Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-10
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blazing FORBID Temperature,


!, BInztng 'Eorrld Temperature,
From Every Evening Of yesterday
The temperature last night registered tts
highest minimum in this city In the top
notch figures OF 76o. At a. N. 1t rose TO
$50. Almost simultaneously, howev
uolightfully cool bree sprung up and
eoursed along Market street making that
chief business avenue o not unpleasant re-
sort for pedestrians. This temperature under
the cool influence OF the refreshing wind
maintained the same figures OF $50 until
noon. -
From what can b. learned this morning
the majority OF the residents OF Whining
ton got only half nights rest last night
and many, unable to sleep at all, tossed
about in restless wakefulness until day
light. Hundreds camped out all night
along porches or any cooler spot than the
hot interior OF the house. The hammock
swing was fAvorite resort for numbers.
Ono Individual exclaimed to the reporter,
"Yes, lay in the bath tub all night"
A police offioer remarked to the reporter
II this morning, Nobody slept down town
nglast night" At the city court this morning
Clerk Hyland was the only official main
tanning court dignity. with the regulation
from the judge down appeared attired In
the easier costume OF "outing" shirts and
other appropriate hot weather dreas.
Probably an unofficial member OF the
Humane Society and certainly citizen
whose remark was worth notiog, drew the
reporters attention to some carriage
hoeses aiong Market street and at the same
time to the horses pulling one of the Oily
Passenger Railway Company's street cars.
"You see that" the citizen remarked
pointing to the street car horses, "those
people know how 10 treat dumb animals.
There are no check reins used there. Those
horses enjoy existence In comparison TO
the blooded animals across the way. 1t Is
q sin the way those poor brutes are checked
up this Weather"
DR.. James H. Morgan was called on this
morning to attend seven patients, including
the mate OF the big ocean steamer Berwick
which is loading cars at the Jackson d
Sharp wharves for Flumo, Austria. The
men were prustrated by the heat.
There is widespread trouble around the
city on account OF cholera infantum.
> As an additional aggravation to the tor.
rid atmosphere the women and children OF
pres Ninth ward are kept In fever Of ex-
fzebperht by the story OF a dog which was
cssbposelast week by Pixies rabid animal,
CT arfous o owner has tied to stake In his
thing 1. FL, refuses to kill as he asserts 1t is
ossnnos,,,o. Residents fear that at any
Nn,r al he animal may escape and having
NVwiai confinement during the warm
1as an. ~ developed its susceptibility to
people elm would attack transporting chill
alton, ppe stroline along the streets.
have o. ar ntnent county court otnoial was
comes, morning walking quietly down the
or fro,,liode OF Market street. he held his
.ha;. 4, at 10 his hand. The persiperation
- "a streams from his forehead down
mas rag Ills beautiful SIS neglige "outing"
thas ahnd silk Windsor Grape tie.
itsiurve done nothing to-day" he gcried In
ttp.ieous tones to the reporter, "and why
should be In such misery as thisp
AZ neither the Delaware nor the Homo.
opathic Hospital has there been reported
any case OF sunstIoke or prostrarion from
the heat. Nor has Wilson's ambulance
been called to aid any such cases. Nothing
has been reported at the police station TO-
day.
The temperature at noon to-day was 900
I with an upward tendency. There is no
doubt that tho pleasant breeze which arose
this morning and has continued to date OF
going TO press has boon the cause of q rela-
lively pleasant day to-day IN contrast to
yesterdays extreme temperature.
One OF the most curious results OF the
present hot spell is the substantial redue.
tion accomplished IN the weight OF indi'
viduals. A gentleman happened to test hill
weight this morning when to bis surprist
he discovered he had lost sig pounds. A
number OF others underwent the test. They
N all found they had lost considerably during
the current hot spell. The average losl
among half-R-do25n citizens was I'VE
NJ pounds.