The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-27
MERCURYS MAD ANTICS.
WITHIN TWO DEGREES OF THE
HOTTEST KNOWN IN JUNE.

Yesterdays Highest Temperature e9'.
The Average for the Entire Cotton
Region District o7'-Several People
Frustrated by the Heat-Street Car
Horses and Mules Suffer and Hands
in the Fields Unable to Work-A
Cyclone Developing OF the Coast.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the sea-
son, not only in Savannah, but in the entire
Savannah district of the cotton region. Ii
began TO get hot early in the morning, and
by midday the way of the pedestrian was
a burning one. Perhaps some of the people
may have become so accustomed to the hot
weather during the protracted spell that
they did not notice the increase of heat, but
it is doubtful Where the Thermometer
was not well shaded the mercury went
wild, and would have climbed out Of the
tube if it could.
The record at the signal station showed
the maximum temperature to be So, two
degrees higher than the preceding day,
which was hotter than any previous day for
the year.
Yesterdays maximum surpasses any
recent record, and is within two degrees of
the highest June temperature ever recorded
in Savannah. A number Of cases of pros
tration were reported. +. B. Quinley,
fireman at No. 8 engine house, was over
come by the heat at noon while hauling sa W
dust, and was carried TO his home on
McDonough street.
One of the Southern Express Company's
horses dropped dead in the afternoon in the
door of the stable as it was being brought
in from work, supposed to have been caused
by the heat.
A colored man succumbed in the park ex-
tension, and was taken to his home.
Along the wharves the heat was intense,
and to those unaccustomed 10 it it was
almost impossible to remain in the sun
more than few minutes without protec-
ton.
The street car horses and mules and the
dray teams suffered severely. On the truck
farms around Savannah it was impossible
in many instances for the field hands to
work.
The average temperature for the Savan-
nah district was 81. The following reports
show that other places than Savannah
experienced the phenomenal heat, and even
to greater extent:
Millen 1O4, Eastman l02, Jesup 100, Ala
paha SO, Fl. Gaines SO. Quitman 90, Smith
vile SO, Waycross SO, Albany "a, Thomas
vile "a, and cambridge 90.
an S4cSt&iS SSOsi4is Win COQsluoFdDl6
wind, followed by light shower, tended to
moderate the heat considerably in the
afternoon. During the squall the wind
reached velocity Of twenty miles an hour.
There were heavy showers to the northwest
and southwest of the city. The storm was
quite severe at Tybee. It did not, however,
interfere with the pleasures of visitors on
the island. They rather enjoyed the sight.
At Thunderbolt il blew a gale, but no
serious damage was reported.
AT s O'Clock last night the thermometer
registered S6e in Atlanta and n in Savan-
nah. The minimum for the day was 75e.
The record in the large cities Of the south
were as follows:
Charleston ga, Nashville "a, Augusta
IS, Charlotte $40, Jacksonville 96', At
lanta "a.
The observers forecast for to-day for Sa-
vannah and vicinity is continued high
temperature, with likelihood OF showers.
The following telegram was received by the
observer at 10:3S last night:
WASHINGTON, D. O., June &c, 1890
Hoist information signals Savannah and Sa-
yannah sections. Cyclone developing off the
oouIh Caronna coast GREEDY.