New-York tribune., 1881-09-01
HEAT AT THE END OF SUMMER.
A VERY UNPLEASANT DAY IN NEw-yORK


THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IN SYMPATHY WITH
THIS CITY-UNAvAILING EFFORTS TO KEEP
ooOL-sCESEs AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
According to the almanac, yesterday was the last
day OF summer But if the season died yesterday
it certainly may be said to have died hard.
Yesterday was day for endurance. A merciless
sun and most of the time almost motionless at
mosphere, combined with dust and dryness were
enough to satisfy anyone who was anxious to suffer.
only one day In August-and that was the hottest
day of the season, when the mercury climbed up the
glass tube to 960-cxceeded yesterday in point of
heat. AT Hudnuts yesterday the highest point
reached at $3.50 p M, when the thermometer indi-
Gated $40. The highest temperature the
spending day last year was only 73o but those
who knew that fact got little relief from it.
The hot wave however, did not without
warning. The previous few days had been sultry,
and people who looked at the sun yesterday morning
must have noticed that that luminary had blood
In his eye." Accordingly sensible persons dOnned
their hot weather defensive weapons-light cloth
ing, busters and straw hats. Early in the
morning Broadway blossomed out with sun-um-
brellas, when continued to move all day long
In endless professions up and down each
sidewalk like lot of animated mushrooms. A
smoky haze overspread the houses, through which
the sun cast reddish yellow glare the city, Civ
ing everything sckly and bilious aspect. An I'M
sophisticated person might have 'aken this for
city OF idolaters had he stood in drug store and
watched the circle of devotees that surrounded the
soda water ntans. Fruit something cool to drink
and fan were all that most people cared for in the
way OF dinner yesterday.
The parks in the city wore detected and dis
couraged look. in the keeping with many of their
patrons. Prematurelv dead leaves fell now and
then the grass which showed hardly a yestige of
life. The merriest bird in the city could hardly
see anything In the prospect to sing about. The
been plague stricken occasionally servant getting
house ready for the return of family, sexton
beating the cushions of church about to be re-
nf gt,n and
brick, Hooded by the yellow sunshine TRIBUNE
reporter found one apparently comfortable in
the course of the day. The notes of piano revealed
where he was, and he was detected in a deli ghtfuiy
cool basement of church. possibly the only
SgttOGs fSs froaad and Il let their garments swing
| to wipe away the perspration while the other fire.
99ently erked at collars and wristbands in order to
let III little ventilation. Everyone's collar seemed
to have suddenly become two sizes too small.
"A As T. the afternoon waned those who could do so
ming baths, which did an unusual business
1t was -" womens day " at the free baths
were sensible enough to take time for an invlgora-
ting plunge The d Keeper at the Battery free bath
noise inside one would think that they had all seen
a mouse at the same moment. 1t was a hard day
though many had humane drivers who allowed
them to take their time, the hot, weary appearance
OF others told of owners wEo see in patient in
telligent beast nothing but a horse" Laborers
all over the city toied with rills of perspiration
running down their swarthy faces while not few
were compelled to succumb TO the heat.
On the Equitable Building the Signal Service
thermometer marked 910 at O'clock. The weather
clerks said they could give no hope of much cooler
weather to-day, nor of rain except tho chance of a
local shower The storm which. coming from
HAVANA, started up the Mississippi Monday and
on Tuesday was prancing around in Iowa was en-
tirey disslpated yesterday and vanished into
nothingness. Slight falls of rain were reported
| yesterday from ST. Louis ST. Paul and Fort Garry
Eastport, Me-, rejoced in temperature OF only 65o
| Hot weather prevailed all over the country how
ever may be seen by the following temperatures:
Albany, e9o baltimore, 90; Boston. 94o Buff
tao, S3O Cairo, 9lo; Cincinnati 90; Cleveland.
| 900; Denson, Texas, 96o Indianapolis, 9lo Keo-
| kuk, go; Leavenworth, 00o Louisville, 77o;
Omaha, 92o; Philadelphia, 800; Pittsburg. $50
| ST. Louis so.