New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-07
RELIEF TOWARD NIGHTFALL,
HEAT TEMPERED By A COOL BREEZE

THE MERCURY NOT so HIGH YESTERDAY AS ON TIM.
DAY BEFORE BY TWO DEGRERs-AN OPPRESSIVE
NooNDAY-sUFFERING IN THE TENEMENT HOUSES
-EFFEcrs OF THE HRAT.
The heat in this city Yesterday was onnres-
siVe until after MONDAY. About D. IN the
breeze which had been blowing weakly since
morning gathered strength and gave relief TO
sweltering humanity. The mercury was AT
% at $50 p. m. in the street which is the
level OF greatest suffering; but on the ton of
the Equitable Building the Thermometer iadi-
Gated several degrees less heat. As IL was
Saturday, business places were closed early.
ana many people were able TO leave the CITY.
Inc number OF prostrations by the heat in and
around New York was about as laace as ON
the previous day.
THE CITY's sUFFERINGS NOT so cPp.q, 5
lhe mercury did not mark within two degrees
yesterday of the point it reached Friday hnE tba.
sunerng from the heat was greater az least untl a
~ H. Inc hrst day OF heated term always finds tle
people better able to Withstand its effects than tho
second, as in each succeeding twenty
-FOUR hours they become moro eneyyateii
and more liable to sunstroke and o,hos
troubles induced by high temperature In tbir
way tne heat was felt moro yesterday than on tho
Two previous days, although the AVERAGE temnera-
tuTe was less. There a very slight sonfherl ,.
breeze early in the morning which increased toward
night, and this did much 10 soften the elects of the
suns rays The sun itself was hidden from view
most of the day by the haze and clouds
Looking from window where the effect of the
preeze was felt person at noon might
have declared the weather comfortable: de-
scending TO the street, however. aud walking a
biock were enough to persuade such a person that
ne had made grievOus mistake. 1t was hot A.
least everybody said and all indications tended
10 prove It, The free cewater tank in front Of tho
Post Office was constantly surrounded by a crowd
OF persons awaiting THEN turns at the srgoi Soda
water fountains were kc.t constantly busy. Bar
tenders were Ovcrworked preparing cooling
drinks. Drivers on the olnnibuses cabs
and street-cars were coatless, and cabbage-leaves
could be seen protrudine rom under their straw
hats as a protection against snnstroke One woman
was out with poodle having It's head protected by
caboage-leaf. The om.nOus sonad Of the ambr-
lance bell was frequently heard. Men lked with.
an umbrella or handkerchief in one hand and. \ fan
IN the other and almost everybody wanted to know.
If it was hot enough for you," which might bs
taken as a sure sign that everybody though. IL n
httie roo hot. In the crowded tenement districts
the suffering was most intense. as il alwavs is The
continued heat of the last few DAYS had made exist
ence almost intoleTable in close ROOMS Whole FAM
lnecrowded into the streets and sought the shadyr
side. Poor little children were cry1ng because thew
were so hot. At the Battery, where the breeze from
the bay could be felt, crowds were present most OF
the day. Everybody moved slowly and cav
Oousiy as If trying to avoid dl "A greeable person.
wnom they expected to meet.
1t was aday, however 10 gladden. the leaIts Of fec
propnctOrs of seaside resorts Tho breeze cominerl
IQftaple weather at Corey Island Roclaway aud
other ike places The result was an exodus 20 tb0sa
beaches in the afternoon.
STATISTICS or THE DAY.
Toward evening the sky was overcast and tbe
breeze increased to a brisk wind Rain threatened
but did not come The thermometer, however,
descended and the weather became at last endur-'
able At 1901 N. the Thermometer at IIudnufSa
marked ~. The Signal Service thermometer on
TOP OF The Equitable Building of fell behind
ABOUT tw2 r3 degrees. AZ p. m. tue thernoneter
caed Elm iSH to 7ao as below tbs IT. had DC,
az $50. During the evening il remained about STA
uonary. At Hudnut's the range of the mercury
duiing the day was IS follows a. m, IL g a.
NJ, Tso ; 9 n. m. 500 Il NJ, SO $50 D. m :l2o !:
The highest temperature reached a Central Par'o
was 9lc in the shade ar pln. he thorInolnser af
haif-pasi had fallen 20 So. The wlnd during n o
day Southwcs; and Diew with avelocfV of from
l mile an hour at l q. m. 10 II nile at pm m. no
moisture OF the atmosphere was 96 at 9 a. m. and
80 at 3 p. m. "TheSe last Two facts1 sSii
Professor Draper account largely for the exiresno
discomfort that has been felt for the las three laws
Inc humidity Of the air has reached nearly s2iura-
very low" The velocity for August 3 averagedl
q trIiie over PIP miles an hour; less than
yesterday. The balomcscr lell from 29.9l at 3
a. IN; TO Z9.S3 at 3 p. m; vt Professor Draper
sire 20 compete with thC Canadian prophet tho
most that he would venture was sbat ii was water
toward the Hudson and il might poss bis be cooler
to-day. lie gave assurance that the maximum tcrn-
peIature had been The same Tor the last three Gas
The mean temperature for August last wear was
~ al p. IN. ana ~ at p. M The maximum for
ne month was 50 at 4 p M on th" 2lst. The mini
imun temperature Was 50 at . a. m. ol tho f0tb.i
The range was 80. The mean average for August
ior ten years Is 1852. The average maximum, n
to-day 0he 7thl for tn years is a MO
below so. year AGO to-day the Ilcr.nonneter
stood at $50 maXimun. 1hs following tab'e Gives
the maximum and minimum temperatures Tor Au-
gust for ten years also tie maNniul te, perature
of tie month
|MlNinum Minimum Maximum
Iiurthc Otl. iorthe Ctl. 'or month