Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-14
HEAT WAVE SHOWS
NO SIGN OF BREAK
temperature in Many Cities
of Country Is Even Higher
Than Ever Before.

Washington, July 5-The third day OF
the heat wave spread like a hot lank-
It from New England to western kan
saS, brings no hope of a marked relief.
A slight barometric depression, the
weather Sharps say, is forming in the
northwest and is the only hope now
held out. Unless it grows to a full
fiedged rainstorm, there is no immed-
late prospect of rescue from the alb
normal temperatures and oppressive
humidity which have collected a record
breaking toll of death and suffering.
NO material change east OF the
Mississippi river during the next SO
hours" said the weather mar today.
Concord, n. H, in the heart of the
New England summer cottage section
of DOL hills and breezy seashore, was
the hottest place in the United States
at 8 O'Clock this morning. The mer-
curry registered 80 degrees. In the tow
ering altitude of Flagstaff. Ariz.. it
played around Al.
Southwest Searching.
Kansas City, Mo, July 5.-After two
days and nights of record breaking
heat, Kansas City and the southwest
faced another scorcher today, accord
ing to the local fo~recaster. The mini
mum temperature for the "a hours end
ed at 7 o'clock this morning, was 81 at
6 a.. m. today. The thermometer stood
at 80 at midnight and at l a. m.
Cellars, lawns, and in the poorer
quarters, even the streets were resorted
to by persons seeking a breath Of
breeze and sleep.
t Z this morning the temperature
was SO at Omaha. "a at Oklahoma City,
so at st. Joseph, and at Fort Worth,
Tex, Is. Barring a trace at Usage City.
Kan, last night. there has been no
rain and none is predicted today.
ThnpSonIS nf lawns In this ptfV hnNa
been burned brown. Ice companies are
begging the consumers to be economi-
cal hat they have enough to supply
the demand.
Still Hotter in Chicago.
Chicago, July 5.-Forenoon tempera-
lures indicated that today may be even
hotter in Chicago han yesterday. for
at 10 o'clock the mercury registered 95
degrees, two higher than at the same
time yesterday. Yesterdays high mark
was 99.5 at 2:45 p. m.
Cooler in New York.
New York, July 1.-THE hot wave re-
Taxed it's hold today. although the
weather was warm enough to cause
discomfort, and deaths and prostrations
from the e continued. The official
temperature at 10 o'clock was So. COM
pared with "a at the same time yester-
day. A thunderstorm off the coast
GoIlN ILLS ifASA al oAkN SD%
breezes were responsible for the
change. Three deaths were recorded
today, bringing the total since Sun
day morning, up to q.
Hot for Quaker City.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 5.-Whila the
temperature here at 9 a. m, was Is de-
grees lower han at the same hour
yesterday, when it registered 81 de-
grees, the day was just as unComfort-
abba hnnur Of fIn .nNfply,,A Ifrl> ,Lu
centage Of humidity. Yesterday morn
ing it was 81 per cent and this morn.
ing it was Sc. Fifteen deaths have been
reported during the heat wave.
Deaths in Columbus.
Columbus, Ohio, July 4.--The heat
wave continues in Columbus today and
W. eat this morning arc attributed
to the high temperature. The Their
mometer today is higher than yester-
day, but a slight breeze affords some
relief.
No Relief in ST. Louis.
st. Louis, Mo, July 4.-One. death
from the heat was reported to the
police today. The temperature at IL
o'clock was 95 degrees. The weather
forecaster expects the government
thermometer will register 100 dc2"mCe
today, he same as yesterday. The
minimum during the night was 50.
Rain in ST. Paul.
st. Paul, Mimi, July 4.-Rain, which
began falling during the night and on
tinued almost steadily until nearly 10
o'clock this forenoon, cooled the tenn
perature in the early part of the day.
The only official temperature reading
today was at 7 o'clock, when the mer-
curry showed CT degrees. West OF Min
nesota cooler temperatures prevailed
early today.
Higher Than Yesterday.
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 4.-Yeater-
days temperature record of 100 de-
gress babe fair to be surpassed today.
The Thermometer registered 80 de-
grees at 10 o'clock, 2 degrees higher
than yesterday at the same hour.