Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-29
THE ToRRID HEAT.

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Approach-Ths Hest In Now Haven
-Many shops Practically shut
With all the intense heat of yesterday
and the past four days it was consoling
indeed to know that the Weather bureau
has finally got wind of an. approaching
cool wave, and that almost to . certainty
there will be ''let up" on the sxtraordi-
nary heated spell tonight: Here what ths
bureau says: ga,
The cool wave reported "wednesday night
and yesterday morning from the region
between tho Rocky mountains and the
Mississippi, and which win probably ad-
Vance over the Ohio valley and the fLaks
region by to-day, marks the termination
of a protractsd period of unusual heat
which has prevailed over those districts,
except in the northern portions, since
Monday, the 18th instant. Maximum
temperature Of 30 and above have Co.
CURED almost daily throughout this entire
area, and from the 18th to the Gath the
temperature rose every day to- 100 and
with the present week unusually high tenn
peraturs, from 80 to 100, have also OCCUR
red throughout the southern and middle
states and New England, except in local
cities on the immediate coast; tsmpera-
lures of 100 at Philadelphia and Baltimore
on the 26th, at Lynchburg on the 26th and
27th, and 80 at Warrington city on the
Goth. These temperatures were from to
8 higher than any of which the weather
bureau has record during the third
decade of July. Temperatures Of
ok
| Lynohburg four days, at Warrington,
Baltimore, Parksrsburg and Pittsburg three
days, at Philadelphia two days and at New
York and Boston one day during the pres
emit week, including Wednesday. Tho high
temperature ia likely to continue through
ont the middle Atlantic states until to-day,
with local showers in the evening, but cool
or weather may be expected by to-
night. H. -
The cool wave of yesterday morning in
the west and northwest WAS accompanied by
unprecedented low temperatures for this
season Of the year, q minimum of 40 de-
grees being reported from Cheyenne, Wyo. ,
and one of 30 degrees from Havre, Wis. ,
and Helena, Mont, which are respectively
4 and 13 degrees lower than any previous
ly recorded during the last decade of July.
Just Think of II!
SIGNAL OFFICER SAYS.
Yesterday afternoon our faithful and
able signal officer, Sergeant Cox, sat in his
Office endeavoring to keep cool In one OF
the coolest rigs seen in thia
city, yet no equalling the bath
ing suit worn by the CoURIrR's
fat compositor these hot nights while stick
r ing type. Sergeant Cox confirms to thu
utmost the promise of . cessation of thu
hot wavs tonight. Said he yesterday af
4 ternoon: The cool wave is central, nov
over Montana, and in Havrs, ono little plsc'
in Montana, the Thermometer stood thii
afternoon two below freezing.
Just think of it, ye sweltering New Ha
veners-two below freezing-and go fal
yourselvesl
To-day" continued the sergeant 90 h,
famed himself with increased vigor, "it wa
one degree hotter than on Wednesday.
One degree hotter than such torrid hea
as that of yesterday means good deal.
i AT THE SHOPS.
/ At many of the Now Haven factories
large percentage of the hands have had 81
: enforced vacation most of this week, o.
. | account of the heat In all the foundrie
there has been practically shut-dow
this week. The Thermometer stood at IL
in the coolest corner of the foundrief
The men had to quit or run tho risk G
having an ambulance sent after them.
COOLING SHOWER.
Last evening about half-past seven dar
: and angry clouds massed in the easter
> skies and soon the rain fell In torrents
= | the lightnings flashed and the thunde
= rolled. A delicious breeze. or rather gal,
accompanied, which was. intensely II
freshing