The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-10
THE NOT WAVE SOoN OYER
Driven Away by Cool Northwest Wind
After Barely 81 Hours Stay.

| AiNer BShfclY S3 hOurs' stay.
| 1t was cool wave from the lake regions, a
| delightful breeao from the northwest, and a
! reduced humidity that combined to produce
yesterday the welcome and refreshing change
| from the fiery heat OF Tuesday. The cooling
| visitation from the lake region didn't get here
until the sun had got In another discomnting
( Innings that made the town look forward to
| another siege OF scorching heat. At 8 o'clock
In the morning the Government thermometer
on the Equitable roof had climbed to rs de-
grees. three degrees higher than 1t reached ut
the same hour on Tuesday. 1t was at this
critical juncture. when all who could get away
were flying to the seashore or cool retreats in
the country and those who were forced to stay
behind were donnlnG flannel shirts and seer
suckers and getting out palm leaf fans and
sun umbrellas, that the cool wave arrived and
the breeze came out from the north to battle
against the suns supremacy
The change began to Le felt almost imme-
diately. The mercury backed down in the
Thermometer, the breeze stfFened and the at
mosphere grew dryer There was 81 degrees
only Of humidity 10 the air. degrees below the
hour on Tuesday. Tho breeze was blowing
twenty miles an hour, and It freshened to
thermometer rtgisterei SC degrees ut -;
o'clock, which was the highest point it reached
This cool wave" said Sergeant Dunn at 3
O'Clock, will remain until o. morrow, anyhow,
ana there are no more warm waves in sight in
day from the lake regions. and was felt ovor
M MI ie and Wisconsin and travelled over
extends along the Atlantic coast States south
OF Massachusetts and over the Gulf States. 1t
may cheer heated town folks to know that on
ms day IN 1876 tho temperature was the high
mstEopolis. namely. 50 degrees.
inc hottest place this morning was Wash.
II.
were It Paul and st. Vincent, with SO degrees
At chicago \, "a the temperature was "a degrees, a
est place in this town. said Capt HOLLY. Yes yes
Thirtieth street station had climbed up to 81
al, the record. " Come with me; III show YOU"
he walked with his companion to the south
west corner OF broadway and Thirty-secnnd
street Here is u large Triangular area. with u
the triangle on either side 81 the street The
CAPTAIN walked over to the railing of the
UniEn pine Snvings Bank ard took Of his hat
came from the northwest, struck the front OF tho
bank building. and swept downward upon the
rent that made bits OF paper whrl around In
circles on the pavement It felt as If great
fan we're in operation overhead
No matter how close or hot the day is" the
CAPTAIN said mis- breeze is always to be en-
joyed here. 1t is something that can't un-
act as a sort Of, tume TO gather up the wind
and force it down in great cooling currents
whonever am overloaded. and l cool down
4 marked increase in the mortality is one
reported at the Bureau of Vital Statistics IS
ing at noon yesterday 2lO deaths were re-
ported. All increase OF 40. There were no
deaths from sunstr9ke, hut an increased num-
Der from diarrhual diseases and OF children
under nye years.