The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-27

.. :. - - 81" exclaimed Mr.
Dunn with an unbecomlng touch OF as
perity as he entered his office this morn
Ing and his waiting friends. the report
ers. politely inquired lis 1t hot enough
for your"
"Rats! he repeated. making himself
understood to his abashed audience,
THAT is an absurd and intoerable
phrase. 1t Is the stock in trade of silly
people. and you gentlemen surprise me,
Why, the fellow who would use that
inane and >hackneyed remark would buy
green goodSO eat with his knife"
A dozen scarlet faces were bowed in
humility under this singing rebuke, and
d dozen faithful pencils recorded the
official condemnation Of that heretofore
popular and innocent salutation for hot
weather.
Mr.. Dunn was SO elated over last
nights experiments with the big flash
light ut Sandy Hook that he went on
talking In dots and dashes and drum
ming out the Morse code with his lead
pencil as he inspected his instruments
and reports.
This may be a record, breaker" he
said at last. We have only TO pass the
80 degree point. ., which the mercury
make new record, and We have good
start for II. We have IA prime combina-
ton OF heat and humidity for that pur-
and 70 per cent. of moisture hcreabouts
at s o'clock. and both are rising.
There were showers In nearly all
parts Of the country during the past
twenty-four hours except along the Dor
der of the Middle Atlantic and New
England States and the extreme South
west. The majority of these showers
came In the form OF thunder storms and
they were heavy and violent at many
places in the Interior.
The hot wave is stationary east OF
the Mississippi this morning: 1t has be-
come cooler over part OF the lower
lake region. At s O'Clock this morning
the Temperature here and ut Philadel-
Phia. Washington, Chicago and St.
Paul. 20; Omaha, 10; Kansas City, a;
New Orleans rs; San Francisco. TO;
Jacksonville. 76.
THE hottest spot was Key West, with
90 degrees, and the coolest Seattle. with
The indications for the next thirty
six hours, ending =. NJ Tomorrow, FIR
Island; also for Northern New Jersey
and Connecticut. are for fair weather,
except thunder showers this evening or
tonight; slightly warmer to-day and
slightly cooler tomorrow. with south
west 10 northwest winds prevailing"
The temperature rose slowly but stead
lily after O'CLOCK, and the humidity made
starting leap curing the next TWO
hours. unt!l. at 10 o'clock. IT reached tac
oppressive record OF ~ per cent. Some
relief was afforded by a twelve knot
breeze from the south, but altogether
the weather was a fair sample Of what
the future Is popularity believed TO have
in store for the wicked,
Mr.. Dunn was not slow in returning
to the subject Of the fiash-light expert
ments. He was elatcd over the success
Of the tests OF last night from his perch
on the roof OF the Equitable Building
when he took half dozen messages
from the 200 co. 600 candle power light at
Sandy Hook. His own stock OF mag
ncsium lights. by which he acknowledged
the receipt OF messages, was both poor
in quality and limited in quantity. hut
there was nothing the matter with the
big scar 2hiight.
The arcs, dips and flashes by which II
traced the Morse alphabet upon the
sky were plainly seen in Harlem, II
not farther. and Mr.. Dunn says that
he was able to read the signals with his
back turned TO the light. SO strong
and searching were its rays, . v
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