New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-13
SUMMER IN EARNEST.
TUE MERCURY ABOVE NINETY.

The thought Gpperm0st IN eVcrybo1ys nhho yes
terday and the day before that this part Of the
world had been suddenly projected into the middle
of summer. AS everybody still entertained hope
that there would be a reason able amount of
spring weather. very few were prepared for
SO rapid q transition. But tho cautions man who
went down town 10 business Wednesday morning.
with top coat on his arm discovered that he
was handicapped. and wOuld have been willing to
have made an exchange for o sun umbrella az very
great pecuinary disadvantage. Even As early as .
o'clock Yesterday the suns RAYS were beating down
upon the glaring sidewalks with an energy hat made
walking an undesirable method of locomotiou. Asa
consequence nobody walked who had an opportunity
10 rileeven short distances. Tho street cars on all
The lines were crowded and the stages
frequently numbered along slowly with so
many inside that there WAS not room enough even
for one more" This was not only tr1c of those
going down town. a large number of that class
which has nothing particular To- do, and p sui
greater number oi nurses who he'd instructions ~
take the dear baby 30 the Park and keep it There
sought 60 escape from the heat and dust Of me city
in the groves and walks OF Cent rai Park. The thct
mometer already indicated t"uperainre oi 81, io
which had to be added the heat oi the day lrr-
vious, stored mp IN the p1Ycmcnts and th-
walls OF hOuscs. and also thc weight of
winter garments, which only the Yc-iturcSouc frH
had exchanged 0rc,otiin0o of summer texture. One
did not need 10 look at the thl monctlr. however.
10 know that n Was oppfe,slse} hot. itc t"uid -ec
that II i'm the lumber OBJ ho'lcd-luhsttr CONF
plexions among his travelling couuaui0ns.
BY noon The mercury had Advanced -, and
stood az 50 IA INC shade o. mGae' man az me cor
NM With ori, horn and ,I5rca oo+r cobe@b iL1
cloud. As at That hour tie houses IN broadway
and 'the streets parable. 60 10 ca~t no
"a no t, str,os ,| ,ryl,o5 cot an
ny 'iiS 'Io7H-'o"I st''v's l 'i ls it 80
inc ShAdy s.t'- lh' man man "l" ul'' 100 t. ~
haoie 10 Sii.S.'ui "' u't' W." W., & e , H. h.
Ills uaiu Hrtttn O. "' .i4' '.'''f va" a. .t.', 10y
seen the man who blo~cd ana l"pprl Ms Tore
lJ'u -" a. ~, ~, .. I; r ,t - ,e, A., ,,,l,,,,.
, i,, ~. ne ,,,,o.,l -,,, to-+,--.+.i. ft,r.,
l,'uS NJ - 80, ti,t 3D. -,r,.,.r.d fr thr
sjI o,, 70 IN ~ tl,,'r.t,,. The l1or,el man
eu;,i' . 'SI I ~. ,i. ~, ~ 49, i.,ss vos siIir
unsSr bs a,rni,,, rcav f. make Lemonade With
~ -, - III w, nj
az ~, y. ~ a. " ~ LII - Of ,bort b.lf mast
lIVlo W. f " sa.'o ,,t g., l,lnI ss ~ tIis
t"eNe. tor lew ihon'l', Ut ',hg" Nsi ~ , we
WOMB coiuH" IgI SOM ui.t' "'1 ~ 49, 'r
SiliI-cu ~ t,i'..3 ~ V t. ,-5 tI r,,s
~ N.Y. & o. -, boti-, .,J L,tt.r Another
~ vac sun v.', M he ~ y ~ bri,f a. t.e
6rst An hour and a Gaif later There wasa third
sbo,ver Irhjcb lasted for fifteen an twenty
r,inutrs TLia cooled TIE dir ptrceptihly
and IL made the evening cnlurahlr
IN UPTOWN sruIrs A$p tf rAhF
In the upper part Of the city the principal troc's
Ne'o anu, "'9-i W. 80 ~, -. i,,
the suns rays were s'r"ns'''' DO ''.-' S'''> D"
Broadway and SXth-ave. bad few customers. ne
most women had decided 90 dc.lr thc.r shopping.
~, I'm, 10 -, ,. ..,;.. -, ,,
II'n-aNef l-'r - - IA f- ,.,,,,,,.s tI.au
absence oI pi".". i l"u', - a." . ~, -,
usual "crv ser III r '.,,''. ., 80,
a P,rcsRuP.o -.u"s w. D., 81 . -" ,t
Cchtral IstA. ne E.'.,'.... ID, O a., .t+.,i @'
that early IN the morning lN''' WASH iil "t'
Of those persons Who are accustomed @" fi-N ,hr
Park every morning b.iDt' On. s,h l- hfh; bnt
even navy of these were %. '~oI. A. ihc day ""if
tcrnoou il was thought that there were only o. tev
hundred peopein tlr grounds. No.f of the taVoriie
resorts were empty. ilc rirc..mrnt @,oo,n. "a
"a shaded nook q high rock ovgrloo ue th' Mall
appeared e. hc tie principal place Of attraction.
Around the animals cages only irv Fr1felcr@