The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-22

iSS5. u days: 1886. : days: 1857. II days; lSSs.
, DAYS: 1850. ( days. 1890. y days; 1891. ;
days. 1872. II days. 1893 - days; lS4. ~
days; 1876. s days; lSe6. IL days. 49,, 10
days: 1895. . days: 1890. 10 days: 1900, I days.
and during this month there have been l6
days % far. It seems that the weather Il
growing warmer in this latitude and the
not spell more prolonged each year.
The temperatures that have been regis
tered that were high than yesterday dur
ing the last thirty years were on the ioi-
lowing dates. July 10. ISL. l0l, July ii, 1871,
100: Aug. II. ISL. 101; july IL, 1891. lO, July
IS. 1Ss7, 100: July 81. 1857. l0l: Aug 10, lSo.
100. July Il. 1899. 100. 1t Will be seen that
there we're bat few days that were a degree
or even a fraction Of "A degree hotter than
Yesterday ia the last thirty years.
THE HOTTEST PLACE.
Washington street was probably the hot
test place in the city during the afternoon
and the street thermometers registered
at high as los. This was due TO the hot
rays OF the sun that were reflected from
the pavements and intensified. As late as
80 yesterday afternoon some Of the down
town thermometers on Pennsylvania and
Washington streets registered as high as
102. The average temperature taken
throughout the city yesterday afternoon
from thermometers used by private families
was 102 and 103 degrees. The lower floors
OF many homes were cooler than the out
0AAN AA1 49, l+-@~ "
the city was the inside Of large brick build
ings. There was great suffering in the
squalid homes Of the poor in various paris
OF the city ard on several streets whole
families sat on the shady side of a house
breathing the dusty, sickening air with no
vegetation or trees near by 10 relieve sur
fering.
The ice cream factories had a busy day
and orders that were received in the after
nom We're IN most cases not delivered.
Telephone messages sent to these factories
would get the reply; You can have the
all the orders We can possibly FILL
y Journal reporter noticed an unusual
scene on North Capitol avenue yesterday
afternoon Seven members of one family
sat in the front yard under umbrellas.
1here were no trees 70 give forth shade
and they evidently preferred the open air
under sun shades to the hot darkness OF
the house. All were en- deshabille.
EVEN THE BIRDS SUFFERED.
While man perspired and grew hotter as
he watched the mercury climb; while
horses hung their heads with a don't-care
appearance as they trotted listlessly over
the s%oftened asphalt, and while stray dogs
ran about with their tongues hanging out,
the birds, seemingly, were just as much
distressed. Sparrows stopped their annoying
chatter, robins gasped for water and the
busy little wrens ceased to iutter about
with their wOnted energy. A kind-hearted
NOnidH WuDSt Dcth Sdlu II a SuAIiicA itli
devious for wrens, robins. thrushes, wild
canaries and English sparrows. because
she feeds the birds, yesterday kept her pets
supplied with water and was well repaid
tor the trouble. Half a dozen pans and
crocks filled with water were placed about
the yard, the water being changed every
hour. Birds came from all the neighbor
hood, drank their nil and bathed and
s~plashed. Robins showed the most graft
tuGe. They would splash about in the wa
ter for a few minutes, fly to a nearby tree
shake their feathers until dry and theT
MARBLE their sweetest notes. Sometimes q
wee wren would get beyond its depth in d
pan OF water then there would be "A scare
IN the bird family until Mr., Mrs. or Mis-:
Wren reached the edge of the pan by flap
pIng It's wings on the water. When the
nose was spraying the lawn the birds
amused themselves by flying through the
spray. Pigeons had great sport this way
I'm the backyard. A pet crow made a great
deal of noise when the hose was turned or
IT. ana tried TO avoid the stream of water
but later. when il felt the cooling effects
seemed TO enjoy the bath.