Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-12
MERCURY DROPS.
OLD SOL SOMEWHAT RlLINQUISHE FL
GRASP ON THg TOWN.
The Latter half Of Yesterday Fairly Comfortable
Sudden Shower Cools OF the
Atmosphere

For three or four, days now old Sol
own way. having things about all his
tain has been heard throughout the
length and breadth OF the city, and the
DAYS have been ones Of great cheer to
the ice-cream men. The ice men have
also worn an expansive smile. Monday
night was one very telling on those who
aspired to sleep, and early yesterday
morning the temperature was such as
to afford little encouragement to those
vino yearned for zephyrs. AT o'clock
Yesterday morning the thermometer at
Schnepfs registered II degrees and by
o'clock the mercury crawled up
four degrees, and at o'clock the mer-
curry stood at So degrees, at 10 O'Clock
80 degrees, at IL o'clock 81 degrees, but
the climax was not reached until l
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the
thermometer displayed cool, or rather
warm 95 degrees.
At this juncture there was a change
in the atmospheric conditions, prepare
tory to little downpour that proved
very welcome and refreshing. Had 1t
not been for the storm the
mercury would doubtless have
broken the record yesterday.
Shortly after o'clock change
that had been heralded briefly by black
clouds, set In with suddenness that
would give pointers to the man that
makes storms on the stage. The mer-
curry took decided tumble. A brisk
wind preceded the atmospheric declen-
sion. Clouds OF dust eddied through
the atmosphere. In many places a
small-sized sirocco took possession Of
the streets, and for several moments
hats, umbrellas and signboards, andin
fact all things not tied to the earth,
were scattered TO the four
corners! Some amusing scenes
on Market and Main streets were wit
messed during this sudden furry. The
clouds burst and the rain came down In
torrents. The showers were not of
long duration and were OF an intermit.
tent nature. They were accompanied
by lightning flashes and peals Of thun.
der. The atmosphere seemed charged
with electricity. The sky wore an un-
usual grandeur, the dull, reddish vault
being lit up every other second by bril-.
liant flashes of lightning.
Not everybody ran in out Of the rain,
except the misguided enthusiasts who
had been trying to ascertain IL 1t were
hot enough for the general public.
Some didn't want to. They just slapped
their feet down on the wet pavement
and let the water finish the work old
Sol had begun on their linen. This wai
a little local affair of cool craze
modest In its manner, but yet It was
wheeling's own product. No thanks
for this to Jerry Rusk or his assistant ir
the weather business. Wheeling had q
cool summer record to maintain. She
had been disappointed for few
days, and she went out yes
terday afternoon, and got ut
a cool spell on her own account. 1t wa,
no big, sea billow Of air. but only . rip
ping wave. Still 1t was something. AL
last evening 1t was quite comfortable al
over the city. Toward dusk the TEN
perature grew very pleasing, and Il
seemed as IL everybody was out OF doors
glad to leave the house in which the,
had been cooped all day long. A
eleven o'clock last night the mercur,
at the REGISTER Office told tale of =;
degrees, showing an encouraging sub
sidence of the heat.