National Republican., 1880-07-14
HOT, HOTTER, HOTTEST.
Yesterday the Warmost Day Of the
Season.
Twenty seven Consecutive nnys OF Heat =
Eject About tho City--The Department
Buildings Penetratod-Tho walls
Becoming as Ovens-suspcn-
sion of Business-O
Cities Also Honted.

How the Whole City SwoItored Yesterday.
To say that IL continues hot is somewhat
monotonous, but tho repetition ouy enforces
the reality. "Pyo told you once, I've told you
twice." said the Belman, in 'rhe Hunting OF
tho snarli'--"what I tell you three times is
true" No one In Washington ut least doubts
the truth of tho assertion that IL is hot. Yes
torday the thermometer indicated 0So the
hottest yet. In The REPUBLICANS article of
Monday on the heat, II WAS shown that there
had been twenty-five consecutive days Of in.
tense heat with tho thermometer OH, but
few days lower than $50. The two days
since must be added to the list each
over 800, making 10 out of 81 that have run up
nearly to blood hoat. The nights have for.
tunatcly in the greater number of these days
been pleasant, allowing people TO sleep well,
and hence there have been few cases of sun.
stroke 30 far. The continuous severity of the
hoat has, however, so parUhed brick walls and
the asphalt pavemcnts that it may fairly be
concluded that very soon the nights will be as
uncom Portable US the days, should there bo no
cessation Of tho "heated term." AT the pres.
cnt writing there is no Indication of a
speedy change. The heat yesterday was
felt vUry sonsibly throughout the city
The employees la tho treasury depart
meut were dismissed an hour earlier
than usual, because OF the heated condition of
that building. 1t Is generally quite pleasant
in even the warmest weather. In the new
bureau of engraving and printing the heat
was terribly excessive. The plate printers,
accustomed as they are to work over the flame
OF gas stoves, complained that they had never
before suffered so much from the heat. The
department OF justice, usually Il very com.
Portable place in warm weather, was desig.
mated by its employees yesterday as q sweat
box. Tho interior department building, gon-
orally the coolest of tho departments, expert
cnced tho sahle oppressive heat, while the
buildings used for the two great bureaus of
that dcpartment-the census and tho pension
6ffices-wcre like bakers ovens under y
rousing lire. In many cases in private
business work was suspended from IL
o'clock FOR the rest of the day. The
beasts of burden particularly the street car
horses, suffered greatly. No cases of the spar.
rows being killed by the heat has boon reported
this season. 1t will be remembered that on
the hot day Of last year, ia July, when the
signal service thermOmetor registered 1919,
there were hundreds of these birds killed by
the intense warmth. Tho sight was very
unusual one. in fact never witnessed before
in Washington, and Is not likely to be forgotten
by those who saw it.
Despite the intonse heat yesterday, very
few cases of sunstroko or prostration by heat
were reported. A white man named Thomas
Broderick, while working on tho war depart
meut building, at balf-paSt o'clock ycster.
day aftoon MAS sunstruck. Ho was taken 30
his home on L street between FOur-amd-a'
half and Sixth streets Ia wagon belonging
to the agricultural department.
A lady pamed Boutle, residing at $40
Thirteenth street. above Il, was overcome by
tho heat yesterday afternoon when within
few feet Of her residence. She was taken in
doors immediately and physician summoned,
who administered proper restoratives and last
evening she had nearly recovered her usual
health.
The Uoat Elsewhere.
NEW York, July 13.--Ten persons were
overcome by the heat to-day and two died.
BALTIAonE July 13.--Mr. J. J. Lehman of
Louisville, Ky, died from the effects of tho
heat at the Maltby house this afternoon.
CINCISNATI, July 13--This was the hottest
day Of the season here, tho Thermometer regis
tering 96 degrees at the signal office and 100
degrees at various other places. Seven cases
of sunstroke have been reported, three result.
ing fatally.
BALTIMORE July Is. Notwithstanding
breeze from tho northwest to-day has been tho
hottest of the summer. At the signal office on
South street, the business contre of the city,
the mercury at p. IN. ranged at 80 degrees.
At 8 o'clock tonight it marks IS degrees.
Several deaths from sunstrokc occurred to-
day.
CHICAGO, July 13-The mercury ranged
from 81 TO 100 here to.dSy. Over seventeen
cases of sunstrOke were reported. Eight of
these resulted fatally and two others are in a
critical condition. Thomas 'rlghuc work.
man on the new courthouse, fell distance of
ninety foot and was crushed to DEATH 1t is
supposed ho was overcome by the heat.