The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-17
Yesterday Was the Hottest
Day of the Season and Re-
lief Could Not Be Found in
City or Country.
PARKS RESORTED TO
IN FRUlTlESS HOPE.
Shade There No CooIer-0ne
Prostration Reported-Day
OF Rest Saved Many-Rec-
ord of Last Week.
Hot hotter. hottest.

Hot hotter. hottest.
Whew. 96 in the shade yesterday.
as recorded by registered thermomet-
ers. Guess that is pretty warm. Felt
like it anyhow and there was abso-
lutely no relief. Even the water in
the creeks and ponds was so warm
that swimming was without any at
traction. The sun blistered and burnt
and vegetation suffered its first severe
attack from Old Sol. Leaves curled
and wilted beneath the scorching rays.
Water thrown on the paved street va 4
porized almost as quickly as II IL had
been thrown on stoves. Suffering hui
manity sought the shade and hereto
fore cool hooks and dales, but no place
was cool yesterday. and the best place
to be found was in an Office chair be- 1
meath the draught of a rotating cleo
trio fan. Cool western breezes eame
to the relief today and try the best it
could the sun was unable to repeat tho
performance of the day before.
Various thermometers about the city
registered various degrees. SO 1t is
about as safe to take the report OF one
as of another. Instruments that had
not been tested recorded as high al
1O6 and los degrees. Mercury encased
in a tin sheath climbed even higher
and lis degrees was recorded by some
thermometers exposed 10 the sun.
But One Prostration.
The only prostration reported was
that of Shelby Harvey. fireman on
the Richmond division of the Pan
Handle. When his train reached New
Castle, Harvey was feeling the effects
of the heat and strain, nut remained at
his post. When approaching this city
he fell with weakness, and upon arriv-
ing here was removed to the hopital
in the ambulance. He is not consid-
cred to be in a serious condition and
was released from the institution to-
day.
Day Of Rest Fortunate.
The day was Sunday and it is due
to this fact principally there were no
other prostrations. Workmen engag-
ed about the streets and upon the
roofs of buildings were safe at home
waving palm leaf fans and drinking
lemonade. forgetful of what might
have happened to them had they been
required to be about their daily toll.
But few horses engaged in heavy
work were required to leave their
stalls and no reports of prostrations
of horses were made
AS usual on such days. Glen Miller
park proved a Mecca for the hot and
weary. But even the old faithful park
was unable to make up for everything.
AS deep as the shade was, the heat
could not be kept out and thousands
of persons who assembled in the park
were forced TO remove portions of
their wearing apparel and resort to
hats and fans to cool their perspiring
countenances. The ministers. who
conducted the services In the chautau-
qua tent and the members of the band
were the only persons more active
than was necessary. Those fortunate
enough to possess automobiles journ-
eyed about on the scorching roads to
keep cool by the breeze created by
the speed. but they too, had their
troubles. Engines became overheated
as the result of the bIistering sun and
the friction. Pneumatic tires suffered
and there were numerous "blowouts"
to be repaired Four machines wers
stalled between Cambridge City and
Richmond at one time last evening
and all because of tire troubles conse-
quent upon the hot roads.
Weather of Last Week
According to the report Of observer
Vossler. the thermometer recorded a
maximum of 80 degrees on wednes-
day. Friday and Saturday of last week.
The precipitation was but .55 of an
inch. The minimum temperature was
recorded on Sunday-50 degrees. The
greatest daily range was 80 degrees.
recorded on Tuesday.
The following shows the daily range
for the week: