New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-20
THE HOTTEST DAY. or THE SEASON

more brazen-faced sun than that which looked
down upon the world yesterday morning is seldom
seen. Larry in the day promise given of more
sutTy weather than any hitherto endured this sea-
son. At a. III. the thermometer registered 73O,
and at . the mercury had gradually climbed up z
higher. Men went downtown 20 their business III
straw hats and with the hghtcSt clothes they had
The liquor-stores were filed early with thirsty pc
destrians, who sought refuge from the heat outs
side, as well the Refreshments containing, among
other things, plentiful supply OF Ice ana some
straws In the streets dozens OF Lemonade stands
sprang ups where none had been before curing TINS
season, and some of them were adapted 10 supply
the wants OF all clasSes Offering shc alleged refresh
ment at J. 2, 3 anu cents glass. SeYcra! urchlns
III the BOwery drove thriving trade IN lce-Water
at ! cent glass. The sidewalk vendors OF pine
apples also appeared TO 10 well, ana many
wTetched people tempted Providence by deyouIlng
the Ia her premature watermelon.
AT II O'Clock the thermometer registered so, and
men began to appear cOatiess IN the streets. The
crowd which gathered about Iluduuts thelmOm-
eter watched the mercury meirly skipping heaven
ward, and in InartyT-llkc tones compared the
temperature here with the supposed temperature OF
"a place not mentioned in the New Version. But
about this time the light ticecy clouds which bad
been lazily drifting about the sky, began to give
place to darker more formidable looking ones
About = o'clock heavy storm OF wind and ram,
with sharp flashes Of lightning and thunder. The
storm spent violence in short time, although 1t
did not entirely clear away until about O'Clock
With the rain came much cooler temperature, ana
the sun was out again at about o'clock.
The storm only local one, such
as is liable TO come up at almost any
The great storm which originated somewhere out
West day or two ago and has been moving east
ward gradually passed oil TO the northeast Of this
CITY Yesterday. The rainfall III New-lOrk yester-
day was 81 OF an inch There was rainfall Of 81
in Albany. The temperatures at Hudnuts yester-
day aud the day before were as follows:
Sam, Ga III. Gam. I'm. $50 p. IL.
june 49, f. % g 50 50 $ $ 20 20
The maximum temperature yesterday at the
Equitable Building was $50 at l p. III. Yesterday
was the hottest day OF this for the period be-
fore the STORM
The Yonkers Yacht Club intended to hold its an
nua regatta yesterday, but a heavy storm of rain
and wind prevented the craft from making sail, and
the races postponed.
There no racing at Brighton Beach Yesterday
owing to the rain. he purse races were declared
of, and the stake race is to be contested Oh Fri
day.
At Paterson, n j., about p. m., three inches and
half OF ram fell IN less than half hour, Of this
quantity one inch fell in i've minutes and a half
Cellars were flooded with water and in i'll
stances great damage was done. The large silk mill
OF Dexter, Lambert u Co, was compelled to suspend
operations for time Oh account of the lower floor
being flooded. A tunnel which runs under the
track OF the New-1Ork Lake Ere and Western
Railroad, connecting Grand and ESseX-sts, was
flooded 10 the depth Of several feet, and team OF
horses wluch had been tetttbere for shelter narrow
ly esca ped drowning. The boy IN charge discovered
WAS over their backs several land-slIdes occurred
in the cut OF the New York, Susquehanna and est
ern Railroad causing delay To tra1c. The STOCK
of a number of business men, candy manufacturers
and Others who conducted their trades In base
inents, was damaged. AT North FIRST and Arch
sts the water was TWO feet deep in the roadway,
and the railroad tracks IN some places were entirely
covered by the water. The storm was accompanied
by lightning liailstOnes about the size Of cherry
pits Tell, but not thlckls.