Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
THE SIZZARD BROKEN
Now We Will Have Some Cooler Weather
Possibly.
Yesterday Was a scorcher IN This
Cfty-A ThunderstOrm Predicted
This Evening.

icstcTuoy WIS u QeugntKul 0ay-fOr Saia-
manders. and there are not very many
specimens of that curious animal in WASH
ington. For poor suffering humanity 1t
was a day long to be remembered. From
the rising of the sun to the going down Of
| that fiery ball there was no surcease from
trouble, and man and beast painted and
tried every possible means to keep COOL
when there was no such thing as GOODNESS
| to be had. Early In the afternoon there
were few signs OF a possible thunder
storm that might have brought some relief
but this did not naterialize and II was not
until well along toward evening that there
was any change for the better. 1t was the
climax of The worst hot wave ever known
In this city in the month Of June, and one
Of the worst ever known in any month.
The officials OF the weather bureau are
proud of yesterday, for Ii came very near
TO being a record breaker. The highest
point reached by the official mercury was
"a 1-2, but there are plenty of people who
are ready to swear that the thermometer
at the weather bureau must nave been kept
In the ice box, for all arouni town they
saw others that marked anything they
pleased, but that rarely chose to stay below
100. In point OF fact, the ofhcial Their
mometer Is kept high up in a shady place
where 1t will render the actual temperature
OF the air, regardless of the glare Of the
sun and the heat that radiates from the
far toward making up the discomfort Of
ordinary human beings. This is why pso-
pie always object to the Official Their
mometer that 1t does not 60 high enough to
suit them
With enc exception, yesterday was the
hottest day ever recorded in this city in the
month of June. When the poet in his beau
tiful verses, wanted TO know what IL SO
rare IS a day in June, he probably was not
thinking Of this city, CT re never would
have asked. Here they are cooked to death
sometimes. In 1874 there IT'S one Of those
alleged rare June days when the mercury
went to 104 ard then struck on account Of
| overwork Az II overcome by its own ex-
cesses. June let up for twenty years, but
| now, as IL thinking that we have forgot
ten that grievous offense. June tried her
hand again TO see how far she dared 20. Be-
fore the sunday sun sank to q well-earn ed
rest, she had gone to within six and one
half points Of her best. But It wouldn't
do. The outraged people entered such vto-
lent protect that she had to give up the
| Job and has quit, worn Ont with her over
exerttons. The thermometer came of it's
high horse and the result was that AT noon
today the best he could do was IS. and
there was every reason to believe that the
| 30 point would not be reached. But Just
the same, for Ave days in succession the
"blswsted thing went above 30, an unp-e-
cedented record for a month when, II ever
come perfect days. In July. two years ago
| this state Of things lasted for seven days
but not since the organization Of the wealth.
ct bureau mas June MADE Such Job OF IL.
But row, keeping the best for tie last,
the backbone of the szZard is broken and
cooler weather may be looked for in the
near future. Last night was far more COM
Portable than any one supposed 1t would b..
| and thos. who know say that tonight Will
be considerably better. At noon. when a hot
and weary pilgrim from The Stars repor-
torial stan found his way out to the
weather bureau. Forecast Oficer Hazen was
discovered tanning himself and looking Of
toward the south at some clouds. which he
declared he could discern above the horizon
and which. he said, would surely bring q
thunder storm before night. unless all signs
failed. H. averred that II was going to be
much cooler from now on, and then he filled
the reporters mind with thoughts OF murder
when he began to tell how lovely IL was in
New England yesterday. Just think Of It'll
The maximum reached in Boston yesterday
was IS. A n an who can sit in nis once and
look over his maps to see where 1t 10 coolest
has great advantage over other people
but no one can blame them for Kicking be-
cause. with all that experience. he can't DO
better than that here It's 80 foolish of the
weather men, too. for II they would only
give US a little more ice I'm ours in summer
| an appropriation could easily be worked
through Congress that would give them all
raise In their salaries. One does not won
der that Congress Is a little close with a
weather bureau that can't do any better
than ours did yesterday.
1t begins to look though they had been
trying to give US all crop weather ana
plenty Of II, just to suit the farmers, and
people are beginning to question the wis
dom Of TRANSIT srring the bureau to the De-
partment of Agriculture after all. But "
Prof. Hazen is really in earnest in his ef-
forts to amend his ways all may be for
given.
He says he really does mean to do better
from now on. Last night was a sample Of
what he can do when he tries. but the
breeze that swept the city came from way
| down east. Permanent relief can only
come from the west and all the signs out
there are favorable. Not that there is
| cold wave sweeping this way exactly but
there has been a considerable let up all
through the west. and the chances are that
In a few days We will feel the good effects
here. No objections are expected from any
one. with the possible exception Of the ON
Gals Of the various Ice companies