Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-05
HEAT TAKES TOLL OF DEATH
Third Day Of Torrid Wave Brings
More Abnormal Temperatures.
oREAT LIsr on FArALITTEs
. Thrss Deaths o. New York, Ntne IN
chicago, Feur n Philadelphia,
Four in Kansas city sad
Four in Detroit.


WARRINGTON, July a--The th'rd day OF
the heat wave spread IKE a hot bankst
from New England to western Kansas
and brought no hope of marked relief a
slight barometrio depression which the
weather sbarps fay 10 now forming IN TIE
northwest. IL the only hope now he'd out
snnlssa II grows 20 fuli.fiedged rain
storm, there IL no immediate prospect Of
rescue from the abnormal Temperature
and oppressive humidity which have col
iecisd q Fecord-breakinE toll Of death and
suffering.
mo material change east Of the Missis-
sippi river during the next thirty-six
-houra." aaid the weather man today.
Concord. N. a.. IN the heart OF the
New England summer cottage section Of
cool hills and breezy sea shore. was The
hottest place IN fhs United states st 8
O'clock this morning. The mercury regis
tered - degrees. In the towering altitude
81 Flagstaff. Aria. n played around ~.
Three Deaths In ew York.
NEW YORK. July s,--The hot wave re-
iszsd its hold today nitiioash the weather
was warm enough &c. cause discomfort ard
deaths and prostfatlons from The heat
The Official tsmperatnre az 10 o'clock was
- - NARNNNN y VI - ~ Aue EaUit NNAt w.
terdav. thunder storm off the coast
early this morning ard, brisk sea brees -
were responsible Tor the change.
Three deaths were recorded TODAY, bring
ins the total since Sunday morning up 10
twcnty-seven
PHILADELPHIA. Jniy Awhile the
Temperature here AZ a. 10. was 10 degrees
lower than NJ the same hour yesterday,
when 81 registered u degrees, the day was
just a. upe,mfortable because Of the tx
tremeiy high percentage Of humidity Ye.-
terday morning II was 81 per cent and this
morning Il was g.. Fifteen deaths have
been reported during the heat wave.
Missourt Valley Temperatures High.
KANSAS CITY, July A-Thsre were four
deaths from heat and dozen prostrations
here today. At'1 O'Clock the government
weather bureau, twelve stories above the
street reported 100 degrees.
The minimum teTnperafnre here for the
twsnty-fOur hours ended iat 7 o'clock inns
morning was 81 AZ a. m. today. The
thermomster ste, q It 20 at midnight and
81 a. m. Cellars lawns and in the
poorer quartersi even the streets were re-
sorted to BY persons seeking a breath Of
bfeese and gieop.
Al o'clocE this morning the tempera-
tuFs was 80 ~ 81 Joseph Mo-. at okla
homa Citx 80. and at Fort Worth,
Tex, ~ Barring a trace at Usage City.
Kan. last night, there has been no rain
and none IA predicted today. Thousands Of
lawns in the city srs burned brown. Ice
companies are begging the consumers to
be economical that they may have enough
10 supply the demand.
At noon the temperature recorded at the
weather bureau was 100. A temperature Of
ioa AZ noon was reported from Topeka.
Atchison and salina, Kan. sedaiia. Mo-.
reported temperature of l04 al noon.
Nfne Deaths In Chicago.
CHICAGO. July Anime deaths and
twenty prostrations due 10 the intense. heat
were reported in Chicago up TO 1 o'clock
today. A light hot breeze from the south
west adde's to tho city's suffering.
~ Rain in Sc. Paul.
st. PAUL. July 4-Rain which began
falling during the night and continued al
most steadily until nearly 10 O'Clock this
forcnnon. cooled the temperature in the
early part Of the day.
The official Stemperatare reading today
was at 2 o'cloch when the mercury showed
81 degrees rs
West Of minnesota cooler temperatures
prevailed today. H1l
TIVE DEATHS o. coIumbus, o. -
COLUMBUS O.. July 4--,rhe heat wave
continues in Columbus today and two
deaths this morning arc attributed to the
high temperature. The thermometer today
IL higher than yesterday. but a slight
erseEe affords some relief .
One Death IN 81. Louis.
1T. LOUIS. July 4--one death from the
heat was reported TO the police today. The
temperature at II o'clock was IS degrees
The weather forecaster expects the govern
nasnt Thermometer will register 100 degrees
soSay. the SAME as yesterday The mini
mum during the night was &c.
Foer Deaths I'm Detroit.
DETROIT. July 4.--Four deaths due "a
ne heat were reported today. making 8
tqeai Of eight in Detroit for three days.