The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-01
Hundreds Frustrated by Torrid
Sweep of Three Days.
35 Die, 1876 Frustrated in Great
err N. Y. City Today.
SHOPS AND FACTORIES CLOSE
Temporary Relief in Spots
Brought by Thunder Storms.
Toll in Chicago Stands at 20
Dead and SO Prostrations.

New York. Aug. More than 500
persons have persisted and more than
500 have been Frustrated by the ter
rifle heat of the last three days thru
out the country
In the west some relief came today
thru rains, but the east continued to
swelter.
In New York. alone. the total
deaths reached fifty and prostrations
had mounted to $50 by noon today
From midnight to noon eighteen
deaths and 101 prostrations were re-
ported in Manhattan and the Bronx
In addition seventeen deaths and
thirty-five prostrations were reported
from Brooklyn.
Near Record Heat in New York.
New York. Chicago, Cleveland,
Philadelphia, Detroit and Boston show
the greatest number of deaths ana
prostrations, according to statistics
from all parts of the country eatnereu
by the United Press today
The past forty-eight hours have
been the hottest New York has ever
known in the history of the weather
bureau with two exceptions Ine
maximum of observation-disclosures fol-
lowed today by a scorching sun and
intense humidity, the thermometer
registering 81 at noon.
In many cities factories were closed
down entirely or worked only half
Central railroad let off all employees
that could be spared at noon.
Taunton, Mass, reported practical-
ly all manufacturing concerns and
many stores closed. Shops, factories
and mills were also closed in Syracuse,
N. Y, Lawrence and Lowell. Mass.
Suffering was increased by the in
ability of ice companies to meet de-
mands for ice.
This situation caused the most in
/ t.. he fad
tricts.
Thousands slept in the parks and
| on the benches last night Thousands
| of others slept in the streets or on
I fire escapes There was little breeze
and the night brought but slight re-
I lief On the East side the suffering
was intense and early reports today
| brought numerous additional deaths
Horses dropped dead in the streets
where the thermometer registered
above 100. At midnight the tempera-
ture was Sc.
Relief Breeze Hits Chicago.
| Chicago, Aug. with the toll of
heat victims standing at 20 dead and
SO prostrations. the torrid wave that
has gripped Chicago for three days
when rain clouds began to gather. ac-
companied by a stiff lake breeze,
which sent the mercury down to ST.
This was degrees lower than the
temperature at noon yesterday.
Get Rain in Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia, Aug. Tho the
rainfall thruout Iowa last night was
not more than LBS inches at any point
and with only slight showers at many
points, the heat wave that has been
menacing Iowa's half billion bushel
corn crop was broken today.
DR.. Chapel. local forecaster and
crop expert, announced the atmos-
] L.
light rains will be of more benefit to
the crops than that of the dampness
itself. The temperature was about Is
degrees lower thruout the state.
Scattering Rains I'm Nebraska.
| Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 1.-Scatterfng
rains have visited Nebraska In the Last
two days. While the rain has not
been general, the showers have been
frequent enough to check the drouth
over a large section of the state. sew
era1 points reported an inch of rain.
General Manager Holdredge of the
Burlington, who returned from a tour
thru Nebraska, said:
The corn crop has not been injur-
ed by the dry weather and the hot
winds of the last few days. Indica-
/ tons are that rain within the next
four or five days in the south half of
Nebraska will produce the best corn
crop in the history of the state
| OlOsc S1ilfS Because OF Heat.
Lawrence. Mass. Aug. Owing to
the intense heat. several of the big
mills here closed today. Others work.
ed only part time.
| Lowell. Mass, Aug. 1.-The cart
ridge factory and other big mills and
shops here closed today because of the
heat
| At Port Chester, N. Y, II was an
nounced all factories would remain
closed during the present high tenn
perature.
Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. with
nineteen dead from the two days heat
wave. breeze today gave PhfIadel-
phia relief.
/ CoatIess for First Time.
New York. Aug. For the first
time in the history of the postal serv-
ice in New York, letter carriers were
permitted today to make their rounds
in their shirt sleeves
Thirteen Victims at Pfftsburg.
Pittsburg. Pa. Aug with tfir-
teen deaths reported today as at
/, tributable to yesterdays heat and hu-
mildly. no relief was in sight early
today. A probable high mark of "a
or IS was predicted at the weather
bureau.