The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-23

There was a general demand in st.
Paul yesterday for a blizzard. If a
cake of ice had fioated down the Mis-
sprung up and frozen the water pipes
and a storm of snow had come upon the
city, every one would have thanked
the genial spirit of Writer for it.
But it was not to be. Instead, Old
Sol ruled the town with a hot rod
which he welded with a reckless dis
regard of mortals comfort. There was
mischief in his eye when he rose in
the morning and began to shoot his
X-rays down upon the tin roofs and
the stone pavement. 1t was easily seen
that he was out for a day of riotous
excuses. He had been temperate so
long that the old fire of his youth
could no longer stay pent up, and he
had to give way to it.
So it was that when people woke up
they found the temperature a little
more than they expected and the pos
poets not encouraging. The air was
clear, but the sky was unclouded and
there was no screen to temper the suns
rays. There was hardy any bre re d
the air remained still. All conditions
for a warm day We're favorable.
When the business men reached the
breakfast table they fsucd Il registered
on their thermometers and then they
began to perspire. If it was as warm
perspire to think about it. They went
as that before breakfast, what would it
net be before dinner. It made them
slowly to their Offices and looked timd-
ly at their thermOms tiers again to make
certain that there was no mistake
When they saw that their worst fears
were realized, they mopDed their brows
and called for more ice for their water
coolers.
The heat began to climb, and it
climbed and climbed until in every
office building it was uncomfortable The
faintest kind of a breeze was welcom-
ed. The thermometers all over town
registered close to the 100 on the streets
and from 80 to 81 in the offices. There
were very few offices that the tenn
pefature did not attain to the 50 mark.
1t was blazing hot at noon, and many
persons were too warm to leave their
places of business to take lunch. Men
entered restaurants, and. looking over
the bills Of fare, listlessly ordered a
cold drink and got out as soon as pos
sible The very thought of eating was
more than sufficient to satisfy their
appetites. They returned to their Of
fees and went back to work. but there
was not much spirit in, them.
1t was hottest at o'clock when the
sun DldZeQ uOWn DIS lIlOUSu IL luedHl u
roast everything in sight. The side
walks sizzled with the heat. This was
continued until late in the afternoon
| when the sun was obliged by kind
nature to retire behind the Western
horizon and give the sweltering city a
respite Then a cool breeze sprang up
and, for the first time in the day, the
people were able to breathe comforta-
bly, and enjoy life.
The cool air was most refreshing
and as the evening advanced, it be-
came cooler, until, at o'clock, 1t was
quite comfortable.
The men who sit in the old Chamber
of Commerce building and give peo-
pie to understand that they are re-
sponsible for pleasant weather, but are
not at all to blame for unpleasant days
and who keep a register of tempera-
ture and other matters connected with
the weather department, said last
night that the maximum temperature
yesterday was IS and the minimum II
The humidity was SO at one time
This is the highest humidity that has
been known this summer. The humid
ity Sunday was 76. They promise tc
try to give the people of the city more
| pleasant weather today.