The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-20
SWELTERING TODAY:
!. COOLER TONIGHT
Minneapolis Is Sweltering, but
No Heat Prostrations i
Yet. -.. 4
CITY rs EXPERIENCING Ill
A FAMINE IN CREAM
But the Mint and the Tall Glasses
and the Public Baths Are
@s~ Working. ~.

WoIh1uB. .'.r4se...... = !
Fleeing to the la kes and public baths,
crowding about the soda fountains, or
gasping on balconies and lawns yes
.terday, the swelterin Minneapolis public
IS still in the sweltering business to-
day. "But it IS comm cool, ",said tho
weather bureau s. office boy. And so
tonight may see relief. < p -.'7
Weather conditions apparently sim
liar to those which preceded the tor
nado which swept Minneapolis just two
years ago today aroused anxiety in the
public mind today. Since last Thurs
day the weather has been hot, but now
the signs point to a change. 80 ,
T. s. Outram, section director of the
weather bureau, said today that he did
not expect any violent storm, tho there
is fair prospect of rain within twenty
four hours. - 49,. ....."
:" For three days low pressure area
has been stagnating over the Dakotas,' -;
said Mr.. Outram today. "This is an.
unusual phenomenon, one which does
not occur more than once year. Owing
to this low pressure area to the north
west, Minneapolis has been swept by
warm currents drawn from the gulf
states. Ordinarily. the air, which is
heavy with moisture, would result in
rain. Owing to the stationary, position
of the low. pressure area, it has been
kept from. meeting cold currents from
the. north. and has raised the local
temperature to such point that It Is
able to retain all it's moisture.
"Today this low pressure area has
moved down into Illinois and colder
weather is to be expected. The same
'!low' which has drawn hot air from
the south into Minnesota has been
drawing cold air from the north into
is the average for Manitoba and Sas-.
katchewan, and at. Battleford the Their
mometer registered "a degrees today.
When these extremes meet we will have
rain.'
Highest Of Summer.
Temperatures in and about Mime
apolis for the past four days have been
the highest of the summer. On Thurs
the seasons record by mounting to:
90 degrees. Friday was slightly cool
er, but Saturday reached a maximum
of 8S degrees. ...
Yesterday a street-level thermome-
ter on prominent downtown corner
registered 103 degrees at 3 pm. The
Maximum scored by the more conser-
federal building was 90 degrees. Both
thermometers we're right, as the tenn
peratures they gave were undoubtedly
correct for their respective locations.
Thousands Of persons sought relief
from the. heat yesterday at the lakes
and In the parks. Others stayed at
home and wooed the breezes on their
rooms and extreme negligee costumes.
Indifferent success attended all these
efforts.
Cream Famine in City. ,,
Cream can not be obtained today IN
Minneapolis, and the supply Of milk Is
not sufficient to meet the demand.
Yesterdays heat caused run on the
soda fountains, and ice cream factories
ply, both Of ice cream and plain cream.
What little ice cream is served at the
fountains today is left over from yes
terday, and when this is gone sundaes
and ice cream soda will be scratched
from the list until the COWS and the
diaries are able to catch up with the
demand. In the meantime the summer
boy and the matinee girl will have to
take to. the "Azzy drinks" OF allow
their thirst to go unquenched. -. -
The run on the soft-drink dispen.
y
email. By night all the more popular fla.
vors were consumed. The cream was
the first to 60, and only strenuous work
at teh Ice cream factories kept the ice
cream stock equal to the demand. In
the evening the mint gave out. But to-
day the mint is working again and the
Fftall ones' are obtainable.
Imprinted In the new asphalt on the
downtown streets is an impressive rec
$ha S,&n L.
was at its hottest the streets were
plastic and the crossings showed a reg.
ular record Of the pedestrian traffic,
while in the center Of the street are
the traces Of iron-shod hoofs and wagon
tires. Side by side the dainty prints
Of the French heel, the coarse mark of
the workman's brogan and the neat
businesslike dent Of the military heel
tell the story Of the passing crowd.
Seeking relief from the blisterine
heat, thousands Of people visited thu
Gerber baths on Halls island yester
day, and 7,774 took a dip in the river
plunge. but could not on account Of
lack of facilities. There are only 12(
rooms in the two buildings, and altht
several persons were compelled to us.
one room, it was still impossible to &C
commodate the crowds. The capacity
" Of the houses will be doubled next year
For the past three days the attendant,
has been 15,loe, and the grand tota
this season 9,O66.
At the Lake Calhoun bathhouse tn,
attendance for Saturday and Sunda,
was 1900.
Both places were favorite resorts to
day and the figures are likely to equa
those Of yesterday.
So far as they were able, the i'm
mense crowds that poured out Of tn,
station tunnel at Lake Harriet betwee,
and O'Clock last night took to til,
water, and from 7 clock on there wa
almost a riot around the boathouse, 8,
fierce was the demand. for boats and 8,
great the jam Of those who. wanted. t,
DO ON the docks when a boat came in.