Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-07-21
INTENSE HEAT
CAUSES DEATHS
Temperature Reaches SO De-
grees in the
East.
INTENSE SUFFERING CAUSED
Terrific Heat General in the United
States-Casualties Mount High in
the Larger Cities, Nearly 200 In
New York Alone.

New York, July 19.-An area Of op'
pressive heat that brings to mind with
unpleasant vividness the record
breaking summer Of 1901, has settled
down over the eastern and New Eng
land states, already numbering hun
dreds among it's victims and causing
indescribable suffering to Thousands
in the cities. From all points last
night came the story of the hottest
summer attended with frequent pros
trations and not a few deaths. Phil.
-:delphia reported maximum tent
perature of 9S.3, the highest figure
officially noted. In this city the wea.
Their bureaus highest mark was 50,
while in Boston where the suns rays
are known to be tempered by an east
breeze. temperature of "a was re-
corded.
The official thermometers located
in exposed places above the street
did not, however, indicate the ten.
perature in which the ordinary NOR
tai moved, and many street thermom-
eters indicated temperature OF 100
or higher, some reliable instruments
registering 1913 and 1O5.
Following are the maximum TEN
peratures officially recorded N the
larger cities with the known cases OF
prostration and Deaths:
New York, temperature &c, Lros-
trations 1877, deaths %; Philadelphia.
deaths 5: Baltimore, temperature
97.3, prostrations 5, deaths none;
Washington. temperature 95, prostra-
tons 6. deaths none; Boston, temper
ature "a, prostrations 4, deaths l;
Pittsburg, temperature SO, plos+ra-
tons, 26. deaths IS; Chicago, temper
allure IS, prostrations II, deaths 4;
Buffalo. temperature IS, prostrations
?, deaths 2.
The above figures by no means rep
resent the sum of human suffering
yesterday as an endless number OF
victims who collapsed at home. il
the office or work shop were private
ly attended to. Last night no relief
was in sight and the roll of fatal
tiles must be necessarily increased
by many who have thus far with
stood the ordeal of the intense heat.
Yesterday all records for the sum.
mer were broken in point OF high
temperature. but mercifully the hum
idity was correspondingly less. But
for this the total prostrations and
deaths must have been doubled.
In New York the suffering was in
tense, especially in the crowded ten
ement buildings where scarcely a
breath of air relieved the sitting at
mosphere. Thousands who could al
ford the holiday fled to the beeches,
but even in the consequent crowds
women and children tainted and men
were overcome, making the trip from
home a doubtful experiment, so far
as receiving any comfort was COL.
cerned. Early in the morning the
mercury stood at 80 and rose until
the maximum of SO was reached at
o'clock.
It was a busy day for the hospitals
and the am5ulances were continuous
ly on the street.
Chicago, July 20-Following is the
record Of heat and consequent pros
trations and deaths in the larger
cities yesterday:
New York. temperature IS, deaths
IS, prostrations 1857; Philadelphia,
temperature 95S, deaths 10, prostra
tons 40; Baltimore, temperature 1922.
deaths 4, prostrations 5; Washington,
temperature 80, deaths l, prostrations
"A; Boston, temperature "a, deaths l.,
prostrations 25; Pittsburg, tempera'
ture. 81, deaths 5, prostrations s.