The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-20

During the morning hours the tempera-
ture ranged from seven TO nine degrees
below yesterdays figures
The reading at o'clock today was IS
degrees against 50 yesterday. at o'clock
today IL was 7s degrees 81 degrees yester-
day. At noon II was SO degrees, 9l1a yes
terday.
Yesterday the government predictions
held out no hope Of moderation within a
few days but in Western ontario the glass
registered only 81 degrees and the area Of
GOODNESS spread eastward I'm lively fash
ion
FELL FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION.
William H. Martin 81 years old, resid-
ing at 1s2 Pearl street. was taken 10 the
Rhode Island hospital, from the lumber
yard at the foot OF Clifford street at 10
o'clock this morning. He fell from ex-
haustion due to heat.
MORE MODERATE.
Boston, July 2O.-The weather forecast
ers prediction OF more moderate tempera-
ture today than that OF yesterday seemed
likely TO be fulfilled early today. During
the night the mercury went down 10 Il
and there was a brisk northwest breeze
At o'clock the thermometer indicated 80
were reported during the night
At a. m. Concord, n. H. had a tenn
perature Of rs with ca per cent humidity.
Portland. Me- al $3.50 reported tempera-
ture rs. humidity so.
NEW YORK GETS RELIEF
New York, July 9o-The wave Of intense
heat which held the city In It's grasp for
more than week, causing nearly 600
deaths, several times that number OF Sc
rtttttS- -fFe=tFatieHs- -a4a-liH+eld- -slitfaHiHS 10
millions has been thoroughly broken. The
relief which came yesterday afternoon
when a violent storm OF wind and rain
swept the city for scarcely more than Eve
minutes became permanent.
Although the temperature ran rapidly
UP again after the shower. a cooling
breeze which followed sent the mercury
slowly down once more, n comparatively
comfortable night followed, and today the
temperature was very near the normal
The lowest point reached during the
night was e, but with the breeze which
prevailed, continually. IL seemed even
cooler Today, when the temperature be-
gan 10 rise. although at an average OF
three degrees an hour until 81 had been
reached at 10 a. m. the winds continued
and with the sky partly overcast. there
was no indication OF the renewal OF the
intolerable conditions OF the past week
or more.
The forecast sent out by the weather
bureau during tho forenoon was a most
hopeful one. Fair, moderate weather.
with fresh northwest winds FOR the next
36 hours was the representation OF the
weather man.
Two deaths from heat and several pros
trations were reported early today. but
in nearly every case they are thought 10
have been due 10 exhaustion
A DISTINCT DROP.
New Haven. Conn. July 20-There was
n distinct drop I'm the temperature this
morning as compared with yesterday. At
S O'Clock the mercury In the weather
bureau instruments registered 7b, as
against 80 AT the same hour yesterday.
There was an increase. however. IN the
humidity from 50 yesterday 10 % today.
A TEMPORARY BREAK.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 2.-The hot
wave Is broken temporarily and cooler
weather. accompanied by showers. is
promised by the weatSer forecaster. The
saNarnment thermnIneier al a m regis
tered - degrees. six points lower than
az the same hour yesterday.
VICTIM OF HEAT.
Marlboro Mass. July 2o-John Mitchell
80 years old, died at his home today as a