The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-19
ia DEAD IN TEN !
DAYS IN GOTHAM
Hot Wave Continues with Little
Abatement Except in Min
nesota and Iowa.

Washington, July 19.-The heated
term continues with little or no abate-
ment in any quarter. Along the lower
lakes, also in Iowa, northern Illinois
and southern Wisconsin, there have
been few early-morning thunder
storms, but the, temperature has not
been materially lowered except in Iowa
and southern Minnesota. The greatest
intensity Of the heated term centers in
the Ohio valley and the north portion
Of the middle Atlantic states, where
last nights minimum temperatures
ranged from 70 to 70 degrees, the last
named being the record for Philadel-
phia. The outlook for thunderstorms
during the next thirty-six hours in the
is fairly good. With the showers there
will be more or less fall in tempera-
ture Thursday afternoon or night, and
it now seems probable that the pre-
vailing high temperatures will be tenn
porarily interrupted by Friday.
SIS New York's Big Death List.
New York, July 19.-The hot waves
death roll in New York, from July 9
to noon today was 124.
Official records at the health depart
ment show that there were thirty-three
deaths from heat on Saturday, Sunday
duSl VAOuudys EOI Gu0 WC0h cuuluS OdG-
urday noon, there were forty six deaths
from heat or sunstroke officially re-
corded. For the corresponding week
last year, the number of deaths from
the same cause were three. The deaths
last week from heat were in excess
of the deaths from any other cause with
the one exception Of pneumonia The
death rate for last week was 24.01, as
compared with 21.04 for the Same Pc
Rod in 1904.
10000 Sleep on Sands.
While thousands Of persons left their
homes in the flats and tenements Of this
city, seeking lin the public parks relief
from the night s intense heat, by far
the greatest crowd gathered on the
sands of the seashore at Coney Island.
Trains arriving there even after mid
mated that an army Of 10000 heat-tor-
tured men, women and children, the lat
ter being in the majority, made beds in
the sand. A northwest breeze blew
over the island, bringing much comfort
to the sweltering thousands. A large
force Of extra policemen was kept on
duty and guarded the sleepers from
harm.
No Relief in Sight.
No relief but rather promise of
more heat and even greater suffering
came to New York today. Even with
every park in the city thrown wide
open, and with practically every re.
striction removed hundreds Of thou.
sands have been unable to escape the
severest suffering. Nearly two score
Of deaths and ten times as many Sc.
rious heat prostrations were officially
reported. The facilities Of every hos
| pital and like institutions were taxed
/ Ambulance surgeons, drivers and sur
geons, worn down by the terrible heal
ind the strain Of ineessant work, were
completely exhausted The horses gave
out earlier than the men, and compare
lively early ii became necessary tt
press police patrol wagons into service
as temporary ambuIances. Then the
hospitals became filed to their capa
city, and several wero forced to an
nonHce that 40 more sufferers could b.
received.
i Deaths Early Today.
/ Attic many thousand tenemen
jewellers availed themselves Of the op
q portunity given by the open parks t,
i sleep in the outer air, there were man,
more that could not leave their home
in the parched and sweltering lowe
section Of the city. It was from tina
. section that the first reports Of death
due to heat came today.
! Before a. m. five fatalities ha,
Il been reported. Two Of the victims fel
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