New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
ANOTHER sCORCHING DAv
The TEMPERATURE CAME NEAR ppr.
ING RECORDS
PREDICTIONS FOR TO-DAY SAY THAT r,r.v
SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO BRING
SOME RELIEF

'bC" Ero NM LihfJf I'D BRING
SOME RELIEF
In the first place. before analyzing IN. A..
comfort Of yesterday. 1t should be sa,d a..
thunder-showers to-day are likely 10 nak. :,
weather more comfortable. With this "a.
hope 1t is more satisfactory to contemplate o.
terday's weather. Many old residents q, 80.
city do not remember having passed a ma.
thoroughly uncomfortable night than th., :.
Wednesday. Sleep even In the sections NJ -.
city that are usually the coolest. was alnno,, 4.
possible. The most could do was to Ia 4,
bed and drowsily swelter
Yesterday, too which started out 80 pror,..
ingy for comfort. was a grievous disapnos,,
ment Early in the morning a gentle brs.,.
from the northeast kept things fairly cool hn.
the wind soon veered around TO the south A.
west and blew from the places that have h..
furnishing the records this week The resul, !,
known by everybody who had the misfortune.
be In this city yesterday. In point OF temper.
ture the day came within one degree Of ~.
a record breaker At 80 O'Clock it stood -
fcially at 81 degrees. At the time thar.
we're plenty of street thermometers that r.s,.
tered 101 degrees. and plenty more pedestrian.
who were willing to swear that It must b. =,
least lSD uekTces VII <ttkuSt y. i'7i, tns Orlcid
highest temperature was 81 degrees but win
this single exception yesterday was the hotr.r
August G In the history Of the Weather Bur,n
The humidity yesterday was higher than IN
Wednesday. and neither this nor the entire al.
sence OF a breeze added to the comfort OF N.
populace There were many prostraiions from
the effects Of the heat In NewYork two unfor
tunate men who were sunstricken Wednesday
the effects OF the extreme heat. Of them
stricken on Wednesday and one yesterday. IN
the extreme lower portion OF the city there va,
little business done in the middle OF the day. ana
what went on went slowly Yesterday was tn.
hottest day this year since May 10 and II. When
the temperature reac aed an equal altitude Ia,s
in the evening the humidity began 70 decrease
and gentle breeze sprung up that made sleep
a possibility.
While the sun beat down on the heated pave.
ments yesterday afternoon and sweitering hu.
manity vainly sought for som. place that Wa
COOL weary pedestrian turned into a drug.
store in lower Broadway which makes SPECIAL.
ty Of cooling drinks. A long onyk-topped cogn.
ter IS Just inside the door and half dop.s
white-tacketed boys behind It busy serv.
ing saltwater. The weary pedestrian secure
the drink ne OTutIrI, Aitt pi'h'N ~ Hfk
check which he was to pay AT the cashiers dss1
The cashier a big sleeved and ed-cheeked rh
clad in light summer waist. sat behind ittA
brass cage. She looked cool and comfortable
despite the glaring heat and many enviou
glance cast a her
As the weary pedestrian was about 70 pay hs
check his Eye glanced curious.y at the sides q
the little brass cage He about dora
br.c rafa A
above them was sign:
Thermometers -Cheap-Only - cents today
Instlnctively his eye sought the white streak
irp the tube 70 500 how hot il was. He started
with surprise when he sa that II registered
eighteen degrees above zero. Then he ookes
at another one This ono registered ninety d.
grees above zero. Then h. looked at another
che and was amazed to soc that II registered III.
degrees Then ne glanced AZ several others. ana
found that they We're registering all the way
from eighteen degrees above zero 10 ~ de-
erees above Turning 70 the girl behnd me
brass screen he said nterrosatNey;
Bargain sale?'
Yep" was the laconc answer
Good Thermometers was the neHt pue'N~
"Suro was the monosvllabic reply
"All register right was me hFht P"r,s
Best that ever happened Was 'he asS~
reply. .~oa, siyb ana
then he said refiecrvely w Ell eu.
take one I haven't got any up az 'he hOs =.
The girl came around and taxing or "v ~.s
said: ''Will you have this little rea one W..
mink flowers. or will you have this one WIN ny
for-eet-me-nots or how do you like TINS ons'
Oh, this one is a little dear.
TIE wearv pedestrian took down the one regis
ing eighteen degrees above zero. ana 'hen ~
said helplessly 1900 u,,... m
well if it's ali the same 10 you. guess ;.
take this one 1t is comforter. even II !, uos. 80.
tell the truth Perhaps IL can be forgiven ~ ~.
ever as believe a lie told TO person Upon =.
deathhed is not counted. This thermomess.
saems 10 have more true feeling than any os.
7 have met 1t is trying to reassure me Sn ",.s.
the death throes that il is not really not sS
I will take this one" He picked II up saun -
went out. and the girl gazed after MIN !"
constituent III, .,o, we'll 10
n New-York was hot. which canno, We, ,,s,
disnuted there were places in the COUNT, ,ss,,rs
were hotter. At Memphis. Tenn, ana ra asron.S
TEX the mercury reached lO2. ana an s, hisS
Tho country east OF the Missouri naIley " IA
,nn,ne~at,,res were recorded AZ Cncaso ss,
Aihany there were heavy thunders'o''"'
gave some relief - "a station.
The predictions for tomorrow lndlchte .S,nw
.rv Temperature and thunderstorms 10 '0'''"'