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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
1
A severe storm lashed the city with fierce lightning that stunned five and left several patients in hospitals, while a number of horses died and some victims remained unconscious late tonight. The blast affected many areas and caused widespread disruptions with hospitals busy and authorities promising relief.
Results of yesterday's heat wave show many residents overcome or in serious condition at City Hospital and Emergency Hospital. Names include Thomas Minehan 42 Elizabeth Foley 72 and Alfred Rocliffe 30 among others from Roxbury South Boston and East Boston.
Latest official dispatch from Pekin dated June 29 reports critical affairs as Russians seize the Taku Tien Tsin railway while Germans accuse Britain of arming China and German forces seek patrol rights on the Yangtze River. All parties oppose fighting under a Japanese general.
Frederick W. French, a partner in Howe & French dyestuffs and paints, was found dead in a Young's Hotel room. The Medical Examiner ruled natural death due to heart failure worsened by extreme heat. He lived at 200 Commonwealth avenue and recently stayed at the hotel during winter.
In New York a gathering of golden Democrats and anti-imperialists formed to promote a third ticket for the presidency. The proposed platform denounces McKinley and Roosevelt, praises Bryan on imperialism, and calls for constitutional restoration, Cuban and Philippine independence, monetary and civil service reform, and abolition of special privileges. A meeting was authorized to invite supporters to Indianapolis on July 2 to advance the effort.
In New Jersey today an attachment was ordered on the pacer Robert J owned by Lewis G. Tewksbury of this city. The horse, in Westfield, was to be taken tomorrow after W Browning Johnson obtained the order.
Forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont generally fair with light to fresh northwesterly winds. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut expect showers Thursday then fair and not very warm Friday. Temperatures at 8 a.m. list readings from Boston to San Francisco with most major cities in the 60s to 80s.
A record heat wave plus a violent storm wreaked havoc in Boston. Nellie Sheehan and Jennie White were struck by lightning in Brighton, while Joseph Bates and two dock workers were shocked or injured at the Cambridge end of Harvard Bridge and Elm docks. Four deaths and many prostrations marked twenty four hours as temperatures hit 97 at the weather bureau and night readings reached a new high since 1871. The forecast promised cooler weather the next day amid lingering humidity and sporadic thunder showers.
Signs of dissension among powers emerge as Russian forces press China on the Amur 750 miles northeast of Pekin. Russians refuse Admiral Seymour to transfer the Taku-Tien Tsin railway to the English company and proceed independently. Dispute also brews over recognizing a Japanese general as the senior officer in the international forces.
Chinese forces under Prince Tuan rapidly gain numbers and press offensives. Outbreaks spread from Pe Chi Li and Shan Tung to the south with threats of invading Russian territory and Korea. The Amur river region and Manchuria are noted as areas of growing activity.
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