New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-15
SEPTEMBER HEAT SEVERE
Much Suffering and Three Prostra-
tons Reported.

While the weather man was busy yesterday issu-
ing warning TO the Western States that severe
spell OF frost about TO swoop down upon them,
and tropical storm said to be moving north
ward from Alabama toward the Ohio Valley. this
CITY suffered from such severe spell Of hot wealth
er that many sweltering citizen as ne rose from
a restless pillow in the morning and gazed from
his window at the blistering sun. Thought his
calendar must be playing him false, and the end
Of August had not yet arrived
Three heat prostrations officially reported
in the city yesterday. put there was great deal
Of suffering and discomfort which did not find its
way TO the official records. The who had
rashly determined TO take time by the forelock
and don his autumn weight attire went around all
day with a perspiration oesoaked brow, that De
spoke his agony more plainly than any words could
have done Not that words lacking how
ever: on the streets and on the streetcars. and
wherever two suffering sweltering specimens OF
humanity happened to meet for 4 few minutes, the
good old tineworn query, which in former years
has been laid away in canphor by this time OF me
year. rs it hot enough for you?" was much IN
evidence
Nobody seemed to have good word TO say for
the extension of summer weather, except the com
paratively few who have not been able TO get away
for their vacations before this late day They could
afford TO smile ct the tropical visitation. In con-
trast to these. however was the host Of vacation
goers who came back to town yesterday prepared
to buckle down to good hard work These expected
10 find cool fall weather and were horribly dIsap-
pointed 20 discover that New-York pretty
nearly as hot a town as when they went away.
Then there was the who last week thought
the time had come when he could take his tan
overcoat out Of camphor. Yesterday he thought
better Of IL and camphor balls were at a premium
According to the official igures the temperatur
stood 81 p. yesterday. This is sharp
contrast the record of the same day last year
which at the hour Go The mean tenn
perature for yesterday was 70, as compared 10 0'6
the same day last year.
The unseasona Die not weather had quite effect
upon the business folk. especially those in clothing
ano appalel mes. Many these ha0 contemplated
starting to display their fall wares yesterday. bat
/ when Iney their prospective purchasers pass
Z by, feyerishly hopping their brows, many OF them
did some hard thinking as to whether IL would not
be a wise business move to order a new supply Of
4 summer goods
on the Stock Exchange to-day an interesting
question viii have to be settled Be II remembered
that to-day is the 18th of the month-the day when
straw hats popularity supposed to be called in.
All the town generally is this rule sacredly
regarded, but the Exchange II is almost much
with a hat after the 18th has arrived. Con-
sidering. however. the height of the mercury in
the weather glass yesterday, good many of the
brokers we're talking OF trying TO get extension
OF time for the wearing OF straw headgeaT. from
the inhexible Modes and Persians who say what
must be in the temple Of the bulls and the
hears. These partisans OF the straw hat say that
if yesterdays weather continues il will be impos-
s:be to wear heavier hats with any degree Of com
fort.
According TO the Weather Bureau cooler weather
ard rain ere In sight Regarding the much talked
OF tropical Storm Forecaster Emory yesterday said
that IL does not menace the Atlantic Coast. IL is
Valley. and viii not affect the Atlantic Coast much
.