The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-30
Area Cooled by Light
but General Showers.
Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and
Oklahoma Included.
VIOLENT DEATHS FROM HEAT
Drownings and Fatal
PrOstrations Reported.
Chicago Parks Crowded by Per-
sons Seeking Cool Spots.

Kansas City, June 3o.-Light rains
in parts of Missouri Kansas, Nebras-
ka and Oklahoma today brought re-
lief after several days of extreme heat,
according to reports to the office of
the United States weather bureau
here. From Atchison, Kan, it was re-
ported that a light precipitation low
cred the temperature to rs degrees
From Omaha fairly good rains were
reported over southern and eastern
Nebraska. Light rains also were an
nounced from Enid, Ok, St Joe and
Concordia, Junction City and Formosa,
Kan.
Causes Violent Deaths.
La Crosse, June 3O.-F'ive violent
deaths, at least four of them due di-
rectly to the terrible heat, occurred
at La Crosse yesterday. Peter Ste1n'
% years old, and Fred Pierce, 7, were
drowned in the Mississippi river when
they slipped off a sand bar. They had
gone down the river to escape from the
oppressive heat.
John Smith, IL, was drowned in the
Mississippi at Lytle, just above town.
He was unable to swim but driven by
the heat to seek a cooling place he
went to the river and got beyond his
depth. Wenzel Briedel, As, unable
longer to bear the suffering inflicted
upon him by the hot weather, hanged
himself at Barre Mills on the east
side of town. An unknown man was
found dead in an abandoned cottag
little below the city. 1t is the theory
of the authorities the man was over
come by the heat, crept into the cot
tage and died.
Forty-THvo Deaths in Three Days.
Chicago, June 3O.-Twenty- seven
deaths, ten of them today and scores
of proStrations, was the record at
p. m. of This. the sixth day of the hot
spell. The temperature reached SO
degrees al 1:45 p. M, only half a de-
gree under the maximum June record.
All June records for heat were
boken at o'clock this afternoon when
the weather bureau reported ''99 de-
greeS and rising"
Chicago. June S0-Chicago's hot spell,
which began last Friday, continued un-
abated today with the thermometer in
the nineties.
Last night was the hottest of the
summer and thousands of persons slept
on roofs, porches, sidewalks and in
backyards. Every public park was
crowded.
There have been AZ deaths and more
than 200 prostrations from the heat in
three days The mortality rate among
infants has been larger than in sew
eral years.
delivery of free ice in the tenement
house district The weather forecaster
predicts that thunder showers will bring
relief tomorrow.
Lena May Zock was overcome by the
heat while picking cherries and fell to
the ground, dying instantly Another
victim of the torrid wave was Frank
who collapsed on street
car. He was taken to a hospital where
il was said he will not live.
Schoerrney died an hour later. Pa
trolman John H. Kennedy succumbed
to the heat while travelling his beat and
was taken home. Gustavus Lundgren,
who was overcome four days ago, took
refuge in suicide.
At noon the government thermome-
ter, placed in the lofty and compara-
tively cool dome of the government
building registered SO degrees.
The cases cared for by policemen,
while numerous, were few compared
with those privately cared for. Physi- /
clans all over the city were kept busy
attending cases of direct heat prostra-
ton, or treating the sick whose con-
1ition was seriously aggravated by the
weather.
Cooler at Atchison.
Atchison, Kan, June 3O.-Light rain
his morning broke the heat period here. |
The temperature fell to 75 degrees.
Hot Spell Broken.
ST. Joe, June 3O-The prolonged |
not spell was broken here today by a |
ain which cooled the atmosphere and |
was of great benefit to growing corn /
and pastures.
Rain at Hutchinson.
Hutchinson. aKn., June 30.-A light
ain is falling here this morning and |
t is cool and pleasant. /
Heavy Rain in South Dakota.
Sioux City, June 3O.-Heavy rain
ell over a large section of South Da-
<ota last night, greatly improving |
small grain conditions.
Milk Shortage at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Kan, June 30.--The ex-
rene dry weather brought Pittsburg
Oairymen are serving notice on pa
rons that the lack of pasturage caus-
ID by lack of moisture has cut down
he supply.
heat today, a breeze prevailing here.
One Death in ST. Louis.
st. Louis, June 3o.-One death from the
heat was recorded here. At noon the
was "a degrees and still ris-
ng.
Ten Death in Peoria.
Peoria, June 30.-Four more deaths from
he excessive heat and by drowning have /
been added to the list of dead, making a
.otal of ten since yesterday morning.
Seventeen Deaths at Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids, June 30.-There have been
z deaths in Grand Rapids in the last "a
hours due to the heat and seven serious
1rostrations. The temperature was near
h e100 mark.
Fifteen Die in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, June 30.-Another was added |
oday to the death roll of the heat wave,
which has been swelttering Milwaukee
Turing the last four days, thus making
| total of 15 fatalities. A. Boil, Helen
lille, Wis, who was overcome yesterday, |
lied today