New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-06

Forty-three more deaths were added
yesterday to the list Of the heats vic
Tins in the last four days, bringing the
total for this period Of hot weather. the
longest seen by New York in a genera
ton. to one hundred
Yesterdays list was the longest Of an
day yet II was four times the list Of
Sunday and three times that of Monday
while it exceeded Tuesdays list Of
thirty-fve. The list Of deaths is still ir
complete, as more are being reported
from hour TO hour.
Heavy rains i'm Iowa, Nebraska. Kan
sas Michigan and in New England
marked the breaking OF the heat in those
sections
Manhattan and The Bronx suffered the
most Of any parts of the metropolitan
district yesterday. There were eighteen
deaths from the heat in those two bor
oughs Brooklyn added eleven TO the
roll. while Jersey recorded fourteen.
In addition to the deaths II was est
mated that there We're upward OF four
hundred heat prostrstions. no accurate
list Of the heat prostrations could he
made. as many cases were taken 70 their
homes instead Of to the hospitals. while
many others did not come under the
notice of the authorities. More than tue
hundred cases of heat prostraton were
treated in the public hospitals.
1,I tkAH
of a policeman. Maurice Sheehan, Of 70.
.213 Nassau street. Brooklyn. who was
attached to the Mscdougal street station.
He collapsed in Prince street while on
the way to the station 70 report for duty
and died in St Vincents Hospital He
was twentv-nne years old and leaves
wife and two children.
Hospitals Expect Hard WorL
While the temperature Yesterday was
hardly higher than that OF Tuesday. the
humidity increased. and thus made the
heat more oppressive, The strain Of en-
during the terrific heat for four DAYS
also added not only 70 the general suf-
fering but undoubtedly greatly Increased
the death list. No hope is held out IN
the weather forecasts for relief to-day.
and the hospitals are preparing for even
heavier work than they had yesterday
They fear that the death roll VIII 60
higher vet. BY tomorrow, however
there is promise OF lower temperatures
and rain tomorrow afternoon or eyen-
ing also is expected
The Rocky Mountain states began
Yesterday to feel relief from the intense
heat that has affected the entire country
for the last four DAYS. and some few
favored spots in widely separated sec
tions had the fortune of rain. Holyose'
Mass. had 5.65 inches Of rain yesterday.
while there were local rains in tho Gun
and South Atlantic States also.
Considerably lower temperatures were
ranorted Yesterday from both the lower
and upper Mississippi Valley, bur tenn
neratures edualling or exceeding loo oe-
eroes were reported in Illinois. Southern
Michigan. Iowa. Southeast Nebraska,
kansas Missouri. oklahoma West Ar
Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. The
v.aatber forecast for Eastern New York.
New England. Eastern Pennsylvania and
Now Jersey calls for local thunder
showers tonight or tomorrow. with
moderate south and southwest winds and
lovver temperatures tomorrow.
e.pect Moderation OF Weather.
general break IN the hot wave In
the Middle West will occur Thursday
and Thursday night, and moderation
of the warm weather in the upper ONO
Valley and the Eastern States is prob
ablo bv Friday or Friday night The
barometric depression which Is now over
tbe Mississippi Valley will advance east
NardIv and cause local areas OF cloudi-
ness and precipitation over the south
nlains. the central valleys, the Gulf and
south Atlantic states. the lake region
and New England during Thursday, and
IN the Atlantic states. the lower lake
region. the upper Ohio Valley. Tennes-
see and the Gulf states Friday. The
weather will bc generally fair, with mod
crate Temperature, Thursday and Friday
over the north plains states ana the
Rocky Mountain and plateau regions
Reports received at the weather bureau