New-York tribune., 1901-07-04
STORMS BRING RELIEF.
HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS AND ATTEND
ANTS OVERWORKED-M OVER
FLOWING-THE PARKS CROWDED

Relief, even If only temporary. came TO the
city yesterday. The first storm came accord
ing 10 the Weather Bureau, at 12:39 .. n
There were thunder and lightning accompanied
by a rain that was slight that IL could not
be measured even with the fine instruments
provided for that purpose. But the temperature
was reduced three degrees which is after all.
the main thing that all were longing for The
next storm came at 2:22, and lasted until BIS
and the next. for there We're three of the vel
come visitors. arrived at 3:26. and did not de-
part until 514. In the latter two Al of an inch
of rain fell.
The Thermometer had started on an upward
| climb, and had reached 93 degrees as early as
| II O'Clock. touching, half an hour later, the
maximum for the day-94 But the storms
| stopped its progress upward and from that
time until late at night it was low. descending
| to fb and then mounting again 10 SO sr 5
O'Clock, only 10 fall once 10 AZ ar IOo-clock
1t was a night for sleep for the tired souls who
| had hardly closed an eye for several ui~hts
before
| The storms came from nearly every point Of
| the compass. the winds making circle about
! the city. At time the breeze was blowing
| at the rate Of twcnty-sfx niles an hour, al
| though at another time IN the day # had trzv-
elled over the tops OF the buildings at the
scarcely perceptible rate Of tv-o miles an hour.
There are some people in this city 20 whom
the storm. grateful II was 10 many. was rot
an unTixed blessing. These are those y-ho 1--we
| IN the tenement houses The heat had forced
! them from their crowded rooms out into the
! open. They had camped on the grass in ,he
parks and occupied every available inch OF space
where they could get 2 breath Of fresh air. The
pouring rain drove them from these en5furabIe
retreats back again into the heated ROOMS The
] humidity. which makes suffer by prevent
| ing the atmosphere from absorbing the moisture
| that exudes from their pores. increased with
the storm. and while the people were obliged TO
remain under shelter they suffered intensely
| AS an indication OF the condition OF the people
/ their actions during the fall OF rain speak
! loudly. In the parks. where the benches have
/ been crowded night and day since the extreme
heat set in. great many refused to be driven
away by the rain They sat the benches. the
rain pouring on them and dripping from the
trees in streams breathing deeply of the cooled
/ air. These were not only men, but a good
| sprinkling of women remained in their places
MANY SLEEP OUTDOORS
In the evening. when the dampness OF the
rains had passed from the pavements the
scenes that have been repeated every night for
a week were present The buildings
had not yet had an opportunity to cool. and
| the fire escapes and the roofs were the most
comfortable places. if the parks and the reerea-
tion piers are excepted. These were practically
as crowded ever. although the people using
them were not uncomfortable They slept
as the policemen walked through their ranks
safe from the fall OF the club against the soles
of the feet, which under ordinary circumstances
would have disturbed their slumbers. But the
change from the extreme heat was a rest in
itself. and all appreciated IT.
An idea in figures of the extent to which the
heat diminished yesterday may be gained from
the following table showing the temperatures
at various hours of the last three days: