Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-26
THE HOTTEST DAT YET.
Prof. Harcn says That There h No Relief o.
sight.

rrof. Hazcn Says That There II No Relief In
sight.
ONLY TWO CITIES HorrxR ruAS wAsx,xerox
rxsTERDAr-THK SIGNAL sxnvIon Tnxsxox-
krEs WILL RroisTxn 100 pKalxrs ropAr-I
ruE soIrxTIFIo CAUSE OF rnn roanIp rls-
rEaArURE.
Prof Hazen shook his head sadly - he looked
over the wes;her map NJ the signal onos 81
noon today.
There Is no relief within sight" be said.
unless this Aigh; rise in pressure up In The
Lake Superior region continues. That's one
way IN which cooler weather can come"
He gave another glance over the map and
said:
Blu. it won't do to base much hope on that,
FOR here is condition Of stmosphere down In
the southwest which VIII Offset st."
Then be looked at the instrument which reg
listers the temperature and said: 1T will reach
100 today without doubt. II IL - now. which,
is three degrees hotter than II was tins time
Yesterday, and IL still has an upward tendency
Inc maximum reached yesterday was 81 s, and
II the ratio Of increase which has been main
tanned during this morning continues-there Is
no reason TO hope to the cont-ary-it viii GER
tainly reach 100
Washington was the hottest point In the
United States yesterday with the exception Of
Louisville and Yuma, Arizona. but Yuma don't
count for-weil, there's no reason to rehash
that tire-honored story about yuma at such
time as this. However, while Washington could
crow yesterday over western cities In the
weather OF the day before, there no margin
for Dragging when the sun went down last
night At midnight last night. when
sfrrr inc IN
its bed in the vain attempt TO
md cool spot on the pillow, the ther-
mometer was 50 in the open space 1T the signal
Office. Only the sufferers know what il WAS in
the crowded parts of the city, where the build
ings shut of the circulation of air and the
asphaIted streets radiate the heat collected dur
ing the day.
At 5 o clock this morning il started ~ -. with
steady. swinging gait. which before noon
brought 1t Up TO the uncomfortable point.
TIE SCIENTIFIC CAUSE.
II st is any comfort TO know the scientific
cause Of all this misery, here il is, explained in
the language Of Prof Hazen:
when the air il stagnant, as il is today. the
sun heat appears TO have a cumulative effect
and in addition, the absence Of moisture In the
upper air causes the rays OF the sun to pass
through with very little absorption.
Another cause is this: II the atmosphere be-
comes heated TO any great height the heat at
the surface seems to have greater intensity.
This is wore, OF course, when there is an alb
sence OF any cooling influences. When the
winds are from the southwest, rs at present, il
grows much warmer.
Mr.. NJ VI. Ramsey, a clerk in the War De-
partment. was prostrated by the heat in front
of the War Department at noon today. He
was removed 70 his home on III street near 2lst
and physician was summoned. Destoratives
were applied and this afternoon ho seemed to
be improving.
What the Thermometers said.
The temperature this afternoon as registered
by thermometers in various parts Of
the business portion Of the city was
as follows: SCHILLER & Stevens, 9Th
and Pennsylvania avenue, LOG: 0gram's,
Pennsylvania avenue between 18th and 18Th
100; Acker & Kennar, Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween l4th and 18th, los: Shoreham Hotel
drug store, So; Hendershott's. 18th aud +. 96Is.
Williams, 9Th and +, 100; corner 10th and b
streets, l03.
TOO HOT FOR THE Thermometer.
1t was SO hot at the United Press office that
the thermometer gave it up in disgust and ex-
ploded. Manager DeGraw hung the instru-
ment out Of his window, where il got the sun.
The mercury went up and up until il reached
120 and could go no further. Then he bulb
burst and a fine Thermometer was spoiled.
THE HEAT IN OTHER CITIES.
The intense heat continues today in Phila-
delphia with hardly breath Of air stirring. At
IL O'Clock this morning the mercury stood at
941S in the shade and ITO in the sun at 7th and
Chestnut streets.
The weather at Cincinnati continues hot The
thermometer at 10 O'Clock registered 80 at the
top Of the government building. Seventeen
persons were Frustrated by heat yesterday, four
of whom died.