The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
HEAT WAVE BRINGS
death TO MANY
q Dead at Cleveland, 7 at De-
troit and Three In Chicago. -.
90 DEGREES IN ST. LOUIS
Records FOR June Arc Smashed In
Many Sections Of the Middle
West - Hundreds Arc
- Frustrated.

lions, an attempted BulCloe anu re-
newal of the menace Of hydrophobia
from the bites Of savage stray dogs
came with the wave Of merciless heat
which sent the mercury TO 80 degrees.
It was the hottest day of the year so
far and the hottest June since 1872,
when 9S degrees was marked.
Police and hospital returns held the
heat wave responsible for three deaths.
"a prostrations and one attempted sui
eide. Six persons reported having been
bitten by dogs.
An elderly man who was out Of work
and depressed by the heat attempted
TO Kill himself by jumping into the
lake at the foot of East Sixty-fourth
street. He was rescued by Policeman
Charles Brown Of the Hyde Park po-
lice. He said he was John Smith, SIX
ty-f1ve years old, of st. Louis.
Heat Causes T~enty-Nine peaths.
Cleveland, o.. June 1O.-All heat
records were broken for this season of
the year when the official weather bu-
reau thermometer registered 80 de-
grees. The bureaus thermometer on
the public square at the ground level
registered a maximum of los degrees,
The entire city sweltered as there was
little breeze and the percentage Of hu-
Nudity was high. Since Sunday when
the heat wave started the heat has
caused the death Of 29 persons, 20 Of
whom were babies. More than a score
have been Frustrated and the suffering
in the congested districts of the city
is intense. Prospects Of strike among
the ice men caused much concern. II |
the hot weather continues 1t rs feared |
the city will face milk famine as the !
milk dealers are having trouble filling |
th5 demand
% Degrees at st. Louis.
St. Louis, June 10-The hottest day
Of 1914 in st. Louis and vicinity was
recorded here, the minimum being II
ut s a. m. and the maximum 9S at
D. m. Three prostrations and no deaths
were reported.
Temperature % In Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, June 10.--With
the mercury reaching "a degrees yes
terday was the hottest of the season.
While the humidity was high and
everybody sweltered, no prostrations
resulted and no deaths were ascrtbed
to the heat.
One Death at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, June 1O.-One death and
a score or more prostrations was the
toll e1acted by the terrific heat In this
city. The highest mark reached was
s5 degrees at three o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
seven Dead at Detroit
Detroit, Mich, June 10.-In Detroit
seven deaths were reported here and
eight prostrations. The maximum
temperature was, official, 80 and I'M
official. 1Os.. .
Six Dead and Five Hurt.
New Orleans, La, June 10.-Six
dead and FIVE seriously injured Is the
total Of casualties as a result of the
heat wave which has swept over Lou.
isiana and Mississippi. Mrs. J. G..
Ranst, killed at Shreveport; lamp ex
plosion from heat NJ. A. Shurden,
killed at Sturgis, Miss, in fight;
mother kills self by carbolic acid.
Alexandra woman dies from shots by
husband crazed with heat; 2. Sim.
mons dead from mercury tablets.
Jack Ashton killed at Vicksburg,
Miss, while asleep under freight car
to escape heat. No less than eight
people have attempted suicide. here
In New Orleans and reports OF drown.
ings and many rescues OF persons are
coming in hourly from gulf and Louis.
lana coast points as result OF hot
wave.
Woman Dies in Storm.
st. Cloud, MIMI, June 10.-One per
son was killed, two others were seri-
ously injured and considerable damage
was done by q tornado which swept
through the territory OF Oak Park,
Haywood county, 20 miles east OF hera. |
The dead: Mrs. e. A. Carlson, aged
ifty-six, was crushed to death under
the house. e. A. Carlson, an eighteen
year-old daughter and a fifteen-year-
old. son were injured.
st. Paul, MINI. June 1O.-Serious
wind and rain storms visited sections
Of Minnesota, western Wisconsin and
North and South. Dakota, overturning
barns. destroying small buildings and !
putting out Of commission telegraph /
and telephone wires, according to re-
ports received here
A tornado struck the town OF Truax.
Wis.,. damolishing several buildings
and killing live stock. No one was
injured. Other towns In that SEQ
ton also suffered.
The district west OF Fergus Falls,
MINI, was swept by a severe storm,
many farm buildings being razed. Re
ports from several points In South Da.
kota told Of wind and rain storms
No deaths were reported.
Huron. s. D., June 1o-Eight lorna
Goes about ten miles north and north
west Of washington damaged farm
buildings Nine inches OF rain In
week has caused the town to be
flooded
Farmers IA the Vicinity Of 81. Low
renee ana Miller west N Weesin rfon.