New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-07
STATEN ISLAND,
CONTINUED NOT WEATHER.
THE MERCURY AT NINETY-SIX.

THE RUSH FROM TUE CTY-sCENEs IN CENTRAL
PARK-THE TEMPERATURE IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
A large proportion of the city's population got
away from New-York yesterday morning as early
as possible The first rays of the sun that shot up
from beyond Long Island gave promise of another
hot day, and By the tim the average Mamma tan
Islander had vanqushcd his breakfast, the promise
was already realized to degree and IN the middle OF
the afternoon those VINO remained In the city were
even disposed to believe that the promise had more
than been fulfilled The steamboats,, ferries and
railroads are rarely more crowded than they were
yesterday, and they were packed IN the afternoon
almost rs much as in the morning. " Fresh AIT d"
was in great demand and there was little OF it to be
enjoyed in NcWlOrk.
In the afternoon 1t seemed as if everybody who
had not gone out OF the city had embraced an OPP
pOrtunity TO go to Central Park Almost every ave-
nue. and walk and drive was crowded with people,
and unoccupled Park benches were few and tar be-
tween Here and there portions of the Park are de-
nomi ted " common where the children are free
To run over the gras, and play their games they
pIeaso All oi t6ese commons were covered with
children yesterday. and with their clean faces and
light dresses they did no. look unlike some of HE
TRIBUNE Fresh AR parties Some Of them were
chasing each other, some were dcmurcy sitting UNI
der the telling stories and III one shady place
"a dozen little creatures had formed a circle ana
were moving around singing
London bridge is falling down."
Just as children have sung it and played
III the same innocent way Tor the past
hundred Years or o &c. 70 Under GeTn Of afgo
who were listening 80 lntently that they were OBJ
liyIOus OF every thing around them. Occasionally
little face would tighten up and u pair of eyes
sparkle with an exclamation of interest or SURPRISE
or the asking of some question.
Although the heat Of the past few weeks has been
so severe that the grass where exposed to the SUM-
has been burned considerably, on the whole the
Park presents magnificent appearance Just now,
with It's many varieties OF vegetation and various
shades OF green. And this was heightened ycster~
day by the light costumes, bright ribbons and
hundreds OF red silk parasols To be seen through
the trees III every direction. The Chief ambition
of most of TIE children was to have ride on the
lake, aud consequently all of the small excur-
sion boats, with brght-colored canoples,
were were crowded and rhi,r at the 5pa'-hGu5G
turns. The boats, with their cargocs of bright faces
and bright colors, added much to the picturesque
OF the scene, being relieved against the green
bank the side aud reflected Ill the clear water
on the Otner.
Probably no moro cosmopolitan crowds could be
gathered together than those which spend sunday
afternoon i'll Central ParK. H. the space OF less han
ten minutes the reporter, sitting Oh Park bench III
the Mall, picked out Germans, Italians, French,
Irish, Dutch, Africans and Chinese from the pasSeIs-
by. The Germans lOOKed sadly at the deserted
music pavilion, and then went down 10 the
Terrace restaurant, where they drank beer and ate
pretzels and ice cream The becT-glasoeS of the
Terrace restaurant are OF the family of the econo-
mld9, genus COncyislandG and species frduduicnte,
distinguished for their small circumference and
thick bottoms.
Central Park on Sunday provides uneXcelled op.
portunitlcs for the observation and study of CHAR
acter. Earlier in the scason the wealthier classes
III their carriages most conspicuous but now the
great features Of tue chronological exhibition are the
servants metropolis and the visitors from the
provincial to Tns, dressed III AL Of their hnery and
with the utmost ASSURANCE IN Their Walk and con-
verSatIOn. Two Irish girls were seen standing By
the bronze bust OF the poet Moore, auu
one OF them spelled out the name carved on the
pedestal DO you pose that man Is buried mere I"
she asked her companion. Oh no." was tue reply;
" tins isn't cimlntery thlt Is only a statute OF
man named Moore" Aud this alter MOoie's Irish
melodlesi
The mercury yesterday acted rather strangely.
1t started ou. a. 3 O'clock IN he morning at a,
but was apparently undecided IN its plans for the
day, aud after Wayering for awhile dropped back
20 73o. 1t regalued its confidence later on. and al
a.. m. was up to 7G'. AT noon persplrins
people looked at thermometers mas registered So,
ana soon aftcrward the mo ,cury got down IL bdsi-
ness III earnest and ran up the tube TO height OF
So at $3.50 y. III. AT p. III. the temperature was
nj 81, according 10 Hudnut's thcrmO neCer.
Since last Wednesday tine temperature has been
steadily growing higher, from day 10 day. Follow
ins table lOf the past tiYe days, ana the fccOtu
also Tor August d tk,L year: