The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-11
HEAT "a AND HUMIDITY SO.
TIE HOTTEST TENTH OF AUGUST
FOR TWENTY TEARS.


four Lends Great Intensity to the Soda
Fiend's Propcnsity-Ira Mans Luck Has
No Limit, He Can Depart to the rrox-
Unity OF the Sea with HIS Amn,ty-But
We Sweat In This Vicinity If We Stay.
Easy going visitors from the tropics might
have thought they were on their native heath
yesterday II they had strolled down Broadway.
Tho sunny side Of the restless thoroughfars
was nearly deserted. and the throng that filled
the shady side from curbstone to house line
moved in llstless fashion. 1t was not the heat
alone although that was unelual)ed by tho
record OF any Aug. 10 for twenty years-thnt
caused willing OF collars. universal hopping
OF brows. and general lassltude. 1t was tho
heat and tho moisture combined that did the
WORK. Humidity was SO per cent at 8 A. NJ.
1t fell Off gradually to 60 at night.
The learned agriculturist who translates tho
meanings OF sky and wind for this neghbor-
hood was right when he said II would be gen
orally fair with considerable sultrinsss" Tho
sultriness was considerable. Tested by tho
thermometer-the official one on The Equitable
building-the day was as hot rs juno 10. and
the two were the hottest OF the summer. But
that Is not the way TO register the condition OF
the atmo sphers. 1t can be registered faithfully
only by the human Thermometer. and every one
who was In town and astir yesterday declared
that 1t was the most facilitating day OF the
summer.
Tho soda water thermometers did not agree
on the temperature. as usual. DR.. Perrys-
probably for the first time In hstory-coincided
with tho official thermometer on the Equitable
building In announcing at SIX o'clock In the
afternoon that the heat had reached 94'. The
rod alcohol in Hudnut's instrument had at that
time got up to 97h'. and was signing for
more The soda water dispensers have no
means OF recording the humidity except
the soda fountains. Tho moro man
sweats the more no drinks this PROPOSE
ton is reversible). and Judged by the
gushing and Kissing Of the lzz It was the
soGgiest day Of The season. Tho young women
in the barred cash booths were inundated with
silver and nickel aud lumented to patrons
favored with their acquaintance the necessity
OF being cash girls on hot, moist days. Men
struggled before the long fountains for an op-
porlunity tc leo their insides.
Down on broadway. whore the cable road Is
being laid. the heat appeared to he greater
than elsewhere. 1t radlated from tiers OF big
iron castings and shee! iron cylinders. making
the atr palritate and the fiannel shirted work.
mon In the trenches wore as wet as Il hey had
Just been fished from tho river. Tho exodus
OF business men 70 the sea shore and noun
Trims was greater than IT. has been any, pre-
BTane Sonoy snd "a %a
crowded: But thsre was only podicum OF
relist even q on the weter. The breeze vas s
The resources Of City Hall ark MS a summer
were crowded. Two newsboys. without fear OF
:sS S:;Ss szs ": snd S..4sk ss;
tain nnd 6ad . good time diving ara swlm-
The sound Of the ambulance gong was moro
familiar on the streets than 1t has teen for
had aggravated the ailments OF poor folks, and
they u erowded tho hospitals for examination
Nearly everybody with even q smnttsring Of
weather lore knew that the warm moist Mig t
would hatch out day with the characteris-
gree less moist aud fifteen degrees hotter than
the night. and it was not night OF rest and
It WAS too
In the tenements., 80 they took their pillows up
on the roofs and slept there with the uncertain
sky Tor blanket and roasted on tho lire
Grand street was the hot weather resort Of a
nh III Is sse
granite blocks are PILED waist hish upon the
eaSs the al ,b on beth the
piles Of stones the people ,perched themselves;
The shop keepers and their families moved
stone heaps Those from neiChborine. streets
In me
Sse SsS and ei men smSfns sai
nnasns ba5es and all sem
S S os R;s ~ sIs
loose dirt o. The street barred By the removal Of
In Grand street, even upon the heads OF pedes-
trlans But pedestrians were scarce. too. con-
nish. Tue heaps p. Of Giants blocks tsmDted
Si oGs TIA Rsss suffered gS%
gRich I'VE, We're q lew dssres IS cooler: rs. twc
and tried TO sleep and dream Of zero. But the
flies bothered them terribly.
d & was on. q e. Rsqs
Iorrid hest. Hs lay IL his pis water tank tos
:, A thunder shower may give q little relief to
tnS the
probability. have the hottest and muggest
August day ever recorded;
reported yesterday BY the police:
Jersmi,h Finnegan 'lonxshoreman. y ys.rs Old Of
s ssen aos : tssi
e1
Gouvsrneur street; Gouverneur Hospital,
James BrAsy. "a years old Of <Is West Eighty.hrst
Ninth avenue and Eighty third street; Rooss
Welt Hospital.
% " :e :ai T
toll
6 e.! rs s;i.: s' i;.asia :'is: CHAM
.d:orss croSsy Of Ile Madison street At Oliver and
s'ssi ff'Rt# West twentieth
jsmss %hie years old, of 1855 West Fitis.h street,
julius CoSsr. Il years OF age Of s7a Marcy avenue
RSookiyn at Pearl and John streets, Chambers Street
John Regain at Third and Fifty first street.
James Cottsr 81 Years old Of s2s West Forty
street At sihysxth street and Third avenue; Frssby
'es a.r@. sd domestic known as"L.nA" frs. ave-
Az unknown man q Broadway and Fulton street;
simsa iraam.np: ~ years old. of IT Rutgers place;
Christophsr strickl.r, q conductor on the MAdison
avenue surface line was taken 10 the Presbyterian
Hospiia al last night from the car stablea
John u sweeney y driver WAS overcome by the
heat and fell from his wagon at Eleventh avenue and
FORTY srond street His right knee badly bruised
lilo MAS taken to Roosevelt Hospital
INNIE BUTECKE HANGS HERSELF: