The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-02
THE APPROACH OF SUMMER.
A Warm Day Yestsrday-Preparationa
by tho Health Authorities To- the
Heated Term.

A Warm Day neutrality-suspicious.
by tho Health Authorities To- the
Heated Term.
The month of March, which "came IN Ike
q llon," fully verified the latter portion OF ING
trlte old adage by going out like the milaest
of lambs last Monday, and the month OF Aprl'
came in yesterday warm, bright and glowing
bringing a sudden forelsste of summer,
making thick clothes q burden, and suggest
ing s.Hight from the busy haunls where COOS
pure air is doled in fliul pittance TO tne sons
OF mem TO the seashore, the mountains, tne
woodlands, or any where that the breeze
might penetrate and be enjoyed. Such flight,
however, being impractlcable 10 the average
man, and rural retirement 30 early In the sea"
son being dreadfully Questionable, there
was no exodus from the city, but during the
tternoon there was quite an unWonted
assemblage of ladies and gentlemen on the
Battery and In the White Point Garden, where
the stiff ocean breeze proved very welcome.
Towards evening the breeze eliminated 10
a violent saual, which justified the Danger
signal which had been flying all day from
the office of the weather observer, and
| which brought a brisk shower OF rain
with. eome thunder and lightning. The
meteorologists are divided In their prog
nosticatlons of The coming summer, and have
evidently been puzzled by their observations
during The unparalleled weather OF last WIN
tor The general opinion appears to be, how
ever. that the summer will be long, hot and
drv. The warm weather of yesterday Is not,
OF course, presumed to be the opening OF
summer, and Indeed 1t appears very probable
that there will be cold snap at about The
time of full moon, on the 18th instap., bat the
sayans of the weather bureau at washington,
DR.. Draper, the well-knoWn meteorologlst Oh
New York, and the health officers OF this and
other cities unire in the opinion that the un-
precedented cold OF last winter will be fol.
lowed by unusually prolonged and fervent
heat this summer, as has frequently been the
case In former years.
In view of this probability, 1t will be inter-
estIrg to know that the health authorities OF
the city, whose labors last year resulted IN
Charleston's exhibiting at the close Of the
season the cleanest bill of hsalth of any city In
the South, are making timely and ample
preparations for maintaining the public health
during the coming season. The sanitary con-
dltlon of the city is reported to be excellent,
a thorough system of sanitary inspection hav-
Ing been enforced during the winter months
under the general direction of DR.. George 8.
Pelzer, the city registrar, by Captain Mnott
and the officers and men of his police force.
The city inspectors, Messrs. Lucas and Fergu-
son, have also worked hard 10 put the city in
good condition, and the upper wards es.
pecIally are now In better order than
they have ever been before. A new
drain has been built through John street,
from Meeting street to the Coming
street drain, all the drains, diagonals, &C.,
have Oeen thoroughly cleaned, aud the public
and private premises throughout the city have
been carefully Inspected aud put In good and
cleanly condition. A large supply OF dlsin-
tectants are to be purchased for the public
use, Er. Psssr having received proposals
from different firms In this city and New York
for supplying about ten thousand pounds Of
chloride OF lime, and several barrels of sui
phate OF zinc, sulphate of iron and carbolic
acid, which will be delivered by or before the
first proximo. These disinfectants will be
left at the several depots established last sum-
mer for free distribution to the citizens, and
1t ls also proposed to establish a number OF
other depots 80 as to make the supplies as
Convenient of access AS possible, and leave
no excuse for neglec,lng to make free use
Of the dIsinfectsnts.