Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-07-06
HIGH HEAT FIGURES.
Extremely Warm All Over
United States.

United States.
Since last Saturday the weather at this
place has been extremely warm. On
Sunday thermometers at the postoftice
and other places registered 100. Mon.
day morning there seemed to be no let
up and during the day the mercury rose
to 1O3. In our office during the greater
portion of Monday afternoon the TEN.
perature was 10l. Our thermometer is
against a partition in the building. On
Wednesday the highest mark reached
was 80.
Reports from Washington Wednesday
morning are as follows:
"Of the 81 observation stations of the
Weather Bureau in this country % re-
corded official maximum temperatures OF
100 degrees or more, while a big major
ity showed more than 80 degrees.
1.-The greatest heat area was in the
Middle and Central Western States. The
South was relatively cool and except that
most of the territory along the borders
of the northernmost of the Great Lakes
were also cool it would almost have SEEM
ed as if the points of the compass had
reversed themselves for the day.
1.-THE greatest heat recorded was lO4
in the weather observatories, which, in
numerous instances, meant tempera-
ture of ITO at street level. Eight cities
Albany, Boston, Charles City, Des
Moines, Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux City
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the maximum
of lO4 degrees. Fourth of July records
in number Of cities were broken.
."In the farming sections of. the West
crops suffered damage. Continued drouth
in Kansas, together with the heat, has
worked great damage to all the grain
crops, the oats crop being reported as
virtually ruined. Hay crops likewise are
llmosta total loss, while the fruit crop
will not average more than half its usual
yield"
Hagerstown-Ae temperature here
JMy 4th during the -afternoo reached 1903
in the shade. In Earl Harbaugh's berry
patch the mercury at noon stood at l26.
fhe berry pickers were obliged to quit
work.
Frederick -Thethermometer registered
lO2 in the shade July 4th. The heat on
the Pennsylvania railroad expanded the
rails to such an extent that traffic was
temporarily stopped
At York, Pa, the mercury scared to
los.
Deaths reported Tuesday caused by the
heat in various cities are, Chicago 9, Kan
sas City 5, Philadelphia 9, Detroit 4, Pitts
burg Is, New York 26 and Boston 8.
New Fire Fighting Apparatus.
With the addition of the automobile
engine which the United Fire Company
has contracted for, Frederick will possess
excellent fire fighting facilities for city
of its size. The engine is almost an ex-
act duplicate of the one which was re-
Gently purchased by an Annapolis COM
pany and is in the essential details like
the one which was recently purchased by
the Washington Fire Department.
1t is Waterous Auto Fire Engine
made by the Waterous Engine Works
Company, of St. Paul, Mimi, and is
known as motor-driven fire engine with
hose box and chemical engine attached.
The Company guarantees the delivery
of 500 gallons of water per minute with
out undue strain. The Waterous Engine
Works Company have on their machine
a patent of their own which prevents the
slipping of the clutch whe0 being driven
to the fire or when in operation in pump
ing. One of the chief difficulties hereto
fore in the auto fire engine has been the
slipping of the clutch. The Waterous
patent is locking device which abso-
lutely prevents this fault.
The wheels will be AZ inches in diane.
ter, with solid tires, front wheels equip.
ped with not less than 4-inch tires, real
wheels, Dual 81 inch tires. The entire
machine will be about $50 inches over all
1t will be equipped with hose box te
carry 1900 feet of hose, headlights, side
and rear lamps, hand fire extingushers,
ladders, wall hooks, axes and other fire
equipments. 1t will also have largs
basket to carry the coats, boots and he'll
NETS of the fremen, which is most neces
sary in volunteer department, where
pftentimes, the firemen meet the engine
at the fire. The hose body will be divid
ed in the middle, running the full length
of the wagon, thereby enabling two lines
of hose to be laid at the same time.
4 Grand Success:
Last Thursday, under the auspices O.
Al