Evening star., 1907-07-09
CLOUDS LESSEN HEAT
OVERCAST SKY AND BREEZE
MAKE LIFE ENDURABLE.
Weather Bureau Pessimistic Over Out
look for Real Relief From Torrid
Wave-Day's Record.

An overcast sky, a slight shower at
O'clock and stiff breeze out of the north
west gave promise of a cooler day this
morning
Persons who had gasped through the fur
nace-lke atmosphere of yesterday. when the
sun glowed like a brazen ball, and Its rays
beat down upon the city's mass of stone
and asphalt until it became hotter and
hotter and the limit seemed to have been
reached took heart of grace and looked
for respite Of their sufferings.
But fond hopes were ruthlessly demol-
ished by the weather bureau, where the
officials said that today would be hotter
than yesterday, and that the temperatures
of the morning which averaged less than
those of yesterday, were hardly trust
worthy guides by which to judge how hot
it was really going to be.
The breeze was said to be but hollow
mockery, and the lower figures presented
TO trusting observers by complacent Their
mometers merely the result of the thin
bank of clouds that obscured the sun. 1t
was said at the weather bureau that as
soon as the solar rays penetrated the haze,
which they are expected to do this after
noon, the mercury would jump and the
heat of yesterday be rivaled.
Between S and Q o'clock this morning the
mercury dropped two degrees, although In
the downtown district it rose one notch.
put DIT ~ CLOCK tne temperatures VI yes
terday and today were the same.
Yesterdays climax was reached at r. m.,
when the mercury lowered toward the 100
mark. attaining 30. That was the record
thus far this summer. Although from that
time on the temperature fell, officially, 1t
seemed to remain hot, and long after SUM-
set sweltering citizens sought relief by car
and boat from the oven of the city.
During the hot evening the planet Mars,
blazing with unusual redness in the clear
sky, sought to rival the sun, but in spite
Of his efforts the mercury kept falling,
though, even at its lowest, the atmosphere
was never less than sultry.
No hope for relief from the hot wave Is
extended at the weather bureau, except
temporarily from possible showers, none Of
which is actually promised.
In spite of the weather bureaus pes
simsm everybody seemed comparatively
comfortable when the afternoon began. At
12:3O o clock an amateurish rain began fall
ing IN a desuitory way, spattering the hot
pavements with big, wet polka dots, but
after half an hour it gave up its futile
efforts. though the sky remained cloudy.
The northwest wind kept up bravely, and
gave the illusion of coolness, even when
fast walking or eXertion brought home the
conviction that it was really hot after all
Pedestrians, however, bore very different
appearance from what they did yesterday,
and the gasping. red-faced man in the
wilted collar not a frequent sight.
Yesterdays high temperature caused
two persons to suffer from heat prostra-
ton, stated in yesterdays Star, and
several others were slightly affected by
the heat and made sick. One OF the
sick ones was George Kinslow, colored.
siXty-seven years of age, n resident of
Montgomery county, Md. He was taken
sick while the street in Georgetown
and was taken to the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital for treatment. Maltby
Grant. colored, forty-two years of age,
who lives at No. 12la street southeast,
was taken sick in the northeast section
of ln nxitt aI,nt, 81
noon. He was given treatment at the
Casualty Hospital. Charles Duttman fif-
teen years of age, living at 1912 Sth street
northwest, was taken sick on the street
near his home about 8 o'clock last night
Hewas taken to Freedmens Hospital for
treatment. young colored woman
named Alice Gordon. living at So Fenton
street, was taken sick on the street about
D O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The po-
lice removed her to her home in the pa
troll wagon.