Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-07-25
DIE FROM HEAT in
EASTERN CITIES
Temperature Reaches Recordbreak-
ing Point and Humanity Suf-
fers Intensely.

curry at 81 for more than an hour
this afternoon Chicago experienced
the hottest weather that has visited
the city In nine years.
On July q, 1901. the thermometer
stood at 1913, but the highest mark
since that time-96, on August IL,
1908--was beaten shortly before 3
o'clock and II was not until after 4
that the temperature began drop
ping.
In spite Of this torridity the num-
Der of sunstrokes was small, and this
surprise was explained by physicians
on the basis that nearly all Chicago
took advantage of the day OF leisure
and remained quietly at home or rest
ed along the lake shore and in the
parks. Had 1t been a day of labor,
they. said, scores of sunstrokes might
have been reported in spite of an al
most unceasing wind that they nam
ed as the second factor in the lack Of
serious results from the heat.
No relief in temperature but help in
the form Of breeze from the lake
| tomorrow was seen by Forecaster
Cox as the foundation for his predic-
ton for tomorrow, which was: Fair
Monday and Tuesday; not quite so
warm Monday; variable winds"
Other Places Swelter.
Chicago was not the only place to
suffer from the sun, for reports of
high temperatures came from all di-
rections, and several large cities re-
ported worse heat than in Chicago
Wichita, Kan, sweHered in a tenn
perature of 1914; Fort Dodge. Iowa,
complained of 1872, and at Emporia
the thermometer recorded 100. San
Antonio, Texas, Denver, Col, and
Oklahoma City all reported tempera-
lures of &C. In st. Paul the maxi
mum temperature was "a degrees. st.
Louis reported 80 degrees, Cincinn-
att 80 degrees, indianapolis 80 de-
grees and Cleveland 90 degrees.
Top Notch Of Heat in New York.
NEW YORK. July 24.-When the
temperature gets to the tropical alti-
tude of 81 degrees up on the official
tower, there is always weather of the
blisterlng sort down where other
people walk and breathe. The mer-
curry struck the top notch of the
summer at 2 o'clock p. m.
| II had an hour before reached 80
degrees. The previous high record
OF the season was made on July 10,
There was little comfort, even In
the many Widowed fats, and life in
the tenements was almost unbearable.
Everybody who could get out of doors
did So Those who could afford 1t
went to places where they could get
a boat to take them to open water,
where the breezes might be felt.
Thousands lay in the grass parks of
the city and thousands more found
some solace in trips on the ferry
boats, especially the long-distance
ones to Staten Island and South
Brooklyn. The excursion steam
boats we're crowded. 1t was almost
everybody's day on, otherwise there
doubtless would have been many more
deaths from exertion in the moist
and fervent air. Even the pleasure
seekers were Frustrated.
Week of High Temperature.
WASHINGTON. July "a This
week will be one OF high temperature
throughout the greater part OF the
country east OF the Rocky mountains
and in the extreme southwest, accor-
ding to the forecast of Willis L.
Moore. chief of the weather bureau,
The general pressure distribution ov-
er the North American continent and
the adjacent oceans indicate that this
condition will prevail. A disturb
ance Is threatened in the northwest
Monday or Tuesday. There are nc
indications of general rain for the
week.
Five Die In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. July 24.--Five
deaths were reported today as be.
ing due to the heat here. The max
imum temperature for the day was
80 degrees at o'clock. A breeze
from the southwest lowered the hui
midity from SO this morning to Ga
tonight.
Seven Deaths in Pittsburg. !.
PTTTsBURG, July 24.-seven per
sons met death by drowning in dit,
ferent parts OF western Pennsylvania
today. Two deaths were charged also
to be due partly to the great heat
aud one suicide. The weather bu'
reau promises no early relief from the
almost unbearable heat.
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