The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-27
At THE FOUNTAIN.

| Mayors Office pm. o.
Religious Herald Office .........4P. NJ. 80
ROwes. Third and Broad $500. Up. ~. fO2
At THE FOUNTAIN.
With such weather. ii was no wonder that
| suffering humanity yesterday rushed 70 the
soda fountain for temporary relief. Ia con-
sequence the drug clerks life was fo1 the
| time, a burden.
Nearly every one drinks soda and enjoys
1t. Even the favored individual to whom
| glass Of champagne with ice is no rarity is
often glad to worship at the marble shrine
! OF the soda fountain. So it is with all
! classes. In democratic mass they stream TO
the drug store and reinqush their nickes,
| TO some mere nothing, TO some even a
sacrifice. There are innumerable varieties
Of soft drinks and as many kinds Of
| drinkers.
There at the counter ordering is the man
who has never tried anything but vanilla
/ or chocolate cream; there is the young man
| who must try every nOYelty-and for whom
| the novelties are especially manufactured.
/ There is the small boy who wants the sweet.
lasting kind, and the middle-aged man, who.
probably IS Just beginning 70 experience
| dyspepsia and invariably calls tor Vichy.
Possibly this is because this comes the
nearest 10 being straight" Then there is
occasionally the young person. generally
from the rural districts. who calls. in
knowing way, for the soda sensation Of
three years ago-a milk shake. Down town,
the middle of the day, and IN he suburbs,
the late evening. are the times of the most
pilgrimages to the neigh boring fountains,
boys GO SWIMMING.
Notwithstanding the high protective tariff
of one cent per head which exists for all
traversers Of Mayo's Island. the Lake. Soda
Water Tiger. Big He'll. Little He'll and the
balance OF natures rock-bound layatories
which exist about its boundaries were
crowded yesterday from early afternoon TIL
after dark with schools of men and
boys, They were yelling splashihg.
tumbling kicking and swimming in the
almost tepid currents of the James with
hope of respite and refreshment, but the
temperature Of the water like the air had
been subject 10 a pitiless sun. and this last
of natures resorts was but snare and de-
fusion.
or TIE woRKMEN.
The heat at the iron foundres was ter.
ribe, and the workmen went slowly about
their labors. In the city all outdoor work
on houses was practically suspended, as the
scorching rays of the sun wore too severe
for weak humanity. There we're some toll
ers, however. that kept right on.
gang Of negroes were digging up
franklin street between Seventh and
Eighth the entire day and the sun seemed
% have but very little effect upon them.
Often they would stop. pick in hand. and
watch the cars as they rapidly rolled past.
but at other times they kept right on.
THE STREET Cans.
The horses suffered considerably from the
heat and IN many cases nard-W or ked dTaught
horses were kept in harness but portion of
the day. The street-car horses were treated
with the utmost consideration. The electric
cars did splendid business, carving bust
ness men from and TO their homes. but
there were but few female passengers until
night. Then the open cars were crowded
with fair humanity and hundreds OF them
with escorts paid visit to Reservoir Park
or the glens of Forest HILL Libby. Chin
borazo and CANDLES Hills were thronged
and the breeze that sprung up about 10
O'Clock was most thoroughly enjoyed.
AMBULANCE CALLS.
The ambulance responded TO the follow
ing calls yesterday
$50 A. NJ to Ninth and Clay streets 10 a
white man who WAS sick. He left before the
ambulance arrived.
1915 A. VI. to Chesapeake and Ohio shops
to a white man suffering with cramp. He
was treated andleft.
1906 A. NJ. to Kingan d Co. The patient
was sent home before the ambulance ar
rived.
las P. NJ. to TredRar Company to col
ored man suffering with cramp. He was
treated and taken TO his home at No. 5l3
west Broad.
s:4OP. NJ. to Fourteenth and Franklin 10
a man sick. lie left before the ambulance
arrived.
INTERESTING FACTS
A number of localities called by telephone
for the reading of the respective thermo-
meters yesterday replied that they did not
have such an instrument. but that they
knew by the feeling Of the heat that II was
over 100 degrees.
People adopted all sorts of devices 10 keep
cool. One gentleman. who is a teetotaller,
sat in a lunch-room adjoining a saloon and
took lunch in order 10 spend the hottest
hours under the electric fans.
A etter-carrier was seen Yesterday carry
ing a sponge TO wipe the perspiration from
his face The line Of his satchel strap was
plainly marked by a wet strip diagonally
across the back of his coat Letter-carriers |
do not have a cool time Of it.
A gentleman looked Mt Mayor Ellyson
yesterday and said: IL makes me mad 10 see |
him come around looking so cool, clean and !
when | am so hot and dirty.
That is his way: he never seems TO get hot |
or fiustered, and keeps cool under all cir |
Another gentleman with his face and |
hands dripping. expressed the sentiment |
that he would stand anything to get cool, |
even TO being given the cold shoulder by his !
best friends.
ICE Is MINDED.
The demands on the ice companies has
been almost two-fold for several days. aud |
life indeed seems burden without the /
crystal GOODNESS Then thought, What
good time 10 help the Ice Mission. The
TINES will receive and hand over 10 the /
treasurer any amount you may please 70
give for the benefit of the much-depleted
Ice fund for the sick and suffering poor.
Henrico County Court.