New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-17

After the floor was thoroughly washed the building
was comparatively cool, especially when the breeze,
which sprung up IN the afternoon, entered the
large room IRON the bay.
The heavy walls of the new Court House. as well
as its deep interior rooms, are about "a eifeetual
protection against heat can be found In the city,
While the atmosphere there somewh hat IN
comfortable yesterday, it was not suffic emily so
TO arouse the complaints which are heard
almost everywhere else. In fact those whose Oc-
equations call them into that building have
little to dread from warm weather while there The
Courts are however, almost deserted, only CHAM
bers being open in any Court
Inc Post Office building is usually considered one
OF the few cool spots IN the city during Inc heated
term, but yesterday The general tranquility which
has been characteristic OF the court offices some
what disturbed. The thermometer on the fourth
floor marked so at O'clock in the afternoon. TINS
was SAID ID be the coolest spot In the building The
court rooms were closed, no business being trans
acted Yesterday The clerks in the Post Office De-
partmeut experienced considerable Inconvenience
from the heat, which was greater IN the dIstribu-
tion room than in any other part Of the building.
AT the City Hall, few politicians were to be scene
The Aldermen. the Mayor. and many other officials
were absent, either at COney Island or somewhere
else where cool Dreezes might be found. There
was lack Of the usual crop OF political minors.
and the heat was the principal topic of CONVEX
saton.
AMONG THE HORSES.
At the various stables Of the horse lines it
found that great precautions possible had
been taken to preserve the horses from the effects
having fallen the street. although the animals
INFO the stables covered with lather and some
of them looking quite jaded. The Third Avenue,
University Place and Seventh and Eighth Avenue
lines had numerous relays of horses at different
points their routes, and teams were rested as
long as possible. o. nearly every line all attempt
70 run on schedule time was abandoned. On The
stage lines tie horses were allowed 20 make their
trips mp and down Broadway more lelsuftB IMAM
usual, and teams were only required 10 make SILL
gle trip 1t time. aud then laid OIL one.
The WATER SUPPLY.
The chief en- gineer in charge of the CrotOn water
supply when visited yesterday, said that the effect
OF the great heat Of Tuesday and yesterday was to
reduce the head of water through the city about
one story There was between eight and nine
million gallons of water more used yesterday than
was used any day about the last of Nav. The sup
ply in the reservoirs remained nearly the be-
cause they did not draw from it, They we're run
ming through the aQueduc all the water that could
be got through it, bat as the area of taps New
York was about four times the area of the
aqueduct 1t could readily be imagined that If every
person wanted water at the same time some would
have to 20 without On day like yesterday, in adj
dition to the regular demands between g and a.
m. a larger number of people took baths, more
water was required for domestic purposes, and peo
pie were habit of letting IL run so as TO get II
cool. The consequence was that oF noon water
would not many houses on nigh grOund On
Murray Hill they had plenty OF water, but from
down town, as al the corner of houston aud Mott
SITS, which Is high point there were many COM
Plants.
day Their customers demanded on an average 10
| per cent more ice than during ordinary Summer
weather. and that even then they complained OF be-
ing short. About the same proportion OF ice cream
| was consumed Yesterday. and in many shops the
! demand was only limited by the supply.
| THE TEMPERATURES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
At HudnuEs which is nearly the centre of down
| town business ife the mercury at a. m. stood at
! 75o from which it rose to $50 at O'Clock, and $50
at noon About 245 p. m. it touched 1909, and a
warm glow OF satisfaction spread over the faces of
the surrounding crowd which had gathered to
watch the interesting event. At 3:15 it
| reached 1912 the highest point since
| July 8, 1876. when it registered the
same degree of heat. IL only remained at this
| height short time, and by o'clock the mercury
! had gradually shrunk to $40 between which and 8
O'Clock it fell rapidly to 76o eighteen degrees In
/ three hours, in the presence of a heavy thunder
] storm brought hither from the east by wind
which changed to that quarter from southwest
from whence il had been blowing steadily all daY.
The day opened at O'Clock at the Signal Service
office IN the Equitable Building with the mercury
standing at TO and the wind blowing at the rate of
five miles hour. Al o'clock the former had
risen TO 940 and the latter had Increased 20 SIX
teen miles IN hour. Shortly aIterward the
wind siackened off preparatory 20 change. Early
in tine afternoon dispatches from Boston stated that
il was raining heavily there. and when tue wind
changed to east the storm which reached here about
O'Clock was predicted.
The signal Service reports for yesterday show
that New-York stands well up IN the days Their
mometrical record. At Philadelphia at y. M. the
thermometer indicated $50. al Washington 96O, and
at Harrisburg 1919. AT $50 Washington
time. it indicated at ST. Louis $50 with an
overcast sky; at Indianapolis 81, with
strong breeze from the west; at CINCINNATI
go at Cleveland 7SS. having been $50 earlier
IN the day; al New-Orleans $40, after severe ram
storm at Chicago 79o, being fall OF ID IN The
twenty-f0ur hours; Baltimore $780, at Boston IS
with heavy rain; Cheyenne IL, with lght rain;
Detroit 500; at Fort Garry, Mon, IA; at ln-
dianapOhs 81 al keoknA, Iowa, 30; at Louis
Vile 97c at Mil waukee 1872, 10 below the regis
ter OF Tuesday; Omaha 76o; at Portland, Me-,
500 and at Vlcksburg, Miss, 80. All the cities
IN the Lower Lake region show decline IN the
heat, showing that the cooler weather whicn pre-
vailed In Minnesota and Dakota on Tuesday had
reached that region.
The indications at the Signal Service Office here
last night were that to-day the weather would
continue warm, but not so hot as yesterday, and
by tomorrow the temperature VIII have fallen to
bearabIe point.
COOLING SHOWERS.
Throughout the city yesterday there was feeling
of dread that 1t was only the first hot day of a
heated term. Az fear on this head was happily set
at rest by the gathering clouds which gradually
ovorspread the sky during Intervening and no more
welcome thunderstorm has ever washed the streets
and cleaned the air of New-YOrk than that which
broke over the city shortly at eight O'Clock and
continued with little intermsSon until after mid
night
FRUSTRATED BY THE HEAT.
TWENTY-FIVE CASES or sUNsTRoKE IN SEwYoRK,