The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-03

to river and ocean beaches due to the
excessive warmth was indirectly re-
sponsible for nine deaths in the neigh
borhood from drowning.
Nine Degrees Higher.
Philadelphia, July 3.-That Phila-
delphia and vicinity are in for anoth-
er extremely hot day was early indi-
Gated by the government weather bu-
read thermometer which registered 81
degrees at g. M. or nine degrees
warmer than at the same hour yester-
day. A high percentage of humidity
added to the discomfort of the ex-
treme heat
Two Deaths in st. Louis.
st. Louis. July 3.-The heat wave
continues over eastern Missouri and
southern Illinois today. Here last
night the government thermometer
did not fall below 79 and at o'clock
this morning registered SO. At 1890
o'clock the temperature was "a and
rising. Police reports show two men
died last night from the heat.
Prayers for Rain.
st. Joseph, July 3.-At the several
masses in the Catholic churches of st.
Joseph Sunday, prayers were offered
for rain and in some of the Protestant
churches similar supplications were
made.
Hottest Day of the Year.
New York, July 3.-At IL o'clock
the official thermometer on the roof
of the White Hall building, 500 feet
above the street registered 81 degrees
with every indication that it would
continue climbing. This is the hottest
day of the year and within two de-
grees of the hottest July ever record
ed since the weather bureau was es-
tablished.
One death was reported early this
morning and prostrations increased
hourly as the day wore on. In Brook
lyn Eugene COrtnell, crazed by the
heat attempted to stab two policemen
and several sitiZens. He was shot
dead by an officer.
At Newark, n. J., reliable ther-
mometers registered 100 degrees at 10
a. m. One death was reported.
Hottest Night in X. @.
Kansas City, July 3.-Following the
hottest night in Kansas City since the
esta bIishment Of the weather bureau
here % years ago, the local forecaSter
predicted no abatement today for the
southwest Most of Kansas City that
could slept out of doors last night.
Tn ousands who had not the advan-
tages of sleeping pOrcheS. made their
beds on fire escapes and in the poor
er quarters of the city hundreds of
men. women and children lay down
on the curbing. In the suburb dis
tricts after midnight many slept on
the lawns with or without cots.
Ih6 government thermometer reg
istered 81 at midnight the same at l
a. m. and just before sunrise stood at
S3. the lowest reading of the "a hours
from to Z.
st. Joseph. Mo-, reported two deaths
from heat last night following the
seasons hottest day of 104 degrees.
At o'clock this morning the tenn
perature was from 5 to 10 degrees
higher than normal, for that hour
throughout the southwest. The mer-
/ curry stood at "a in this city, at 80 in
St Joe: II in Omaha and 80 at Wich-
ita. Kan. Springfield, Mo-, Oklahoma
1 City, Little Rock, Ark, and Fort
! Worth, Tex There were no indica;
tions of rain. the forecaster said and
the probabilities were that today's
temperatures would crowd closely the
highest of yesterday which was 104.
At AtchisOn 1O2 Degrees.
Kansas City, July 3.-Atchison
Kan. reported a temperature of 102
at noon and four prostrations.
Four Deaths in Boston.
Boston, July Sat 10 E. NJ. the gov
| ernment thermometer register 81. or
the streets the mercury was five de-
grees higher.
In the last "a hours four deaths due
to heat and numerous prostrations oc-
Cured in this city.
-Four Drop Dead.
Pittsburg, July 3.-During the fore
noon four persons dropped dead ono
committed suicide, two were drowned
| in the river while bathing.