New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-19

benjamin Franklin used to say that IL took wise
man to carry an umbrella when 1t didn't rain; any
iooi eonld carry Que when II ralnod lie SAID moth
ing however, about the penalty paid by the sages
when they started ont with umbrellas and found
atterward that these articles were only
membranes which would either inconvenience
the persons carving them or put premium upon
plccadllloes by being lost and tempting Others than
the owners to take Possession Of them. The advice
suggested ny Poor RicharPs axiom was followed
yesterday 10 the disgust of many persons. Early
IN the morning the sky promised refreshing showers
Early rlsers sleepless individuals and citizens who
were returning from the celebration of anniversa-
rles with or without meaning saw heavy clouGs
I Inat seemed to be Inpatient to empty
orncles of the Signal Servce Office predicted local
rains'
The day proved to be, however a huge swindle on
everybody Those persons who thought IL was 60
ing TO ram were disappointed; those who Thought
II was not gong to rain but to be pleasant
were deceived; aud those who argued that 1t was
about time Tor the weather TO grow screening hot
again were mistaken. Not that any one was saUs-
he'd wholly with the developments of the day
mere was enough weather TO piease the hungerers
AFTER weather Tor ITS own SAKE but IL - OF
the kln1 that suited who wanted il
to display decided character regardless, IN the
pursuit OF It's duty OF precedent or preference.
SlOuds tempered the suns rays, and bold DIeeze
tanned iaces and places III the morning; the early
afternoon the dark clouds dlsSIpated IutO a broad
blue smile at the people they mad cheated the suns
rays grew fierce, and the mercury IN tine tnermOme-
ter, by $3.50 O'Clock had risen $50; and then
ward evening barometer and Thermometer con-
spIred furnish delightful sleeping weather for the
stay at-hOmes III the CITY, tnat mad hardly fOuLd
a c.ollng-ume since the recent i've
ddys,of extreme heat which closed with last Thurs
day night.
At $50 p. m. the Thermometer registered 80
more than 1t did at the hour on Monday
III was higher then than It had been since last
thursday and was % above the record OF the same
hour on the corr, sponhlng day LAST year. The
breeze at TINS time tantlZlng n CO.
quettes lavors. One fet it aud Lheu hesltated IN
deciding whether II was warm or cooling. Before
one ) mind could be made up, the breeze vanished
ami then the succeeding neat carried tine conviction
that the Uy-gOne must have been objectionable.
more than the usual numOer or people visited the
top OF the Equitable Building yesterday and SUI
Tered the hot roofs burn their feet like The stings
OF bastlnaGO. Central Park well patrOulZed
by people who thought that there they found the
wanuerers and Dystanuers III It's nuLterlngs~
escape The verdict OF the tenement house dIa-
trlcs was tnat tine Gay was decidedly hot The
means OF egress from Tile cl III the way oil eXcur-
slOns TO seaside and country were faTly taxed.
he ucaeis" IN the res auraHts aud liquor stores
where people duench tnelr hurst and steam their
blood at tine same moment tOid the seductive tale
OF "a much lower thermometer at the COney Island
hotels and more than Que nvra yielded 10 tnls al
lurement.
There were several cases in this city and Brook
Ign OF pros ranOn by the heat, buL no Ia al case
mai bech reported up to hour Lass night. he
Ociai record yesterday OF the effects OF tue
weather was follows:
BROWSEL, WILLIAM, age twentysix OF East Newf Ork,
l.. H. while a. COney Island overcome oy the
heat.
WATERS. JOSEPH laborer OF No SOL Canast. pros
tratea W the heat wne he nanunng lumber ~
tLe foot of West TNentietn-st.
MILLEA, WILLIAM, tnrty-siS. OF No l46 Kingston
ave, BgOOkyn, Was overcome Dy the heaC while
St, broOky n. Ii ewas taken 10 ST. CAtnerinc's Hos
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