Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-19
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Torrid Wave.

New York, July To-day Is an
other scorcher in New York and vicinity,
and there is no relief from the torrid
weather in sight. Long before sunrise
the police were reporting deaths and pros
trations and it is believed that at sun
set the list will be greater than that of
Yesterday when more than 80 deaths and
$50 prOstrations were recorded. This
list did not include the prostrations
where persons were attended by their
family physicians. Hundreds were over
come and treated at home and there will
be no record of these cases, except where
they terminate fatally. Several deaths
we're reported up to O'Clock this morn
ing. The temperature recorded at the
Weather Bureau at o'clock this morn.
ing was 80 degrees, and at 9 O'Clock the
mercury had climbed four degrees more.
The same temperatures were recorded at
the same hour Yesterday. Every hos
pital in New York is crowded with
patients who are packed in ice and treat
ed for heat stroke. Yesterday was the
hottest July Is in the history Ofthe city,
so far as the records show, and was the
third hottest day ever recorded in the
city.
Statistics compiled today show that
the number of deaths during the present
hot wave up to last midnight, total 109.
Since midnight % have been reported.
Official temperature at noon today was
92 degrees, as compared with SO at noon
yesterday.
Philadelphia, July 19.-The terrible
hot wave still has Philadelphia in its
grip. with no signs of relaxing it, al
though light breeze and a slight de-
crease 10 humidity are somewhat mitigat-
ing the suffering. At O'Clock this
morning the temperature stood at 81,
and starting at that figure the mercury
mounted by jumps until at 10 o'clock it
stood at 95. Around this figure it how
cred for an hour when it again started
upward, reaching sc at noon, and with
every prospect of equalling if not ex-
ceeding yesterdays record of 1913. Two
deaths and nearly score of prostrations
had been reported up to noon the clang-
ing of ambulance bells is getting TO be a
familiar sound. All over the city horses
are dropping in their tracks, from the
awful heat.
Boston, July 19.-Another sweltering
night followed the highest temperature
of the year, which characterized yester-
DAYS meteorological conditions, and with
a temperature of 81 degrees at 8 o'clock
this morning, another day of almost in
sufferable heat seems to be in prospect.
Three dead and 81 Frustrated do not be.
gin to tell the terrible tale of death and
suffering that marked yesterday as one
of terror for every one in greater Boston.
With the official temperature at "a above
in the shade, and the actual street tenn
perature up to the 100 mark in many
places throughout Boston and its enyi-
rons, the deaths and prostrations that
followed were the greatest OF the year,
and even with the few reported at the
hospitals as record, the story of the
awful day is not half told, for there was
sudden and amazing increase in NOR
tally among children, in cases of insanity
among adults and in suffering on every
hand, all due to the sOul-torturing heat
that pelted mecilessly down from sun
rise to midnight. That similar con-
ditions prevailed throughout New Eng
gland is shown by the record of deaths
and prostrations, at other places.
Baltimore, July 19.-Last night was
the wMmest since 1902 in Baltimore.
In all the thickly settled portions
men and women spent the night
with their mattresses on the pave
ment and with their children defed the
conventionaities by sleeping where it
was cool. The thermometer reached 90
yesterday. There was one death, and
half dozen prostrations. Business was
at standstill, while the factories lessen
ed their output by one half. There is
slight breeze blowing this morning.
New Haven, COun., July 19.-At 8
O'clock this morning the mercury at the
Weather Bureau registered 80, which
was three degrees higher than yester-
day Last night was the most Oppres-
sive of the hot spell. Thousands COM
planned of their inability to sleep during
the night. Three deaths were reported
in Connecticut from the heat yesterday,
and prostrations were reported in nearly
every city, but they we're comparatively
few when the severity of the hot wave is
considered. Luckily the humidity has
not been excessive hereabouts.