The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-01
Thousands of Perspiring People
Seeking the Parks During the
Day and Evening.
DEATHS DUE TO THE HEAT
PROMINENT NAMES IN LIST OF THE
DAYS FATALITIES.
Children Dying I'm scores in Pittsburg
East and West the Harvest OF
Death Is Unremitting.

1eSteruay was tne hottest oay tndt 1as
thus far dropped from the calendar of 1901.
Remarkable to relate, Weather oficial
Wappenhans actually admitted that II was
the hottest. All summer long, up TO yes
terday. Mr.. wappenhans has sat in his
lofty eyrie in the Majestic building. whers
delightful breezes blow almost constantly.
and smiled deprecatingly when some one
remarked Its pretty hot to-day. isn't it?"
The stolid manipulation OF winds and clouds
invariably turned TO his charts. covered
with Notwithstanding and awe-inspiring
figures and marks, and demonstrated that
according to the Weather Bureau instru-
ments the day not above the aver
age.
Yesterday, about ? y. m, however. the
breeze died down, and all OF a sudden the
air in the weather office on the ninth
floor Of the big building became oppressive.
The observer looked at his assistant with
consternation Could It be possible that
they would be forced 10 admit that IL was
really hot? Heaven forefend. All the
cherished traditions OF the Weather Bu-
reau would be overturned by such an ad-
mission. The puzzled and perspiring pair
TODD the situation for an hour and Al
lock approached the Official Thermometer
va. bated breath and cat-like tread
Great Scott" CALCULATED Mr. Wappen-
hans. "it says IS. and that Is the hottest
we have had this summer. The observer
of heat and cold. fair weather and storms.
was so hot and Inundated that he lcit
his Office 10 go I'm search OF cool retreat,
first however, begging his assistant 10
persuade the newspaper boys To let him
down easy when they published the fact
that he admitted for once that IL was
hot. ,,,,-,pro
The official figures show that Tor Tour
solid hours observation-disclosures i and =
u. m.-the direct rays OF the summer sun
beat down upon the city OF Indianapolis
with pitiless intensity. for during that
period the temperature kept between 30
and g5 BY o'clock. notwithstanding the
fact that a breeze had been blowing Tor
about an hour, the mercury had droppeo
only TO o. So that yesterday was not only
the hottest DAY OF the summer because
the thermometer reached the highest point.
but because the terrific degree OF heat con-
timed almost throughout TIE entire day
OF course, the citizen that was compeAd
TO make a trip down town during the MIDI
1 die OF the DAY VIII uCCidAc ~ was <@N~>-~-
than s5. even on the shady side OF the
street and so IL was. The official thermom-
| eter at the weather office Is sheltered
| from the direct rays of the sun and then
| the air on the ninth floor OF the Majestic
is considerably cooler than IT is down on
| the street below. Many thermometers
| hanging in the doorways OF stores, where
the sun did not strike them. registered con-
hum N m
that inspected them, furiously mopping his
| flushed face the while, accepted their
registration without question
BY some inexplicable freak Of perversity.
although the day was scorchingly. blister
7 ingly hot. entirely too hot TO stay in the
city. not nearly as many people took street
| cars for the various outlying parks ana
shaded resorts yesterday as on the Sunday
| before In fact, the street-car company did
| its largest business of the summer three
| Sundays ago James NJ. Jones. vice presi-
dent and assistant general manager OF the
company, was asked for an explanation OF
the strange fact that fewer people took ad-
vantage of street-car facilities FOR cooling
off yesterday than on Sundays when the
| temperature was more bearabe I'm the city
COULDN'T EXPLAIN 1T.
1 1T Is DtgOUu NY Rtn't " t@lA"ths 10
said II guess Il must have been too warm
for most people TO dress to so on the street
| cars. You see. the average woman thinks
| that she must be dressed little better
and that her hair must look a little biz
neater when she gets on n car 20 go 20 q
park than when she intends 10 lie around
| the house all day
| sight was witnessed on centrai-ave-
| fhaf ia
10 corroborate Mr. Jones's explanation.
| Passengers on cars going 20 and from
| Fairview had their attention attracted 10
woman attired I'm heecy. airy white
Mother Hubbard" seated on the grass.
while close by sat a boy languidly holding
a sprinkling hose Some people think they
are all right when they are In their owr
homes. no matter how they are dressed"
observed q passenger as the car whizzee
rapidly by
IL the water company were selling in
commodity by meter measurement yestcr-
day would certainly have been a banner
day in point OF receipts. for everybody that
STAYED at home used barrels Of water &c
cool the air In front OF his home. Coming
in from Fairview in the afternoon scarcely
a house was noted that did not have
| man woman or small boy (more often the
latter standing at the curbing In front.
directing n cooling stream on lawn. side
| walk and street
The Soldiers Monument Is usually IA
vorlte place for seekers after cool breezes.
but yesterday the broad plaza was almost
deserted during the day. Late m the att
ernoon a fine breeze sprang up on the west
side. but there was very little shade IA
which to enjoy the stirring air. Al night