Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-18
Death List More Than Doubled
Over Yesterday.
SUFFERING INNEWY0RK
RECORD-BREAKIN WEATHER IN
NUMEROUS LOCALITIES.
Ten Deaths in Chicago and Thirty
One ostrations-Mercury at 70
All Night in Boston.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-The heat in this
| city became more intense today, the mer-
curry rising several degrees higher. hour for
hour. than 1t did yesterday, which was the
| hottest day of the year. The death list
was more than doubled even in the morn
| ing, and prostrations were continuous. Ar
| hour before noon the weather bureau had
| recorded temperature of 81, degrees
hotter than at the corresponding hour yes
terday.
Five deaths had occurred up to that time
The coolest hour since the record heat of
yesterday at o'clock this morning
when the government thermometer regis
tered ~ degrees. Even that temporal ture
caused as much suffering as the later and
the higher temperatures. because early in
the morning the humidity was excessive
1t dropped rapidly, the mercury rose
from ~ to 80.
90 at Baltimore at 10 am.
BALTIMORE, July IS. - Today is the
warmest of the present summer so far, the
thermometer having reached 90 degrees at
10 am, with the humidity at 81. There
have been one death from the heat in this
city and few prostrations.
One Death at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND Ohio, July 49, - The ex-
treme warm weather still continues In this
city during the past twelve hours there
We're four prostrations and one death from
the heat. Although slight showers and
thunder storms occurred during the night
today dawned with temperature of "A at
o am. At IL am. it had reached SO, and
the local weather bureau forecasts a maxi
mum for the day of perhaps 50 degrees ex-
ceedng that of yesterday by one degree
Light thunder showers are looked for,
w n hn Z ie nI| hi
temporary relief from the heat.
Detroit Sweltering.
DETROIT. Mich, July 1S-Detroit and
lower Michigan are sweltering again today
with the temperature at about the same
point as yesterday, which was the hottest
day of the present summer At 10 O'Clock
the weather bureau reported ST. one degree
less than at the same hour yesterday, and
IL was said that the temperature this after
noon would nearly reach yesterdays record
of 03. A cool breeze somewhat tempered
the heat today. One prostration was re-
ported during the forenoon. being a total
of three prostrations and one death in the
past twenty-four hours.
81 Prostrations in Chicago-1O Fatal.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-After thirty-one per-
sons had been prostrated and ten of them
had died. during the hottest day I'D to
date this summer, a breath of cool air
relieved Chicago last night. The relief was
short-lived. After few hours the wind
veered again and the heat was intense
throughout the early morning hours
Cooler weather is declared to be in store
for the latter part of the week.
The maximum temperature of yesterday
"a. equaled the record of last summer,
which by odd coincidence was made on the
same day, July Il.
S5 at 8 am. in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1s-Today's hot
wave promises to be a record breaker for
this summer. At S o'clock this morning the
government thermometer on top of the
post office building registered So degrees
8 degrees higher than the same hour yes
terday morning. The suffering among the
poorer class in the tenement district is in
tense. During last night hundreds of per-
sons sought the roofs of their homes that
they might catch a breath of air and secure
relief, and children wore barely enough
clothing to cover their nakedness.
The official forecaster says there Is little
hope of an immediate break in the hot spell
| AS the day progressed the heat became
more oppressive One death had occurred
and there had been about score of pros
trations up 20 l o'clock. At that hour the
government thermometer registered 81 de-
grees. two degrees higher than yesterday 8
record, which was 90 at APO o'clock. While
reau was %. Instruments on the streets
touched as high as 100.
Mercury Above 70 All Night.
BOSTON, July 1S-The heat, which ac-
quired new energy late yesterday, continued
| today, with promise of nearing the record
mark for the summer. During the night
| the mercury did not go below 10, and it be-
| gan to rise with the dawn. BY 10 o'clock II
| stood at IS. according to the weather bureau
| thermometer. Thermometers In various
| parts of the city, however, registered above
| 80 at the same hour. The humidity today
| was slightly below the normal. and there
was q light breeze.
Oppressive at Pittsburg.
! PITTSBURG, Pa, July 1S.-The oppres-
| sive heat wave continues in Pittsburg anG
| vicinity today. The thermometer hovereG
! between 75 and so degrees all last night
| making il the hottest night of the year. A
| II o'clock today the mercury had reached
| 81 degrees and steadily rising, the
| United States weather forecaster predict
| ing that all records for the season will bt
broken.
At clock this afternoon the official TEN
| perature was 80 degrees but reliable stree
| thermometers registered from 4 TO ) degrees
higher AT that time three deaths and siI
| ,t-atf tfn,, had haap