The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-26
TWAS HOT EVERYWHERE.
ur WERE THE COOLEST LARGE CITY
11s O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING..

a
at,r. N. the Mercury Was at ca. the
H,shsst Point Reached This fear-A
Thunderstorm Interrupted Its Climb
twill, be Hot To.dny-Somc Statistics.
Nav Workers will probably be surprised at
Tho information that New York was the coolest
large city In the United States at o'clock yes
terdny morning. Yet such is tho truth. rs
solcmply asserted by tho veracious local fore
cnst official. ex-Sergeant Dunn. Mr. Dunn
saws that We were deliciously cool In tom
nerature Of 7Se at that hour. while up In Port
land Me-, people were whitening In heat OF
aoo. Even the Windy City was Frustrated BY
simoon from the plains. bearing with 1t the
awful odors OF the stock yards. A strange fea.
ture OF the temperature oil over the country
was that II varied very little. Jacksonville
was no hotter than Portland. and Boston's
temperature was the same rs Chicaeo's.
But 1t was an extremely hot day everywhere.
and the heat was intensified by high humidity
Before the day was moro than half done tho
mercury in Mr.. Dunn's official Thermometer
had climbed up to 04'. tho highest point
reached this year. Only once last year did the
heat record equal this On June Is. 1891. dur
ing A very phenomenal epell OF hot weather.
the thermometer recorded 04'. 1t Is very
probable that the mercury would have kept on
climbing yesterday IL 1t had not boon for an
interrupting thunder storm. Mr.. Dunn. who
Is very proud OF this city as model summer
resort, saw that its reputation was in danger.
and therefore squeezed a few drops out OF
passing cloud in order to clear the air. That
Is about all It amounted to. for the rain was
hardly noticeable except for few minutes.
The temperature rose from o'clock until
very perceptiby. At 10 it was 80. at IL. 81. at
II, 81. and at l. "a. Tho shower was preceded
bya light wind. which caused the mercury to
drop H. in five minutes. At o'clock. when
the first drops Of rain began to fall. the thor
mometer still recorded S3'. After the rain the
mercury went UT. again. but at 3 o'clock. when
the temperature is usually highest. 1t was. only
catch up to the O'clock record.
a. 99ok it ss wnd ns s
Ave miles an hour. The thermom eters ali over
psoes Few oSd The 81 he
great heat as explained by MIR. Dunn. is the
North and similar area OF high pressure in
the south. The atmosphere in the low press e.
district aTouPS in IKE the
Tying around loose. At The, same time tho
In a circle. also. but in the opposite direction.
and keeps throwing or large blocks Of itself
this air from the south is red hot. 1t would DO
hot 4 there was an area OF low pressure IN tho
sphere sphere In the South. but the high pressure in
Tie South intensities the heat; o-,,
reeesd TSe H Hsst ho.ess 1855 Whea
the tenn perature rose to 81. On July 25 Of
5 tbs h nhdt tn
e record That was on July
Mr. Dunn IN expected s the heat about this time.
and predicted 1t last Wednesday. 1t will prob
ably continue until to.morroW; When Mr.:
ESuitabe building yesterday he said it would
be hot night and shaf there %oTd
He advised everybody who could to retire to a
EsirigeEstor or take an ocean s M. S9yags; He
o TSs Go me- islana Bay RIDGE and Staten
eoa
get away early seemed anxious to get to the
August Weather which ought to Interest, the
@ n9E ms se1 or PsTSa
SSs TIT ~, t,m fb,t was g 1s77 Ths
M ted 3, fSs Sse E
1853 T6o % ae @ d arh ASH
a a. Hss e. and Sh Aas yfs 1856 TSa
average precipitation, Of rain was 4. Is inches.
hs bsTest ptbn vas
IL 1855 The greatest amount Of p5ecjpitation
On Aug 81 and Ths avssse
bsr Of cloudy days was 8: the average number
Of partly cloudy days was 4; the average
Ing, winds We're from the southwest. Fo;ty;
d ds7Hps ana AK u Aufps YES observed on Aug
The. man who was overcome by the heat
Third avenue elevated road on July 13 was
identified. yesterday at the Morgue by K H.
Carlson Of 8 Organ street. Bridgeport, as his
sqison was earPenter 'G and i've lived at S s3
First avenue. The Identification was effected
through photograph Of the dead man. the
body having been buried IN Potter's Field.
These cases OF prostration were reported
Asss; August: 81 year, old q 1ls Sullivan stree.
Easement Frank, 80. years old. of woodsde. l. J.. in
Themes y year, Old Of in front OF
.ad Eisnts .vsnSs ssiisvns !ic:pi,a' '0'''a 'f'''
rssts asi.hsss is YAH %a ., 90. yls.s avenue, al
These prostrations were reported in Brook
Sa S Hsag Gs'. ;sssa s. S:'sss '
,S:SE, Ap,epaS 80 years old ofsl Spencer stree.
K:sSsa john 81 Year. ola of rro.peo. place. nea,
kS:ssT hnarsw 81 years old Of 81 sohole' street
seh.a. Philip. 10y years old. of II Central avenue
s "a If s s ssse street.
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