The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-29
Weather Forecaster Bowie De
clares Temporary Drop in Tenn
perature Is Probable.
SHOWERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
Extreme Heat VIII Continue to
Hover About ST. Louis-One
Death From Prostitution
at City Hospital.

slight and uncertain relief from the eX-
| treme heat which the people st. Louis have
! been enduring since Saturday is promised
! 10y Weather Forccaster Bowie, who pre-
! diets slight fall in temperature and who
| says there Is Il probability of local showers
to-day. But the relief from the heat, If 1t
comes ut all, will be only temporary, and
the people can prepare TO swelter for sew
eral days more.
The mercury in the official thermometer
on the roof of the Federal building regis
tered "a yesterday. This point was reached
ut ) p. M, but from noon until the ther-
mometer registered 60 or above. In fact,
the entire day was extremely warm. The
minimum temperature was reached at Il
m, when the mercury registered 70, but the
temperature did not long stay at so low a
point The heat increased steadily every
hour. and by II the temperature was 30 de-
grees.
The severity of the heat. however, was
slightly modified by light breeze, which
blew at the rate of eight or ten miles an
hour.
In the afternoon scattered clouds passed
over the sky. and 1t looked as II there might
be shower before morning. The shower Is
predicted for to-day. but the prediction is
qualified by the statement that the rain is
probable"
The hot wave is the result OF the high
pressure southeast of St. Louis and the low
pressure northwest. The hot winds from the
south always come behind the high press
ure. and. consequently. they struck ST
Louis. The high pressure, however, is pass
ing east and this fact gives the weather
Observer grounds for hoping that the heat
Will moderate slightly.
The atmospheric disturbance that was
central in the Northwest Monday has
moved to the region of the Great Lakes,
causing showers In that section ard west
ward to Montana. There were also show
ers In Texas and on the eastern slope of
the Rocky Mountains.
VICTIMS OF THE HEAT.
The following victims of the heat were
taken to the City Hospital:
John Schustick. furnace worker, living
in the Ashley building, was brought to the
hospital in an unconscious condition. at
midnight Monday, and died at Tuesday
morning. without regaining consciousness.
Cecil Martin. % years old. OF No S721
North Twenty-fitth a teamster. exhausted
by the heat and taken to the hospital yes
terday.
John Birchert, 60 years old, residing at the
corner Of Russell avenue and Usage street,
found unconscious at the corner of Broad
way and Utah street Tuesday noon. Taken
to the City Dispensary. where he was re-
yived and then removed to the City Hos
pital. Condition extremely critical.
Mrs. Helen Hebert. Il years old. OF No
165 Sidney street, was brought 10 the hos
p.tal at 3 p. m. Tuesday and placed in tho
observation ward. It is said that she has
acted strangely. and her mental condition L.
attributed to the heat.
John Daus. 10 years old, residing OF tho
Maple House, at No. 1925 North Third
street, was brought to the City Hospital at
$50 a. m. suffering from heat exhaustion.
The temperature readings from a. m
yesterday are as follows: