The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-10
WEST SUFFERS FROM
HEAT AND DROUGHT
Crops Burn Up and Many Kan.
sas Towns Are Bringing
In Water by Freight.
PASTORS PRAY FOR RAIN
Chicago Has Hottest August 3
Since 1872-Relief Prom
ispd This Week.

CHICAGO. Aug. 9--The terrific heat
wave that has covered the Missouri val
ley aud southwestern States for several
days came into Illinois. Indiana and the
lake region early to-day.
II was the hottest august . In Chi.
cago since 1872. At 2 +. NJ. the weather
bureau thermometers registered % de-
grees. one degree higher than any pre-
ceding August in the last forty-one
years
On June 30 last the mercury reached
9S.6 degrees and on July 30 it climbed to
90.
High temperatures topping the 100
mark prevailed in many sections OF Mis-.
souri, Kansas and Oklahoma and reports
OF suffering from the heat and drought
reached Kansas City in greater num-
bers to-day than at any time since the
period or intense heat set in nearly a
week ago. Cities and towns in the three
states and especially in Kansas lack suf-
ncient water. Several towns are getting
their water by freight. In other towns
low wells and lack OF water for use In
sanitation have caused disease.
Lamentations for burned UP crops come
from all sections and In some of the dis.
tricts hardest hit the impossibility OF lay
ing by winters feed for live stock prom.
ises to prolong the suffering.
Typhoid Has Appeared.
In suburban districts of Kansas city
Inhabited by poorer people and unsup-
piled with water mains. because OF sparse
population and ungraded streets. several
cases of typhoid have been reported. off
cials ascribe this to use Of cistern water
There have been six consecutive DAYS
OF extreme heat In the Southwest. with
the Thermometer ranging from rs to li0
degrees.
Records at the Kansas City Fire De-
partment headquarters show that drought
has more than doubled the number OF
fires. Officials Of that department o-day
issued an appeal that extraordinary care
be exercised by householders In view Of
the intiammable condition Of objects long
exposed to blasinE sun
Reports from over Kansas and Okla
homa show that railroads in several sec
ttons face a serious problem in obtaining
water sufficient to supply their locomo-
tives. The water supply OF Barnard
Degraff and Peabody. Kan. has failed
and water is bjng shipped. to the three
towns by rail A water shortage IL
threatened at Concordia. Augusta and
Florence. At Florence the Cottonwood
River has gone dry for the first time in
many years.
From Pittsburs in the mining district Of
southeast Kansas 1t is reported that sew
eral mines are on the point Of shutting
down for lack Of water to run their en-
gines.
VIII Pray for Rain.
Wichita churches will offer up a prayer
tomorrow for rain. AT meeting Of pas
tors there to-day the decision was made
The call asks that as many churches as
possible Join and requests that Christians
singly keep up the prayers for rain until
rain comes.
Despite the fact that a severe wind
storm struck eastern Nebraska last night.
cooling the atmosphere following a record
breaking day OF heat for August. there
was no relief there to-day from the hot
winds and continued heat.
At the Chicago weather bureau tonight
Prof. Cox said relief in all probability
would not come until Sunday evening.
II expect II to continue warm in the
lake region Sunday morning and at least
part Of the afternoon he said. 1T will
not however. be 80 hot as II was to-day.
a break probably Will arrive late In the
afternoon.
Almost simultaneously, according to
present indications. "A break should occur
throughout the middle West. BY Monday
the temperature In Illinois. Iowa. Indiana,
Omaha. Kansas and many other OF the
middle Western States should he much
lower than II now is."
There were many places in the country
that were hotter than this city. notably
Oklahoma City. where the mercury got
up to 100 In a blistering shade. but there
were few places that seemed hotter be-
cause the air all day long was surcharged
with moisture. The best the official ther-
mometer could do on the breezy tower
OF Whitehall Building was SO degrees at
In the afternoon
1t was breezy in the attitudes. the
thermometer recording from 90 to 35
miles morning. afternoon and might. Hu-
midity is not 30 noticeable where natures
fan is working. but down In the walled
valleys, except on certain corners. there
appeared to be no wind worth mentioning.
For the day the average humidity was
so per cent. which is above normal. and
at times II rose above 30. That Ia why
collars wiited. and the wearers Of COL
lars did likewise. The weather experts
expected thunderstorms to come out of
the moisture laden air. but they did not
but It 10 probable. they say. that there
will be an electric bomba rdment to-day,
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