Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-08
HEAT WAVEIS
ENDED;SUNDAY
DEATH TOLL Isl
Cool Breezes Bring Fast
Fall in Temperatures
48l Die in Nine Days;
Storms 1njure Many
(Rv The As<oclnted ,.-ass /,


CHICAGO. H.. June s.-Relief in
eastern and mid-western areas was j,
prospect today from the almost nation
wide heat wave, which has taken q tol
of 48l lives in nine days. Although
western hemisphere temperatures wer.
moderated to some exent yesterday b.
cloudlness, rains and winds, resulting il
a smaller number of deaths than til,
day beifOre, cor .lnuing heat in man
OF the eastern areas added heavily
the casualty lists. Deaths Yesterday di
rectly attributed to the heat numbere,
l57, all but eight in eastern territor,
The previous total was 324 deaths iron
heat and storm
Philadelphia led the casualty list with
II deaths while 81 were recorded in
New York.
Rehet was forecast by the weather
bureau from two directions. Portions
OF the area, particularly New England
and New Jersey wele scheduled to bene-
ut from an atmospheric movement from
the northeast, while the west was prom
lsed relief as disturbance moved into
the central states from the Rocky Noun.
tains. BY Tuesday the western messen,
ger Will have progressed to Tennessee
the Ohio Valley and the Lower LAX.
region.
The entrance of the STORM into the
middle west was accompanied by con
siderable damage in several states. High
WI al
molished buildings. flooded Easements
interrupted communication and killed OF
injured several PERSONS. Little Falls
Mimi, Omaha, Nebr., Wan and Ard
more, Okla, Wray, Colo, and Daven-
port, Iowa, were in the path Of storms
Near Wray gale swept through %
miles of territory, 0recking more than
a hundred buildings and injuring a
score Of persons. A quick drop in
temperature was in evidence at Des
Miones where the mercury moved down
ward from "a to 65 in ten minutes
Yesterdays heat death list follows:
Philadelphia II; New York 81; Eliza
beth, N. j., 5; Newark A. Baltimore 3;
Trenton, n. J. 3; Poughkeepse, N Y
3; Washington g. Hackensack, N. ]. 8;
Bayonne, N. j., q Wilmington, Del, 2;
Croton, N. ", l.; Hoboken, n j., /;
Lynn. Mass. /; Fall River, Mass, /;
Reading, Pa, |; Chicago 2; Omaha 2;
st. Louis 3; Minneapolis l; Scattering
ID.
NEW YORK, N. Y, June s.-The
backbone Of heat wave which lasted
q o
was broken early today in practically
all sections.
After claiming 149 lives yesterday, II
in Philadelphia alone and more than
400 during the spell in the east, the tor
rid weather gave way in front Of 6
brisk northeast wind. Beginning or
the New England coast, temperatures
catapulted as much as 40 degrees in
five hours. The chilly breezes swept
over New York City shortly before mid
night, continuing over New Jersey and
|, part Of Pennsylvania. The weather bu
reau at Washington predicted that tn,
effects of the cool winds would be fell
as far south as northeastern Virginia.
The final day of the torrid wave wa,
the worst in point Of fatalities. On'
more day of heat would have equalleC
the nine days record in the COS. Mil
lions flocked to the beaches. In addi
tion to the heat fatalities about 40 live
were lost by drowning.
One woman's neck was fractured whei
she was knocked down in the mad rusl
to board a Coney Island train.
Rays of the sun focused on a BARI
| by a new milk can at Preston, N. Y
set fire to the structure. The flame
| wiped out all buildings on the farm.
New York had spontaneous out
| burst Of JOY over the advent of coolin,
| winds. Tug boats in the Hudson toot
ed. Children danced in the streets
| Folks about to retire poked their head
out of windows and laugheA Throng
returned from open areas to sleep a
home, pleased over the goose flesh caus
| ed by the chill.