The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-10
HUMIDITY, 95 PER CENT.
That Was at A. M.-Then tho Hygro.
meter Fell md tho The rmometer Rose.

Farmer Elias Dunn said yesterday that It
was all mistake. and he was sorry he did it.
New Workers. woke UP yesterday to find 05
per cent. OF humidity in the atmosphere at
o'clock, and felt as II they were in tho steam
room of Turkish bath. The mercury in the
official thermometer registered 75' then. AS
the morning advanced tho temperature crept
UP and the humidity went down. At IL O o'clock
the temperature was So and the humidity 70.
1t was about this time that Farmer Dunn
went down to buffet lunch room on the
street. He looked satisfied with himself when
he went in. but miserable when he came out.
At o'clock Farmer Dunn's thermometer
registered 9l'. and an hour later tho mercury
managed to get its fingers on the 03' mark.
where it chung tenaciously while man and
beast fumed and slowed. Tho humidity had
been absorbed somewhat by this time. how
ever and there was only 80 per cent in the air.
New Workers will get some satisfaction"
Farmer Dunn said. out of the knowledge that
the entire section Of the country between the
Mississippi River. the Atlantic Ocean. the
chain of lakes. and northern Tennessee is az
fected by the heat Just as much as we are. In
fact the people OF Erie suffered most OF any
early in the morning. At 8 o'clock the temper
aturo stood So there. This vas the hottest
out the middle Mississippi Valley the tempera-
ture registe SO'.
There have been thunder and rain storms
throughout the far Northwest to-day. and
these storms are now moving down upon US.
When they come. which l predict will be late
tonight or early tomorrow morning. we will
have it cooler. At any event. l don't think we
can have more than one moro day Of blister
ing weather."
Mr.. Dunn's expectations were fulfilled. for
at 10 in the evening GOODNESS came, with Il
brief thunder storm and pouring rain.
Christian Brother Joshua, who recently ar
rived at Mani haitian College from Ceylon, was
overcome by the heat yesterday and Is lying at
the college in u .precarious condition. He
started out to soc the town. and finally rode up
to he end of the elevated road at l55th street.
There he was taken i'll, and an am bulanco
took him to tho college at l3lst street. He is
native Of England. and his family name is
General in the army. He is 81 years old, and
has been q member OF the order since 1853.
These prostrations were reported yesterday:
Brown George. 4G years of White Plains at Morris
Dock station; Fordham Hospital
Callahan John - years sol West Fifty ninth street.
-, Daval. Franz 20: l2b Courtl.ndt avenue, at 1872
Eighteenth street and Avenue A: bellevue
Giroy. Thomas rs years or reenpoint. at S57 West
tees E 40 %"ars h%'h r.
Hoboken at 2vl West Tenth street: St. vincents Hos
Meyer Gustave IA years of III East Houston street,
Bellevue Hospital
o'Kesfe Margaret. ~ years old of 17e Java street.
Greenpont Presbyterian Hospital.
PEPPER, Leonhardt 81 years. OF 674 East Sixteenth
street; Cha'nbsrs street Hospital.
Sherer. John. IS years. OF ls3 Edritge street. .,
Forsyth and Rivington streets; attended and went
home.
Taylor Jacob NJ years at l25th street and Amster.
dam avenue: Manhattan Hospital