Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-27

MAKING THE BEST OF IT.
ter and the dropping land lifts up its head
Under its protecting shadow the rain drops
patter down, reviving and refreshing the
parched and thirsty earth.
In the everyday language Of the weather bu-
reau, there is an area of low pressure over
Montana and TIE British provinces Of the
northwest.
WILL IT REACH wAsHIN0ToN?"
This is the question which the indication
officer at the signal Office asks himself today as
he waits, with his hand upon the pulse Of the
country, counting its beats as it throbs under
the fierce heat. The busy wires tick their
messages constantly from the signal stations,
and with his eyes upon the map he can
almost see the land lying faint and languishing
under the fierce midsummer sun, can almost
feel the hot breath Of the air waves and listens
for the rush Of the live-giving gale through the
forests on its way to bring refreshmenf and
revival to the oppressed.
roRLoRN HOPE
But it's a forlorn hone, truly. From sea to
sea across the continent hangs the brazen sky,
with only several patches here and there Of
local clouds Everywhere the mercury mounts
higher and higher in the Thermometers and the
hot blasts sweep up from the tropics
Probably by tomorrow night, he says, the
weather may be cooler. That Ia if-and the
III" is said with emphasis-if the area of low
gale sweeps in from the ocean turning the wind
to blow from the northeast.
RAIN IN THE WEST
Of to the west Of us, between St. Louis and
Louisville, Sandusky and Knoxville, there is a
trisngular-shaped rainfall, with a tendency to
move eastward. Experience has proven, how
ever, that such storms break against the Ale
ghenies and expend their force before
they reach this section. Perhaps we
may get local shower from the noun tains he
says, as he looks out Of the window at the
northwest horizon. Then he glances at the
thermometer; yes, it is two degrees cooler than
this time yesterday. There must be relief on
the way.
Such, oh suffering ones, is the hope held ont to
you; patience yet while longer and there may
be relief.
THE HEAT YESTERDAY.
Yesterday marked the second day Of the
hottest period Of the year. Across the length
and breadth Of the land everybody suffered,
and it was no mere local afiiction. There
were varying degrees of intensity, of course. At
Philadelphia. 100, and Boston, 96; Jackson
vile, Fla, so, and Cleveland, Ohio, 90; st.
Paul, "a, and San Antonio, So: Des Moines, 90.
and Denver, 80, but the majority Of the great
cities suffered in the nineties. 50
ooh iuhcanco ht1u 1dst 10 1tb Sea DreeZe. with
the thermometer at So. while San Diego. the
matchless. pointed the finger of scorn at the
eastern seaboard and rejoiced in TO- Poor old
Yuma, the much abused did not send its record
at all.
The maximum at Washington for the day
was SO, and the night brought but little relief
All during the sleepy part Of the night the
mercury hung near 85 ut the weather bureau,
and heaven only knows what it was in the bed
rooms of the people in the heart of the city.
1T STARTED WELL TODAY.
This morning it started at 80, with a steady
upward stride that by II o'clock brought it up
to 90. This registry was at the signal Office.
Down town the figures were several degrees
ahead OF it. The drug store thermometers that
were consulted by the pedestrian whose bust
ness took him out on the streets marked "a
and Sc.
Everything showed the effects of the heat.
People were inclined to be cross, and a happy
looking countenance was q rarity. The horses
must have suffered intolerablv, for they
dragged themselves YEARLY along painting and
quivering with their excrtiOns.
Workmen who labored in the sun were to be
pitied, and their very looks excited compass
sion.
In the departments, where conditions were
supposed to be more favorable by reason of
high ceilings and wild. halls. electric fans, &C.,
the clerks felt the o2pressiTeness and work
progressed put Llow.y.