAGO
Chicago, July This city entered
upon another swe1tering day shortly
after sunrise today At 8 O'Clock ther-
mOmeters at the street level showed 50
degrees, and during the next hour
rise to SO degrees was noted The hu-
midity intensified the suffering, the air
showing 50 per cent moisture
The heat in Chicago Sunday broke
all records for June since 1872 For
three hours the government thermom-
eter in the weather bureau at the top of
the Auditorium tower registered 81 In
many places in the street it was 104 and
109. A northwest breeze brought some
relief after nightfall. but at II o'clock
the mercury was again soaring around
So There was intense suffering through
out the city, especially in the poorer
districts, and the police ambulances
We're kept busy picking up victims who
had succumbed to the heat
No fatalities were reported, but sew
eral Of those who were prostrated are
In a serious condition.
At 1880 p. m. suffering from the in
tense heat of the past week was al
leviated by a sudden drop in tempera-
ture to Il and shortly afterward by a
heavy fall of rain. FOrecaster Walk
likely to be of short duration. Up to
noon no prostrations had been reported.
At noon the official thermometer reg
istered 81 degrees
AT BUFFALO
Buffalo, N. r., July 1.-The thermom-
eter at the weather bureau registered
q at 10 g. m with a breeze from the
lake.
AT ROCHESTER,.
Rochester, N. Y, July The ther-
rnometer at 8 this morning stood at s6
with indications that it would reach 50
by noon.
AT BOSTON.
Boston, July There was little prom
tse of a change in the weather condl-
tions early today. The record at &
O'Clock was the same as it was on the
hot days of last week at S. The wind
was very slight from the westward.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia. July To-day opened
hotter than any day during the past
week The temperature according to
the weather bureau officials was S6 at 8
O'Clock. two degrees hotter than at the
same hour yesterday and at o'clock
had risen degrees. The humidity reg
istered 81 per cent. Sunday was the
hottest June day Philadelphia had ex-
perienced since 1877. The maxirauln
temperature was gS and the minimum
r. The humidity registered 66 per cent
One death from heat and 25 prostra-
tions were reported.
At 2.30 p. M, the police and hospitals
report seven deaths today from heat
three adults and four children. There
nave been 20 prostrations thus far.
The official thermometer at 2:1O D m
recorded 96 degrees, a fail Of 2 degrees
%1Dce noon. At this h1r4.. <h.a ~,.1s~,-. -