New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-28
MIDSUMMER HEAT IN SEPTEMBER.

SUFFERING EQUAL TO THAT ENDURED IN TIE DOC
DAYs-REcoRD or THE THERMOMETER
Summer seems to be lingering in the lap Of
autumn and has shown desire to reserve some of
its hottest weather until most people have returned
from the country. To suffer from the heat for sew
eral days with the mercury ranging from SO to 92o
near the LIST of October is pronounced by author
tiles in the local weather bureaus to be sure indi-
cation OF an unWarrantable encroacmcnt by sum
mcr. A great influx from the country occurred
about September -, and the s'aShorc, the noun
tain hotels and farmhouscs Ebecame comparatively
deserted. Schools were opened and the children
were packed together "A seats which they
VIII occupy during the winter months
Trunks were unpaeked, summer garments were
changed. white and straw hats discarlcd and
top coats and light wraps taken from their
long confinement. After al these preparations were
made the weather with caprice that has become
cxaspcratine. suddenly grew hot and hotter.
ne extreme neat al Monday continued with little
ahatemon' yes'"r lay. Many persons suffered from
the effects Of slnpD'ess night Very little breeze
was stirring III, night prcvious, aud sleeping rooms
were close and uncomfortable. In the tenement
hOuse distrit the sonable weather was felt
with great discomfort. The roofs of houses fur
nshrd beds for many poor persons who could not
endure tho hot atmosphere Of small bed
breeze spranc no from the cast and sonth
hv window looking eastward he would not have
among the STRUGGLING mass OF men and women who
were going from place to plar for business pur-
poses, the heat severely felt Men sought the
shady sides of the streets aud with uncovered bends
mopped their faces with a handkerchief When
there shady side to he founl sun umbrellas
We're used. Horses attached To the strert-cars and
draws logged along slowly if suffering greatly
Soda-vatcr fountains and lemonade stands did
thriving business. and the number of empty kegs of
beer piled in front of certain shops was evidence
that brisk trade in drinking was also carried on.
The free ice-water stands were surrounded al day
by thirsty multitude and everybody seemed de-
teTnined to keep cool if possible.
The reports received ~ the Signal Service Bureau
from all parts of tho country showed tha' the mcr-
cnry was as high Yesterday morning rs on Monday
The average temperature i'm the morning hours i'm
the Southern States was from - TO 100 ard in tho
principal cities of the North the mcrcnrv recorded
about the same heat. In Washing ton The tenap,ra-
ture before was TG' Baltimore no Detroit
and Cincinnati 73o, Toledo and phad lphia TOO
and Cleycland go. In New-York the Thermometer
recorded 100 at 3 .. m. TO at . "A. m So ar noon
wind Increased in velocity, and the atmospf ere be-
came much cooler. Black clouds began to appear
late IN the day, md at o'clock light showers of
rain fell, which seemed to temper the atmosphere
The latter part of the day and the evening were cool
and with the exception of the drilling rain pleasant
John Calder, age forty-vc, of No. 121 Division
ave, Brooklyn. was sunstrucl5 Yesterday while NJ
work at No. 10 Rutgcrs-st. He was taken to the
Chambers Stree, Hosrital
Andrew DAILY, the Newark halter who was sun
struck ON Monday in llobollcn, died yesterday nj
st. Narys Hospital
John Rio age thirty, of No. 1G5 Willougltby-st
Brooklyn, was taken to the Chambers STREET. Hos
Pital yesterday, from Fulton Ferry, suffering from
heat prOstration.