New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-25
NINETY-FOUR IN THE SHADE.
OPPRESSIVE HEAT IN TIE CITY.

THE HIGHEST RECORD OF THE THERMOMETER
THUS FAR THIS MISUNDERSTANDING fFFoRTs
TO KEEP COOL-sEvERAL sUNsrKoKEs, TWO
FATAL
Summer cot fairly down 10 business yester-
dav. According 10 all reputable thermome-
ters and the agreement Of thinking people
yesterday was the hottest day of the season thus
far. the mercury getting as high up as 81 IN the
shade. Tie shady places o. the city were IN great
demand; almost every park bench IN the city was
filed with occupants and the beer shops had so
many customers that the hearts Of the dispensers OF
such refroshmcnt were made to feel exceeding
gid. The public bath az the Battery
was crowded all day. II was stated
by the men in charge that $1,000 per-
sons bathed there, the number Of men being I'M
usually large.
Crowds OF people nockcd to Central Park in the
afternoon Aside from the intense heat Whi'u
drove many thi,her, nduccment to 90 was oil,r'a
in the music on the Mall by DOdwor,lIs Band. Inc
first concert Of the season was enjoyed by an
audience Of several thousand appreciative listen
ers The arrangements were excellent hand
some programme Of the music was distributed free
by uniformed men. and there were several
stands where icc-water could be opiaiheu
by thirsty visitors on like liberal terms
A large number of persons visited the Metropolitan
MueOnm of Art the temperature Of when Wa III
agreeable contrast with that o. the word ou'suo'
Professor Draper was found wTgst, i'm,
with the weather in the signal .,, sta
tion in The PARK. as usual. He gave the follow
ing figures representing the course OF Inc h5ltSuf
during the day, according to the Central ARK
thermometer;
sam 81 can. ga" ' :,g 'g 30 4g 3!
TIL, barometer was falling slowly. At a. N. it
registered 1922 and 1T Z p. III. %. ne sun
thermometer made It's highest Iecor! %, L Pc -
1857. Al Z a. M the dcw-point was at 3d. at = p
IL. at So 100 D. s,ituGatlon.
At Huinut's the Thermometer made the following
% 81 m =. m. In a.a9SF H. eg~ q sgs :"
At the United States Signal Station on the Equit-
able building the morcur. reached liS maximum
~>--if about o'clock. That j. tEe h-heN' ,-hl'l1
tur. registered Oh She Equitable binding thl- Nedr'
d.. lcmpcrarurr ls alwass considerably lower mere
.t., a. lid, -tstIou and the fact that there Us no
fron rhr pavement sometimes the difference be-
tween the registration az the 10 Ifapte p"'iIiHA
aud thdt at iuduut'~ ls a~ mu' p ~ l-u "-l,'- 4
Al O'Clock last evening lir Sky wa '.""'A az
there was little wind. the atmosphere "rih- Wy
oppressive. Al the signal ,2 on me i"p"IleI WIS
tpf that there WIS uo probability ol any extensive
storms. but that thunder shower lnght come up
a. Iuy time. There was very LITTLE breeze Ihe IA4
having velocity OF only t"9 inI rs an n"'. , .,'
the force hci o. Of q pound To me square 100
Iue reports from various parts a. tnc c'mi1 a' .
Do u indicated considerable Use ln the 'rihIti"
turc along tne Lake reuon and %. % ai'hs thc
Ll-.eru coast Following alc some OF '.le i'p"l's
d. bans. So Baltimore. So. Boston, FL T., Ohlca-"'
/ 81. Crrc.n.a-i 90 Cleveland 90; DODGE Citt'
hau. 500: tne. Penn, @'; InliaHipo'.s' | ~,
5l.iuuuI. go: Nashville, "H-; thil"'t pun ~ :
piI.-bur-. 90. Room ,ter ~ ; H. LOUIS ''.
iurl.a- e during the past twenty --ou4 H'.'1 ~
~. Fra -. u,lI.uap.Iis I-: EoDhc-.rr. 10; ~
| ou.. -. In IL. ,.a- 81 DECREASE OF IL 10 Chicago
and % al Memphis. ha.n vas reporter l-o"
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