The Washington times., 1931-06-27
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TERRIFIC HEAT
WAVE COVERS
COUNTRY
Deaths for Week Total More
Than 100; Tropical Storm
Threatens Texas Coast

Threatens Texas Coast
Deaths due to the terrific heat
wave that has swept the country
during the week totalled more
than 100 today as 81 persons died
during the last 36 hours.
The scOrching weather gripped
the entire Nation from the
acific Coast to the Atlantic with
only a few sections getting relief
through thunder showers.
Storm Threatens
Texas was threatened. with
tropical storm as a disturbance
Of considerable intensity was re-
ported 100 miles off the Texas
Coast between Corpus Christi and
Brownsville.
According to International
News Service reports, deaths due
to heat, drowning, or storms were
distributed as follows: Illinois,
30; llama, IL; Ohio, 8;
Michigan, 4: Missouri. 4; Cali
fOrnia, 4; ennSylvania, 2; Kansas,
/; Iowa, l, and Massachusetts, l.
Chicago, where an all time
record of 94.5 was set yesterday
and hotter day was in prospect
today, recorded IS deaths due to
the heat. In Indiana IL persons
died of the heat or by drown
ing. In Springfield. Ill. where
the thermometer reached 80 yes
terday and may go higher today,
one person died.
Struck All Sections
The heat wave struck all sec
tions of the country, from the
Appalachian Mountains to the
Pacific Coast, with the swelter-
ing weather centered in Iowa in
the vicinity of Keokuk, where a
reading of 81 was recorded at
7 a. M, the highest temperature
in the country at that hour.
One person died Of the heat at
Sioux City, Ia, yesterday and
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rule throughout the State.
Minnesota was getting a bit Of
relief today with a heavy rainfall
in the vicinity of Morehead, but
other sections of the Middle West
reported parched and burned
crops, with a possibility OF heavy
loss to farmers.
Three Children Drown
The hot weather took a toll of
three deaths at Quincy, ILL, and,
in addition, farmers in that Sec
ton and in Iowa were suffering
heavy losses due to deaths Of
domestic animals. On one farm
near West Liberty, Iowa, eight
horses and 20 dogs died in "a
hOarS.
Six were drowned in Lake
Michigan three of them young
sters under II years of age.
High readings reported to the
Weather Bureau included: ITO at
Phoenix, Ariz.; l09 at Mitchell.
S. D.; 106 at Red Wing, Mimi.
and Waterloo, Ia; 104 at Huron,
S. D., Galesburg, Pa, and Sterl-
ing, ILL.,; 103 at Cedar Rapids, Ia,
and Canton, Ill; 102 at Carbon
dale, Ill, Miles City, Mont, Dav-
export and Dubuque, Ia, and
Red Bluff, Calf. and 10l degrees
at st. Paul, Mimi, and Eau
Claire, Wis.
Kansas SwelterS
With the temperatures In the
nineties and readings of 100 or
more predicted today, Kansas and
Missouri were experiencing the
worst heat wave since 1901. One
person died at Louisiana, Mo-,
and another at independence,
Kan. Three deaths were recorded
in st. Louis late yesterday and
last night, where q reading Of
100 was recorded yesterday.
Morris, Ill, had two heat
deaths as the thermometer
climbed toward 100 today.
So terrific was the heat that
farmers have delayed their field
work until late evening and at
night. Even temperatures in the
Middle West ranged above the
eighties.
Rocky Mountain regions high
readings yesterday were Phoenix,
Ariz.. 10; Havre, Mont, 100;
Albuquerque, N. Mex, o.; Sheri-
dan, Wyo., "a; Pueblo, Colo, 90;
Denver, 90, and Salt Lake City,
"a. At Mitchell. S. D., the
mercury reached 108.
Even on the Pacific Coast,
high temperatures were recorded,
though cooler weather was pre-.
dicted for northern California to.
day. Four deaths were recorded
in that State, all due to drown
ing. Fresno, with 101, had the
highest temperature yesterday.
DETROIT, June 81 GNS).-
Michigan today took stock of the
rain and wind storm which swept
scattered parts of the State yes.
terday, leaving death and prop
erty damage in it's wake. Three
persons were drowned as a direct
result Of the high wind, a farmer
was killed by lightning and at
least 20 persons were injured in
Detroit alone when the storm
leveled wires, trees and telephone
poles.
Charles Longava, "a, one Of
the two priVates at Selfridge
flying field injured when a han
gar door was torn loose by the