New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-23
HEAT TEMPERED BY Il BREEZE
AHor SUNDAY ENDING PLEASANTLY.
MANY PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM THE CITY AFTER A

MANY PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM THE CITY AFTER a
RESTLESS NIGHr-THE MERCURY AT 90o.
The slumbers of NewYOrkers on Saturday
night not generally satisfactory 1t made niue
difference whether the drowsy god was wooed on the
floor or roof of tensment-house, on bed costing
several hundred dollars The oppressive heat was every
where aud people awoke anything but sabbatariAn
frame Of mind Paterfamias decidedly itcmpered
and generally insisted taking his breakfast without
collar, cuff, coat wastcodt Materainihas was IT
rtahle disposed to find fault with the servants, the
morning papor and her husbands latest excuse for being
out late The rest OF the family were more or less de-
moralized and the baby played a bowling accompanl-
ment TO all the complaints. The prospect was not rea
surc The mercury seemed bent on beating its or TIL.
season. unparalleled record Of the previous day HUI
nuts Thermometer marked 17o at O'CLOCK IN Inc
morning degrees better than the record OF Saturday al
the same hour IL seemed as though the ORR OF DAY IA"
formed an alliance with the internal regions 10 secure
heat enough for its baneu designs on human happiness
and comfort By o'clock the mercury had reached sJ
Then peope prepared general exodus to the sea
side Even people of pOus disposition found II easy I'M
der such circumstances to silence their censciences ana
ion the myriads that were hurryng seward Al noon
the mercury had reacned 800 and the exodus continued
But apparently the spirit Of the frO.sn north' from Ms
throne of ice had hours previous cast plying eye on
afflicted NeYork and resolved 10 como to It's rehe 90
he let loose something ike polar wave which, even
when It reached Ncw-YOrk, retained enough OF us
soothing and cooling tendencies TO compel the aspiring
mercury to come down few pegs. AT o'clock Id th'
morrc breeze was blowing from the northwest at the
ratio of miles an hour. It appeared to be niue more
than a zeqlyr in the city and brought no relief Al
o'clock a northerly breeze was blowing at miles az
hour BY noon it was blowing northeast II niles an
hour At o'clock it blew due east at i miles an hour
and was carrying cooling rcfreshmtnt everywhere
The mercury got the worst Of the struggle. By $50 II
had made no advance but still stood at 9O' But by
o'clock If had tuubleI down 79' fall OF II de
rccs and everybody feeling comfortable especially
rs the cooling process stin continued Notwithstanding
the numbers that went the seaside Nrw-Nork IN the
marks and other breathing places showed no signs OF III
,n,rsted population. Along the river 'front.' notwitA
standing the vigilance Of the police, lcSions oi
urcnns dspor.cd themselves in the water, many cla'
only in the garments Of nature hu'
boy were only small boys and awakened only terIhgS o.
envy in those s,hu saw tLem hut whom ortoi8W W"'.
moi permit to initiate them. Residents oI Ibt Guy, o'-
i,isfuIug tlcit suspicious aNdainG Wtnf 10 'cu III
Good hu,nor anticipating cool aud rel c'hinS ~cr.
% 81 Na-n,ilie the maximum temperature was " ~
vanplls o. ~ For Bufod. Dakota 81, at Cincinnati
o. "A Chicago 90, and At Il LOUIS "a. 49,, r
The number Of deaths reported Yesterday az the hi1Y
~ Vit statistics was II. This . about 10 more iuiH
me u-lal average and the iLtrr" is due indirectly 10
the excessive heat Of Friday and saturday. .
Nrulel kilclci, age b1y-hNc, o. 40. 80 N"n"'uNl'
was sent 10 the Bellevue Hospital IN the morning ~uei
inc from fine combined effects OF beat and alcoholism
lanes -.avin. Of No 4GI FiTst-,t., Jersey tIy Was
prn,ratrd b" the heat, and II Is believed thai he VIII ae'
10. Was fll{t