Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-07
HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE MARKED HEAT WAVE LIMITS
NUMBER OF FATALITIES
Thermometer 1o6 in Washington and
 BaItimore-1o4 in Detroit, Harris
 burg, Toledo, Scranton, and 100 in cleveland-e3 in New York and 1os in Pittsburgh-Deaths in New York, Chicago and New Haven-Experts See No Relief for Eastern Territory.

WaSnlngIon, Aug. 6.-H1Sh tempera- lure records that have marked the limits of heat waves during all the period Of official observa tion in the northeastern quarter of the United States were broken today Washing ton and Baltimore. by weather bureau thermometers, experienced tempera- ture of 106 degrees. a point not even approached by the mercury since 18S1 and not reached then. In Detroit Mich Harrisburg. Pa, and Toledo, O. with temperatures of l04. new records were established, as did Scranton, Pa, and Cleveland. O.. which each officially registered 100.
 These were the findings of the cool and cloistered instruments in the weather bureaus minarets Instru- ments set closer to the baking pave ments of city streets everywhere showed the mercury mounting to heights officially unbelievab ble and inn possible. On Pennsylvania avenue in the national capital one of the weather bureaus own instruments during the day marked IA degrees.
 Relief Not in Sight. Small hope for immediate relief for the eastern territory was seen tonight | by the experts who study the curving map lines and cast the daily climatic 1 horoscope. It was said. however. the heat should slowly abate during the | next two days over most of the area | now affected
 The hot wave owes it's existence, i weather bureau officials said, to an area of low barometric pressure which l las been moving languidly from west to east across the continent. Only i the low humidity, due to lack of rain i has prevented large number of heat prostrations.
 Several Deaths in New York. New York, Aug. 6.-The second day of intense heat, which raised the mer- cury to a maX1mum of 93 at and { ?. m.. caused the deaths of severa persons here today and prostrateC more than a score of others Thi: evening the temperature was still higi in the S0's, with little prospect of re lief from another sweltering night. There was general exodus to bath ing beaches. and so dense was. tn throng which made it's way to Cone, Island that many women tainted whil waiting for cars and many chiIdre1 became separated from their parents Many who found a vacant spot on tn torrid sands prepared to spend the nigh there, hoping for a sea breeze. Others unable to escape from the city too
 pillows to park lawns.
 : Never So Hot in Pittsburgh.
 Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug 6.-Fou deaths, several pTostrationS. a threat
 ened ice shortage and the breaking c all tempera ture records here were de . veIopments today in the extreme hea
 wave, with no relief in sight tonigh
 Late in the afternoon the mercur j. registered 1032 degrees, the highes
 ever recorded in Pittsburgh.
 Three persons were drowned durin
 the day while seeking relief from tn - heat in the rivers and other streams
 An aged woman died as result of tn l. heat and several other persons wer prostrated, one of the latter cases be
 ing serious.
 Ice manufacturers announced toda
 that the present supply will not Ia! 5, AS hours unless industries contribut
 men to assist i'll the making of tf
 product. w. D. George, Allegher
 county food commissioner, said tC $ night: Unless the people using iC ' go light on what they have in stor
 they will be put on rations'
 Many Succumb in Philadelphia.
 Philadelphia, Aug. 6.-Philadelph '. today sweltered under temperatu
 of 1882 degrees, the hottest weath S. ever recorded since the local weath e. bureau was established, A years az
 Excessive humidity added to the su $. fering. Two deaths and hundreds
 prostrations were reported, while il l. dustrial activity was slowed up
 some extent hecauSe of the heat Vi