The Red Cloud chief., 1905-07-21
OVER FIFTY DEATHS
EASTERN STATES SWEPT BY
DEADLY BLAST.

Frustrated by the Heat In New
York, Philadelphia and P%ittsburs,
Forty.four Are Dead.
New York, July 19.-An area Of OPP
pressive heat, that brings TO mind
with UNPLEASANT v%ividness the record
breaking summer of 1901, has settled
down oyer the eastern and New En-
gland states. already numbering hun
dreds mons its victims and causing
indescribable suffering to thousands
in this and other cities.
From all points came the story OF
the hottest day of the summer attend
ed with frequent prostrations and not
a few deaths. Philadelphia reported
a maximum temperature OF 1913, the
highest figures officially noted. In
this city the weather bureaus high
mark was SO. The official thermom-
eteTs located in exposed places above
the street did not. however, indicate
the temperature in which the ordinary
mortal moved and many street Their.
momcters indicated a temperature OF
100 or higher.
All records for the summer were
broken for high temperature, but
mercifully the humidity was com
paratively less. Only for this, the to-
tai prostrations and deaths must have
been doubled.
In this city there were 100 prostra-
tons and &c deaths, in Philadelphia
80 prostratiOns and 3 deaths and in
Pittsburg GO prostrations and 13
deaths.
In New York the suffering was in
tense. especially In the crowded ten
ement districts, where scarcely q
breath OF air relieved the sitting al.
mosphere. Thousands who could af'
ford the holiday focked to the
beaches, but ever in the consequent
crowds women and children tainted
and men were overcome, making the
trip from home n doubtful experiment,
as far as securing any comfort was
concerned. II was a busy day fer
the hospitals and the ambulances
were continuously on the street.
Jake" Cook, keeper OF the monkey
house at Central park. famous as an
elephant trainer and the idol of the
children who frequent the 200" was
among the victims. The other keep,
ers had complained Of the heat, and
Cook, volunteering to help them with
their duties. o~ver-eXertcd himself, was
stricken and died.
To add TO the unavoidable physical
suffering. Brooklyn was threatened
with a water famine, while the whole
city was startled by the prospect OF a
strike of the icemen. The water sup.
ply in Brooklyn was reported as near
ing the danger point and the water
department took immediate precau'
tions, asking that street sprinkling be
temporarily suspended and warning
households to be very economical In
the use of water.
II was different with the ice ques,
ton, though an expected strike did
not materiali2c. A few ice WACO
drivers stopped work, but deliveries
continued.
Prompt measures were taken by the
police and park commissioners to al
leviate in some degree the suffcring
of the public. Orders were issued
keeping crcn throughout the night
the park gates and permitting those
who would to spend the night in these
places. keep Of the Grass" signs
were, by permission, |disregarded and
thousands of men, women and chill
dren deserted crowded and sitting
apartments for a bed on the COO
grass. Thousands of others, too ex.
hausted TO reach the recreation
grounds, slept on the pavements in
front of their homes.