Late Heated Spell

The greater portion of these Uuited States from the first of July up to the lOth, Washtenaw connty uot exolnded, passed through a period of the most heated weather that it has ever been the lot of the average inbabitant to experience. The record of prostrations and deaths from the intense heat is probably the greatest that has ever been knowu and the assooiated press dispatohes show that the number of prostrations has been in the neighborhood of 2,000 with fatalaties olose ou to 350. The central states suffered most severely the heat beiug most deadly in Chicago, Cinoinnati and St. Louis. Besides those that were reported it is pretty safe to estimate that fnlly as mauy more were not reported. Washtenaw county bas fnrnished an unusual number of cases of beat prostration and at least foor if not flve proved fatal. Among the first cases was that of Mrs. G. R. Johnson, of Ypsilanti, who was overeóme by the heac July 4. Up to the time the cool wava carne the dcotors were feaiful of a relapsa, which in her enfeebled state would have pioved fatal. Sheis now recovering. Daniel O'Brien, a prominent farmer of Augusta, living three miles west of Whittakei, was overeóme by the heat Jnly 7 and for several days laid in a very oritical condition. The fatal cases of Miss Atn8lia Wagner, of Soio, and Fred Sehnierle, of Ann Arbor, have already been reported in these colnnius. They were followed on Friday by Henry Schnierle, brother of the dearl man, being suustrnck, as also was Charles Schneider, a masón, who was working on J. V. Sheehan's new honse on S. State st. Neither of these cases were as serions as the others reported. Peter Paqnette, the oíd soldier who was well known aronnd town for many years, but who has lately been living in Saline, was found dead in bis bed Friday morning. The cause of his death was hearc disease, but the fatal attack is thought to have been bronght on by the intense heat. His remaius were interred in Saline. Satarday witnessed many prostrations in Ann Arbor. William Kern, a farmer, feil on the conit honse square, and for a time there was great excitement. Gustave Lutz wbo works for John Schneider, jr., Miss Emma Feiner, and Robert McCarthy, also succumbed to the intense heat, but their cases are none of them so serious as tne others. Claude Randall and Mrs. Ida Greene, of Superior, were two more of Satoráay's victims. William Wood, a farmer, who was working in the hayfield on his farm in Lima, %% miles fiom Chelsea, Saturday morniug, was struck down. He was taken to his houje in Chelsea and did not recover consoiousnfiss until lp. m., three or four hours after he was seized. He then complaiued of gieat pain in his stomach, but it was not thought that he was in a serious coudition. Another fatality was that of George Nyer, who was employed by John Staeler, of Freedom. He was overeóme by the extreme heat Saturday afternoon and dropped dead while working in a hay field. Wheu found his hand was still clinging to the rake he had been nsing. Louis Podewell, a farmer of Northfield, was strnck dowu Satnrday afternoou while working in the hay field. He only lived 20 minutes after being picked up, i"nd did not recover consciousuess. He was 35 years of age and leaves a wife and two children. The quantity of ioe used in the cities during the hot spell was something enormous. È. V. Haugtsterfer delivered 50 tons a day in this city, his wagons being on the go from 4 o'clock in the moruing until 7 o'clock at night. John Andrés was a good secondand delivered between 20 and 30 tons a day. Schuier, the Zukey lake iceman, shipped last week to Toledo, between 70 and 80 carloads of the cooling substanee. An old and well known physiciao says such a hot wave has never before been known in Washtenaw county, and we do not think there is a single person who will dispute the truthfulness of his assertion.