New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-15
HIGH WENT THE MERCURY.
ANOTHER WARM DAY FOR NETWORK.
JUNE RECORDS SMASHED ALL TO fIEcEs-A RE
FRE-HING TIrUNDER-:HowER.

JUNE RECORDS SMASHED ALL TO rIEcEs-A RE
FHE.HING TIrUNDER4HowER.
Mr. Merciry worked hard yesterday and was
not prostratcd On the contrary he beat mis-
record for June Ii By several points lie alsQ
beat his official record for June IL by 4-lotns
Of a degree This shows that Mr. Mercury can
earn his salary if he wants to. In the evening"
however, thunder shower from the wes' caiao
up suddenly and knocked about ten degrees oi
heat out of Mr. Mercury. The earth was parcneo'
1t welcomed the shower, and for time suHerins
humanity was relieved The rain stopped avouo
as suddenly as il came, but il left delicious a
refreshing GOODNESS in the air. The storm was
preceded by brilliant and beautiful lightning.
The dark clouds which rolled up the Bay ano
I l,nkrd themselves high in the west over t1e
! New-Jersey mountains and the Palisades were
reuatadly cleft from crown 10 base with oaz-
zling strokes of electricity, while now ana .hen
Thousands Of ribbons Of most brilliant ana hasn-
ing white seemed to be shaken before the Diack
mass Then came tie rain, bringing great heaitn
Of coplncss and freshness, and the CLOUDS were
released and Went rolling along swiftly 10 carry
GOOD cheer TO other sufferers from the heat'
At D. m. yesterday the thermometer on 'no
hurricane deck of the Equitable Building regis
tercl oI degrees Down on the boiler deck, where
humanity most of the time il compelled to keep
itsslf TIE mercury nearer 100 degrees.
pr y Dunn the Obliging young man VINO
< prescribcs weather on a salary payapfe no"''ny'
. fsbod ont n LARGE ninsy volume OF DacK-numoer
: weather Yesterday when a Tribune reporter caeu
: on him. From this volume the following ng"res "etu
obt lined June IA, 1885, perSplra'lon noweu Lucy
Q ., so degrees and last year at 50 degrees. An
IS 1885 on the same day, Mr.. Mercury took hfe
t. comfortably at 50 degrees, and in 1887 he pun
n in half time at 50 degrees. In 1883, he chmpeu
d nm to 81 degrees. lie lost his grip again In the
following wear and fell 10 6S, but his pay wens
= on just the same
s But his shortcomings are more than atonen ZOE
1t by hi, work during the present month"; VIVA
eiytecn DAYS yet TO hear from. Ills real sum"et
st work began with the first day of June, and No
to has bcen rather busy for the last fourteen days.
n lie beat the worlds record for June l3 by regis
(, ,erinr officially 90 6-lO degrees at 3 p. m, and
~ ~ Yesterday he climbed 4-10 of degree hieHer,
bc ,yhilo down in the streets unofciay he checked
~ OIL 9S degrees.
nc Rut Dr. Dunn, after consulting blue cylinder
Of s,rcaked with red ink gave The Tribune reporter
IN 4 Tip" which he was at liberty to impart 10 'ao
2ii sufrocating public, that it was going 70 oo
10. cooler by Wednesday as the storm centre ap,
II feared to he taking up lots in Oklahoma anu
Ill transferring them into Texas "ha' ohia''',n"
T T'p and Texas have to do with New-iork "ea.net
nd Dr. Dunn did not explain but he gave 1t out thau
Ntbou,h il was only little hotter yesterday
.ccordino 70 the thcrmomete than it was the
- day before people in the streets seemed 10 suHel
moro II was the humidity in the atnio' phere '"''
made New-Yorkers wilt, and made them leei hoi'
.ns uncomfortable than on the previous uSs
,r | There was per cent more humidlV See"i"N
hnt than Oh Monday Another condition winch -
late sisted Mr. Mercury III his brilliant WORK wac :"
;on ,:,iehsd brerze In the evening the brecz
on 10 "A pIeaSdu
aid Mr. Mercury also got in his good work In oH'e
'on ,arts Of the country. At Portland, Me-. ana Q
eA Albany it WIS even hotter than it was in Newiori
n. Int the humidity tele did not make IL so uhcoa
o Portable and this city for yesterday can claim 'i
distinction of Being the most uncomfortapie piaS
tied in the United States -,
owe Chicago where they are going 10 hold "orio
lser Fair was the coolest city in the country seSe
t. do, morning. During tie day the thermomett
@ sia, ,5 mt reoi,ter higher than 20 degrees. A
,hrouobout the REGIONS Of Lakes SUPERIOR Huro
a, Wch;ron rhe mercury fell from Is to
degrees.
.,, Animals seemed 20 suffer more yesterday ina
HE man Many truck horses dropped dead in the o
tcrnoon from the heat, and ten times as mi man
'nch tie streets Ice was used to revive u tie, ILL =, -
With hcn tbey were lei TO their stables IL WIS IN
All ple YESTERDAY for the horses 20 1;u araw AND rsa,
,1, 1 ~ horses were used on almost all OF the -
mch in tie city Even then tic poor beasts suleie
Sew, - The Weather Bureau the temperature wa;
Re y M -: a. M. II noon, 81 [. r. Ut, y.
-otc Z n M 90: 6 D. M. SO: : p. m, 81. r. II -
-, r. perry's tharmomeVcr, on the street. IL II,
s , l-tcred: a. m. '6; a. NJ - a. m r n
was room St: > p m, 9S; . p. ui'' Vs. p
N'u' o.; p. IN, -. H., -. a.. ruhI;c hath
busi- Iescr laV was \ great day az tne pup,lu .l
the Boys ami the loungers around Ba'ery ,bsm
,,on adygniagc of the opportunity To cool ~
nith uluneps in the refreshing wa'er' & IN. "
'o' oiso ilsprcd a strong desire - escape Iioll l,
any - The Corey Island beats and the Mahna,.
til" Each trains dill rushing nusheS1. i,S a !
And wanted 10 the elephant. the 'o'v isana W. ~ ~
pihie Accordingly the pleasure boats we
o, cro,vicd On every "trip. In the evening the Crow
che' which started for Coney Island were enor,no
tho Tho rapacity of the boats was not suincleho W
ont cormoaatc rho throngS which wan'eo I'd fes'
,ned | =, breathing spot on the beach. ,,
ord The city was flooded by Sudden ueiuge
~ ralm leaf fans yesterday. ihey wcIF sF..o'hs - y
ke- and precious boons especially rs they we've s.
was g, com t,vo 10 five cents each. Now. ork
ore Indebted for them 10 rats. The despi,eu
es ns L,,ed vcrn,in are the that brougnt 90
,ha, the pricc inst at the right time wneh IL sho'
,no naturally 20 up. The sailing snip r. H. noI
'n' no,on hcr, from { bro few days ago She
WY AMONG other things number ei nuse case
for "sin loaf fars and tlr rats found them valua
lcnns additions the dpl monotony OF tle ,esuia
,dcn, NJ fom They ruined them 50 that the consi
NON, ment or rather wlet was left OF II, was SOLD
,m,,~t auction at 81 hundred
N the -...
rnitc MANY CASES OF HEAT PROSTRNT1oN.