Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-14
TIE HE.}T and DROUGHT.


ne Oldest inhabitants Of the country all agree that il
has been the longest continued spell hot weather which
they have ever experienced Insulated days Of greater
n'sas!y are rccuec'ed; such for example, were the
celebrated l2lh and 18th of July 1SlSbut constant
asrcccsson Of warm and whitening weather does no,
,n:e' into III" memory Of any one we have yet
lie tact indeed seems 10 be established by authentic
i"cn;os Mr.. Logan, Secretary and Librarian Of the
Library Society Of Charleston, S. c., has published
Communication IN the E.. Patriot in which he SAYS,
tiaviog carefully examined the records in the Charles
'a Library likely 10 afford any criterion 10 judge Of
ne temperature Of Charleston, Of past years, take The
~! "t handing sou statement Of the result-and OF
we thermometer for July, 1888, which evidently has
o'en Inc hottest season since June, 1873 HE then
gives The following exrac, from DR.. Ramsay's History
Q! o"n'h Catoina 'OGserva made by the Medical
'e'y since l72l. compared with those made By Doct
i,'"he between lbs and 42-and with those made by
- S"aihe's aetween 100 and 59-seem to prove that
e climate OF Charleston for the last scventy years has
c"anged tor the LeIler the heat of the Summers have
tbal.d
Inc reader is desired to Judge for himself whether
" "a' experienced any thing comparable TO The account
gEtn BY DIS. Lining and Chalmers. Observations Of
we ''net read before The Royal Society, London l14S
Hs-in Summer the heat of the shaded ait about or
"'snck, t. NJ Is frequently from so" to 81, and on
Vac iiih, 18th and 10Th June 1873, at 3, 7. NJ at 9S-
'"o men N the streets dropped suddenly dead, and
'':fi s!drrs In the fields shared the same tate
Dr Chalmers says-"I cannot convey better idea Of
lie neat you pass along the streets at in Sum.
me-, than by comparing it 10 that glow which strikes
me Who looks into pretty warm oven. Solid bodies
hoe particularly Metal absorb much heat al times,
'aa one cannot lay his hand upon them, without lmpu-
hNynay, have seen Beef Steak Of the thick.
50 deprived Cf its juices when laid on cannon for
."s",y mHue,, as 10 be overdone, according 10 the
on, VA! Ct speaking" For this very interesting &C.
AZ, ~ 1e'a., see Rainsays &c. Ca I'd vol, page &C.
- a,ch sdds, that During period OF 23 years,
b Tue Extreme heat by the Thermometer in The
n"''n' have never known it TO remain in
"I , uo''S -, icr more than days without rain
., - ~ % and never above 93-lasl year from the
1,,rod c ', 'u'y successive period of days, II
G.'i ~ 10 "'-this year, with The exception Of
~ n"s ranged Tor 10 days from 80 TO % 2
uu' 'Ss' paper, we have witnessed the greatest
c'si:uce, which has taken place in Ricbmond during
"'''y VISITATION Last Saturday was the hottest day
w ave had-hs Thermometer standing in our parlor
o. Sn'c*oe HILL all the doors and windows open. q,
Than ei"' degrees; being nearly /. degrees warmer
Yes,o.d nave witnessed under the same exposure
77-bs;r. .. 'he same place and hour, it down 10
0, variation Of 90 degrees since Saturday last
able Just before candleght consider.
ciy h, Dew up with great discharges Of elec,ri.
snI, l' no fsin IN this city They were favored with
us, n. 's 10 The South, and perhaps TO the East Of
soferoS su"caY morning, the temperature was much
shove. 81 from to clock, we had two agreeable
By,no, :, on Sunday night, we were refreshed with
inc 49, 'es breeze from the East-ond yesterday morn
aseT.s s' was tslmy und exhilsratng-lt was indeed
sn,b t run the Srocco-As write this basty para.
thin r; sun Is overcast and the clouds disng
cno,n "icA promises to terminate in genial perhaps
soue oc showers of rain 1t 10 not yet too late TO
tcp.. is suffering corn and ,obacco-But il must be
'na' We have never heard moro general com