Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-03
COOLEST THIS FALL.
The First Touch of Cold Winter
" Ushered in Yesterday
WITH FROST ON THE HOUSETOPs.
Overcoats Are Brought From Their Summer
Hiding Places.
WARNER WEATHER PROMISED TO-DAY

Yesterday was the coolest day so far this
fall. Day broke with evidences OF Jack
Frost's work sticking on the fences and
bousetops. The thermometer had dropped
down to 40 degrees during the night, and
the hottest rays of Old Sol could not
get it higher than 63 all day.
The mornings frost was not
what the weather experts call "killing"
one, but is considered by them as very
beneficial thing to the farmers 1t will
make the grapes more ripe and give the
apples roster hue.
October is always the turning month, but
as usual thing the turn is not made with
quite SO much frigidness attached as was
displayed yesterday. The coldest day ever
known in October was in 1887. The tenn
perature then took tumble to 20 degrees.
The coolest weather in October comes
usually between the fifteenth and twentieth.
When the Killing Frosts Come.
During that period the weather mans
'killing" frosts appear. There is one nice
thing about this cold snap-it will not last
long. According to Mr.. Stewart, of the
Weather Department, to-day is to be much
warmer than yesterday. From this on until
winter comes in earnest, the weather is to be
of n varied nature. cold one day and warm
the next.
Last night was q trif1e cooler than was
Saturday evening, and early risers to-day
will no doubt see u fair sprinkling of white
adorning their back fences.
Everybody, who is the least bit sensi-
tive TO cold, was shivering yesterday.
The OLD question. "Is it cold
enough for youY'' which has been
Off on flve-months' vacation, was ushered
out yesterday and put into very active use.
Fires were lighted where they have not
burned since May and the moth balls were
shaken out Of many an overcoat. Pedes-
TRANS sought the sunny side OF the streets
and the loafers gathered where SoPs rays
shined tie warmest Music certainly must
evidences, 1900 people shivered out in
Schenley Park for an hour yesterday after
noon listening to the last of the sacred con-
certS.
The Evening Spent in Shivering.
When the sun sank in the west last night
fresh and more rugged supply OF shfvers 8
was passed around. The streets presented
q different appearance from that of the
usual Sunday evening. Nearly everyone
was in q hurry and those who had to stop on
street corners waiting for cars, put in the
time struggling their shoulders. 1t is safe
to say that every person who owned
on overcoat was wearing it. Those who do
not own overcoats, or at least possess the
right to wear them were easily picked out.
In front of more than one shop, where the
three golden-hued balls dangle, were groups
OF men who had put their money on the
wrong horse at Homewood, or had read with
of Corbett's victory, looking
through the windows at display
of hali-worn top coats.
The bell which rang September !, calling
in the straw hats of '92 could hardly have
changed loud enough. Last night, on
crowded Fifth avenue, there were two indi-
vidIals who still clung to their headgear of
q summers day. One man must have evil
IDENTIFY been ashamed of his for it was
painted black. The other wearer was a
tourist who was held in quarantine for 20
days and had not heard the changing of
fashions bell.