The evening world., 1894-06-27

&c. =. 49, - ...!' exclaimed Mr..
Dunn with an unbecoming touch OF as.
perity as he entered his ONCE this morn
ing and his waiting friends, the report
ers. politely inquired: us II hot enough
for your
Rats" he repeated, making himself
understood to his abashed audience,
That Is an absurd and intolerable
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 goods or eat with his knife
A dozen scarlet faces were bowed In
humility under this singing rebuke, and
dozen faithful pencils recorded the
official condemnation OF that heretofore
popular and innocent salutauon for hot
weather.
Mr.. Dunn was so elated over last
nights experiments with the big flash
light at Sandy Hook that he went on
ming out the Morse code with his lead
pencil as he inspected his instruments
and reports.
This may be record breaker" he
said at last. I'VE have only to pass the
80 degree point, which the mercury
touched on June q. in 1876, and 1916, to
make new record. and we have a good
ton Of heat and humidity for that pur-
pose. There were 70 degrees Of warmth
and 70 per cent. Of moisture hereabouts
at o'clock. and both are rising. :.
parts Of the country during the past
twenty-four hours except along the bor-
der OF the Middle Atlantic and New
England States and the extreme south
came in the form Of thunder storms and
they were heavy and violent at many
places in the interior.
the MiLiissippi this morning. It has be-
lake region. At o'clock this morning
the Temperature here and at Philadei-
Louis was Is; Boston, 4; Albany, Is; st..
Paul, 70; Omaha, Is; Kansas City, ~;
New Orleans. rs; San francisco. So;
Jacksonville. 76.
g degrees, and the coolest. seattle. with
THE indications for the next thirty
SIX hours ending P. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Island; also for northern New Jersey
and Connecticut: Are for fair weather,
except thunder showers this evening or
s sHi,,nhiE1ht; slightly warmer to-day and
west to northwest winds prevailing.
. The temperature rose slowly but stead
lily after s O'Clock, and the humidity made
z startling leap during the next two
r. &C. q Of g per een
relief was afforded by twelve knot
breeze from the south, but altogether
the weather was a fair sample of what
the t sasT for y bpopIsEr believed to have
Mr.. Dunn was not slow In returning
to the subject Of the flash-light expert
ments. He was elated over the success
30 80 10. til ~ -
on the roof Of the Equitable Building,
when he took half dozen messages
from the 200. 00O, 900 candle-power light at
Sandy Hook. His own stock OF mag
the receipt Of MESA gss, was both poor
In quality and limited in quantity. but
there was nothing the matter with the
Dix searchlight.
traced the Morse alphabet upon the
sky were plainly seen in Harlem, II
not further. and Mr.. Dunn says that
he was able to read the signals with his
and searching were Its rays.
To afford comprehensive description
OF light power measured by 200, 900. 900
candles, he said that u the Madison
end without a stream Of water upon 1t
the conhagration could not be seen as
far as the new light at Sandy Hook.
He sHid also that h. would suggest
Equitable roof Of a similar light to be
employed as q storm warning.
I'VE now have a steady red light We
burn for that purpose" he continued
but we need something that will attract
further
"Of course. light as powerful as the
one at Sandy Hook Is not needed. but
idea is to cast the ray at a slight upward
angle In the air and keep II revolving
SO as to describe luminous circle which
shippers could observe from afar and be
warned"
Mr.. Dunn had not been notified when
the next experiment would be made, but
he thought that another trial Of the big
light would be made In a few nights.