The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-27
PLEASE, MIR. DUNN, STOP IT,
AND GIVE Us A NICE COOL WAVE
FROM -FOUR ICE HOUSE

Yesterday wns the Hottest Day In Eleven
Years-The Thermometer Reached Osk,
and Our Own Weather SHARP Won't
Promise to Make Il Quit-Oniy = Little
Ray of Hope Away Up North OF Lake
suprrior--M any Prostrat,ons from Heat.
The prediction Of tho gentleman in tho
towor OF the Equitable building who takes
caro- of our weather was fulfilled. and yester-
day was hotter than Monday This fact was
tho occasion OF smile which lowered all day
about his face. and was particularly exasper-
n,ing considering the discomfort OF tho swell
tcrinG population In the streets far below his
airy ofi'co Mr.. Dunn admitted. however. that
he might have made good his predictions
without boosting tho mercury to 0Gh0. That
was tho reading OF tho official thermometer at
-, o'clock Yesterday afternoon. 1t was the
hottest day New York has had in eleven years.
and the third hottest In tho history OF the city.
The hot weather record OF this town Is 1907.
which the thermometer scored on Sept z.
1881. The next hottest day was July 0. 1870.
when tho mercury registered 800. That day
was famous in hot weather annals all over the
country. The humidity was ex exceptionally high,
too The Centennial Exhibition was in prog
ress. and record was made In sunstrokes.
Third in the list Of hot days for New York
were July 81. 1885. and Aug. IL. 1888. on both
OF which the Thermometer registered 00'.
Yesterday beat that record by W.
The preceding night was exceptionally hot.
From midnight until O'Clock the thermome-
ter stood at IL. Then 1t dropped 90 until near
7o'clock. when it jumped to 7S0. and during
the next hourto S3'. At 0 o'clock 1t was s0'.
at 10 o'clock ST. and at IL o'clock 0O'. Half
an hour later 1t stood at 02s'. There was
then u slight drop. and a rapid recovery to 03'
at O'clock. At o'clock 05js' was marked
and at 2:30 90h'. Some thunder showers. In
duced by the excessive heat, then appeared
across the Hudson and swept northward with
great rupidlty. The city got few drops OF
rain only. barely sufficient to wet the pave
ments. But cooling breezes followed in their
wake and greatly relieved us.
Fifteen minutes after the mercury scored
e6s it dropped to 95. and from then went
down rapidly. 1t was never cool in town. how
ever. except by comparison. and late in the
afternoon the heat became again oppressive.
1t was fortunate for US that the humidity was
not as great as on Monday. At o'clock there
was rs per cent. OF 1t In the dir as against 20
on Monday. 1t increased gradually to 80. but
did not equal Mondays record by two per cent
This was the coolest city In the country on
Monday. notwithstanding our "a degrees Of
heat. Yesterday We were the hottest town.
WASHINGTON, ITllhucIpilHs anu Albany were q
tr!Hu warmer In the morning. but We caught
w ami pas seI them.
Mr.. Dunn concluded yesterday to let up on
usa little So he discovered minute rise in
the barometer at White River Just north Of
Lake Superior. 1t was only q tenth Of point.
but no said that this meant that an area Of
high pressure was beginning ~ develop in the
eyldeat that he did not nean to be too gener-
IN hn nj Frn Ia hat fp-f luU
takes time for an area OF high pressure to get
oral days betore We have any a1H @ " ''
IN The mean time there So l. nc, not the suspicion
srs ssa
this warm spell, The local forecaster. after
HIM
hsp But NOT ths TaSS q
lave another storm. so lar as Mr.. Dunn's maps
With the exception OF that rise OF a tenth
OF ~ point in the barometer at White River the
are. Of low pressure in the southeast Of the
United States continues 10 r"vgvs in ono di-
While the area OF low pressure In the north
west continues to reyolye in tho opposite di
and a iran ana II the
preliction about that other little area OF high
pressure III tn" lako region comes true the
northern Part OF this State and the New Eng
land states will Eet i little relief this morning.
AMI then It will te our turn.
course. 1t wa, Nsry much warmer in the streets
tnan ~ the lyrai ,orccnsters hGh tower.
where the s!nillnK otiiri al catches every cheer
ful b,t Of orer@o IRON the four quarters OF the
heaHtnt: nHi MS oiiiS.a! ,hernometers are
no. Affected ny neat I"!ected from bricks and
bio In tho miId Ii Of the day. The sun beat
down mcicilrstly. md the.e was nothing to
from the preceding day AMI spitc!uily threw
back the heat. he brlcH and stone buildings
below aud from either side the heat surged
into the yu.nins cutters II stoIr. along tho
bottom OF wn.ch muvo.l painting men and
the hir"ois I.iytred anu made OBJECTS II short
dstanre. ;.way dance as though tewl,chrd.
there shady side t" tie stPysts ped Hn
trans c!ias. cI3ssed along the payenents
c.Wnrc patches u shade.
Ola 10 O'Clock on tho deserted appearance
OF tho busiest streets was remarkable for n
wreS day. No ono stirred out unless 1t was
h'soluiey necessary.
the, lowe. l@.lt OF town. removed their coats
with IA s,tarclc shirt and collar was, a; rarity
nnf had UNPLEASANT questions asked him by
= i'ionds On every corner down town were
h"ys selling lalm leaf fans. Tie y,enuers pt
bushes. was done in the retail shopping dis;
trcrs. The women stayed at home. It seemed
Almost Ike Sunday ON Fourteenth and Twenty
When the glare OF the sun began to be
blamed shortly after . O'clock. and low rum
llings indicated IL coming shower. there WAS
a. oneo. But the storm passed to the west
HE few drops that fell gave very slight relief
Cool breezes followed and again revived
drn0plng spirits, But this also vas short
SAN came out and cleared tho streets again.
The street thermometers were always sur.
Founded by crowds; They registered ,'S' and
w. 1t was PROBABLY hotter than that In the
streets. for Local Forecastcr Dunn says that
these big street Thermometers fail to do their
theregOouts.
The tent ment house people suffered most.
Their misery began the night before at bed
time. 1t was impossible TO. sleep in tho
clnmncd and crowded rooms. The roofs We're
y"yurs'i with reoplc. and There were people In
trIct east OF the Bowory men. women. and
oAiidren sat ON the front stops until morning
and slept as best they could. Where streets