Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
FRIDAY, JULY ID, 1911.
COOL WEATHER is COMING
THIS WEEK.
Middle Atlantic and New Enc
land Soon to be Cooled by
Local ShnWerS


Washington, July Comparatively
cool weather is to prevail throughout
the country during the present week,
according to the general weekly fore
cast issued today by the weather bu-
reau. Warm weather will mark the
opening days of the week in the middle
Atlantic and New England States, but
is expected to disappear before local
thunder showers.
Driven insane by the intense heat of
the past week, 80 persons, 20 of them
women, are being held in the Washing
ton Asylum Hospital for observation.
The chief consulting physician at the
hospital believes most of them will re-
cover.
The official temperature was o. de-
grees although in the downtown streets
thermometers registered 101. Owing
to refreshing breeze, however, there
were no prostrations and little suffer
ing.
FIVE DEATHS IN METROPOLIS.
New York July g. Following closely
last week S record hot spell, another
area of high temperature overspread
the eastern section of the country to-
day. Although a maximum of only IS
was reached in this city, the thermom-
eter ran well up in the 90's in upstate
sections, in New England and in Allan
tic States to the south Albany and
Boston both reported temperatures of
"a and Portland, Ne. of 92
To the recurrence of the hot weather,
five deaths and more than a score of
prostrations in Greater New York today
are attributed.
PHILADELPHIA LOSES NINE.
Philadelphia, July with a maxi
mum temperature of 80 degrees and
death list of nine, the heat spell, which
showed signs of breaking yesterday,
continued here today with renewed
severity. Today's maximum was five
degrees greater than yesterday, while
at eight clock tonight the mercury
stood at Sc, ten higher than at the same
hour last night.
BOSTON REPORTS "a DEGREES.
Boston, July 9.-After two days of
moderate summer weather the temper
allure jumped uncomfortably again to-
day. At four O'Clock this afternoon
the official thermometer registered "a,
only two degrees less than last Sun
days mark.
FIVE DIE IN PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg, July 9. The maximum
temperature today was 80 degrees,
registered by the government instru-
ment on top of a skyscraper, bat street
thermometers were from three to six
degrees higher. Five deaths were re-
ported during the day from heat, while
two suicides We're caused, it is said
from insanity due to heat. Many
points in Ohio, West Virginia, and
Western Pennsylvania tonight report
scarcity of ice.
THREE SUCCUMB IN BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, July 8. -Another hot wave
descended on this city today, causing
three deaths and several prostrations.
A maximum official temperature of 90
degrees was registered at 500 p. m.
DETROIT REPORTS THREE DEAD.
Detroit, July 9. THE return of the hot
wave sent the mercury up to 81 degrees
today and caused the death of three
persons FOur others wera nroctratad
and one of them may die.
ALBANY, 90 TO 101 DEGREES.
Albany, N. Y, July "a recurrence
of the heat wave of last week and
higher percentage of humidity today re-
suited in two deaths. The official Their
mometer stuck at trife over 90 de-
grees, while several in the streets regis
tered as high as 10l.