The Detroit times., 1911-07-06
CHICAGO. Ju,y s.-The backbone O


the severest heat spell the middle west
has ever experienced, was broken ear
ly today by cooling showers and jife-
giving breezes, with indications that
beginning tonight or Friday, moder-
ate cool wave would set in which
would give relief to the parched dis
trict
II IL ,conservatively estimated that
the heat Of the past week-the most
intense In the 4l-year history or the
: United States weather bureau--claim-
ed over 700 human lives and was q
primary cause OF the deaths OF thou
sands Of infants and aged persons.
A great ice famine, which was Just
beginning to make itself apparent
throughout this section, has been pre-
vented. Growing crops, which were
almost roasted In the fields, have been
I, saved, only the early fields being dam
aged. As result OF the rains and
cool weather, corn, which yesterday
advanced on the Chicago Board OF
Trade from IL TO "a cents a
bushel, this morning dropped from
LA TO Ala cents. with prospect for
n further decline during the day. Scat
tering rains are reported throughout
iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin. Illinois,
Michigan, Missouri and other central
western states.
According to Major H. B. Hersey.
acting forecaster In the Chicago
weather bureau, the heat wave has
been broken for this section, and much
cooler weather may be expected. In
Chicago the temperature today was
hax
the same hours yesterday and all cities
throughout the central west report
equal RELIEF, or more. Even cooler
weather Is promised for tonight ana
!. Friday.
In Chicago Coroner Hoffman report
ed today that l56 deaths had occurred
here since Friday, owing to the heat.
NEW YORK. July 6.--Although the
temperature at 10 o'clock today was
one degree higher than yesterday. "a.
q stiff breeze blew In from the south
east and brought the first appreciate
relief from the hot wave since sun
day morning. The humidity was alse
much lower and the city seemed to
freshen up bit under the improved
conditions.
The total number OF heat deaths In
Greater New York to date. Is lilo.
LANSING. Mich, July George
B. Campbell, Henry Bollman, Mrs.
Delb4rt Holiday and Miss Florence
Jackson were FRUSTRATED by the heat
Yesterday. Relief came with heavy
showers this morning. but the humid
ity was intense at z o'clock.
PORT HURON, Mich. July e.
Three people who had succumbed TO
the heat were picked up by policemen
in various portions Of the city and
taken to their homes. yesterday.
SAGINAW, Mich, July 6.--Rudolph
Darmstetter, so, proprietor of brew
cry here. was overcome by heat and
was unconscious most Of Wednesday
night. He will live. Mrs. Frank
.Burk, as. was cooking the evening
meal over q gasoline stove when she
tainted because of the oppressive
heat. She was slightly burned.
BENTON HARBoR, Mich, July g.
Reports this morning from the fruit
belt say great benefit resulted during
the night from heavy rain Growers
say the rain has saved what 10 left
of the raspberry and blackberry crop.
The fearful heat had begun to dry up
. the fields, causing heavy losses.
Cooling breeses and cloudy skies to-
day brought great relief to the suffer
rlag. thousands In this section. For
the FIRST time In q week farm hands
returned to work this morning.
Five heat prostrations were report
ed here In yesterdays torrid wave.