Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-18
BROKE JUNE RECORD,
New High Weather Mark for
the Month Set.
NIGHT OF TERROR IN THE CITY
Hailstorm Comes as a We'll
come Relief. \
But the Mercury is Again
Sailing Upward.

This is the record from the hig hest
to the lowest degree Of temperature
experienced in the past "a hours. It
is the record of the hottest "a hours
ever known during the month of
June-at least since the establish
ment of the weather bureau q quar-.
ter Of century ago.
The highest previous record dur
ing the month Of June was 975 on
the,26,h. 1890. The highest the mer-
curry has ever been recorded officiall y
here was 100. in July, 1898.
The mercury rose steadily all day
yesterd'v end at 8 O'Clock reach ed
the highest point Of the season-96.
But it did not stop there. It climbed
two notches and half higher. and
broke the record for the month at
9S.4 at 4:S0. Here it hung until
the sun went down, when It sank
o little, but the DIR had became 90
impregnated with the intense heat
that no one realized that it was even
. shade cooler, and during the even
ing the temperature moderated 90
slowly that humanity could get no
comfort out of it. There was Q hu.
Nudity in the atmosphere that was
sweltering-it was melting. It was
insufferable to q degree seldom be-
fore realized in Rock Island. The
weather was all there was to think
about or care about. The gathering
clouds at o'clock awakened no ter
ror. There were talks about the
state Of the weather being Just the
thing to aggravate a cyclone, but no.
body seemed to feel bad about that.
Anything for change, was the pop
ular sentiment. The first big drops
OF rain that fell shortly before mid
night were received with delight and
treasured as prizes. People actually
went from cover and subjected them.
selves to natures shower bath.
Look out. you are getting wet."
was the injunction given one debili-
tated individual who had found life
burden and who sought no um-
brella shelter.
"That is what l want to do; this 10
a blessing" was the reply.
"But they cay it is only the dead
who are blessed by the rain falling
on them"
well. that hits me exactly, :"
came the suave response. IL died an
hour ago."
But the rain did not add the cool
ing comfort that was anticipa ted. 1t
fell gently more or less throughout
the night. but it was 5:29 this morn.
ing when the downfall came that
reall y did the business. That was q
dandy. 1t brought hailstones as big
as cherries-and mud turtles. Then
the air felt more endurable. While
it had been becoming gradually
milder through the night, it was not
until after this refreshing storm that
actual comfort came; indeed there
were people who up to that b our did
not find repose during the night.
Alright to BE- Remembered.
It was q dreadful night. blood heat
and oppressive to the extent of cans
ing much suffering throughout the
city. The lowest point the tempera-
ture reached was IS at 9 O'Clock this
morning, and thereafter it began
slowly to rise again. The record
given in this connection is that of the
weather bureau. which lie always
conservative. There we're plenty Of
thermometers in Rock Island that
went to 100 yesterday afternoon. and
hung about 90 and 81 until close to
midnight.
Robert Mclean. an engineer on
the Rock Island road, was overcome
by the heat when he got off his en-
CINE on reaching Rock Island after
long run last evening. DR.. Plum
mer attended him. and he Was taken
to his home.