New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-26
FIERCE HEAT IN MAY.


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WHAT NEw-YoRK ENDURED YESTERDAY.
THE THERMOMETER REGISTERS $50 IN TIE suADs
SUFFERING soFTENEp By A BRxEzE-K1Vxcn
OF THE HEAT. 40,
The unusually warm weather Of the last few days
| eliminated yesterday in temperature much higher
| than for any corresponding day Of May for many
years. As early as a. N. the mercury stood above
70o, and by noon it was above 800. As the after
noon advanced the temperature increased reaching
the maximum at 8 o'clock The thermomeser %
that hour stood at 93o in the shade.
Persons IN the city were not astir long 10 the
morning before they were conscious that an ex-
tremely hot day was to be endured. In the narrow
streets in the lower part Of the city, there were
many indications Of the rise IN the therm0ueter.
Fan and umbrella merchants made their appearance
and readily found customers. Now and then man
was seen to dart into hat store and resppeax Ia
straw hat Pedestrians sought the shady side Of TIE
street; aud the usually quick step was exchanged
for slow conservative pace. | Broadway IN
the afternoon presented the appearance 10
wears on sultry day in midsummer. The stream
Of travel moved up and down on the west side Of
the street. leaving the other side almost deserted.
Omnibuses ratified along at walking pace. Tho
lemonade stands, which within the last week have
multiplied along the sidewalks, drew q liberal
patronage from the passers-by.
The temperature in Nassau-st. at 1870 ,.
M. was registered as S8las; a half hour
later, in the vicinity of Washington Market,
it lacked fraction Of degree Of 90o At the OBJ
servatory in Central Park the Thermometer at noon
indicated $50; at p. m in the sun, 140o. and ct
p. in the shade the mercury was at $50. Profes-
sor Daniel Draper stated that there not 10 high
temperature last year until July 1S. when tho
mercury rose to $40. The record of the barometer
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At Hudnut's pharmacy the mercury in the ther-
mometer ranged from 700 to 949 between the hours
Of a. m. and $3.50 =. M At a. m. 1t was 77', and
noon asS:. sS From when e. to there was
1Vaeasf1 Was ony fall of or four degrees from Ss
the dsy. according to these records, was fraction
| over 800 in the shade. Tbe maximum temperature
sTelass Msy S eSa gas H.
At the United States Signal Service Office in the
Equitable Building it was stated that there wasno
storm centre anywhere in the country-an unusual
| state of things. The reports from the different
| States showed general upward tendency In the
| temperature, with very little rain. The wind,
which varied from southeast to southwest through
out the day. freshened up little during the after
noon. At a. m. IL was only blowing at the rate
of four miles an hourj at p. M 1t was blowing at
the rate of ten miles an hour. There was slight
rainfall at Chicago-about 41oo inches; and heavy
rain at Leavenwortb, Kan.-17sloo inches. A COM
parison of the reports of temperature from the di
erent parts of the country is as follows:
At t3p. m. it was 800 at Albany at Chicago, 1871
at Cincinnati, 86o; at Cleveland 74e; at New-Or.
leans, 73c; at Philadelphia, 920 and at Pittsbure'
Ole.
The heat in Brooklyn. yesterday was intense.
Those whose work brought them out OF doors on
the level of the street, seemed to suffer the most,
The horses the street cars had an unusually hard
tme since there was great rush for the fresh AR
The mercury at 3 D. M in Stspleton, 8. l., marked
| 9Ss in the shade, the hottest weather known
| in May on Staten Island for many years. The
| farm hands at midday abandoned working n the
| sun when the mercury registered much over 1907.
The Staten Island ferry-boats werecrowded through.
one the day With persons who enjoyed the e9oi sS
least moisture in the Staten Island soil for several
feet below the surface and, as CONSEQUENCE. the
The crops every where on the island are dying for
lack of rain. -
with the New. jersey farmers. One of them 10 CEN
yersatiOn with TRIBUNE reporter, said that he
expected total failure Of the cat sTop The stalks
the least growth in the last three weeks
FRUSTRATED BY HEAT.
The police of the Eighteenth Precinct reported
Yesterday that at haf-past o'clock. James Gatens,
age twenty-six years, of Twenty-ninth-st., was
found at Lexington-ave. and Twenty-thirdst., un-'
conscious from sunstroke. The police took him 70
Bellevue Hospital.
William II. Defendant, age thirty y-fye. conduc.
tor living in Flatbush, was overcome by the heat
at $3.50 D. m while he was in the station at Flat
bush and Atlantic-aves. He was attended by Dr..
Richardson, aud was carried to his home.
The 32d Regiment of Brooklyn, Colonel John
Rueper commanding was inspected yesterday fore>i
noon Several of the militiamen we're obliged to
leave the ranks on account OF the extreme heat.
Barbara Malone, age thirty-seven, at work at No.
4O3 East Twenty-third-st., was overcome by the
heat last evening, and was sent to Bellevue Hos
pital.
CYCLONE IN DAKOTA WITH LOSS OF LIFE.
MITCHELL, D. T., May 25.-A cyclone passed
through this place about o'clock this evening" doing
much damage to persons and property. Jacob Luther
Of New-Alamakee, Iowa, and Henry Smith, boy Of
Kane County, ILL.,, were killed, and Frederick Fran
els, of Dakota. Iowa, Mr.. Phelps, OF Kane, H..
and Fritz Budd, were badly wounded. William H. Moth,
of Columbus, Wis, was also injured. Many buildings
were blown down In this village, which contains 600 In
habitans all OF the buildings having been built this
Spring Most of the farm buildings near the r0wn were
blown to pieces but the extent OF the damage OUTSIDE
OF the town 10 yet unknown.
HOT WEATHER UP THE HUDSON.
RoNDoUT, N. Y, May 25.-The thermometer
Indicates $50 in the shade seefreitZ, carmap, was