Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-07
:: j. Sees HEAT
Of lO6 DEGREES
HOTTEST PLACE ON THE MAP
TuROUGHOUT COUNTRY.
TOO COLD FOR BASEBALL!
Heavy Dust storm and 81 of an Inch
of Rain--(rand stand UnroOfcd-
Rains In Missouri.

Weather conditions throughout the
country stll continue to be IA subject
Of absorbing Interest.
Yesterday while Tulsans We're eX-
perienoing the hottest day OF the year
so far and approaching within two
| degrees OF the hottest days Of late last
/ July and early August, Blsterners
were shlyering in the midst Of rains
and cold weather In fact, II was so
/ cold Ht New York that the big base
bah game scheduled for there yester-
day was called off II was too chilly
at Philadelphia for the national sport
TO be staged, and the same thing oc-
CURED at Boston. Think OF it-cold
wenther and ratn-just what took
place in Tulsa later In the day.
Ilght rains were experienced in
/ Western Missouri during the day, re-
| lieving tho high temperature In
partial manner, The greater part OF
Kansas and oklahoma swcltered, Jop-
lin had n light shower and the max
lmum temperature went 10 but SO, At
Oklahoma City the Juno heat record
for the past 20 years was broken at
1902. At Muskogee the mercury climb
ed to 101 l-2, while at Hobart it soar
ed 70 1O5,
DR. H. NJ. Hutchinson, official gau-
ger OF the mercury I'm Tulsa for Uncle
Sam startled the universe yesterday
evening when he proclaimed to the
world and the inhabitants thereof that
the temperature was 100 In Tulsa yes
terday-a maximum reached the mid
die Of the afternoon. That II four de-
grees hotter than 1t has been so far
this year and closely approaches the
maximum record Of 1OS recorded dur
Ing the last Of July and the first Of
August OF last year.
There is little question that Tulsa
sweltered. Everybody knew It was hot
but having become accustomed to
withstandlng heat, few realized that
the heat tragedy of the year was
being enacted
But the evening was cool--cool and
delightful and delightfully."- cool, al
though the populace needs must swal-
low peclSs OF dust that the GOODNESS
might come. During the afternoon a
slckly looking cloud began approach
from tho eastward, mounting to the
zenith about six o'clock. A heavy
wind then set In which kicked up one
Of the mightiest dust which has been
seen in Tulsa in several moons. Earth
en- particles swept along the streets,
binding pedestrians and making life
miserable for even those who did not
venture forth,
Little damage was done by the wind
The roof was blown from the grand
stand Of the Western Association at
the South Main park, and slight dam
age reports came I'm from different
parts Of the city. A report was cir
culated that Bartlessvllle had suffer
ed heavy damage from the wind, but
communication with that place estab-
llshed the fact that the town was be-
sieged by n dust storm for about ten
minutes, with no damage done.
within less than an hours time
from the coming Of the wind, rain be-
gan falling, with no cessation OF the
strong breeze. The precipitation,
amounting to .67 o fan inch, extended
over n period of three quarters of an
hour, and mists resembling drifting
snow went rushing by.
II was another million dollar rain
Il was worth more than million dol
lars "and II didn't cost cent" The
extreme heat since the first of the
month had almost put n crimp into
the month had almost put u crlmp
into the big crop prophesiers. Corn
blades pencled up each day to unfold
In the night time, tho lack OF moist
ure was seriously gripping all crops
Pastures were all athrist and fruit
prospects began TO grow discouraging.
But with the rainfall came a renew
ed encouragement, and on tho face Of
the map there was no more Jubilant
population than walked the streets Of
Tulsa in temperature OF 73 degrees
the minimum for the day, 80 degrees
below what II had been few hours
before.
Coming from the east the cloud
passed over Tulsa, working to tho
south and west, and reports from the
north part Of the county state that
but a light rain was experienced
Light Rains I'm Missouri.
Kansas city, Mo, June 6.-Western
Missouri received light rains today
but the greater part Of Kansas, ok
lahoma sveltered on. Az Hobart,
oklahoma, IN temperature was 1905
and one person was prostrated as re-
suit. other high marks were okla
homa City, 1O2; breaking all June
records for twenty years Muskogee
iOi i-2 and Wichita, o. settling local
records for the year. Topeka report
cd n temperature Of Of.
There Is possibility of thunder
storms IN this section again 90 night
or tomorrow says the local govern
ment forecaster
Good Rain at Joplin
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