The evening world., 1894-06-18
BREAKS THE RECORD.
This Is the Hottest June l8 We
- Have Had Since 1877.
From "a at 8 A. NJ, the Mercury
Jumped to 86 at I O'Clock.
Prostrations and Accidents Caused
by Old sors Rays.

York City since 1871, when the mercury
scored IS at the hottest part of the day.
To-day that mark was reached at 12.3
and passed one degree at 1 o'clock.
During the noon hour the heat was
particularly intense, assisted as 1t was by
a heavy, humid atmosphere. Private
thermometers in the streets were studied
by hundreds Of sweltering citizens, and
were found to scale an average closely
approximating 80.
1.-THE Evening Worlds record below
II taken from the Government instru-
ment in the Equitable Building tower,
and Is official. Owing to their elevated
and airy location, they are always a
4 few degrees lower than those in the
y street.
! On this, the anniversary day of the
battle of Waterloo, the mercury cut
merry didoes. Early in the morning 1t
bounded up nine degrees in an hour and
fell back nearly half that many points in
the next hour
! 1t was "a iegress by the Government
instrument en- the top Of the Equitable
Building at 8 o'clock. The observation
was taken at that hour, and the officer in
charge was amazed to see the indicator
suddenly begin soaring career and
mount up and UP until. as the Trinity
Church clock banged Q. this devoted city
lay under blanket Of 50 degrees.
It seemed that the sunshine aloft and
rpIe furnaces below had combined to hold
A3 grand stefrestlaI bake. but Just at the
4 CLINE 4 clopd appeared from somewhere
sad the 'frid In the tube began to fall.
Z II dropped hack four degrees, and at 10
osclock rested at 70.
All this was merely a diversion, a sort
of capricious prelude, to the business OF
the day, which is all to be transacted
>n the top floors Of the thermometer.
Ir. Dunn thinks that the heat will
core 80. Here is what he has to say
bout this hot day In general and par
"a "A warm ,wavvss Is covering all ,the the
egions; There were showers last nigh!
yer the immediate coast line. The
mperature is uniform over the warm
ea @ Boston is four degrees and
tlnn We are. while Buffalo and Wash
hgton are exactly even with us.
Washington and Norfolk, 4; Chicago
s. San M s The hettess % %
vas at Titusyille, Fla: with so degrees
|Td ,ltn The q coolest at Marquette Mich.
TT Is going to get warmer here to-day
ay may terminate with a thunder
bower. That kind of a disturbance 1.
Imminent. 1t will be a local one anc
)ay be put off until tonight.
1T Is more than uncomfortable owing
mo the high percentage Of humidity
(which at o'clock scored 80 per cent
eouth of about eight miles an hour: Thii
% apt to veer to the West and North
west tomorrow with cooling results
but Indications dc, not warrant proph
ecy of relief until tomorrow night.
think tnat about that time we may lool
for some OF the cool weather they ar'
This promises to be the hottest 1871
Of June we have had since 1877. when 4
was IS degrees.
1t was a fine day for outing yesterday
Just as Mr.. Dunn promised on Saturda!
1t would be. 1t was hot in town. sur,
enough. but those who plucked up cour
try were rewarded by cool breezes
n There was a uniform wind of eigh
n miles an hour right in town. The ther
III mometer struck Its highest altitude at s
degrees along about o'clock.
E Mayor Gilroy. who spent the day a
Rdckaway. said that towards eveninl
IA found it more comfortable. '' 50
IN; The following cases of prostratioi
Va from heat were reported to-day:
8t1 GOLDBERG. ISAAC. sixteen years old. OF ls
|kEast One Hundred and Sixth street. Overcome a
broadway and Leonard street; taken home
"a PRICE LOUIS thirty-elght, of rs Jackso
IN street. and Seventh avenue; Manhattan Hospital.
Following is the days temperature b,