Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-03
SOME RARE JUNE DAYS
Not in the Old Sense, But a New
Way.
MORE OF THE BEAUTIFUL
Snow Fell in Gotham, Philadelphia
and in the Catskills.
WATERSP0UT IN KENTUCKY
Bridges, Fencing and Outbuildings
Washed Away and Two Men
Struck by Lightning.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Snow fell in New
York on this the first Sunday in the sum-
mer month of June. The fakes were not
of the sort that make seghing and snow
balls, nor did they fall, snow, all the
way to the pavements, but coming from a
colder strata, they swirled about the tops
of the skyscrapers and before dsSolving
added a midwinter touch to the most re-
markable June that New Workers have
known.
At the warmest moment of the day the
temperature was officially recorded as 81
degrees. At 1920 am. the mercury had
dropped to 40 degrees. At 8 o'clock last
night it was Al degrees.
At the local weather bureau, where a
conservative view is always taken, the day
was admitted to be the coolest recorded
here on the I'd of June. A stiff breeze, &C
companied by a heavy rainfall, prevailed
throughout the day, which was about as
cherries as could be imagined. Holiday
excursions generally were abandoned and
the pleasure resorts were without patrons.
The day broke with a fresh gale that
swept over the city with startling effect.
At an early hour the wind attained the We
locity of fifty miles hour. The brunt of
the blast was felt in the Bronx. where
two-story half-completed frame house, trees
and fences were blown down.
AS holiday the Sunday was lost, and
few who could remain indoors ventured
out A week ago 100000 persons visited
Coney Island. but yesterday the place was
deserted. l ne only suggestion of summer
the open trolley cars. Whlch carried
well-bundled-up, but shivering passengers.
For the first time since the resort was es-
tabliShed not boat put out Tor Coney
Island. The losses incident to the recent
unsea sonable weather it is estimated, will
amount to millions OF dollars in Greater
New York alone. The merging of winter
and summer and the consequent smaller de-
mand for spring attire has been serious
blow to clothing merchants, while other
lines have been similarly affected. Thou
sands of amusement promoters who pay
high for concessions based on their falr
weather earning values, and others whose
fortunes vary with the weather have al
ready suffered greatly, and in many in
stances it is saio the effect will be finan-
cially disastrous.
From up the state came last night re-
ports of wintry weather. In the Catskills,
where many New Workers have already
taken up summer quarters. some of the
mountain peaks are snoW-capped 1here
We're two heavy snow squalls there yester-
day.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June 3.-With
fiurries of snow reported in West Philadel-
phia and Wilmington Del, yesterday morn
ing. and with the thermometer of the
weather bureau registering 46 degrees at 10
o'clock yesterday morning, the oldest In
habitant'' was forced TO admit defeat and
retire.
According to the government records and
the weather record kept by the Pennsylva-
MIA Hospital, yesterday brought the coolest
June temperature since June 2, 1913, ex-
actly sixty-four years. Back of that notable
year. the only cold in June which can COM
pete for the record is the traditional June
OF 1876
During the thirty-six years that the gov
eminent weather bureau has been establish
ed the next coolest June day was June TO-
1854, when Al degrees was recorded. The
mean temperature yesterday was 4S degrees
or twenty-eight degrees below normal This
temperature corresponds to that usually eX-
perienced around April l.
Not only was yesterday the coolest June
day in the history of the local weather bu-
reau, but it comes at the close of the coolest
spring but one during the time weather bu-
reau records have been kept.
Snow in Catskills.
CATSKILI., n. Y, June 3.-The submits
of North Mountain and High Peak were
covered with snow last night as the result
of two heavy squalls yesterday.
Snow fell in Twilight Park and Haines
Falls this morning, with the temperature
at 80 degrees.
LEXINGTON, KY, June 3.-Reports re-
ceived today indicate that the damage by
Saturday nights waterspout will reach up
ward of $4,000. In Nicholas. Pendleton
Wolfe, Lee, Grant, Harrison, Bourbon,
Montgomery, B1th and other central and
eastern Kentucky counties, live stock
bridges, fencing. small outbuildings and
feed We're washed away All trains are de-
layed by landsiGes.
Hiram Blair, mail carrier, is missing in
Nicholas county, and is believed to have
been drowned or killed by lightning. In
Bourbon county John Crow and Henry
injured Mountain streams are All rising
rapidly.