The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31
LAST OF THE HOT SPELL.
NO MORE DEADLY WEATHER mrs SUM-
MER, sArs MIR. DUNN

NO MORE DEADLY WEATHER 7HIs SUM-
MER, SArs MR. DUNN
The Promised Cold Wave Got Here Ye.,cr.
DAY, hut There WINS So Much Humidity
that People PuGed and Painted and Per.
spirod-eo Deaths Here, 10 In Brook-
iya-Denth Rate for the Week AO.sa.
New Workers we're supposed to feel cool Yes
terday, and the local forecaster was in as
hapry frame OF mind as IL his theory wero
really condition. He pointed with pride to
the fact that the thermometer recorded tenn
perature at least TO- below that OF the preced-
ing ak days. and wanted to know whether he
was not great prophet. There was no
denying the fact that the mercury had
gone down remarkably but 1t depended a
great deal on the conduct OF tho citizen
whether he appreciated the cold wave" or
not. The man who sat quietly before an open
window yesterday was probably comfortable.
The great majority who trampcd about the
streets, climbed to elevated railroad stations.
or otherwise INDUCED In the exercises OF every.
day life In the city pufled and painted and
perspired almost as much yesterday as during
the torrid spell
whilo the heat had been beaten of by the
waves Of cool air from the West. the other pro-
voker OF discomfort humidity. was AS con-
spicuous as ever. The air was thick. moist.
and heavy, and workaday humanity suffered.
Friday night gave very little indication Of q
change in the weather. beyond tho light local
shower. Tho temperature continued to be
very high, the humidity increased. and the
wind died away until 1t was no longer per-
ceptibe. At A. NJ. yesterday the official
tenn perature was TAO. but it was much higher
on the street level. At = it was 75'. and It
dropped of point. At s it had gone down to-
7s' sst at IT went back to IS again
was 10 anu a' - ""a Ia. mas wi,
one degree less than on most Of the extremely
There was not the same nc. thereafter.
later observant citizens began to rejoice at
what they believed was the signal of a gruto-
full change. At that time tho temperature had
sunk to 75, Another half hour sent it up to
s2,lo. at it was 81. At it was So, aud at ,
It fluctuated between 500 and 80 s-10' Tho
last was the highest point reached 1t was
than nSneI shn Than Uuh IN r haa dr ef
the p1eV SH day. 0"e' '"n 's fe'0'u %
ano g.a ne to ths
air; but they were very siow in msterializlnE.
although the sun was hidden behind clouds
that il ought e be cool and Iair to day. and
his assistant. MI Long. echoed TINS precision
asy M 0 oS' ne and
that the skies ought to be bright and clear.
The hot weather seems to have ,! ~. been more IRE
other place. for i left this city only after it had
been driven out Of every other Yesterday
morning New tS.k was H.; the centre q about
try the cold wave was central 70 the LIKE
heavily IN New Essland and northern New
hork. AZ A. n. NYrioik mad the record ior
tne Efeat ~ seaL n ne T'h
the co n fiaeei .h,r will
be any moro intensely hot days this summer;
hot sPs il all n 81 fond ha in one
Of such flcrce heat as we have Just expcrienc ed.
June aud lasted three days. Thereafter the
'4 The humber me Of Deaths REPORTED at the
hours endng at noon yesteras wSs 2
AXE record Tas The nearest sppr9ach Rn to the
on INV Z. NJ when The record reocbeh III
The number d deaths e recorded q. during t b
ssnss thu the s assie "t VEGA ~
~ Was I've
t41 during the previous week. The deaths re-
phoid. Ii; scarlet lever. 8: measles. -: diph-
| tLa.;a ~. s,n,iino 1 Tha nrJnn inoI m s,s
tretia. . aaptI ns s 49, ~ 81
OF the ojher DEANS we're: S,unstrok S W. us
| "Snah n. n, ain rial favor 7. Sinrrh,,a :a,i -
ass being children under fivo years: heart dis
eaee: 20, Ctpup' NJ piong,iIie ~. flvuii ~
ma. oo; pnthisls: 10 br!ent IiseaSe d., VIC
| lence ~, ana miscellaneous, 6D2 Ihere were
$50 deaths in public institutions and 9o1
| Tin 70 hi there Ind been r,nortod 10,
| thorLav r. Ea,v Vori 81 dautbs frnn, TIC Eaot
tue uay III Wv ioih ~ uyhtIs rum VIC uea-
ana 40 Rrostraa'i0ns IN brooaiyn tntre were
Tho lists follow:
| DEATHS
| ,.. ,r.,, ar $3.50 ,,,-. ,,..,
bhteV Ehhaoe'h >" years. OF 81 "esI siAteehtt
btroet. c.,... A., 1900 =. NJ, M. -,
.rsss ya.sanc. - SeA'S' oi <AS We" fof'S'"rs
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