Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-07-20
HEAT WAS TERRIBLE
Inhabitants Of Large Northern Cit
les Suffer.
NUMBER SUCCUMBED.
Philadelphia Recorded the Greatest
Temperature, but New York Led
With Fatality Results and
Also Prossratiens.

New York. July is.--An area OF op-
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 thousapas IN this and other cities.
From az points came the story Of the
hottest day OF the summer. atssnded
with frequent prostrations and not n
few deaths. Philadelphia reported a
maximum temperature OF sas. the
highest figure ofiicially noted. In this
city the weather bureaus high mark
was 30. while In Boston a temperature
OF % was recorded. The Official ther-
mometers located IN exposed places
above the street did not. however, indi-
cate the temperature In which the or
dfnary person moved and many street
thermometers indicated a Temperature
OF 100 or higher. some reliable instru-
ments registering l0t and isS.
In New York the suffering was IN =
tense especially In the crowded tene-
ment districts. where scarcely a breath
Of air relieved the sitting atmosphere.
Thousands who could afford the holiday
nocked 10 the beaches. but even In the
consequent crowds women and children
tainted and men were overcome max
Ing the trip from home a doubtful ex-
pertinent 30 far ss securing any com
fort was concerned.
Az o'clock I'm the morning the m.r-
curry stood az 90 ksd rose until the
maximum of ~ was reached az 4
o'clock. The humidity was 70 az 5
o'clock. but lessened steadily until but
30 was registered. when the temepra-
ture was highest. II was a busy day
Tor the hFpitais 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 20 help them with their
duties. overexerted himself. was strick-
en- and died
Early IN the day the hot wave invnd-
cd the stock exchange and its. effect
was quickly apparent on the Traders
Many 81 the leading operators deserted
the floor and the market became list
less and dun.
To add 10 the unavoidable physical
suffering Brooklyn was threatened with
n water famine. while the whole city
was startled by the prospect of n strike
~ the fee men, The water supply IN
Brooklyn was reported as nearing dan
ger point and the water department
took immediate precautions. asking
that street sprinkllng be temporarily
suspended and warning households tc
be extremely economical IN the use Of
water.
Prompt measures were taken By the
police and pnrk commissioners 20 al
levlatc IN some degree the suffering OF
the public orders were issued keepinr
open throughout the night the park
gates and permitting those who would
10 spend the night In these places.
Keep on the grass" signs were by
permission. dlsregarded and az 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 In front OF their homes
Total number OF deaths here was
twenty-six and prostrations 100.