Evening star., 1916-07-29
Prostrations Reach Nearly
200 in TWenty-Four Hours,
Coroner's Office Reports.
LITTLE RELIEF IN SIGHT )
TILL TOMORROW NIGHT
Nine Die in Michigan as Tempera-
ture Ranges From 80 to 10 De-
grees Throughout State.

CHICAGO, July 2o.-Eighty
deaths attributed to the excessive
heat and nearly 200 prostrations
have been reported in the last
twenty-four hours, according to
announcement at the coroner's Of
fee today.
Some hope was held out by the
local forecaster for relief from the
present heat wave, which is sweep
ing over the central portion OF
the United States, by Sunday
night or Monday morning, But
for today little encouragement
was forthcoming from any source.
A lake breeze tempered the heat
here today and at o:3o this morn
ing the thermometer registered
80, which was four degrees lower
than yesterdays mark at that
hour. Climbing temperatures
later in the day are to be ex-
pected, but there is some hope
they would not reach the records
of yesterday and the day before,
when the mercury registered 81
and 100, respectively.
Congested Districts Suffer.
Suffering in the congested districts of
Chicago continued during the night, the
coroner's Office and the police station
officials being kept busy with reports
of prostrations and deaths In the
thickly populated sections of the city
many Of the residents abandoned their
homes for the sidewalks and in some
instances even attempted to sleep in
the streets. City and county facilities
for caring for the stricken ones were
taxed to the limit.
Health department officials so far have
found their greatest burden to be the
heavy mortality among babies. Many
instances were reported where infants
had been found in insanitary surround
ings, which. under the excessive heat
wave, had been rendered worse.
Nine Die in Michigan.
DETROIT. July 29.-Nine deaths
points throughout the state-were at
tributed to the continued heat in
Michigan yesterday. Numerous pros
trations also were reported, among
them being Frank Geisel. Central
League umpire, overcome while Off
ciating in ball game at Muskegon.
A number of cities reported the
hottest day in several years, with tenn
peratures ranging from 80 to l10 de-
grees. The latter mark was reported
at Hastings. Battle Creek and Bay
reading 109 and 107 respectively. The
official temperature at Grand Rapids
was given as 100 degrees, with 104 on
the street level. In Detroit the gov
ernment kiosk on the street level
showed SO degrees at 2 o'clock.
Many cities report a shortage Of ice.
due to the increased demand, and a
threatened milk shortage in conse-
quence.
Milwaukee Factories Close.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 29-The hot
weather continued today. with little hope
of better conditions before Sunday after
noon.
Dispatches from state points continued
to report prostrations and record tenn
peratures.
At Neenah and Menasha practically
every manufacturing plant excepting the
paper mills Is closed. Pavement con-
struction crews are working from in the
morning until 8 O'Clock and are then sus-
pending for the remainder Of the day.
Still Sweltering at Duluth.
DULUTH. Mimi, July 29-The heat
wave that struck Duluth yesterday after
noon. registering 81 degrees. continued
today At I 80 this morning government
street thermometers showed so degrees
and rising. Fifteen worknen. three of
them in a serious condition were pros
,rated at the Minnesota steel plant
Ashland, Wis, reported that lumber
mills there have been forced to close be-
cause Of the heat. Flies and mosquitoes
added to the heat. have caused lumber
workers in the wood to leave, necessitat-
ing the closing of mills which depended
on summer cuts of timber.