The times., 1899-08-06

combination of SO degrees Of heat and
90 degrees of humidity made yesterday one
of the most uncomfortable days in the his
tory OF the Weather Bureau. Other days
have l-een humid and other seasons have
been hot, but the pool formed By the two
was the most miserable stretch OF hours in
the memory Of those who have dweit II
this city for score Of years.
The moist, sticky atmosphere made ii an
inpossibility for any man TO keep cool, and
the slightest exertion caused such results
as might proceed ordinarily from a hard
days labor The intense heat of the sun
added TO the extreme humidity caused
much suffering and misery, and there are
those who hold that the District was the
most torrid region in torrid hemisphere.
The maximum temperature given at The
Weather Bureau yesterday was SO degrees
al p. H., while the minimum was but 70
degrees at a. n. To those who swell
tered these figures may seem incorrect but
they are given as official. On the other
hand, many thermometers on various
thoroughfares stated in all seriousness
that the temperature ranged from So to 100
degrees. But then these were not blooded
specimens OF heat registers, and had 10
pedigrees, therefore the weather man is
slated as being correct.
Ii is acknowledged, however, that 1t was
actually as miserable as il seemed during
the day, although poor old Humidity is
made 10 shoulder the fun blame. Il was
30 humid during the afternoon that pedes-
TRANS carried strange rumoTs Of men hav-
ing squeezed water out of the atmosphere
and whole acres OF that valuable eommod-
ity, lQuefied air, went 10 waste One fac;
is youched for by a party who spent many
moments in the cooling recesses of a cafe
and this man holds faithfully that he saw
four kinks in the Washington Monument
where the heat had wilted that hitherto
impregnable structure Ii was also ru-
m0red that the gold was melting from the
dome Of the new Library of Congress, and
many embryo Klondikers hastened 10 tbs
scene only 10 find that they were too late
One thing IS certain, however, and this Il
that the goddess who keeps vigil on tbs
dome Of the Capitol was discovered she'd
ding real bronze tears because of the in
humanity Of humidity.
Ii was such day as defied all Of the re
sources OF man. No cooling device or ar
tificial temperature reducers were OF an,
avan. Even the ice man shed great drops
OF perspiration and wept at his weakness
buk t1efe was no Aeip ioE IL Inc SNhLnel
resorts were as warm as the city itself ans
while one was e vast stretch OF moitel
asphalt and humanity, the out-of-town re
sorts we're but listless, dried-up patches o
shade where a man might lie still and mel
into damp streak.
The rain which followed the passing o
the sun had a slightly cooling effect, bu
no relief Is promised for today or tomor
row. High temperatures Will prevail fol
several days, according 10 the predictions
and the citiZenry must pant and bear II
While the season OF 1899 has not been
particularly warm one, there have beer
several remarkable humid waves which
have ventured close upon the record break
ing line. This is hoped 70 be the last o.
these wakes, as even a dry hot wave !.
comfortable in comparison with tbs
stretches Of humidity and damp, dank
sticky misery.