Show I Chicago in Grip Of oT Another Hot Wave i T Temperature Near September I High Record and No NoI NoRe Re ReS Relief Relief Re- Re S lief in Sight D By Publishers Press CHICAGO CHICAGO CHICAGO Sept 5 Five Fhe Five deaths and V 4 i tort forty prostrations were reported today as the result of or the hottest day of or 1912 The thermometer while regIstering registering reg reg- 95 in tho the downtown district was 96 in other sections of If the the city and in the open under tinder the suns sun's direct rays registered At the Delprado hotel on the midway mid mid- way supposed to be the coolest section section sec see tion of ot tho the city the climbed to 96 In the shade shado at 2 o'clock while out in iii the park parle even oven with a slight breeze It registered red degrees A shortage of or ice resulted result ell in the poorer districts and babies aged p peo people o- o pl PlO and the ill III suffered Intensely The count county charities and private charities were besieged b by hundreds of poor people waiting for relief Tons Ions of or ice were given Iven away but t tho e requests were only half halt satisfied The Tho stifling air of tho the tenement districts with theodors theodors the odors arising from the tho stockyards made that section of ot tho the south side aide almost an Inferno and drove e thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of ot people over o to tho the lake fro front t. t A slight breeze sprung sprung- up In the tho evening e but it only carried the heated air from the tho crowded districts to the theother theother theother other sections of oC the city elty without without- out af affording affording af- af fording an any relief to tho the poor A hotter d da day ty tomorrow was the forecast forecast fore tore cast given hen out b by the tho weather r bureau No o sign Ign of or a break In temperature is yet et ct discerned in this quarter and the prospects are that tho the present hot period will continue several days lon long long- Cl er It Is strongly possible that the official temperature of or 95 degrees antI and the unofficial mark of or 96 will be bo passed before the week is over With Ith the several sc days a s 's more of hot weather cather In sight it seems probable that all records for tor September hot waves will HI ho bo broken broleen this year The Tho high mark marl for tor an any September day for tor tho past thirty years is 98 and this figure seems to be he In danger this year Tho The heat and humidity are aro mo o great tonight ht that few fow ow arc are able to sleep and Grant park along tho tue lake front in tho the downtown district Is crowded with people sleeping on the grass Lincoln park on tho the north si side is also crowd crowd- ed d. d The police are arc making no effort to enforce the tho ordinance against sleeping sleeping sleep sleep- leepIng ing Ing- IngIn in the parks as this Is tho the only refuge for tor tho the poor During the last twenty four hours eight dogs have gone crazy and twelve people J avo been bitten by the ani mals i |