Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1909 — TWO DEATHS FROM HEAT [ARTICLE]

TWO DEATHS FROM HEAT

Hottest May Weather That Pittsburg Has Experienced Since 1902. Pittsburg, May 7. —The temperature was the highest experienced in Pittsburg in May since 1902. Two deaths are reported, due to the heat, and one prostration occurred. Matthew Merzlock fell dead in Carnegie, a suburb, while Carmen Pracas, four months old, died at McKees Rocks.