New-York tribune., 1886-07-08
HOT WAVE CONES TO TOWN.
THE MERCURY SHOOTS UP TO NINErY.sIx.


so THE THERMOMETER IN BROADWAY sArD, But on
THE EQUITABLE 1T WAS COOLER
The warm wave from the Upper Lake region
which has been gathering itself together
suce last Sunday and sending out advance pufs
10 ths direction every day two. broke the city
yesterday Tho rays Of the down tnpartially
those who had just got back from bracny relax.
ing day or two at the beaches and those who
had vanly tried to acclimate themselves ~
staying in town, with fierce intensity
which made starcned linen a burden, and ced-drnks
perspiripg martyrdom Few people were TO be caucht
walking along tho treeless uptown streets
and avenues, but downtown. where business
has go In all weather, the suffering was intense.
Coats end wastcoats dispensed with as far
siblc White sun umbrellas jostled everywhere with
dainty silK or big alpaca family ones bus
the heat from the sky and payements
seemed from the display OF handkerchief and the liberal
strong to be getting there all the same,
All agreed that the record had been broken aud that
Coney Island. IL it had not had chance this season,
would have to-day. Night fell with half the popu-
aton of the city tho streets and the s'oops and WIN
dow ss OF the East Side had their greatest run yet In
the way OF temporary lodgings
Tho big thermometer before Hudnut's pharmacy was
the centre ln interested crowd all day. Here the
radiatsd heat Of the sidewalk and jostline crowd is
shown well the heat OF the pur, AMI simple and
get good idea from tho figures now The aver
age pedestrian firshOor tenant must feel At a.
the liquid big tube had risen to TO- moderate
morning temperature. At noon 1t had gono up nine
degrees further, to $50. Then the whck
had hesitatiug between following along the
running sesward down by Sandy Hook settled down
fairly the City Hall. Tho mercury rose at the
rate of degree to every quarter OF hour
and as 1t passed 900 before D. m. and $50 an hour
ate dsgusted observers turned to Invest their
spare cnange In palm-eaf fans and cooling drinks AZ
$3.50 the temperature was at its maximum. o6'. Tho
hot breeze which had been blowing over the North
Dtuar tka fnf
further to south and the temperature fell slowly
under tho Influence. Clouds began to bank up in tho
p. m. the Thermometer stil showed 800 and
bstwsen p m and p ,b % Srcnrv %,9 ss m
So Tho storm clouds grew thin again and scattered
and tho heat wa. worse than before AIS p m. n@d.
o'clock did It fall back into the eighties.
no surface or radiaed heat to affect tho mercury and
where whatever breeze there IS rushes through tho
hS at
was 900. still three or four degrees below that OF
1es e. ''s aa
the summer has gotten a two weeks start OF
the temperature was o3o; IN Portland, 94o Albany.
other warm CITY, had to bear 92o. while Baltimore got
In the Upper Lake region generally however there was
fall OF from twenty to thirty degrees, the effect OF
which will he felt on the weather here to-day far,
day is confidently predcted witha further ta In
Northwest. Montana and Dakota. the weather is still de-
cidedly hot.
Everybody wanted to Tide yesterday II IL was possiDls
to crowd into u conveyance, and the horses on the
street.car lines had hard time OF IL. Henry Bergbs
agents we're active all day. sending all horses that
looked tired had them back 10 the stables
Some OF the car lines provided extra relays double
teams and trip. all the Lines we're made up to the
regular schedule.
Six cases OF prostrston heat Of them serious
we're reported The general remedy for prostration is
an ce.cap cold sheets Some OF the patients kept
FOR an hour two at time the object being
to keep temperature OF the body TIL the system
recovers from the strain.
Five prostrAton from the neat were reporter
In Brooklyn. None were fatal.