The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-16
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WAVE HITS
The TOWN

Old Sol awoke this morning with one of
his demoniac grins on. and chuckling TO
himself said. "Ah, this is a day for me-
/ send the clouds a-scurrying down the
sky and play n game of tag with the
natives OF earth"
Accordingly. he sent his rays beating
down on this city this morning, while the
mercury in the bulb romped toward the
top OF the tube The natives awoke and
prepared for work. remardng how pleas
ant and cool It was. When he started for
his office, however. there was a different
tale to tell. and long before his destina-
ton was reached his three handkerchiefs
we're limp. wet water-soaked rags, and
a number OF the soda fountains en- route
had been visited on account OF the awful
thirst generated and with the hope that
the fevered brow and the parchng throat
would be relieved.
All efforts were Of no avail. however.
for the sun continued 10 beat and tho
perspiration continued 20 pour, while the
poor denizens OF this city mopped and
groaned and mopped and groaned with
out relief. IL was a case OF swelter.
sweat and sigh the higher the sun rose.
and everybody had ample opportunity 10
realize that summer was here and this
was ~ day in June.
At every soft drink dispensary in the
city there were continuous professions
coming and going only 10 return Once
In awhile there would float across the
path a zephyr conquering the sun for a
minute but that would be only spasm,
when IL was over the heat would beat
down more intense than ever leaving us
all sweltering and fairly soused.
Il was so hot In fact that the various
thermometers in the city entered into a
dispute as 20 just how hot II was. Some
OF them registered IS at o'clock. Some
OF them went to 20. but no matter where
one looked the tale was the same. II
was hot Once In awhile some putting,
gasping mortal would look toward the
sky in the hope that there was cooling
shower promised. but all hopes were vain,
and with despairing, downcast expression
he mendered on his way 10 the next drink
station, there 70 lnger in the artificial
breeze OF the electric fan and TO quaff.
anything from a lump OF melting Ice 10
one OF those new but delicious concoctions
with which the clerk delights to expert
ment at the expense OF the one who is
thirsty.
HUMIDITY UP TO 70.
Although today started in TO be much
warmer than yesterday the figures from
the instruments in the office of the city
engineer indicate that It is not quite so
warm, but that the humidity was much
greater today. being up TO IS. as against
30 on the preceding day.
The highest temperature In the past
q hours was at 4 p. m. yesterday after
noon. when IL was 80. but at IL had
dropped 10 IS, the highest minimum OF the
year
Today at IT was 721k, 2ik degrees
warmer than yesterday. and at IL was
| 1S but one degree warmer. while at II
| o'clock IL was a whole degree cooler than
the preceding day. These were the
figures from the Hope reservoir, and the
city hall figures corresponded quite
closely.
However warm IL was by the figures. II
was warm enough 10 make most everyone
who had 10 tramp around and TO do
laborious work uncomfortable and shed
as much clothing as fashion and pro-
prety would allow.