The Detroit times., 1913-06-28
FOrty-One Deaths Reported
From Various Sections of the
Country Within the Last
"a Hours
PUBLIC RELIEF STATIONS
NECESSARY IN MILWACKEE
Duluth, Minn., Coolest Spot To-
day, When Mercury Registers
62 Degrees
DEATHS. FROM HEAT
WITHIN LAST "a HOURS

CHICAGO, June 2S-Within the en-
tire region stretching from Pennsyl-
yania to the Rockies engulfed In ter
riiC heat wave that has cost "a lives
and over 200 prostratiOns. government
weather bureaus issued special warn
hgs today forecasting possible tenn
peratures of 100 before the hot spell
s broken. Reliefs is not expected in
less than As hours.
The high temperatures, combined
with the broad zone OF affected terri.
tory and the official prediction that
the heat wave will not be broken for
al least as hours, produced a heat
situation no: duplicated in the west
ard middlewest in many years.
Crop damage that cannot be esti-
mated until after the wavt is broken
has been done In all sections of the
west. The winds are heavy and the
suns rays are burning UP thousands
of dollars worth of crops. Spectators
on the board of trade took cognizance
OF the weather situation today to bull
all grain futures.
ChicagQans woke today TO find the
city baked by a blistering southwest"
sun. and the mercury climbing fast to
WGTu tuc lVb-iudih ny TOl o
caster Fox The record mark yester-
day was 96.4, but at no time dNing
the night did the thermometer regis
ter less than SO.
Whole families spent the night in
the parks. Business men returning to
their work today found the Loop dis
trict a veritable furnace. The health
authorities were swamped with de-
nlapds for ice and reports OF illness
among the infant population.
Nine deaths were reported here to-
day, Ave at Milwaukee. one at st. Paul
aand one at Minneapolis. st. Louis
and Tucson Wed with each other for
temperature records with marks OF 90.
Duluth was the coolest spot in the
west with temperature OF 81.
CINCINNATI, June 2s.--ntense suf
fering which accompanied the ter
rife heat, was aggravated today, espe-
cially among the poor, by the ice ia
mine. caused by the strike Of Ice
wagon drivers, engineers and firemen,
Lines of citizens, many blocks long.
waited at daylight before the few
plants that have a limited supply OF
ice on hand. Five dead and scores Of
prostrations was the toll of the heat
here today.
The city which has been purchas-
ing Ice from outside sources and using
police stations and fire engine houses
as distributing points, today sent all
appeal TO all surrounding cities. Every
effort is being made TO keep the hos
pitals and the sick supplied. Several
manufacturers today promised to re-
sumo operations.
CLEVELAND, o., June 2S.-Yester-
days record of 101 degrees-thp hot
test June day in Cleveland in years
will be surpassed today, was He
prediction Of the weather forecaster.
The death toll of the terrific heat
OF the past "a hours was seven adults
and 10 babies while there were scores
of prostrations.
Hundreds slept in the parks last
night, while thousands sought relief
in the open air.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 2s.--With
six dead and 20 Frustrated as a toll
Of the terrific heat wave. there was
nc promise OF relief early today when,
III Z o'clock, the government thermom-
eter registered S5.
Two score hospital internes today
took stations in drug stores on prin-
cipal downtown corners TO care for
the ,prostrated.