The evening world., 1894-06-21
Official Astronomical Admission
that 1t Began at GOA A. M.
Weather Pantata Dunn Comedies
and Hints at a Record Breaker.
To-Day May Beat the juno 81, 1903
Mark of 30 Degrees.
To-Dnys Heat Record.

The hottest previous June q since 1871
| when the records of the local weather
bureau began was last year. ON that
day the mercury reached So degrees in
the middle OF the afternoon.
Summer began at 6.0i o'clock this
| morning, when the sun passed out of
Capricornus, the book beer sign. into
Aquarius, the uninteresting old teeto-
taller who travels around the Zodiac
with an ice-water pitcher.
This Is according to the rcckonings OF
| the astronomers, but II is made in fiat
| defiance of fact. as II has already been
summertime for quite n spell.
The day began with fair prospects Of
being record-breaker for, with 73 de-
grecs at o'clock 1t was not unlikely
that before night the temperature would
reach and pass IS degrees, the record
made June 2l last year.
The humidity scored G5 per cent. this
morning against 81 for yesterday. a con-
dltion that should have made the heat
more tolerable. SAN. every prospect was
for greater warmth.
Mr.. Dunn turned upon his waiting
friends, the reporters, when he entered
tone of gentle inquiry:
Il would like to know what you fel.
lows meant by calling me a 'pantata' or
| some such ridiculous name yesterday. It
| isn't In the dictionary and my family
and friends would like to know whether
| 1t was complimentary or not"
Mr.. Dunn had evidently missed that
part of the Lexow testimony In which
| the bohemian saloon keepers Of the east
side referred to the mercenary Police
solemnly assured that when he was al
| luded to as the ''pa antata" OF the weather
business It was with the purpose OF con-
ferring upon him measure OF greatness
such as might be conveyed in such lofty
titles as high cockalorum" or grand
Bohemian term for such eminences.
assured. and is doubtless still suspicious
| or the new honor.
Mr.. Dunn then took up his charts and
examined his instruments. after which
| ne announced the meteorological condi.
lions mere, there and everywhere, for q
knowledge Of which the public thirsts.
1t was generally fair all over the coun
try at o'clock this morning. except ir
Northern New York. where there wer,
| local showers. 1t was warmer over tn,
| Atlantic states south of Maine. and alsC
In the Mississippi and Ohio valleys Tn,
storm that was noted over the Dakotas
Yesterday has moved over into Canada
The forecast for these parts Is that II
Will be fair and warmer to-day, with q
| likelihood of evening thunder showers
| 1t Will be cooler tonight and tomorrow
morning, but will probably turn warmer
| again tomorrow noon. There was
| fresh southerly breeze of eight miles M
| hour this morning and this boon seemed
| likely to be continued.
| Here Is the temperature at important
| points at 6 o'clock this morning: New
| York. 70; Boston. n: Buffalo. 20: Chicago
"a: St. Louis. IS: New Orleans, 50; Gal.
| weston, so. San Francisco. 52: Denver 81
| jacksonville. Fla. so: Washington, 76
Albany. G6 Philadelphia, 7S, and Helena
| Mon, As. The hottest spots were tn.
several cities scoring so degrees, and the
| coolest was Helena, Mon.
| A combination OF gathering clouds ant
| freshening breeze reduced the heat be.
tween and . o'clock. In that hour the
| temperature fell two degrees, and the
hope sprang up that II would not he 81
| hot after all. That hope proved base
less when, after turning o'clock, the
mercury jumped degrees in the mex,
| half hour.
The temperature on the street. n,
| shown by the thermometer at Perry's
| pharmacy, was as follows:
At A. NJ. II; A. NJ, 72; 9 A. NJ.
&c: 12 NJ, 81.
At 10 o'clock, in spite of n coolinl
| breeze that came out Of the West, Mr.
| Dunn's mercury had climbed up to s.
| degrees.