The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
MERCURY AT A WHITE HEAT.
SAVANNAH. CHARLESTON AND MIL
LEN THE HOTTEST PLACES
IN THE COUNTRY.

Red Hot Wave That Brought Dis
may to PerspIrinE ADVANTAGEOUS
of the Three Hottest Days in the
Year in This City-The ThermOme-
ter Rose to 9S Degrees and Was 80
at s O'Clock in the Evening-NO Re
lief i'm Sight.
A broker suggested yesterday as he
wiped his moist forehead, that Weather
Observer Smyth had entered into com
bine with the ice companies, while law
yer, standing near by, humoursly pro-
posed filing a bill in the superior court
to break up the hot weather trust.
At an early hour in the morning the
thermometer gave notice of strike and
the perspiring people made up their minds
to grin and bear it. At s o'clock the bit
of quicksilver in the little shining tube
had reached the altitude Of 81 degrees, at
II o'clock it had jumped to s1l2 degrees.
An hour later it was 951z and at 1 o'clock
1t had reached 96 degrees.
Perspiring men in all degrees of uncom-
fortableness, were seen in the shade OF
buildings, trying to catch what little
breeze there was. Those who had to
walk did so in a very gingerly manner.
But the mercury had not made its best
hit yet. At 80 it touched IS degrees.
Then there was a howl of indignation at
the weather department and the observer,
to keep things even, allowed the elusive
liquid to subside little. But it was very
slow in retiring, and at o'clock 1t was
80 degrees. At 1890 1t was 81 degrees, and
falling but slowly.
The breeze during the day was land
breeze, north and northwest, and only
averaging from four to eight miles per
hour 1t afforded little alienation Of the
close air. The humidity was low, which
was a fortunate thing, as had there been
a high degree of humidity with the high
range of the thermometer, many prostra-
lions would have resulted. As it was, with
such low humidity, the only damage was
the tired and pasty feeling that everybody
had.
During the evening hundreds of persons
were seen IN the parks and open streets.
walking about bareheaded and with fans
in their hands, endsavoring to secure d
little GOODNESS. All through the evening
it was close and hot, with a very slight
breeze. AT midnight the GOODNESS had in
creased somewhat, but it was slight.
The promises for to-day are not very
encouraging. The observer sad that to-
day will be warm, though possibly not so
warm as 1t was yesterday. There are
slight, very slight, prospects of local thun-
der storms 1t they come this way, they
will clear the atmosphere and dispel the
heated air.
Only three places in the country as hard
| from, reported such high temperature as
9S degrees yesterday. They were Charles
| ton and Millen.
The highest temperature at other
points during the day were as follows;
| Jacksonville, Fla. and Montgomery. IS;
| Wilmington, Augusta and Memphis, "a;
| Nashville, Atlanta and Mobile, So; Char
! lotte, 80; Washington, d. G., g; Cincin'
natl, so; New York. Boston, ST. Louis,
| IS; st. Pau, &c; Chicago, "a; Kansas City,
81; Marquette Mich, 60.
The hottest August days for the past
| twenty-four years is given herewith, for
the benefit of perspiring humanity and
those who like to look back upon past
pleasures"
1871, Aug 8 and 9, SO; 1872, Aug %, 70;
1873, Aug. q, Sc; 1874 Aug. and Y, So;
| 1875, Aug. /, 81, 1876, Aug. 49, 81; 1871
Aug. s, SO; 1878, Aug. 20, 100; 1879 Aug. g.
| and 8, 81; 1880, Aug. % and %, 81; 1881,
Aug II, SO; 1882, Aug. 8, 50; 1888, Aug. 2
| s5 1884, Aug. T. So; 1885, Aug. 5, "a; 1885,
Aug. l, SO, 1887. Aug. II, SO; 1888, Aug. g.
| 81; 1885, Aug. IA, 80; 1890 Aug. n, 81; 1891
Aug. %, 80; 1892, Aug. 81, 81; 1898, Aug
13, 92 1894. Aug. II, 50.
/ From the above 1t will be eeen that only
twice has the THERMOMETERS scared above
yesterdays mark, being SO last year and
/ 100 in 1878