The New York herald., 1872-07-09
THE HEATED TERM.

Extstence Again q P0ssiblity-Ninety.
two In the shade-Sunday's Rest and
Its Enects-Neither PrOstration NOR
Death from sunstroke Yesterday.
Again all expectation Is baffled In regard to the
weather. Whatever OF hope was raised by the
change OF temperature on Saturday and the con-
tinued mildness of Sunday was dispened yester-
day. The heated term is by no means over yet, and
there Is no use now in further speculation as to
probabilities or in drawing conclusions from prem
ises which are entirely dependent on the Clouds
But let us be thankful for what we have received.
There was a soothing effect in Saturdays breezes
and in the soft air which enveloped the city. The
proiling heat had disappeared. Overhead the sky
was full of the clouds which screened US from the
fiery beams, and heavy and dull as they were had
in them that which saved many a life tnat would
have perished. Not less pleasant was sunday, ana
those who betook themselves away from the narrow
limits OF crowded localities wnere % .ne ar r gIows
hotter by compression, and from places wnere
everything was suggestive OF work and exhaustion,
know and feel to-day how nvigoratinGg G. was the the
the breezes, how green the grass was and how
happy they were themselves In the full enjoyment
of the relief vouchsafed them on the day OF
rest. There was felt, then, an inward conscious
ness that the death-heat was over for the season.
Summer days-md calm ana cool, Win the D9e
blue and gentle breezes blowing, tempering the
warm atmosphere and refreshing the daily toiler-
rest of the summer .
Yesterday the early hours OF the morning indi-
Gated nothing that could disturb this pleasant anti
cipatiOn The air was pure, fresh and cooling.
Healthy breezes were tanning the city from across
the river People began to feel that the hopes that
had been excited were not mere visionary fanta-
sizes. up to noon the morning was cooler
than it was on the same date In
1s7I-a circumstance very unusual this
summer. But from midday to three O'Clock Old
Sol sent down some fierce and angry messages,
making people wonder. At noon the mercury stood
at s3 degrees but at three O'Clock it had gone up to
92, thus crossing the fatal line where this season
has divided the surety Of life from the chances OF
the terrible sunstrOke. Though we had q breeze to
an extent during the afternoon and though we had
experienced many degrees higher temperature,
yet the return to the 'ninetes'' had depressing
effect. Even in the shade, and with light wind as
relief, the temperature was at times oppressive,
and made one feel that Sundays rest had been
merely day Of grace sent to us in generous hour
However, for the first day since the heated term
set in, there is no case OF sunsroke to record fol
yesterday, nor is there another death to be added
to the long list the HERALD has already given
This latter state Of things Is due not SO much tt
the great midness OF yesterdays temperature as
to the cooling and eving effects OF the two days
previous The rest gained on Saturday and sun
day enabled those exposed to the sun yesterday tC
battle with invigOrated strength, and not, as had
been the case for some days previously, with health
weakened from exhaustion by the heat. Last
evening was pleasant weather enough, but II
would be idle work to hazard guess at what to-
day may come to in the way OF the rising OF the
mercury.