The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-17
THE HEATED TERM.
A sweltering Day-The Weather Record
Cases Of 9snstroke.

A Swcltering Day-The Weather Record
Cases Of ssnstreke.
It was warm In the city and nereabouts yesterday.
That is cool way to say II. Warm whew 1t was
a. not as-well the famous exclamation attributed
TO Beecher woud convey but faint idea Of the heat
Of yesterday. Tho heat poured down from above
and, after thoroughly warming the tagging and
pavement, beat up again. Pongce umbrellas were
Of little use They kept the head shaded from the
rays Of the sun, but they could not save tho body
from the reelected heat There was, to be sure,
slight breeze bat II served only TO watt the heat
reelected nom the pavements and brick and mortar
piles into the faces OF the unfortunate pedestrians
It guided the warmth In under unbuttoned waist
coats and shirt fronts. and laid 1t IS close to the
body IS IL were . healing bandage. Those who
were obliged 10 walk sought the shady sides Of the
horoughfarcs. People In cars ana stages tipped the
vehicles BY crowdlng to the side on which the sun
did not shine; hats, fans kerchiefs. papers books
anything and everything that could be used were
kept in almost perpetual motion TO agitate the at
mosphere and create counter current. All in
vain. The heat was ''boss" yesterday and ruled
supreme. Some Of the Americas Club folks had an
idea OF stalking or portion Of the pavement near
the Comptroller's once ana prepare q clam bake.
The paving stones were declared TO be almost well
enough heated. German baker on the east side,
preparing some OF the peculiar commodity known
as "zweibak," baked 1t only once. ana then set the
slices out on stand 10 the sunshine, saying, Oats
g0Ot, dat Is. Now, den mex my flyer Owit, und
den dat zoon he mex hote nun dot he bek my zwel-
bak. Wot is de matter OF dot, umphfn In the City
many for breathing spells But there was one cool
place In the city; and that was the new Court House.
II should be cool, as through II there are so many
heavy drafts, and the men who are Whereabouts
are the coolest specimens OF humanity
Al three O'Clock In the morning the thermome-
ter stood at eighty and from that time up
to four O'Clock 1t gradually rose until 1t reached
ninety I'VE In the shade. How weary morraIs sighed
of all Uriv oil ~
and bobblng as II ready TO drop. Furnishing stores
We're 6eseged by persons desiring to purchase hand
kerchles TO wipe the preparation from the faces.
Linen collars wllted, paper ones melted. Butter
could be sold by the quart. Barkeepers were called
on Tor cobblerS juleps smashes any other cOncoc
tons that could be imagined to refrigerate or re-
fresh never SO little. The barkeeper5 lazIly and
languldly mixed the ylands. aDd the customers by
summOning Their strength succeeded In lifting the
cooling beverages to their lips, but many. too much
oppressed to do that much, would steady them
selves by the counter face the tempting fluid filled
with chilling crysials, and then fall forward so dex
terously as to catch in their mouths the tubes Of
straw which the accommodating barkeepers had
Shortly before six O'Clock the clouus hastily gath
cred, and wnted humanity looked upon the coming
might be. They had recKoned without their host;
for suddenly there came fierce, swapping clap OF
thunder and immediately the rain came down IN O
perfect Sheet Storekeepers and tenders clerks and
many mechanics were on their way home
Hood , came down such a heiter.skelter rush
| for shelter was made as to those indoors
was amusing IN the extreme In0Se VINO were IOr-
tunate enough to possess umbrellas were surrounded
| BY dripping mortals, and were held by the arms or
around the body by individuals VINO managed to get
their heads under cover and then imagined that they
were entirely sheltered. Crowds huddod under the
awnings and in doorways blessing the for cool
ing the atmosphere, II even for short time, and IN
almost the same breath amenttng their luck In being
| obliged to have 800 much Of a good thing all at
| once. The storm abated somewhat, as ia but ma
tural, and the crowds went on their way, each one
| on meeting with friend asking, us THIS warm
| enough for YOUR
THERMOMETRICAL RRCORD.
The following record will snow the changes In the
tenn erature for the past twentyfour hours Ia CON-
parson with the corresponding day OF last year as
Indicated by the thermometer ut Hudnut's Phar.
macy. HERALD Building. II will be seen that the
average temperature on the 10th OF July last year
about three degrees above that Of yesterday =