The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-07-25

temperature records dating back as
years were broken Sunday. At seven
a. m. it was 81; four p M, 1o6; seven
p. M, 1902; on the street from Ill to
ia. There were large number of
prostrations, but no fatalities. The
intense heat of the sun fired dry
grass on Dubuque's grave bluffs, and
several hundred acres were burned
over.
Burlington, Ia, July 22.--Frightful
heat prevailed here and all over
southeastern Iowa Sunday. The max
imum here was ITO, accompanied by a
hot wind. Reports from the state
show: Charlton, 1o7; Fairfield, los;
ottumwa, no; Murray, ITO; Middle
town, 113; Keithsburg, H., liz. Corn
is reported to be firing badly. Some
grain men declare it has been dam
aged to the extent of half 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 if rain
does not come within the next few
days the entire crop will be ruined.
The crop of raspberries of this civin-
| ity has been ruined by continuous
drought. Only one-tenth of the crop
has been gathered. The remainder of
| the fruit dried up on the vines. The
estimated loss to growers of this dis
trict is placed at 100000. If the pres
emit hot weather continues one week
the entire crop of blackberries will
be lost. Grapes and peaches are
looking fine, and from present indi-
cations the largest crop in the his
| tory of this district will be gathered.
The total loss to fruit growers at
Berrien county on strawberries,
blackberries, raspberries and plums is
estimated at 100000.
In Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind, July 22.-Sunday
was the hottest day in central 1ndi-
ana for several years. While the of
fetal record was only 1913, it was 107
on the streets, and on the drill ground
of the Indiana national guard, which
| is in camp at the state fair grounds,
it was 10. DUNG brigade drill Sun
day evening is men fell from the heat
| and were carried from the field by
| the ambulance corps. All will recov-
! err. There were no prostrations in
the city. Eight thousand excursion
lists were here on account of the
camp.
Reports of crop conditions in nearly
all counties of Indiana, prepared for
| the Sentinel by its representatives,
| after careful observations, show the
| corn crop, with rain within a reasona-
BILE length of time, win almost equal
| that of last year. All the corn plant
ed early in high ground is beginning
/ to tassel out and is in immediate need
of rain to yield anything near an aV-
erage crop, while in some sections the
crop is believed to be so badly dam
aged by the drought that rain will
not save it.
| Hot Day I'm Omaha.
| Omaha, July 22.-With the excep-
ton of July 20, 1894, on which day the
| temperature reached 105, Sunday was
| the hottest this city has experienced
in 81 years. The mercury stood at
| 90 at IL o'clock, gradually going up
| to 104 $40 at AIS p. M, and at SIX
| D. m. back to 104. There was not
/ trace of rain anywhere in this vicin-
| ity and what little wind there was
came from the south, and instead oil
| being a relief added to the discom'
fort. The parks offered not the
| slightest replief to the masses who
| sought cool retreats. Four prostra-
tons were reported to the police. Not
| cloud appeared in the sky and nc
relief is in sight.
| one Death from Heat.
Springfield, H., July 22.-AH pre-
| vious heat records were broken Sun
day. when the government thermom-
| eLeT TeRlSlGISu hia@AAAhuhA wv ~ .
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 serious condition.
Victims of Lightning.
London, July 22.-over the greater
part of the British Isles the weather
continues very hot. The temperature
in London Sunday reached IS degrees
Fahrenheit. At many points in the
provinces it was higher, the record
for Bristol being 95. Cooler weather
however, is now prognosticated. An
extraordinary number of persons have
been struck by lightning in storms OF
short duration. Eight instances are
reported in England, six in Germany
and seven in Holland. While six tour.
lists were climbing Mount Tribulaun
In the Austrian Tyrol, the lightning
struck two, killing them outright
while the four others were disabled
In Palan, France, some children went
to ring the church bells, believing that
they would thus avert the lightning
| L.