The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-29
Hundreds of Prostrations Re.
ported in Central States.
TOrrid Temperature Levies
Loss in Corn Belt.
FAINT HOPE FROM NORTHWEST
Breeze From Canada Now Com.
batting Fiery Zephyrs.
Weather Man Adds, May Con-
tinue All Next Week.

Chicago, July 29.-Dawn found Chi
cago and that section between the
Rocky and Allegheny mountains still
sweltering from the heat today. There
was no reduction in the mercury and
predictions were the hot spell would
last until Monday and possibly all next
week. A total Of los dead and sew
eral hundred prostrated was the toll
taken by the heat.
First reports of serious damage
from the torrid wave throughout the
crop section of Illinois came pouring
in today. Reports of corn firing came
in from the corn belt and similar in
formation said that Iowa corn fields
have begun to wilt under the sizzling
sun and drouth.
72 Deaths in Chicago Alone.
Reports of cool breezes developing
in the far northwest were made ny the
weather bureau today. 1t held out
that 1t might develop strength to blow
the heat from the middle west. The
mercury here registered Sc at o'clock
this morning. 1t then started an up
ward climb. Chicago's death toll be-
tween midnight yesterday and last
night was seventy-two. Thirty-four
deaths were reported outside of Chi
cago.
Seventeen more deaths from the
heat were reported today. Fifteen
died here and four were reported from
Aurora Ill.
Seven Die in ST. Louis.
St Louis. July 2s.-As a result of
the heat seven persons are dead and
twenty-seven others overcome on the
Bellevue. Ill. Oscar johnson. wealthy
president of the National Shoe COM
pany. died as a result of the heat here
in his office Friday.
| Persons were found by the police
| and pedestrians in every section of st.
Louis who had become overheated on
! the streets The temperature is still
lowering around the 100 mark.
Two Deaths in X. G. Today.
Kansas City, July 29.-Despite a
| temperature somewhere under that of
yesterday, two deaths which occurred
| here early today were attributed by
the coroner to the excessive heat
| Slight hopes were held today by the
United States weather forecaster that
i a break in the high temperature was
possible late today, although he ex-
pected the day would witness ther-
mometer readings well into the nine
| ties throughout Missouri and Kansas.
Explanations given were that IL the
present high barometric pressure in
| the North Pacific continued to de-
velop, it might cause thunderstorms
and showers in this section. Kansas
City's temperature at IL o'clock this
morning was SO degrees four less than
at the samc time yesterday.
lCs Onuly IN Now YORK.
| New York. July 29.-Only noun
tain resorts were cooler than New
York last night and today. From .
maximum temperature yesterday of
IS the mercury dropped to 81 about
6 O'Clock and lowered about that
point until sun-up today. 1t was 70
ut 10 o'clock.
Northeast Breeze Loses Force.
Washington, July 2S.-Continuation
or the excessive heat now overspread-
ing the central part OF the country un-
It'll tomorrow and its extension to the
North Atlantic Coast states was fore
Hudson bay high" which brought
some relief throughout the northeast
err part of the county is losing its
force before the torrid wave from the
west and temperatures will rise
throughout the east tonight and SUM-
day.
From plains states eastward the
heat wave today held sway. Its in
tensity sent temperatures up ranging
from 96 to 102 degrees at various
points in those states and in the Mis-
scuri and Mississippi valley and the
upper lake region.
Forecasts of weather for the week
beginning Sunday were announced to-
day by the weather bureau as follows:
West gulf states-Partly overcast
with normal temperatures. Showers
first half of week along gulf coast.
Ohio valley and Tennessee-General-
ly fair and warm.
| Great Lakes region-Warm and
generally fair. There are no indica-
tions of a break in the hot wave.
Plains states and upper Mississippi
valley-Generally fair anad continued
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