The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-03
Fourteen Deaths In Chicago Yester-
day When the Mercury Climbed
up to the 90 Degree
Mark.
NEW YORK HOT TODAY
Wave Sweeps the Country and People
Suffer as They Never Have
Before on The Same
Date.

CHICAGO. I1l., July s.-All Chicago
sweltered Sunday, the hottest july 3
In the history Of the weather bureau.
Fourteen deaths due to heat we're
recorded and there were hundreds Of
prostrations. Hospital and police
authorities said last night that If II
had not been Sunday the death and
prostration list would have been
doubled.
Parks and bathing beaches were
crowded to capacity. and some OF
those who sought relief from the heat
met death by drowning instead of the
ease they sought.
While In the tower of the Federal
building the government Thermometer
registered only SO at O'Clock, the
hottest period of the day, instruments
in the loop on the street level show.
4 ed temperature Of more than 107
degrees.
On the west side In some Of the
congested districts the suffering was
intense, and in the Ghetto whole
families slept on sidewalks. In many
instances children slept in their
mothers arms. and while the latter
slumbered on a curbstone and the
hokey pokey man did a great bust.
ness peddling his penny ice cream
cones.
The dead are:
MRS. BESSIE BAKER, ~ years
N old; found dead in bed.
7 MICHAEL BURKE, 27 years old:
dropped dead in his room.
GEORGE CENDEOWsKI. 25 years
old; overcome while visiting grave of
friend; died at his home several
hours later.
JOHN DYKA, 81 years old; over.
come while swimming In lake.
CHRISTOPHER HANSON. Ss.
dropped In front of his home: died
later at hospital.
VELDSTIoNA MIELoNE IL wears
old; overcome while In swimming.
JOSEPH RYAN, Al years cd, drop
ped dead.
ANDREW KUBIsTow. IS years
old; died In ambulance on way to
hospital.
cDCELrA RoUCHERT, GO years
Old; found dead in bed.
VIM. SEAMAN, "a years old, sun.
struck while fishing and fell into the
lake.
THOMAS wHTTEI.AND, "a years
old.
ADELE L1vERMoRE, 80 years old
dropped dead while sitting near a
window.
scHLEwITT, - years old; fell on
rtreet. died few hours later.
Unidentified man about 20 years
old
Five Deaths In New York.
NEW YORK, July s.-The advanc
Ing heat wave from the west struck
New York and vicinity with full
force Sunday, driving the official
thermometer up to 94.5. the high
record for July 2, and causing five
deaths and many prostrations. There
We're two deaths by drowning.
Twelve Year Record.
NEW YORK, July 3.--With all heat
records for twelve years In New York
smashed, the city awoke today with
a blood red sun soaring into the city
with an intensity which sent the mer
curry to 8S degrees at 9 o'clock. Ten
lives were claimed by the heat yes
terday. Forty thousand went to Coney
Island and hundreds slept on the
sand.
Still Boiling Today.
CHICAGO, July 3--Cool breezes out
OF the northwest, unless sidetracked
promise Chicago relief by tomorrow
morning but today the city continued
to boil in the heat At nine o'clock
this morning the mercury reached 81
and was still mounting Prospects are
Tor hotter day than yesterday. The
weather forecasters predict 100 or
more by p. m.
Breeze Comes Up.
NEW YORK, July s.--At 11;45 it
was 9S, the highest of the year. An
hour later it sank to SO as the result
of breeze.
An Early Start.
ST. LOUIS, July 3-The mercury
climbed to 80 by 9 O'Clock this morn.
ing There were two deaths from the
heat.