The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-12
BROKE THE HEAT RECORD
The Maximum Temperature Yester-
day Reached lOl Degrees.
Washington Folks Grow Weary I'm
der the Burning Sun-EarIy Clos
ing of Business Relieves SweIter-
ing CIerks-An Exodus From the
City Cooler weather Promised.

Yesterday brought the sixth round of the
great fight that has been raging Cor n
week between the citizens of Washington
and Hot Weather, and at the END OF the
round Hot Weather had the residents OF
the Capital City decidedly groggy. All
previous records were broken. Even the
mercury at the Weather Bureau, which
has persistently ranged in maximums
about 96 and 81 when nearly everyone in
sisted that it was 100 or over, took run
up the tube and recorded a maximum OF
1O1 shortly after p. m, the highest that
has been recorded this year.
At Affieck's all records were smashed.
Swelterlng persons stood around the big
tube and observed with well-founded ap-
prehension the mercury fairly spurt up
to 101 at o'clock. That was the point
reached at the same hour on Friday, and
tho optimistic ones began to entertain
hopes that yesterday would be no hotter.
But they were doomed to disappointment
The top of the red streak kept on rising
till, at o'clock, it touched 1o3. figure
that has not teen approached within l 1-2
degrees this year. Then it began TO slow
ly decline. and at p. m. marked 92.
A brisk wind was blowing all day. but it
seemed to have little effect on the general
iorridity. save to act as means of
evaporation for the thousands of beads of
perspiration that stood out on thousands
pf brows On the streets the sun beat
Town with tropical vigor. Even in places
where tail buildings cast shadows there
Vas no relief for hot blasts of air from
The scorching pavements swept into every
hook and corner
Business enterprise was at low ebb and
)uburban residents were so listless that
hey forgot to talk Of the injustice of a
louble fare. The early closing hour in
rogue on Saturday enabled many business
men and clerks to get away to cooler
places than desks and counters. Street
bars en- route to suburban resorts were
provided all the afternoon. Railroad ticket
,dices that advertise special rates 10 sea
Ihore and mountain points were besiesed
by people anxious 10 get away over Sun
lay
Those persons who had taken early sum-
mer vacations cursed the luck that COM
pelled them TO remain in town ST present
High temperatures prevailed all over the
East, but in no place was it as warm as
at Washington. Philadelphia sweitered
with the mercury at 81, and Atlantic City,
swept though it is by ocean winds, sent in
TO the Weather Bureau an official record
bf IS.
There is reason to believe, however,
that the hot weather will soon be over.
In a special forecast issued by tine Weather
Bureau last night the following statement
Is made:
THE extreme high temperatures that
have prevailed during the past week from
the upper Mississippi Valley to the At
ianti Coast we're broken Saturday in the
upper lake region, and the upper Missis-
sippi Valley. During Sunday the cooler
weather will extend over the Ohio Valley.
New England, New York, and the lower
lake region. and viii overspread the Mid
die Atlantic States Sunday night end
Monday.
The regular forecast is: For the DistriCs
pt Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia: Cen
orally fair Sunday; increasing cloudiness
and possibly showers, and not so warm
.sSnday; light to fresh westerly winds"
Following is the table OF temperature
for the twsnty-four hours ending yester-
dav at 10 p. m: