The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-07-08
HOT WAVE BEGINS
TO BREAK Up
WASHINGTON FoREcAsTER PRE-
DIETS COOLER WEATHER
GENERALLY TODAY.
OVER FIVE HUNDRED DEATHS
Mercury Still Hovers Near 100 Marx
in Several LocaIities-Roll of
Fatalities and Pros
trations.

Washington, July 6-The hot wave
Is breaking. although temperatures ir
some localities are lowering above the
100 mark The torrdity which has lev
led heavy toll Of death and great
er one of suffering is about to be dis
sipated, according to weather bureau
experts.
The Middle West. especially hey ono
the Mississippi valley, still is in the
grip of the hot wave; but cooler wealth
er is expected there within the next "a
hours. Weather bureau officials tools
an optimistic view Of the general stu
alton and held out promise for relief
within the next day or so.
Reports received at the weather bu
reau from eastern and Atlantic coast
states show a decided falling off in
temperature. Boston, which sweltered
at 104 Tuesday, found relief when the
thermometer rose only to "a. Port.
land, Me-, was 20 degrees cooler than
Tuesday.
Philadelphia and Buffalo, N. Y, with
"a, New York city with SO, and Balti.
more and Washington with SO, were
other Eastern cities which showed
drops in temperatures.
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 the thermometer lowering
above the 100 mark. Concordia, Kan.
was the hottest place, with record of
1O8. Chicago and Dodge City. Kan,
reported 1902; Des Moines, Iowa, and
Omaha, Neb.. 106; Kansas City, Keo-
kuk and Dubuque, Iowa, 1914; Wichita.
Kan, 100, and St. Louis, SO.
Heat Costs 500 Lives.
The loss Of more than 500 lives is
to be credited to the great heat wave
of July to S, 1911.
The torrid period will be memoir.
able in weather annals for it's wide
extent it's long duration, it's record
! breaking temperatures in many places,
and the long list of fatalities.
The hundreds of news dispatches
which cities from the North Atlantic
seaboard west to the plains states
have exchanged during the last day
account, according to careful review
last night, for the deaths of 431 per
sons from the heat and 80 from drown.
ing, total Of Sill.
| Many Victims in Chicago.
Chicago, July 6.-Heat killed 80 per.
sons, including IL babies, and pros.
trated dozens in Chicago, the fifth
day Of the present heat wave.
i The temperature was recorded at
, l01.5 in the weather bureau tower,
while at the street level the mercury
climbed to 1oS degrees.
| Deaths resulting during the hot
wave have swamped the coroner's of.
fee. There are not sufficient mum.
Der of police ambulances in Chicago
TO care for the prostration cases. Ere.
quently express wagons are called to
convey the victims to hospitals.
! Rcsord Of Prostrations.
I? New York, July 6.-The days list
Of deaths from heat in the Metropoli
tan district was 26 up to midnight.
In Manhattan and Bronxboroughs 1913
cases of heat prostration were report.
ed. Horses suffered severely from the
heat in the city, more than 300 being
attended by humane society agents.
PhiIadelphia's Toll Large.
Philadelphia, July 6.-Twenty-nine
deaths from the heat were reported at
the coroner's office, making a total Of
81 since the present hot wave began
The maximum temperature was "a de-
! grees. Deaths from the heat were al
30 reported from many parts of the
state. Two cases we're reported from
Scranton and there were cases in
Wilkes Barre, Hazelton, Lancaster
Shenandoah, Shamokin and York.
Rains Relieve Iowa.
Des Moines, July 6. - The govern
ment thermometer reached 105. Al
$3.50 it took a sudden drop, and cool
breezes were followed by copioue
showers.
Two deaths and numerous prostra
tons have resulted from the heat in
| this city.