Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-14
BREAK IN TORRID
WEATHER IS HOPE
OF THE PROPHETS
Some Places Slightly Cooler,
but Most of Country Still
Suffering From Heat.

Washington, July S.-Rofreshins
westerly breezes sweeping along the
Atlantic coast today brought some re-
lief from the hot wave TO the eastern
section of the country, though the gov
eminent weather experts say there is
no appreciate change in registered
temperatures. Cooler weather tomor-
row is promised for Chicago, and the
middle west region, where today II
started with the mercury even higher
Man it was at the same time yester-
lay.
Breaks In the torrid spell are being
'eported in the northwest, having a
:hange to considerably cooler weather,
With temperatures dropping below the
reasonable average. The weather bu-
eau predicts that the change to cooler
weather will spread over the middle
md north plains states, and the upper
Mississippi valley within the next &c to
fS hours, bringing material and much
needed relief.
Fair in This Section.
Indications are that It will be gen.
orally fair today and tomorrow with
local thunder showers in lower Missis-
sippi and Ohio valleys and at various
points along the Canadian border. The
showers and cloudiness will have nc
marked effect on the temperatures in
those sections.
New York began today with the Their
mometer registering 2S degrees at s
o'clock as compared with 50 degrees at
the same time yesterday. At Chicago il
vas Sc as against "a, and in Washing
ton, so as it did at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Awful in Southwest.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 5.-No rcliet
from hot weather in the southwest was
predicted by the United States weather
foreCaster here today. Indications were
that this would be the fourth day Of
extreme heat over the entire section,
n hat yesterdays maximum tenn
perature OF l08 will be eQualled he said.
A dry thunder storm" at North Platte
Neb., was the nearest approach to a
rain last night, and no real rain is in
sight for the next "a hours. ,
The thermometer standing above 80
until after | o'clock this morning gave
this city another hot night, but a brisk
breeze greatly relieved the sufferers
Threatened with an ice famine, con.
sumers of that commodity are giving
serious consideration to economy ia It's
use.
At 7 o'clock his morning the Their
mometer registered "a here: at st
Joseph, Mo, Omaha and Des Moines,
so; at Oklahoma City, Fort Worth
Wichita, Kan. and Springfield, Mo-, and
Little Rock, Ark, Is was recorded.
Coroner Is Swsmped.
Chicago, July 5.-Deaths during the
present hot wave have swamped the
%corOner's office, which must iioId in.
quests in all cages Of sudden or un-
explained deaths.
There are not enough police ambu-
lanCes in the city to care for the pros
tratiOn cases. Private ambulanCes are
being hired n frequently express
| wagons on the spot are called into
requisitiOn.
Despite the imposing list Of prostra-
ton cases, cared for by the authorities.
the health department estimates that
not more than one per cent Of the
cases are publicly reported. Many are
revived at drug stores and a greater
number at their homes. Three deaths
and so pr~OStrations were reported by
o.
Thirteen Deaths Today.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 5.-Thirteen
deaths, due to heat, were reported tC
the c%oroner's office today. making rs
present hot wave began. The temper.
allure at noon today was SO degrees.
In Bleeding Kansas.
Kansas City. Mo, July 5.-AtChison,
Kan. reported 102 st noon with one
death. Hutchinson reported a temper.
allure of l05 degrees at II o'clock. Up
to noon, when the temperature In Kan
sas City was 100, 10 prostrations had
been reported.
Mercury Is Soaring. ,
Pittsburg, Pa, July 6.-Thermometer
here registered 80 degrees shortly be-
fore noon. There have been II deatha
and So prostratiOnS in this city since
the hot spell began last Friday.