The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-06

Sunday 30
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TUESDAY ..--...-......- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~
wednesday -.-.--..-..-..- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~
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Friday 80
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The hot spell which began with the first
week in June is unprecedented. Since June
IL there have been but four days that mer-
curry has not been 900 or over, and the
lowest maximum temperature for the last
twenty-four days Is So There is no imme-
diste prospect, the signal observers say, for
any let up. To-day promises to be even
hotter than yesterday was szua2 Aastsss
Yesterday was close and hot The maxi
mum temperature was only 90, but the
humidity was very high and the heat was
intense. The minimum temperature was
rs, and the mean, So, was three degrees
above the average.
THE TORRID WAVES SPREAD.
The southern cities generally suffered
from intense heat, as is shows by the follow
ing record of maximum temperatures:
Atlanta 96o Augusta 9Ss Montgomery 90,
Charleston 9Os, Jacksonville go, New
Orleans 96a, Pensacola 969, Mobile sc, Rio
Grande 104o.
Showers aud thunder storms were general
throughout the South Atlantic states
Hatteras reported II inches rainfall and
st. Georges, s. c., inches.
TeTIlDeTAJuTeS
throughout the Savannah district was $50,
showing the heat TO be general
Savannah showed the lowest temperature
in the district. The reports were as follows:
Alapaha, $50; Albany, 9S'; cambridge, 9S';
Eastman, 1929; FIT. Gaines, 9S'; Millen, 1907:
Quitman, 100; Townsville, 96'; Savannah,
~. No rain fell to cool the heated tenn
perature within the district. except light
showers at Millen and Thomasvllle.
The Savannah disfricfia avara0a ~ 0QG
was the highest of any of the cotton region
districts. The Memphis district reported
Soo, the others averaged between $50 and
94s.
NIGHT OF sLEEPLEssNEss.
The heat of night before last was suffo-
eating. The air was motionless. Not a
leaf on the trees stirred People sat on
pIazzas and balconies until midnight and
many slept in chairs and on cots all night
near windows and on balconies to catch the
falntest breath Of air that might be NOV
ing. Many people did not sleep at all, but
sat up all night and famed to keep cool
Last night was little cooler than the night
before breeze made the early evening
comfortable, but after 10 o'clock the wind
dled out, and from then on the night was
almost uncomfortable. Now and then faint
breath of air rustled the leaves
on the trees, but it came from the west
and afforded no relief from the heat Many
people remained out of doors until after
midnight and very few slept. 1t was a
poor night for burglars, as most people were |
awake all night The result Of many such |
nights will be the wearing out of working |
people who are unable TO rest.
ANIMALS SUFFER- SEVERELY.
The animal world is showing the effects |
OF the terrible heat The street car lines |
have lost numbers of horses, and dray
horses have to be driven with great care to |
keep them up
mule belonging TO Glenn Cooper. a
butcher in the market. was overcome by the |
neat In the afternoon just after having
reached the market with wagon load OF |
meat, and died within an hour. Bleeding |
and warm water sponging were tried, but
unavailingly.
The outlook for to-day is for stationary |
temperature with conditions favorable to |
showers With the same combination of |
nigh temperature and intense humidity. it |
Is safe to say that the outgoing trains for |
the seaside and summer resorts will be
crowded this morning.