Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-12
RELIEF IS \. SIGHT &C R 4 fare lGAIN
WASHINGTON REcAsTER PRE-.
Diets COOLER WEATHER
GENERALLY TODAY. IN
OVER FIVE HUNDRED DEATHS

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Mercury Still hovers Near 100 Mark
In Several Localities Roll Of
Fatalities and Pros.
trations.
Washington. D. G. The hot wave
IL breaking, although temperatures in
some localities are lowering above the
100 mark. The torridity which has lev
led heavy toll of death and great.
er one of suffering is about to be dis
sipated, according to weather bureau
experts.
The Middle West, especially beyond
the Mississippi valley, still is in the
grip Of the hot wave; but cooler wealth.
er Is expected there within the next "a
hours. Weather bureau officials took
an optimistic view of the general stu
alton and held out promise for relief
within the next day or so.
Reports received at the weather bu.
reau from eastern and Atlantic coast
states show decided falling of in
temperature. Boston, which sweltered
at 104 Tuesday, found relief when the
thermometer rose only to "a. Port
land, Me-, was 20 degrees cooler than
Tuesday. .a
Philadelphia and Buffalo, N. T., with
81, New York city with SO, and Baltt-
more and Washington with SO, were
other Eastern cities which showed
drops in temperatures. .5
hours.
Light showers were reported in the
upper lake region and brought relief
to the people Of that section. At other
points In the West the weather was
fair, with the thermometer towering
above the 100 mark. Concordia, Kan,
was the hottest place, with a record Of
10S. Chicago and Dodge City, Kan,
reported 102; Des Moines, Iowa, and
Omaha, Neb., JOG: Kansas City, Keo.
kuk and Dubuque, Iowa. 104; Wichita,
Kan, 100. and st. Louis. 90.
Heat Costs 500 Lives.
Tho loss of more than 500 lives is
to be credited to the great heat wave
Of July to 5, 1911. ~.
The torrid period will be memor.
able In weather annals for it's wide
extent, its long duration, it's record
breaking temperatures In many places.
and the long list of fatalities.
The hundreds of news dispatches
which cities from the North Atlantic
seaboard west to the plains states
have exchanged during the last day
account, according to careful review
last night, for the deaths OF 431 per
sons from the heat and 80 from drown.
ing, total of Sill.
Many Victims in Chicago.
Chicago, 1llirois.-Heat killed 81 per
sons. including IL babies, and pros.
trated dozens in Chicago, the: fifth
day Of the present heat wave. 8
The temperature was recorded at
101.5 in the weather bureau tower,
white at the street level the mercury
climbed to 10S degrees.
Deaths resulting during tho hot
wave have swamped the coroner's of.
fee. There are not sufficient mum.
Der Of police ambulances in Chicago
to care for the prostration cases. Ere.
quently express wagons are called to
convey the victims to hospitals.
Record Of Prostrations.
New York, N. Y.-The days list
of deaths from heat in the Metropoli.
tan district was rs up to midnight.
In Manhattan and Bronxboroughs 1923
cases Of heat prostration were report
ed. Horses suffered severely from the
heat in the city, more than 300 being
attended by humane society agents.
Philadelphia Toll Large. Z
Philadelphia, Penna. - Twenty-Five
deaths from the heat were reported at
the coroner's Office, making total Of
81 since the present hot wave began.
The maximum temperature was "a de.
grees. Deaths from the heat were al.
so reported from many parts of the
state. Two cases were reported from
Scranton and there were cases in
Wilkes Barre, Hazelton, Lancaster,
Shenandoah, Shamokin and York.
Rains Relieve Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa. - The govern.
ment thermometer reached 1O5. At
$3.50 it took sudden drop. and cool
breezes were followed by copious
showers. + ~
Two deaths and numerous prostra-
tions have resulted from the heat In
this city.