The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-06

to-day to no degrees. which was reported
at2P NJ
Two victirr of tho heat are dead.
1hese are William Foreman. aged 2s.
Ind T. Milcnl.on, aged 80. The death
Of the latter was partly duc TO alcoholism
Gov Aldrich was prostrateJ at noon
and conpclicti to cancel several speech
making engagements. His condition is
not serious.
Showers We're reported from various
parts Of tho state, but none of sufficient
volume to break droueht conditions.
Grain men say that the corn crop can
stand another week without rain but that
Is about the limit
CHIC AGO, july 5-Thc fifth and hottest
day of the longest continued hot spoil
In the history of Chicago blaz"i to-day
over an exhausted city and continued its
terrible toll Of deaths. prost atoms, ill
ness and insanity Never before has
Chicago experienced such suffering The
mercury ra1ch"d its high point. lOI 3.
e1ualling tho highest on record at $50
PM Then a breeze from the lake caused
q tumble"
Dea.hs attributed TO the heat during
the present torrid spell nJmbcr eighty
ono distrbutcl as follows
Saturday. /, Sunday, T., Monday, 49,
Tuesday. ~; to-day, -
LAKE GEORGE. N Y. July 8 Heat
records have again been broken at Lake
George. Yesterday the thermometer
mounted to 100 degrees in the shade. six
degrees higher than the record Of twelve
years ego. 4 slight spa'modlc breeze
has sprung up, afordlng temporary
relief
PIrTsBrRG. July Seven persona
died and twenty seven were prostrated
by the hea, ia Prtsburg to-day. Ii
was the warmest July d ON record. The
of1cial thermometer showed 1903 degrees
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. Between
the hours Of ~ A. NJ. and =. NJ. the OIL
cial gauge at the United States Weather
Bureau remained at an absolute stand
still, something that has never before
occurred in this city. Physicians were
busy all day restoring those prostratod d.
. II is estimated that 100 horses toppled
over in the streets. They were treats d
by the humane society.
WILKESBARRf, July 5-One person
succumbed to the heit to-day and two
score OF prostrdtions. some Of them
serious. were reported. The thermometer
reached l02 in the shade and at the post
Office II was no at the door.
INDIANAPOLIS, July ) in many colin-
ties as 2 result Of the ext: emc heat farmers
have abandoned the fields because horse,
cannot bear it Many horses have dc1
in harness. There is hardly u county in
which there has not been some deaths
and many prcstrations from tn" heat
In many cities water is scarce pnd ice
cannot be had. and the corn cror Is suffer-
ing from tho protra ed hast without rain
CINCINNATI. July 5.-Two fatalities
we're caused early to-day 10y the heat
Although the thermometer registered
from to degrees lower than yester-
day or the day before. about twenty cases
Of prostration were recorded during the
day Beginning sunday the crage
maximum temperatures for four days
has been 9a. :. which is AIN unusual record
for duration.
Colt MBIA. Mo. july g. With dry hot
winds and witherinc temperatures pre-
vailing in central Missouri corn was still
further damaged to-day. This was the
hottest day of the year. the thermome-
ters rcgiste ering ioi deGrees at the United
States Weather Bureau Observatory here
and 100 at Mexico Mo Farmers say
corn begins 10 curl by Ga. NJ and remains
so until late in the afternoon. Unless
1t rains the prospects for "A corn crop
cannot last more than a few DAYS.
ST. LcuIS July The hot wave con-
tinued here all day. the maximum tenn
perature being 81 degrees in the weather
bureau obse.N atory. While the fore
caster announced a slight probabilit of
local showers tomorrow. tho park de-
partmcrt for the first time III St. Louis
history announced that people would be
permitted to sleep in the public parks
until cooler weather arrives.
The heat killed one today and pros
trated fourteen others. Thirteen have
died from heat in st. Louis md suburbs
since Sunday.
CLEVELAND. July AT : p. NJ. the OIL
cial tho-n0Tatcr recorded 0i G'g~ees
At the same tiun tho kiosk sh1v I'd los
degrees smashing its urcvious best
mark Of I06. nG1n Monday. THIS iG th"
hottest weether in Clovn'Fud in fourteen
years. r Temperature oi ~ degrees Icing
registered in July. 1897. Tn bebies
died from n" hcct end rcly psore were
prostrCted.
Between $50 cnd 3;sj p NJ rcn1rk
able chango IN ten'',o-aturs to-; p,Gc"
Oh Tho olficial thgrr1r r.er. TT" u'"r-
curry dropped five degrees. dic To P sudden
shift in .ha W ,nds from n snitrwsa. brscae
to an OF the lax" wind
OMAHA, July at = o'clock this after
nocn the mercury in Omaha reached 10.
degrees and hrok" AL r"coris for the
thirty-nine years lhat tls weather bureau
has been established in this city. In ls0i
the temperature registered !Gi,
Late this afternoon the hea' wave
was broken in Omaha aud throughout
the State and good rains i"ll IN many
places. AT Grand Island. in tho heart
Of the corn country. rain began falling
at 5 o'clock and four hours later was still
coming In downpour. Railroads operat'
ing out in the state all report rains alona
their lines. and from every indication
tonight the corn crop is safe. 1t 's srainme
tonight in western Iowa. as well IA il
Nebraska and the cool wave and rains
are sweeping eastward, as well as south
ward.
PROVIDENCE. July 5-Providence il
experiencing its longest no. spell The
number Of deaths has increased. jumping
from two yesterday to eight to-day.
while the prostra.ions have become 50
numerous that only a small proportion o.
them have been reported
PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-To-dav saw m
abatement of the hca, wave With IN,
maximum official temperature in this
city 04 degrees az 9 r. NJ and scvcrcl de
grees hotter on the street level. tho 'oca
record for July for ton years was broken
Another suffocatinG night added TO th'
two that had gone before and another
day during which an unwinking sur
burned down from cloudless sky sen
the death roll upward There were
twenty six fatalities due to the heat to
day. which. with sixteen on Monday an'
eleven on Tuesday, makes the total TO
three DAYS fifty-three.
BosroN.. July 5-Eighteen deaths due
70 the heat occurred in this city to-day
At least q score Of people died from tn
same cause throughout the State
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