The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-15

rrnE,ElIlTIES lo-D ,'>",r9,on' ,,,
',t-For New England, the Middle
@n; and the Lower Lake region, areas OF
S'H,' and slightly cooler weather, variable
Tan ,rn,, southwest 10 northwest, and
.;,,ar, W. or Slight rise IN barometer.
sSTn,I T~r ,I, south Atlantic and Cult statea,
~, cloudy weather, continued high tcm,
l"...; soil;hcrly TO westerly winds, ana
l.,,nqry l@.%,,rry or Slight rise in barometer. with
>IM. ~'nS and Slight fall in temperature in the
FS,.. ST., norton Of the tirst-namcd district.
r,., WEATHER YESTERDAY was clear and
r,n during the day. About noon therc
M".'s rrh shower, but il did not cool the
wa - ,ny extent. Later it clouded up ana
";n,1 49, and the air was cooled considerably.
ra,Yn,, I'',,, , z. ". and midnight the mercury
icH 20. \, -.
W 81: noon. 81; s 2. NJ. 81; & L.
VI -: midnight. -.
:, hqs been frequently stated o! late that
l,,rfr., the present heated term" the
,.,,,lrr generally has been more oppressive
s,.f lrt,rr than any in the remembrance OF
,. -, our citizens. This is true in the
.,.;, in.omuch that the "spell" has been OF
'',,,.,.r duration. but upon referring to our
.f,, IN. = number ot wears back VIC find that
i,.,af ili~ season: III almost every year SINH
.r rof ,r.ll- have been experienced so FAR
. t., ,rNurrature is concerned, although
.ta,. have not lasted as long. The following
},ri,, extracts OF reports OF the weather III
lrIy show the correctness OF our statement
>,,u,Iay, July 5, lS6G-liottcSt day OF the
.r,-ag. Thermometer in the shade ut L.
". un Church Hill. 9G0; ut kockctts,
ltl'; Shockoc Hill. go.
.Iuly lG. lSGG-3 =. Nj, in the shade !:
raurrh Hill. l0lo: Central depot. lol.;
r,>ap', drugstore. corner Third and Nam
,,r,,I>. l0Uo; Starkc Il Rvlands, Nam
street., 10lc. AT Bideood 4 Riley's the
Thermometer was too short 10 show the en-
trrlncs Of the heat, hut the mercury was
somewhere above 1902"
.IuIv a, lSG7-Thcre was sunStrokc OF
little boy. and 4 number OF precautions
were published.
July 10, lSGe-nottest day Of season.
Thermometer at 3 p. NJ: Dispatch count
in,-roon, So; Dispatch composing-room,
,o1s: panvillc depot. 1860; Meade q Ba-
krr- and West Il Johnston's, 900.
AT Starkr 4 Ryland's there were three
thermometers on duty The first, suspend
cd near q window in the shade, stood as
follows: 9 4. NJ. $50; l. NJ, 930; 3 Z. NJ,
xIso: p. NJ. 9jo. The second was hung
in the iront-door in the shade, and ranged
A, follows: q 4. NJ, $50; l. NJ, loO0; )
=. NJ. lolo: 6 p. NJ. 9So. The third was
hung in the sun at the front-door at ii A.
NJ. and in few minutes the mercury STOOD
81 l2h2.'
Two persons were Sunstruck and one
horse was proStratcd.
July lG. lSGS-Thc heat was more OPP
prcs>iyc than on any preceding day OF the
warm spell. as the following statement OF
the thermometer will show: At Purcell ,
Ladd 4 Co.'S at 3 p. NJ. the thclmome-
Ter stood at 99o: in our counting-room,
90. At the Danvillc depot the thermometer
reached lo,0 in the shade, and in the sun it
went up 10 1892 one horse and one man
We're pr0Stratcd.
July Is, lS,;s--In the Dispatch OF this
date We notice the statement that the farm
rr> were complaining OF the want OF rain. In
some localities there had been no rain for
four or five weeks, and the mercury ranged
from - to -.
July Is. lS69-The thermometer stood n
luj in tIc shade at the Danvillc depot yes
,rray: ~ in the Dispatch counting-room
l12 at Meade Il Bakers. In the paper O
the 18th three fatal sunstrokes were re
oorlcd, and on the Goth one fatal case wa!
mentioned.
July Il. 1S10--Une OF the most Oppressive
dags Of the season, the mercury indicating
~ in the shade.
July -. lS10--9 4. NJ, 92o; IL 4. NJ.
~: u NJ, 92o; 3 p. NJ, $50; > =. NJ, $40
"On yesterday about II o'clock Il pair OF
boots filled with grease were found ut tht
corner Of Tenth and Main streets. The
owner WAS seen III them Il few minutes be
fore. and i supposed to have melted"
For about ten days the weather in tli;
month appears from our files 20 have beer
very warm and dry.
July :, isis 4. NJ. $50; 3P. NJ, 90;
GP. NJ, 9Io on the 10th the mercury ral
Up to 93:o; 18th, $50. The rest Of the
month the mercury. did not get much above
SUo.
July /. 1S-a2-G p. NJ, 92o. 2d-G P. NJ.
50. 2Gth-3 p. ", 9S; & z. NJ, 90. 3Ist-
3P. NJ, o.
July 3. 1875 A. NJ. 800; 3P. NJ. 900
+. NJ. 9Go. 3lSt-S \. NJ, $50; 3 p. NJ.
81; 6 =. NJ. 9lo.
July 3, lS,4-s A. NJ, TO; 3P. NJ, 90
GP. NJ, 50. Sth-S a. NJ, $40; 3 p. NJ.
@50; g 7. Nj. 80. 9th--3 p. NJ. go. 10th
3P. NJ, 90; 6 +. NJ, 90. 14th-S A. NJ.
i9'; L. NJ, 90; p. NJ. $50. 15th-t
A. NJ, $50; 3 p. NJ; 95o; p. NJ, 90.
July l, 1875 4. NJ, 60; A. NJ, 81 o
noon, 500; T.. NJ, 93o; q =. NJ, $50; mid
night, go.
July 5-Noon, go.
IulyG-G A. NJ, 7Go; 4. NJ, So; noon
90; 3P. NJ, 97o; 7. NJ, go; midnight
80.
July l0-Noon, 900,
july l+-Noon, SGo
July l5-G A. NJ, 76o; A. NJ, $40;
night, So.
July l1-9 \. NJ. $50; noon, 90; p.
NJ, 9oo: 6 P. NJ, 9Go. .
On Saturday night, July II, 1915, there
was terrific thunderstorm, and after thai
liine the weather was cooler.
July 22--3P. NJ, 80.
", go.
July 26--G \. NJ, $40; 8 \. NJ, $50:
noon, $40; p. NJ, $50; 6 P. NJ, 900; mid.
night, 7So
july 29-Noon, go; SP. NJ. $50.
July 3p-Noon, SO; 3P. NJ, 97o.
IL appears from the above statement that
III July, 1868, there was 4 drought for four
OF hVc weeks, and the mercury ranged from
- TO 80.
In July, 1870, there was hot spell OF
about ten days, during which the mercury
ranged between 50 and 93o. ...'
Inc other hot spells ranged from three to
hVe uays, alfd she mercury ranged from Sc
10 90.
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