The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-31

II our only representative at the
Court of King Sol had a set of luxuriant
whiskers. like that of United States
Commissioner Shields for instance he
might offer some encouragement to the
wind for good stiff blow; but unfortu-
nately. Weather Prophet Dunn has
smooth and rounded chin. about which
the breezes slip without getting grip.
This Is unfair to the balance of the
population, who have u right to expect
an occasional sacrifice from public OFF,
Gals for the public good. Mr.. Dunn
doesn't look at 1t in that light. how
ever, for this morning he was perfectly
which loafed along at an average speed
Of four miles an hour. When It comes
to raising the wind, Mr.. Dunn is evil
LAY At noon oot however. Mr.. Dunn had
coaxed up q twelve-mile breeze from
the South.
go to 80, but it will be decidedly cooler
tonight and tomorrow, with Il posi-
bility of a. few light thunder showers
late it, THIS ia afternoon a. and evening" ,.xe
regions yesterday. where there was
drop Of from to IL degrees IN twenty
four hours: This cool spell viii last for
and will be followed by scorcher from
the extreme Northwest part Of the
In the Dakotas and Montana the ther.
mometer IS climbing at rapid
1 rpper MEssos4 r and Mssss 1af
tered from 9s to l04 yesterday. This ex.
cessive heat is following close behind
the cool wave and Will strike New
| York about Thursday.
There were heavy showers during the
night in the Southern Atlantic and Gulf
States. the rainfall at Savannah,
Charleston and Galveston being above
| The month of July, which closes to-
day, has, made record of which the
Weather bureau alone is proud. Without
looking up the records, Mr.. Dunn ex-
pressed the opinion that 1t had probably
been the hottest July since the esta bl ish-
ment of the signal service. Never before
ture of 95 degrees two days in succession.
/ This occurred last Saturday and Sunday,
when the average max mum tempera-
was an excess of s. degrees over the
mean temperature. or about degrees
day.
mean temperature is l23 degrees. and
! since Jan. l II Is 466 degrees. In every
month this year there has been an ex-
q se ns in Se
age rainfall has had great deal to do
with this; The, deficiency, in rainfall
, during July Is l;S3' and for the year , eSs
greatest in the Eastern. and Central
States. The humidity, whl.u mas also
been far above the normal in New York.
has contributed not little to the gen.
eral discomfort.
In view of these facts, MIR. Dunn was
probably right when he nodded approval
to a remark that the month of July, 1894.
had been baked, fried and stewed, and
would be filed away among thu, records
a burnt and almost unrecognizable little
ppka IF
Just imagine place few miles
north of the United States boundary
line where the temperature this morning
is only two degrees above freezing
point. Such place Is White River,
Canada Just north of Lake Superior.
where the thermometer stood at 81 at S
o'clock. The coolest place in Uncle
Sans country Is San Francisco with a
temperature of 80 and the warmest,
Key West. with 81. At Boston at s
o'clock il was "A; Chicago. 20: Philadel-
pha. IS; ST. Louis. IS; st. Paul. IS; New
Orleans, 7S.
Last night the temperature was II.
the same as on the night previous.