The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-09

shows that many OF these high registrations
were isolated. For example. there were only
four days in 1872 whom severe heat lasted for
several days. Those were the first three days
OF July. when at 50 o'clock each afternoon the
mercury pointed to 80 degrees while on the
glorious Fourth 1t was 90 degrees. From then
until 1876 the Julys were In tho nineties. One
week that year, though. gave the town four
days OF 80 degrees. 96 degrees 101 degrees.
and so degrees. In 1878 the three highest days
were at the 95 degree mark. The 101 degree
day in 1879 was preceded and succeeded by
quito comfortable weather. and after that for
three years very hot days we're exceptional In
1880 there was only one day above 80 degrees
Four scorchers came together in 1882. how
over. the score being 81 degrees. 95 degrees. 81
degrees and 90 degrees. After that the torrid
temperatures each July were on isolated days.
Last year the greatest was 90 degrees. Often
last year. though. it was rs low as 70 degrees
at 50 ?. NJ, and, while the average was In the
eighties. it went once TO GO degrees.
The delightful dry weather which New York
has had this month may now. In view OF YES
terday's heat, be remembered with JOY. The
highest temperatures on the first seven days
Of this July have been SUCCESSFULLY %. 10. 70,
hotter than all those days put together When
peopls were asleep at A. NJ. 1t was 10 degrees.
AtG 4, NJ It vas the same; slight mis-! hung
Grees and the humidity SO per cent 1t was
really uncomfortable. But the sun was rolling
the mist. banished the, veriest bit of cumulus
or cirrus, that had apdaeiopsly tried to
sen the % up to the 81 notsh
Then llercely and relentlessly the fires Of tho
unGuencheG blazing planet burned their pas
belongs to the tropics beat for five hours on
this part Of the north temperate zone. Up up.
uDwent tho mercury. until, at little after 3
touched degrees
There it stuck. For an hour men spoke with
pride and admiEatonmsNme Of them Who
full record and speculated upon tho chance of
its getting higher or lower Three men on
s went TGoss Who n
i, would go higher lost, but they said they
he did SO because he was a =" hoodooS and lie
knew he could make the heat 20 down and was
perfectly wiling to lose the money. But II 1t
didn't 90 up ii didn't 20 down with any great
rapidly. 1t was 80 ut o'clock. and even at i
o'clock when the volcanic sun was INST getting
his hottest rays upon tho. submits Of the
Sierra Neyadas. he was strong enough on
broadway 70 keep things at 9I degrees 1t
mercury was 90 degrees. When the 0 O'Clock OBJ
servation was taken 1t was SO degrees, but it
seemed hotter and at midnight 1t was 81 do
erees, and very humid indeed.
Sergeant Dunn's signal service register was
6n ahs H. deeress It
A. NJ. and ut IL A. NJ. his instrument indi-
Gated e degrees, Curiops!y his II O'Clock OBJ
sorvation was degrees higher than the noon
because Of a lIttlo breeze that swopt over CITY
Of or THE Is" SnS ONES Ht3F II. Sergeant Dunn s
saw the quicksilver at g2'. degrees, and At 80
was only % degrees ms compared with tho
broadway Ievel OF 100 degrees. This difference
is not unusual, because the Government Their
record at $p. III. was pretty sin, being @5T
lover country between tho Sierra Novadas and
the Rocky Mountains. and the SerCeants men
said It might keen nm for day. Or two longer;
Willing, willing, wited Was tho story Of tho
linen Of the town. and happy were the Wearers
OF flannel shirts; A girl in white fr9ck OF
garment fashioned Ike mans shirt. walked
Into Twenty fourth street from broadway
about o'clock carrying 1s white flannel coat
parasol Tho 100 degrees did not seem 10
bother her bit. Sho seemed, so content that
When she passcd group OF men before the
Madison SQUARE Theatre ono Of them said. "
hone she feels as cool az she looks"
The maiden heard the remark. and turning
her head she cOolly answered :" do, and
you'd feel better too If you'd dress to suit the
Ii wasn't quite tho conventional thing for her
to reply to the comment. but her lapse from
instant later she was ~ prim as could De and
went on her WAY cooler than over.
Frequently along broadway Yesterday tho
car horses gave ont and annoying stops oc-
cnrrcd. So, too, in other parts Of the town
horses succumhed; and everywhere, people
moved about az little as they could. Babies in
the tenoment Districts had II distressing day
Newsboys didn't hustle as much as Is their
wont and over In the City Hall Fark scores OF
them got in shaded spots ard loafed rather
than board cars. business men quit their OIL
flces rs soon as WAS convenient, and lots Of
folks went TO the seashorc. In Tact broadway
was quite deserted In the evening. The SUNS
hooded thermometer up ut the branch Office ut
TAO +. NJ. marked 90 degrees. and there were
more mon gazing at II than were visible on any
three other blocks Of the street
There was no rush to Coney Island. The big |
man Of tho place. John y. McKane, put It this |
FITS too hot for any one to move"
Mr. McKane sat Erlmly in gtoat armchair |
in his headquarters mt Concy Island, bathed |
i'm strenms OF pOrspiration The hot |
weather came so suddenly that most poOplo !
who would otherwise hayo gone out OF town |
felt simply ike sitting st aud not stirring any
moro Than they could help. The steamboat |
and railroad men are thinKinE. though, that II |
the hot spell keeps up thors win 10 travel
enough. Tho boats OF the. Iron Steamboat
carried n great many passenger. who made |
merely the round trip to the island, not leay-
Ing the boats. Those who didn't 20 TO the ISL
and last night missed good thing. 1t was
delightfully."- cool there.