Evening journal., 1892-08-11
THE SUN SEEMS ANGRY.
Old Sol Shows no Mercy to
Workmen and Children.
SHOWER BRINGS BUT BRIEF RELIEF

All Day the Mercury Hangs Around the
Top of the thermometer 1t Nearly
Reaches Blood Heat-AIiI Work, street
work and business Suspended in Many
Places Few Cases of Heat Prostration.
One Of the hottest cities in this "land
OF the brave to-day was Wilmington.
and the suffering among both human
beings and animals was correspondingly
great The thermometer began TO rise
at o'clock in the morning when it was
50 degrees gradually It increased until
noon, when the 02 mark was reached.
The high point Of the day, however, was
at o'clock in the afternoon, when the
mercury stood at go The humidity was
also high, but It was not as bad as the
day before At 8 a. m, it was u per
cent. noon, 81, and at 3 p. m. 52 per cent
Last nights shower was only local one.
and, while IL was not heavy. it lowered
the temperature about three degrees, aud
swetering humanity was correspond
4 ingly grateful. The local forecaster at
the Weather Bureau says that there will
/ likely be showers tomorrow with a some
what lower temperature There is
another hot wave in the far West butit
will probably be modified considerably
before il reaches the East.
Heat vs.. Justice ana Brain work.
The West Chester Local News says:
The mercury didn't boil yesterday and
we haven't heard of any thermometer
breaking this morning by reason of the
expanding metal, but the thermometers
were not in the court room and nobody
It.tta hft fa4ff
supplied fans TO the Jurors The district
attorney waved palm leaf MS he asked
questions The judges emulated his
example. Hats and fans were worked
all over the court room in vain
effort 60 keep up a circulation The room
WAS crowded with perspiring humanity
Of all ages and every shade of com
pleNion Scores Of men sat in their shirt
sleeves landkcrchiefs were used to
mop up the perspiration Still it could
be felt trickling down the back and the
only hope of comfort lay in the prospect
that by and by cooler wave viii succeed
the prevailing hot one The Grand Jury
is favored By having en- electric fan,
which makes the air cool forthem.
Heat at the Hospitals.
1t is very warm at the different
hospitals but the patients are not
suffering near so much as at former
times There has been no one admitted
to the institutions during the day who
have suffered from sunstroke or heat
prostration
Hunting the city Parks.
The people through the city to-day did
not suffer from the heat as they
did yesterday Mothers knew
that cool spot could be
found Ia the Brandywine park and
several families from the east side fouhd
their way 20 this place to-day by
way of the Riverview cnrs. Large
parties from Philadelphia also came down
ON the boat this morning to find
cool and rest in the shade of the trees on
the romantic Brandywine The ther-
Dometer az Friends drug store,
al Sixth and Lombard streets
registered 80 degrees at 10 o'clock and.
by 2 o'clock,s it had reached
g5 degrees. The following is a
record Of the thermometer at o'clock
Baynards, 96 Belts, %; Beetems 92
At Third and Railroad avenue at o'clock
the thermometer registered 80 degrees.
seashore Excursions weil Patronized.
Hundreds of people left the city by rail
and steamboat in search Of fresh air.
The Knights of St. Lawrence went
on its annual excursion to Atlantic
City this morning The Knights left
in special train at 6 o'clock this
morning with about 600 on board,
all Of whom were glad to get away from
the close and humid atmosphere and en-
JOY salt air or cool breezes from the bay.
The Sunday school Of Bethel Church
went over to Pennsgrove hoping to find
some change in the temperature
About J0l scholars and friends Of st.
Michaels p T.. Sunday school, sought
the cool breezes at Augustine Pier They
. left this city ON the steamer Christina.