Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-06
Hold Out Promise for Relief from
Heat within Day
or So!
TORRID WAVE IS BREAKING
Decided Falling Off in Tempera-
lures in Eastern and Atlantic
Coast States-West Suf-
fers Most Now.

Washington, July 5~The hot wave.
Is breaking. Although temperatures
in some localities are lowering above
the 100 mark and are as high, Z not
higher. than those for yesterday, the
torridity, which has levied heavy
toll Of death, is about to be dissfpated,
according to weather bureau experts
tonight. The middle West. especially (,
beyond the Mississippi valley, still Is
| in the grip Of the hot wave, but cooler
weather is expected there within the
next "a hours. Weather bureau Off
cials took an optimistic view Of the
| general situation tonight and held
out promise for relief within the next
day or so. The temperature on the
street here reached 104N to-day and
three persons succumbed There were
| large number of prostrations.
| Reports received at the weather
bureau tonight from eastern and At
iantic coast States show a decided
falling off In temperature during the
past "a hours. Boston was 10. and
Portland, Maine, 20 degrees cooler than
yesterday. Philadelphia and Buffalo.
n. Y, with 94 New York city with 90
and Baltimore and Washington with
es were other eastern cities which
past "a 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
thermometers lowering above the 100
mark. Concordia. Kans., was the hottest
place to-day with official record of
los while Chicago and Dodge city. Kans
reported 102; Des Moines Iowa. and Oma-
ha Neb. 10e; Kansas City. Keokuk and
Dubuque, 10i. ard Wichita, Kans. 100.
CHICAGO LOST 81; BABIES. 12.
Chicago, July 5.-Heat killed 81 persons.
including 70 babies. and prostrated dozens
in Chicago to-day. A temperature OF
lO1.5 degrees was recorded at the weather
bureau toward while at the street level
1t climbed to los degrees.
NEW YORK HAS SO DEATHS.
New York. July 5.-Although the fore
was literally fulfilled to-day. the maxi
mum temperature being only 90 as against
81 yesterday, sweltering humanity in
at-str1cken New York quite generally
, Judged the day by standards of personal
comfort and found little satisfaction in
lower thermometer readings. There were
IS deaths and numerous prostrations In
the Greater City. In Manhattan and tho
Bronx. there were lbs prostrations re-
ported to the police.
, House-tops parks and streets in the
, congested districts were again crowded
tonight with sleepers or people attempt
ing to sleep
PHILADELPHIA'S TOTAL. 81.
Philadelphia. July 5.-Twenty-ni
deaths from the heat were reported at
the coroner's office ti-day. making a total
OF 81 cases since the present hot wSsve
began last Saturday. The maximum
y temperature here to-day was 81 degrees,
, Deaths from the heat were also reporte
from many parts Of the State.
Z WILTED NEW ENGLANDERS.
c Boston, July 5.-Another day OF e.
e cessve heat wilted New Englanders
= day Although the temperature genereCR)
K | was slightly lower than on the t~a
= preceding days the humidity was creator.
8 At the weather bureau in this city tha
, | highest mark reached by the mercury
II | was %.
!, There were is deaths due directly to <he
- heat within the limits of Boston dlSrfng
a the day and &C prostrations. In New Eng
land cities and towns outside of Boston
. 50 deaths were reported. making a total
= including Boston. OF 81 UP to midnight.
. OTHER HOT WAVE CASUALTIES.
y Detroit. July 5-Crazed by the intense
e heat, a member OF the steamer City OF
g Clevelands crew known as Red" Dick
= son, to-day jumped overheard and was
l. drowned.
I Cincinnati, July 5-With the tsmpera-
v ture at 100 degrees on the street. there
were two deaths and IS prostrations here
to-day.
Cleveland. July 5.-A lake breeze this
3 afternoon caused the mercury to drop
e several degrees after II had reached los
n at the kiosk in the street level. The
= deaths of II babies to-day are attributed
Is TO the heat number of prostrations
le were reported.