New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-11
MAY FEATHER.
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A BURST or Sumter.
In tbecOurse of the most backward Spring that
has been for many year. there has been sudden
burst of midsummer heat fortnight yesterday there
as dasb OF snow and sleet the air the breath
of January rather than OF April, the Thermometer ind
eating 2go Bleak days, raw nights, and almost CON
tinued ram followed. and now without warning the
mercury IA among ninetes. At a. NJ on SATURDAY
the mercury registered 57o, at sunrise 55'' az >
a. N. 65o, at noon, 77o, and at D. u
32o after which fell to TO at p. H. TO $50 at p n
and TO GO At midnight. The sky was all aolaLe win
sunlight Yesterday and heat became as oppres-
,ive as in late July At sunrise the thermometer ind
Gated 60 and in three hours, owing TO the intensity OF
tho sum rays mercury 1902 At noon theie was
scarcely breath Of stirring and the figures were 81
in the shade At ?. H. IN spite OF cooI Oreeze Ine
heat was fairly sYelterlng 9' being the record III
shaded doorway in Broadway. AZ shutdown the ther-
mometcr indicated s3o aud at p. ~ 7e'; but
The breeze freshened tho night wore on
so that after midnight the mercury had
rea ched s old level 500 The average yesterday was
1872 On May 10, 1872, the Thermometer at p u ind
Gated 90 and at p 90, so that yesterdays expert
ence was not EXCEPTIONAL but the sdd0enness oI IHe
change was more marked this than in past seasons
this burst Juy in early May taking every one by sur
prise Tue season been SO backward that forcing
process OF this KIND needed in Prospect ana Cen
trail Parks and thousands who visited these pleas
fairgrounds yesterday could amos; see the process OF
growth and tie transformation IrO ucaIh u iIS sOH~
on beneath their eyes.
Attic City of Kingston the weather was intensely
hot. the Thermometer reaching 96 degrees.
GOVERNMENT WEATHER REPORT
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFIC, OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, May Ill "a m.
Synopsis for ne past tcenly-foar hours
The barometer continues high on the At
r. mas risen in tho New-Engani and contnues.ow in
tho Northwest. Generally clear and warm weather,
with southery winds, prevails III tue Middle ana SOUTH
eru States ,,.. ,,, ,.- .o,
neratnre are reported from New-England, the upper
iaEo regon and tie Northwest.
The Missouri River has fallen Mt Omaha INC Mssls
sppI has fallen ar St. Louis and Cairo. Tie ONO ana
CuElberland have fallen az all stations
Probabilities.
For NewEngl1nd partly cloudy weather ana areas OF
in with northeast to southeast winds ana rising 10
he W!dIe States and io'rer lake region. clear or
fgir ,rcg,5rr trU urerrU. rih igt RAIN 90 northern
'Ve,, Vorg and near Lake OtLrriO The temperature Dif
nm siigafly i these districts Tth eaSte1y 70 SouUeFy
uiHdS. go -, -...- L.. -. .,..,i,- ,ror5,-
,a,ber eoscry Do sOnthcrly winds 10 decided change
~ femperature and falling barometer; for the EisterA
Gulf States and thence northWard % tue ONO Nnucy
marty rl0udy and continued warm weather, eis'erY
md .orthery winds and slowly falling barometer; Tor
- Der lakes and the Northwest, areas OF ran ana
roIer weather with variable winds and continued low
T6@ Mississippi Ohio, and Lower Mississippi Will fali
slowly during Monday.