Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-01
THE INTENSE HEAT
CAUSES DEATHS,
-Four in St. Louis, Two in Pittsburg, Twen-
ty-three in New York No Sign of
Abatement Of the TOrrid Weather.

st. Louis, No, July 1.-THE intense
heat that has prevailed for several
weeks continues undated. AT q. m
the thermometer recorded 80 degrees
and two hours later it had risen go So
Yesterday here Were eight deaths
and twelve prostratlons
At Il o'clock the bureau thermometer
registered "a degrees IN the shade
while on the streets the record was
several points higher. The temperature
is stilI rising but there ia a cool
breeze from the south Up TO noon there
had been reported four deaths from heat
prostration today as follows.
Henry Stauber.
John Keller
James Roper
John Isaac
The weather bureau thermQmeter at
1880 p. M. registered 49, Up 90 that
time eight heat prostrations had been
reported, four Of which were fatal
DEATHS AT PITTsBURG.
Pittsburg July l.--Last night was
one OF the hottest in years and at
| o'clock this morning the mercury reg
istered 81 degrees
Two deaths and eight prosuations
were reported at noon, The dead:
Samuel Jones aged s. years.
Edward, Rooney, aged 2S
The intense heat played havoc among
! the mill men and many prostrations are
| reported divers pudding department
Of the South Tenth street mill, the pud-
ding department Of a. NJ. Byers' mill
and the Pennsylvania car wheel works
were forced TO suspend operations. IN
| the latter plant 40e men and boys are
thrown out Of work The Pttsburg
forge and iron works, Allegheny also
closed down, throwing 500 men out Of
| employment
The temperature at noon was 90 de-
grees
TWENTY-THREE DEATHS IN NEW
YORK.
New York July The hot weather
which has caused go much suffering IN
! this city last week continued today.
At 10 o'clock the temperature was 49,
The humidity early today was a. per
cent, Between l and a. NJ, seven
deaths due to the heat were reported
| I'm this city
Six deaths from the heat were report
ed from Brooklyn between midnight
and 10 a. m.
At 2 o'clock the weather bureau re-
| ported q temperature Of 96 degre e
This was within cue degree " yester-
Cav hi4Afoi whob Was recorded a.
p. m.
There were % deaths due to the heat
in New York and Brooklyn between
midnight and p m. today
KANSAS CITY REGISTRATIONS.
Kansas City. Mo-, July 1.-The
weather forecasts here can see no re-
lief from the hot spell for today or
tomorrow. Temperature NJ 3 a. m, 81
degrees,
At noon the government thermometer
registered "a degrees, only two pro-
strations haye\)een reported since Sat
urdey
CINCINNATI
Cincinnati. Ohio. July THE Their
nom 'er registered So az a. m. today.
two 10 five degrees higher on the street
level.
CHICAGO HAS A RAIN.
Chicago. July L. At 1880 D. m.
TO-DAY suffering from the intense heat
Of the past week was alleviated by
sudden drop In temperature TO n and
shortly afterward by a heavy fall Of
rain, Forecaster Wall declared. how
ever that the relief was likely TO boz Of
short duration. Up 20 noon no prostra.
tons had been reported
At O'Clock this morning the Their.
mometer on the street level showed
49, The humidity intensified the suf-
ferlng the air showing So per cent
moisture.
At noon the official thermometer re-
gistered 81 degrees.
CLEVELAND STILL HOT
Cleveland. Ohio. July There was