The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-05
NO RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS PREDICTED Third Day of Wave Like the
 Others 1915 IN CHICAGO Hottest Day on Record, With Two Exceptions-C Conditions in New
 York Somewhat I'm
 proved

As if to protest upon behalf Of young America" against the wave or safety and sanity and greater physical comfort of the Fourth of July the sun held the greater portion of the country in the grip of the most acute heat wave of the year yesterday. Of the 'S4 observa tion stations of the weather bu- reau, 22 recorded official ma ximum temperatures of 100 degrees or over while a considerable majority showed over 90 degrees.
 The greatest heat areas were in the middle and central western states, In the Mississippi river basin. although New England and the northern lake states were not far behind The south was relatively cool and most of the territory along the bor- ders of the northern most of the Great Lakes was also cool. The Pacific coast was also a notable exception, that part of the country en- toying peasant weather.
 The greatest heat recorded was 10f degrees in the weather observatories, which, in numerous instances meant q tempreature of almost 110 degrees at street level. Eight cities, Boston, AL bany, Charles City, Mo, Des Moines, Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux City and Indianapolis reached the maximum of 104 degrees.
 Fourth of July records were broken in a number of cities
 Fatalities resulting from the unpre- cedented heat wave were numerous, es- pecially in the large cities, and the gay ety of the nations national day was decidedly sobered by the rigors of the atmosphere.
 In the great farming sections of the west crops suffered damage. Continued drouth in kansas, together with the stifling heat, has worked great dam age to all grain crops, oats being re- ported as being virtually ruined Hay crops, likewise, are almost total loss while the fruit crop will not average more than half it's usual yield.
 Hundreds of deaths are reported from the cities and the number of heat prostrations will run well into the thousands. The summer resorts in the neighborhood of these cities profited largely, thousands being induced to leave the swe1tering towns by the com bination of holiday and the heat.
 No immediate relief Is in sight all though in some sections there prob ably will be a slight al1eviation.
 Washington, July 1.-The third day
 
 of the heat wave, spread like hot blanket from New England to western Kansas, brings no hope of marked re- lief.
 "No material change east of the Mis- sissippi river during the next 36 hours, v said the weather man today when he came down from his arie and assembled the reports of scorching night in all sections of the country. Slightly low CT temperatures may come by Wednes- day however, in the North Atlantic states, the Ohio valley and the region of the Great Lakes. but they promise no decided break"
 Chicago July 4-This was the hottest day with two exceptions in the history of the local weather bureau. The ther- mometer at 5 p. m. registered 101.5 de- grees. The exceptions both occurred in July of 1901. when mark of 102 de- grees was followed the next day by one of 103 degrees.
 At a. m. the mercury stood at S5 degrees, but rose steadily to , o'clock when the seasons record was passed.
 The government register at the street level at the same time showed 104 degrees and showed those who remain ed in the city just what they were en- during.
 As has been the case many nights during the record breaking torridity dwellers in the tenement districts slept on roofs, sidewalks and in alleyways. Every street stairway was occupied with the adults stripped to the limit of seemliness and all but naked babies wailing or silent from illness. Those who sought, a breeze in street car rid ing found that every breath of wind was like puff from a bake oven. Electric fans buzzed among the we'll to do but merely propelled hot air.
 Twenty Deaths in New York
 New York July 1.-The cumulative ef- feet of three days of hottest weather this city has experienced in years manifested itself today in list of 20 deaths at tributed to the heat. Prostrations were counted by the score and nine drownings were reported. t',''-''.,t'
 While not going to the extremes yes- terday. the official temperature up among the skyscraper tops touched 95 at 3:Ss O clock, crossing the 90 mark at noon and keeping above that point until well toward sunset.
 thunder shower zone lowered near during the late afternoon and evening, but with 72 per cent of humidity tonight. people unable to get away from the sum baked urban districts suffered even more than during recent nights when the mercury held higher.
 Concord, N. H.. July 4.-In the heart of the New England summer cottage sec
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