1897 — July 4, Drownings in Lake Michigan during heat wave, Chicago area, IL — 8

–8  Oil City Derrick. “Eight Persons Drowned.” 7-5-1897, p. 1.[1]

Source

 Oil City Derrick, PA. “Two Fatalities Near Connelsville,” 7-5-1897, p. 1. Accessed 4-26-2019 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/oil-city-derrick-jul-05-1897-p-1/

[1] Victims identified as R. R. Cummings, Harry Nelson, E. A Rider, 16, John Soderman, James Sullivan, John Sprawka, George Wall, 19, and unidentified man “drowned at foot of Grace street.”