The evening world., 1894-07-31

IT our only representative at the
Court of King Sol had "A set of luxuriant
whiskcrs. like that Of United States
Commissioners Shields FOR instance, hc
might offer some encouragement to the
wind for Il good stiff blow; but unfortu-
natcly. Weather Prophet Dunn has a
smooth and rounded chin. about which
the brcczes slip without getting Il grip.
This is unfair to the balance of the
population, who have a right to expect
an occasional sacrihcc from public OIL
Gals for the public good. Mr.. Dunn
doesn't look at 1t I'm that light. how
wei satisfied with trning breeze
| which loafed along at an average speed
Of four ir,, miles an hour; Whem IT comes
IDENTIFY not u bowling success.
| Al noon. however, Mr. Dunn had
cuaNe1 up twelve-mile breeze from
The temperature to-day VIII .proba bly,
go to 80, but il will he decidedly cooler
tonight and tomorrow with IA posi-
nl,ity 10, Of a few light thunder showers
| The cool wave started in the lake
regions yesterday. where there was a
| drop Of from to Il degrees in twenty
from twenty-four to thirty-six hours.
and will be followed by a scOrcher from
The extreme Northwest part of the
In the Dakotss and Montana the ther;
mometer is climbing at a rapid
and unexpected rate. IN the
tered from 9s to lOi yesterday. This ex.
cessive heat is following close behind
the cool wave and VIII strike New
York about Thursday.
There were heavy showers during the
| night in the Southern Atlantic and Gull
States, the rainfall at Savannah
Charleston and Galveston being above
The menth OF July. which closes to
day has made a record or which tht
looking up the records, Mr.. Dunn eX.
pressed the opinion that it had probably
been the hottest July since the establish
ment of the signal service. Never before
has New York experienced II tempera
ture of 30 degrees two days In succession
This occurred last saturday and Sunday
when the average maximum tempera
ture was 95L. During the month there
was an excess of 65 degrees over tn,
mean temperature, or about degrees
a day.
Since March the excess over tn,
mean temperature Is iy3 degrees, anC
since Jan. II Is 466 degrees. In every
month this year there has been an ex
cess of neat over the mean tempera
ture. Probably the d GREASE in the aver
age rainfall has had a great deal to dt
with this The deficiency in rainfall
during 1nly Is i;5a' and for The year s
| me ucIIC'PnCE III lne rainfall mas peer
greatest in the Eastern. and Contra
States. The humidity. whi~m 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 wa
probably right when he nodded approva
to- II remark that the month of July, 1894
had been baked, fried and stewed. an'
would he filed away among the record
, a burnt and almost unrecognizable it'll,
package of condensed caloric.
Just imagine place n few miles
north of the United States boundar,
Inc where the temperature this mornin.
| is only two degrees above frcezin,
point. Such Il place is White River
canada, lust north of Lake Superior
, whcro the thermometer stood ut "a at
O'Clock. The coolest place in Incl,
Sans country II San Francisco. with
tempera ture Of -, and the warnlest
Key West. with "a. At Boston AT
O'Clock II was "A: Chicago. 20: Philadrl
phia, 49, St. Louis, rs; st. Paul. IS; New
. Orleans rs.
Last night the temperature was II
the same as on the night previous.