Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-07-20
The HEAT WAS
VERY OPPRESSIVE
Inhabitants of Large Northern Cit
les Suffer.
NUMBER SUCCUMBED.
Philadelphia Recorded the Greatest
Temperature, but New York Led
With Fatality Results and
Also PrOstratiOns.

New York. July 20.-An area Of OPP
pressive heat, bringing to mind with
unpleasant vividness the record break
ing summer of 1901. settled down over
the eastern and New England states
Tuesday. numbering hundreds among
Its victims and causing great suffering
to thousands in this and other cities.
From all points came the story of the
hottest day OF the summer, attended
with frequent prostrations and not a
few deaths. Philadelphia reported a
maximum temperature of 9S.3, the
highest figure officially noted. In this
city the weather bureaus high mark
was SO. while in Boston a temperature
OF "a was recorded. The official Their
mometers located I'm exposed places
above the street did not however. indi-
cate the temperature i'm which the or
binary person moved and many street
thermometers indicated a temperature
OF 100 or higher, some reliable instru.
ments registering 104 and los.
IN New York the suffering was in
tense, especially in the crowded tene-
ment districts. where scarcely a breath
Oh air relieved the Sitting atmosphere.
thousands who could afford the holiday
LOCKED TO the beaches. but even in the
consequent crowds women and children
TAINTED and men were overcome. maxi
ing the trip from home doubtful ex-
pertinent so far as securing any COM
fort was concerned.
AT o'clock in the morning the NOR
curry stood at so and rose until the
maximum of Sc was reached at 4
o'clock. The humidity was ~ at &
o'clock, but lessened steadily until but
80 was registered, when the temepra-
lure was highest 1t was a busy day
Tor the hospitals and the ambulances
were continuously on the street.
Jake Cook. keeper of the monkey
house In Central park. famous as an
elephant trainer and the idol of the
children who frequent the zoo. was
among the victims. The other keepers
had complained of the heat, and Cook.
volunteering to help them with their
duties. overexerted himself, was strick-
en- and died.
Early In the day the hot wave invad-
ed the stock exchange and its effect
was quickly apparent on the traders.
Many of the leading operators deserted
the floor and the market became list
less and dull.
To add to the unavoidable physical
suffering Brooklyn was threatened with
water famine. while the whole city
was startled by the prospect of a strike
of the Ice men. The water supply in
Brooklyn was reported as nearing dan
ger point and the water department
took immediate precautions. asking
that street sprinkling be temporarily
suspended and warning households to
be extremely economical in the use Of
water.
Prompt measures were taken by the
police and park commissioners to al
leviate In some degree the suffering of
the public. Orders were issued keeping
open throughout the night the park
gates and permitting those who would
to spend the night I'm these places
Keep off the grass" signs were by
permission, disregarded and at night
thousands Of men. women and children
deserted crowded and Sitting apart
ments for a bed upon the cool grass
Thousands of others too exhausted to
reach the recreation grounds slept on
the pavements I'm front of their homes
Total number of deaths here was
twenty-siX and prostrations 100.