Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-15 | Page 10 | 45 Are Dead in Heat Zone

45 ARE DEAD IN HEAT ZONE Shore Resorts Thronged By Bv People Seeking Relief NEW YORK July By 15 By The Th Associated Press Deaths Deaths directly at at- at to the heat wave wate under which eastern astern states have sweltered for three days had mounted to 45 today with scores Cores prostrated Many were drowned In seeking relief from Irom the humidity Fatalities by states were New York City 7 7 New Jersey Jerse 10 Connecticut 13 Massachusetts 2 2 New Hampshire 1 I Pennsylvania 9 9 upper New York state 12 North Carolina 1 1 Total 45 4 S. S The highest temperature report came from Pennsylvania where several sever sever- several several al Inland communities reported 93 98 dc de- de grees In New York City the highest was US 91 degrees The average was above the mid-July mid average for lor the last 46 years 3 ears cars The Intense t has resulted In farmers In Berks Berks' county Pennsyl- Pennsyl Penn vanla anla harvesting their wheat bj by b moonlight and resting during the day Several upstate New York and I Con Con- Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut points reported temperatures temperature of or 95 05 Shore resorts and beaches through through- throughout h- h hout out the eastern states were crowded with persons seeking relief In many places business houses closed clo ed earlier than Ulan usual and In New York City many offices were closed for lor the en en- entire entire tire Ure day On Broadway sweltering throngs stood In front of the large theatres to cool off with the help of or the refrigerated refrigerated air which escaped d from them In cool breezes Approximately visited Coney Island Sprinklers were operated by the fire lire department for the thousands of gasp- gasp gaspIng gaspIng gasping Ing children of the tenement districts and even en the dignity of or the courts was as affected one magistrate mag strate permitting persons charged with violating motor laws to remove remo their coats and collars