Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-27
THE TERRIBLE HEAT.
IT'S FIERY EMBRACE COVERS ALMOST
THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
It's Dire Effects-Fatai Prostrations of
Man and Beast--suspcnsion Of
Work-The Outlook.
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| WASHINGTON. July 26.-The hot weather
| continued to-day with increasing severity,
the thermometer at the Weather Bureau re-
| gisterine 90 degrees. At o'clock this
morning tho mercury starteda at 81 degrees,
| with steady swinging gait, which before
the day was over brought it mp to we'll
| nigh uncomfortable point Thermometers
| in various parts of the business portion
of the city registered much higher than
the figures recorded at the Signal Office.
| in one place the mercury showing tenn
| perature Of l03 degrees.
| Yesterdays official maximum tempera-
| ture here was 97.3. Washington was the
hottest place in the United States yester-
day with the exception OF Louisville, NY,
| and Yuma. AriZ.l
| The intense heat causes much discom-
| fort among people who have TO circu-
| late about the streets, while on those who
| can remain indoors the effect Is also Sc
vere The heat at night is almost as un-
| bearable as it is in the daytime. Especi-
| ally is this the case in the crowded por-
| tions of the city, where the buildings shut
of the circulation of air and the asphalted
streets radlate the heat collected during
| the day. Several prostrations were re-
| ported to-day, but SO far as is known at
| present. none of them resulted fatally.
Dispatches to the Associated Press indi-
| cate that throughout the entire country,
| from the Atlantic Ocean TO the Rocky
| Mountains, the heat was several degrees
| greater than Yesterday. Ninety-fiye was
| about the average and 100 was very COM
| mon.
THE SCIENTIFIC CAUSE.
| If it is any comfort 10 know the sc1ent-
| fic cause OF all this misery, here il is, ex-
| planned in the language of Professor
| Hazen, of the Weather Bureau
when the air is stagnant the suns heat
, appears to have cumulative effect, and,
| in addition, the absence of moisture IN
the upper air causes the ravs OF the sun TO
| pass through with very little absorption.
| Another cause is this: If the atinos-
| phere becomes heated to any greet height
| the heat at the surface seems 70 nave
| greater intensity. This is worse, OF course.
! when there is an absence of any cooling
| influences. When the winds are from the
southwest it grows much warmer"
| Mr.. NJ. NJ. Ramsey, q clerk IN the war
| Department, was prostrated by tho heat
| in front Of the War Department at noon
| to-day He was removed to his home. on
| III street nOar Twenty first. and physician
was summoned. RestOratlves were applied
| and this afternoon he seemed 10 be i'm
| proving.
95 IN THE SHADE.
| MANCHESTER, N. H., July 26.-The ther-
| mometer to-day registered 3 degrees
warmer than yesterday. 1t was 95 degrees
| in the shade.
| MILL OPERATIVES sUCCUMB.
! LOWELL. Mass, July 2G-Fifteen persons
| In the Merrimac Company's Mills sue
cumbed TO the heat yesterday and had to
| be removed. The thermometer OF noon
| to-day was 92-5 degrees higher than yes
terday.
| MILI-wORK SUSPENDED.
| TAUNTON, Mass, July 26.-The mercury
| registered % degrees in the shade at 4.
| VI. In several of the foundrles and mills
work wa, suspended, owing TO the heat.
| WARNER THAN FOR TWELVE YEARS PAST.
| LYNN, Mass, July 26.-The heat IN Lynn
| was more severe than for dozen years
| before. The thermometer registered "a to
| 100. Men Oh the highway obliged to cease
! work.
| sPRINGFIELD's HOTTEST DAY.
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July 26.-This is
| Spring6elds hottest day this year. The
| thermometer touched 30 degrees at lO
o'clock this morning.
90 IN TIE SHADE.
ALBANY, n. Y, July 2C.--The tempera-
ture at II o'clock IS 9s degrees in the
shade.
100, AND RISING.
HARTFORD, CoNS., July 26.-At2 o'clock
the thermometer registered 100 in the
shade without a cloud visible and the heat
Is rising.
HOTTEST DAY OF rHE SEASON.
New BEDFORD. MASS, July 2G.-To-day is
the hottest Of the season, the thermome-
ter ranging from 81 to %.
HoI IN SPITE OF BREEZE.
GIoUcFsTER, Mass, July 26.-With the
sun obscured the mercury recorded
% at 10 O'Clock A. VI. to-day, being the
hottest this season here. although a strong
breeze from the west prevails.