New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-11
HEAT RECORDS BROKEN.
THE WARMEST 10TH OF AUGUST FOR
TWENTY YEARS.
NINETY SEVEN DEGREES ON THE STREET AYI
NINETY -FOUR ON THE EQUITABLE BUILD
ING-sEvERAL FATAL PRosTRArIoNS.


Equitable Building 7s degrees. II it had re-
mained there throughout the day, nothing would
have been said about It, In front OF Hudnuts, in
Broadway it had risen by O'Clock TO 81. Every
one who passed the place was at once thrown into
heat by sidelong glance at the big thermometer.
by noon 80 was reached, though Perry's in Print
ing House Square, indicated only 81. Meanwhile
the instrument up in the Signal Service office
doing It's work officially, and like everything else
associated with the Government service. it was
moving with deliberation and with q sense of its
own dignity and importance.
At 3 80 p. m. its silver tongue touched the line
which stands at o.. At the same hour Hudnut's
instrument marked o. II had reached the record
of June Is; the fires of its ambition slackened;
there war no reason why il should 60 any further.
for it had broken the record of the 9th Of August
for twenty years Farther tIan that, it had only
been exceeded during that period in a record for
August on two occasions namely. August l3, 1881,
and August l6, 1858, when it touched 90 on both
dates II is so seldom that the mercury gets to
such giddy height, that it's forbearance to 90
higher is 70 he commended. But it had made the
third highest record for a score of years for the
month of August.
There are twenty-one days yet in which to
make the maximum. II was satisfied and after
lingering on the line for half an hour, gradually
proceeded to gather strength for fresh ascent
today. Now if meteorological conditions count
for anything by way of index, to-day's record
will beat all records for the month since 1871.
The hot wave has spent its force west of the
siississippi River, hut east Of that meridian
there is a remarkable uniformity of temperature
north of the parallel of Mason and Dixon's line.
South of that the conditions arc normal. There
were few indications last evening of thunder
showers at any point within the heated area
The maximum temperature on Sunday in New
York was only 10 with an average humidity Of
IL per cent, while at Chicago, st. Louis, Cleve
land Detroit and Port Huron the maximum tenn
pcrature was 96 This city. therefore, in the nat
ural order of things had yesterday only foretaste
of what may be expected to follow to-day and TO-
morrow. There have been violent thunderstorms
in southern Canada. but ii is not believed that
their influence will be felt here. The winds
yesterday were south by southwest. though once
and for short time only, veered to the SOUTH
cast. In the hot days of June lasting through.
ont the 18th, 9Th and 7th the first day was the
warmest, the figures being 94, 93 and % rcspec-
lively, with an average humidity of II per cent,
against humidity to-day of Is. To-day, there
fore was more oppressive than the hottest day of
June.
The highest figure reached in New-York since
the Signal Service Bureau was opened here, was
September I, 1881, when the mercury touched
90 degrees
The Thermometer in Central Park at . o'clock
that afternoon made the crowning record of l0l
degrees in the shade. The number of cases of
prostration from the heat was startling Public
interest also at that time greatly excited rs
to the possible effect Of the terrible weather upon
President Garfield, whose condition was becoming
every day more critical lie died at Elbcron
twelve days afterward
September, 1879, also a month men,
orabe for its continued heat and oppressive
ness. but the highest temperature of that period
was 81, the yesterday.
hot day in New-Yorll means great deal
not to the very wealthy, for they are all away.
TO those representing the middle classes it means
DISCOMFORT. and to many of this same class the
augmentation of natural ills. But to tie very
poor it is misery which can with difficulty be es-
tmated Tribune reporter str0lled last eve
ming in the twilight through the poorer sections
Of the East Side In almost every window open
ing on the streets, from tie Easements to the
roofs women and children were clustered. and
even on the roof in many instances. Hundreds OF
infants. supported by maternal hands, sat half
naked on the sS, dOOr-stcps were thrOnged, the
sidewalks were crowded with brawling men and
women. while at some of the rum-shOps children
stood in line waiting to have the kettles and
pitchers which they carried filled with beer. The
streets were Uttered with refuse and filth, and
the stencil was everywhere.
In Battery Park after the sun went down
every bench was filed People sat upon the
grass and thrones shuflled along the walks. The
benches in City Hall Park had their usual occu-
pants who in the warm weather make this re-
sort their lodging-placc In the uptown puolc
parks people OF al classes were gathered, while
the piers along tie cast and west water-irontS
| werc sought by men, women and children
who dwell in those localities.
The fierce sun claimed a number of victims.
Among them were:
Catherine DOran taken to the Ncw.York Hospital rom
No i West Thrcthst lives at No 132 West THIRTEEN
st. Julius Golfer Brooklyn Frustrated at Fulton ana
Pearl sts the Chambers Street oSpIta James
Monshan, aged eighteen living at BooneraVc' ahd d.
Psu.s jersey CITY, taken to the same hospital over
come while at az No 10S F1nkliiSt; IN iroht Of
40 444 Sccond.ave James White aged hftyn'ne, sue
cumbed 10 the effect, Of the sun, lives ot NO 800 west
Fifteenth.st was taken % Bellevue Hospital James
Bracy aged twcnty.four, lives at No AIS west Eighy
hr.tst taken TO hospital from EGhty.thirdst anu
x,.havc Edward Kelly, aged twenty-scven, homeless,
taken to Bellevue Hospital from No s22 Firstave Mar
raret Barrett aged nfty overcome at No 80 ouVeeH'
:. taken 10 GOuyerneur Hospital tcn-year-od george
c,oley OF No 1lG Madison.st overcome by the heat al
,,, and Horny SIS taken % Chambers Street Hospital
ci,nop Fr,,mann aged twentyn'nc. q No. II Rutgers
| place taken III a, No. 800 Broadway carried to the
chombct, Street Hospital unknown woman, about t"en'
vnyc wears old feet hSe inches In height dnrA com
Ic,nn hair and eyes, dressed in brown skirt. white
s,,d ,yaist aud black hat. found UNCONSCIOUS at
ooe Ave and Sinety.Xtist. and taken 20 tho Prsoy-
,e,,,n Ho-pal; unknown man aged about twenty
ound sick at Fifty nlnth.s and Nnih-avc, t'Fch 10
| nj
nd Tbird.ayc sent 20 the Presbyterian Hospital.
,b,tty.feur years old and lives At No. 32S west
Foityninth.st; John c. Eegan' sehs 70
nAevue IIospa. wac sunstruck at Thrd-a'e ana fiit
| ar.tst Alice Joyce, sixty-hvc years od OIL NJ .
Cheevay Place Brooklyn at Hicks ana congress
It, taken home; Christopher Rckert iortyhVe YEARS
d of No 345 second-st.. Brooklyn. stricken al NO
RAYMOND st. IN that city to the BROOKLYN Dos-A'ii