The Ordway new era., 1911-09-15

July II. 101: on the same date St
Louis. 100: Knoxville. Tenn. July 10.
1903: Charleston. July IA. III Q6
deaths): Detroit. July I6. lO2: New
York. July II. lOl.
Thought the End Had Come.
In 1881 1t is said the heat through
out the United States was the great.
est on record. the thermometer In
many places registering lO5 degrees
In the shade. In England the mer.
curry ranged from 80 to 1Ol degrees.
and in Paris 90 degrees. The heat
continued with brief intermission
through July and August into Septem-
Der. In Richmond the thermometer
registered los degrees: in Washing.
ton lO4: in Baltimore. Wilmington,
Philadelphia. Rochester and else here
from 80 to 100: yet on September :
snow fell In Deadwood. S. D., to the
depth OF five inches. and at Bald
mountain the snow was two feet deep.
During the month Of September the
thermometer In places registered as
high as LOG degrees and great forest
fires broke out and ragged in different
parts OF the country. On September I
day of darkness broke over the
country. being worse over the New
England states. and the superstitious
were badly frightened. The Connect.
cut legislature, in a belief that the
end Of the world was approaching. ad-
1ourned. A strange greenish.yellow
pail overspread the heavens. and so
darkened the light OF the sun that
lamps and gas were lighted. schools
and factories closed. and multitudes
Of the ignorant and superstitious be.
lieved that the day Of judgment had
come.
Everything looked changed and up-
natural. The faces of the people on
the street were ghastly, the gas lets
In the stores. instead of showing vel.
low. were as, white and clear as cleo.
trio lights, and thousands of the sect
known as the Second Adventists gath.
| cred in their places OF Worship and
confidently awaited the appearance Of
the Lord. The dark day was more
wonderful in the country. The leaves
and whitening foliage assumed most
singular tint of green. changing like
that OF grass to brownish hue;
fowls went to roost. and the animal
creation must have been greatly mys-
titled by phenomenon such as they
had never before witnessed.
A curious feature of this luminous
haze was that it cast no shadow. It
was as light under the trees MS away
from them the whole unnatural np-
pearance of things most likely being
due to the immense forest fires. which
were raging in many parts OF the
country.
Other Hot visltations.
The months OF June and July. 1882.
were notably oppressive. On the 18th
of July IS children in New York city
died from the effects of the heat. Car
horses fell In their traces. drivers
dropped from their seats on trucks
and wagons Broadway was like a
great transparent fame of fire Busi.
ness was partially suspended and
| many workshops were closed. The
| crowded parts of New York on the
east and west sides were filled with
families mourning their dead. and uu.
dertakers went their busy rounds as
| II an epidemic prevailed Seven hun.
dred and seventy-nine little ones died
during this period from diseases super.
induced by the heat
The month Of August. 1896. was
very hot and for period o. five days
the thermometer ranged from % to
100 degrees. Hundreds died OF sun.
stroke. The year 1900 was also a
scorcher. For three days in May,
three In June, 16 in July. II In August
and four In September-a total OF AZ
days-the thermometer ranged from
80 degrees upward. and in places went