The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-24
WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, June al A N.
Probabilities.

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WASHINGTON, June al A. n.
Probabilities
For NEW ENGLAND, THE MIDDLE STATES AND THE
EASTERN PoRrIoN or THE LOWER LAKE REGION
CONTINUED WARN WEATHER AND LOCAL RAINS
WILL PREVAIL, WITH NORTHWEST OR SOUTHWEST
WINDS AND STATIONARY OR RISING BAROMETER
For the South Atlantic States generally clear
weather north OF Florida, light or gentle winds,
slight changes OF temperature and high barom-
eteE.
For the Gulf States and Eastern Tennessee
increasing coudtness, with light rains, easteriy or
or falling barometer.
For Eastern Tennessee. the Ohio Valley, the up
per lake region and the Northwest clear or fair
weather, high temperature, except north OF
Michigan; sOutherly winds in the Northwest, vari-
able winds, shifting to easterly sOutherly in the
upper lake region. and slight changes IN the
barometer.
The Lower Missouri River win fall slowly during
Wednesday.
Tho Weather I'm This City Yesterday.
The heat yesterday In the city was intense; snd
rs the day was the longest in the year, according
to good authorities on moon, sun and star mat
ters. the general sweltering was by no means
welcome. Whether the weather was as warm as
1t was, simply because OF this astronomical idea,
or not the TACT remained all the same that the sun
was In excessive hot temper. Linen busters and
wilted shirt bosoms, with no collars, were the
fashionable attire Of the lords of creation, and as
for the ladies' there were 80 OF them visible
on the street during the day that the dress and
general makeup OF those who did make bold to
venture out cannot be taken as evidence OF the
style o any dress worn generally. At all events
they seemed to think more of their fans than
whether their trails dragged after them gracefully
or their cloves OF bonnets" looked as becoming as
their neighDOrs- In the lower part Of the city the
heat Sc med to be felt much more severely than In
ene upper districts somehow, and business which
required every one to be sort Wall street hop
skip-and-jnmp from Of1ce to office was nythIng
but exhilaratlng. ~
The ferry boats plying between the city and
with men, women and children, all anxious to
gasp the little air which sail down the bay
Afforded. Clifton Park, Elm Park, Silver Lake and
other well known resorts were IatrOniZed aud q
considerable amount OF lager, lemonade and 0lher
beverages was punished by the thirsty visitors
There were three cases Of 6unSLrOk0 during the
day. Thomas Heron, Of West Eleventh street, was
Frustrated by the heat aud brought to the city In
the evening IN very low condition. William
quarry near Fact0ryvle. was overcome with the
heat, ABOUT two O'Clock IN the afternoon, ana was
conveyed to his residence by some friends. 1t u
thought he cannot live. A woman, named Mrs.
Mary Edrldge, was, II Is feared, fatally Frustrated
with tue heat. She resides In East FOrty-elghtn
street, in this city.
The following record will show the changes in
the temperature during the last twenty-i0ur
hours. as recorded at Audnut's drug store, 2l8