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Show Chicago AmbuIanceSer- vice Cannot Care For Heat Prostrations Chicago, July 5. Deaths during the present boat wave have swamped the coroner's office which must hold inquests in-quests In all cases of sudden or unexplained unex-plained deaths. "We had forty-eight inquests Monday Mon-day and twenty-one yesterday, mostly due directly or" indirectly to the heat." said Coroner Hoffman. "The mortality continues today. The force is overworked over-worked and I have been compelled to desert all other duties, and assist In the investigations There are not enough police ambulances in the city to care for the prostrations." Twenty-seven dead from heat is the record made during the 24 hours ended end-ed at 4 a. m. today. At midnight the mercury stood at 90, but at 1 o'clock it had dropped to SI. If the intense boat of the last four days continues today, the health authorities au-thorities predict that the number of deaths will be greater than ever recorded re-corded in ono day in Chicago. Kansas City. July 5. No relief from the hot. dry wave was predicted by the local forecaster today. Indications Indica-tions wero that this would be the fourth day of extreme heat over tho entire section, and that yesterday's maximum tomperaturo of 10S would be equaled, he said "A dry thunderstorm," thunder-storm," at North Platto. Neb., was tho nearest approach to a rain last night and no real rain was in sight for the next 24 hours. The thermometer standing abovo 90. until after 1 o'clock this morning, gave this city anotherhot night but a brisk breeze greatly relieved the sufferers. suf-ferers. Threatened with an Ice famine, fam-ine, consumers of that commodity are giving serious consideration to economy econ-omy In its use At 1 o'clock this morning the thermometer ther-mometer registered 84 here, at St. Joseph, Jo-seph, Mo Omaha and Des Moines, SO At Oklahoma City, Fort Worth nnd Springfield. Mo., and at Little Rock, Ark., 78 was recorded. FRIENDS FOUND DEAD. Woburn. Mass., July 5. Lying side fy sfde. John P. Hill and Matthew Daily, each 50 years old, and cjoo friends, wero found dead under a tree In tho Green street woods early to; day, victims of tho heat. Late yfealer-dny yfealer-dny afternoon they loft Ihelr honies( to seek a' cool spot. DROPPED DEAD. . r Chicago, July 5. While his band was playing "Tbe Star Spangled Banner" Ban-ner" C. Frederick Kolloeg, the leader, who is prominent in Chicago musical circles, dropped) dead at Hinsdale, a suburb, yesterday from heat prostration prostra-tion during the observance of a sane Fourth. DEAD HOUSE OVERCROWDED. Philadelphia, July 5. The keeper ot the morgue today notified the coroner that the dead house was overcrowded and that he would be unable to care for any more bodies until some now in the place ave removed. Thirty-seven sudden deaths from all causes wore reported today Among those were nineteen due to the heat. There have been forty-one fatalities from . this cause during the present hot wave. At 1 p. m. the temperature was 92 degrees. de-grees. CONNECTICUT DEATHS. New Haven, July 5 Three deaths due directly or indirectly to the heat were recorded from about Connecticut today. Temperatures of SO to 105 de- , grees were reported. BOSTON DEATHS. Boston, July B. Five" deaths from heat occurred in Boston today. The temperature records were a degree or two lower than at the corresponding hour yesterday. |