Evening star., 1901-07-12
DAY OF INTENSE HEAT
YESTERDAY BROKE THE RECORD
AT MANY POINTS.
Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois md the
South Generally Included fin
the TOrrid Belt

"A not wave swept the south yesterday
many cities reporting the highest tempera-
ture of the year, and some reporting the
hlshest since the weather bureau stations
were established. The humidity was gen.
orally low. With a maximum of 1O3 it was
the hottest Of the year at Louisville XIV:
lo1 was reported at Bowling Green and 1O4
at Paducah, KY.
Inc following cities reported the heat
record for this year broken with the fig
ures given: Little Rock, 101; Memphis,
loo' birmingham, 1G2; Nashville, 102 Chigh-
est IN thirty-one years.; Atlanta, 90; Chat
tahoosa, 100 (highest in twenty-five years.
montgomery, Ala, and Augusta, Ca, re-
ported 100 degrees, and CHATTANOOGA 90 &
Mobile, Savannah, Vicksburg and Knox
vile reported a temperature of 96 while
W was the highest reached at Charleston
mere was one prostration at Columbus
Ga.
The government thermometer registered
within half a degree of the 100 mark at
Cincinnati, two degrees above the highest
previous record of this year. Street read
ings were as high as 1e5. No fatalities or
prostrations We're reported, owing to the
low degree of humidity. 1t became cooler
at night there.
At st. Louis the mercury in the weather
bureau office began its upward Journey
early, and al O'Clock in the afternoon
became stationary at the 104 mark 1t was
the highest point reached in twenty years
with one exception. On the streets 1t was
several degrees hotter, and as the humid
ity was much more pronounced than fer
several days. the heat was well nigh in
tolerable. One death and twelve prostra-
tions were reported up to 10 O'Clock last
night.
Government stations in Kansas reported
as follows regarding their maximum tenn
peratures: Kansas City, 103; Baker l02;
Concordia. 1o2: Dodge City, 9s; Dresden,
How
vile, 10l; Manhattan 106: Mcpherson, lo7:
Usage City, los; Sedan, 10o; Wichita, 1O2;
Topeka, 1O2.
The wind was blowing at the rate of
fourteen miles an hour from the south
west, but it was dry that it had a
blighting effect on the crops. Reports re-
celved at Topeka last night indicate that
IN no county in the state are the crops
damaged less than 30 per cent. In many
counties much more than 80 per cent would
be necessary to cover the estimated dam
age
Bourbon. Allan. Franklin and Miami
counties report almost total loss of the
corn crop. Alfalfa is about the only pro-
duct standing the dry period we'll 1t is
generally conceded that this Is the worst
drought since 1860 in Kansas but 1t will
not entail nearly SO much suffering as in
past years.
The maximum temperature for Lincoln
and the southern half of Nebraska dropped
two degrees yesterday to 10l The hot
wind continued, however, and the drought
is increasing. AT Beaver City this was
the nineteenth successive day when the
temperature was 100 degrees or over Fear
of water famine exists In many towns
At St. Paul yesterday morning the Bur-
lingtOn depot was burned because there
was no water to fight the flames Near
Plattsmouth sparks from a locomotive ig-
nited stock car, and twenty-four horses
were burned. Near Nebraska City sparks
fell into a wheat field and the entire crop
in shock was burned.
The government thermometer at Deca-
tur, H. reached 1021h, which was within
half a degree of the highest known Two
men suffered sunstroke. Crops are suffer
ing from drought and heat. Many horses
have died.
For the third day in succession the
maximum temperature at Des Moines,
Iowa. was 101, breaking the record for
continued extreme heat since the estab-
lishment of the weather office there in
1872. The hot wind has moderated.
At Princeton, Ind, yesterday was the
hottest day in twenty years The ther-
mometer stood at 1o6
At Texarkana, Ark, the mercury regis
tered 103, the hottest of the season. and
one prostration resulted. The crops are
in very bad condition and cotton has be-
gun to show signs of suffering There
We're two deaths in Pine Bluff
The thermometer registered JOY at De-
catur, Ala VIII Bolyne. a negro farm
hand, dropped dead in a field.