1902 — June-Aug (especially July ) Heat, especially NY/46, Pittsburgh/18, MA/12 — 290

— 290 Heat and sunstroke. US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, lxx.[1]

[Yellow Highlighting below indicates that the number in the line is not used for tally purposes.]

Connecticut ( 2)

— 2 State US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 396.

District of Columbia ( 7)

— 7 District US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 396.

Indiana (11)

— 11 State US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 396.

Maine ( 3)

— 3 State US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 397.

Massachusetts (12)

— 12 State US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 397.

Michigan (11)

— 11 State US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 397.

New Jersey (10)

— 10 State US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 397.

New York (46)

–46 State US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 397.

— 2 Brooklyn July 8. Titusville Morning Herald, PA. “Hot in Manhattan.” 7-10-1902, p. 1.

— 7 Manhattan, July 8. Titusville Morning Herald, PA. “Hot in Manhattan.” 7-10-1902, p. 1.

Pennsylvania (20)

–19 State July 6-26. Blanchard tally of breakouts below.

— 1 Darby July 8. Elderly woman after walking from Sharon Hill to Darby.[2]

–18 Pittsburgh, July 6-9. Blanchard tally based on breakouts below.

— 6 “ July 6. Bradford Era, PA. “Hot Weather in Pittsburg.” 7-8-1902, p. 2.

— 2 “ July 8. Bradford Era, PA. “Two Deaths, Seven Prostrations.” 7-9-1902, p. 1.

— 6 “ July 9. Bradford Era, PA. “Heat at Pittsburg.” 7-10-1902, p. 1.

–11? “ July 9. Tyrone Daily Herald, PA. “Heat Causes Many Deaths.” 7-10-1902, p.1.[3]

— 4 “ July 10. Racine Journal, WI. “Heat Wave Is Broken.” 7-11-1902, p. 9.

— 1 “ July 26. Evening Record, Greenville, PA. “Some News in Brief.” 7-28-1902, 1.

Rhode Island ( 1)

— 1 State US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 397.

Vermont ( 2)

— 2 State US Bureau of the Census. Mortality Statistics 1900-1904, 1906, p. 397.

Narrative Information

July 7, Pittsburgh: “Pittsburg, Pa., July 7.–Six deaths and a score of prostrations is the heat record for the past twenty-four hours. At 10 o’clock this morning the thermometer registered 85 with the mercury still rising. Last night was the hottest of the season. There is much suffering among the mill workers.” (Bradford Era, PA. “Hot Weather in Pittsburg.” 7-8-1902, p. 2.)

July 8, Pittsburgh: “Pittsburg, Pa., July 8 — Two deaths and seven prostrations were added to the heat victims in Pittsburg today. Of the seven cases of prostration, the majority were mill workers and it is reported that all are in a serious condition. The intense heat of the day necessitated the stoppage of work by hundreds of mill and furnace workers.” (Bradford Era, PA. “Two Deaths, Seven Prostrations.” 7-9-1902, p. 1.)

July 8, Pittsburgh: “Pittsburg, Pa., July 9. – Two deaths and seven prostrations were added to the heat victims in Pittsburg yesterday [July 8]. Of the seven cases of prostration the majority were mill workers, and it is reported that all are in a serious condition. The intense heat of the day necessitated a stoppage of work by hundreds of mill and furnace workers.” (The News, Frederick, MD. “Heat Victims In Pittsburg.” 7-9-1902, p. 1.)

July 8, Pittsburgh: “Pittsburg, July 9. – Eleven deaths from the heat and ten…prostrations have been reported…[unclear] yesterday. The mill workers are the greatest sufferers and many have been obliged to stop work.” (The World. “Heat and Storms Kill Many Persons.” 7-10-1902. 3.)

July 9, Pittsburgh: “Pittsburg, July 9. – The mercury is still hovering in the nineties. Six deaths from heat and ten serious prostrations have been reported since yesterday.” (Iowa State Reporter, Waterloo. “Six Deaths at Pittsburg.” 7-11-1902, 6.)

July 9, Pittsburgh: “Pittsburgh, Pa., July 10. – The mercury yesterday hovered in the 90s. Eleven deaths from heat and ten serious prostrations have been reported. In nearly all the prostrations the conditions of the patients is said to be serious, and some are in critical shape. The mill workers are the greatest sufferers, and many have been obliged to stop work.” (The News, Frederick, MD.)

July 10, Pittsburgh: “Pittsburg, July 10. Copious showers and thunderstorms last night and today have broken the heat wave and the mercury is down to 68 degrees. Four fatalities and eleven prostrations were reported since yesterday.” (Racine Journal. “Heat Wave…Broken.” 7-11-1902, 9)

Sources

Bradford Era, PA. “Heat at Pittsburg.” 7-10-1902, p. 1. Accessed 1-16-2017 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/bradford/bradford-era/1902/07-10?tag

Bradford Era, PA. “Hot Weather in Pittsburg.” 7-8-1902, p. 2. Accessed 1-16-2017 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/bradford/bradford-era/1902/07-08/page-2?tag

Bradford Era, PA. “Two Deaths, Seven Prostrations.” 7-9-1902, p. 1. Accessed 1-16-2017 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/bradford/bradford-era/1902/07-09?tag

Chester Times, Chester, PA. “Death From Heat.” 7-9-1902, p. 1. Accessed 1-16-2017 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/chester/chester-times/1902/07-09?tag

Evening Record, Greenville, PA. “Some News in Brief.” 7-28-1902, 1. Accessed 1-16-2017 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/greenville/greenville-evening-record/1902/07-28

Mansfield News, OH. “In the Year 1902. Notable Events…” 12-31-1902, p. 10. Accessed at: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=21828

Titusville Morning Herald, PA. “Hot in Manhattan.” 7-10-1902, p. 1. Accessed 1-16-2017 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/titusville/titusville-herald/1902/07-10?tag

United States Bureau of the Census. Special Reports. Mortality Statistics 1900 to 1904. Washington, DC: Department of Commerce, Government Printing Office, 1906, 990 pages. Accessed 1-11-2017 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/mortstatsh_1900-1904.pdf

[1] Figure applies to “registration area” comprising 11 registration States (CT, DC, IN, ME, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VE, plus approximately 360 registration cities.

[2] Chester Times, Chester, PA. “Death From Heat.” 7-9-1902, p. 1.

[3] We put a question mark being the number 11 in that another report for the ninth shows 6 deaths and because the article we take this from is ambiguously worded: “Pittsburg, PA., July 10. The mercury yesterday hovered in the 90s. Eleven deaths from heat and ten serious prostrations have been reported.” [Is this meant to indicate that the deaths were all on the 9^th, or even the 10^th, or the number of deaths to date?]