The Washington herald., 1908-06-23

Hot weather rode into town yesterday
on one of the brightest and warmest
steeds OF which the universe may boast.
Old Sol is his name He came up out OF
the east with a smile, the reflection OF
which consisted Of scorching rays that
made humanity sweat and swelter as soon
as they shot over the tree tops.
One Of the street car rails down In
front OF the post-cffice. where some Of the
men about town fry eggs every summer
IN Washington. started In early with the
asphalt pavement 10 make the warmth
felt by the occasional man or woman on
the way to work. Before the sun got as
high as the clock on the post-office tower
shirt collars began TO wilt like flowers
placed before 4 furnace fire. and the
newsboys sold papers with one hand and
mopped their faces with the other.
Even the street cars were hot. A mule
that has been treading the streets Of the
Capital City ever since Grants second
term as President stopped in front Of
Pennsylvania avenue store, and actually
pointed IT'S ears al q show window con-
tanning one Of those horse bonnets. 1t
wanted a bonnet, and its owner had the
good grace 70 purchase one that ft to
perfection.
Squirrels Were Hot.
The squirrels In the parks were too hot
and too lazy 10 crack nuts, and the town
Joker stayed at home and helped his wife
wash the breakfast dishes.
Washington can afford TO have hot
weather Buffalo may be cool and New
York may have its ocean breezes. but
Washington has her wide streets. her low
buildings, her many parks, and, above all
her trees OF abundant foliage. Therefore,
IL Is perfectly proper that If any city in
the United States is 10 have real warm
weather, that city should be the Capital
OF the nation. Persons inclined 10 criti-
else Washington as being a city OF
warmth in the summer months should
bear these facts in mind They should
call critics 70 account, and remind them
Of the trees. the wide streets, the low
buildings. and the cool. refreshing car
rides In and about the city.
Like the day before. the mercury In the
thermometers at the Weather Bureau
yesterday went climbing up 10 the mark
Of 50 degrees, and, mind you, that was up
the thermometer in front Of Ahlecks went
as high as 80. No relief is IN sight until
Thursday. says the weather man.
The hot wave settled over the Atlantic
States on Saturday, and has maintained
its torrid intensity and energy for the last
three days.
Cooler Temperature Thursday
Prof. Garriott, Official forecaster of the
Weather Bureau, said yesterday that
from present indications there would be
no break In the heat until Thursday The
wave Of tropical temperature Is I'm evil
dence generally east Of the Rockies. 1t
IS predicted that rains and thunderstorms
will mark the breaking up OF the hot
wave
The following statement was issued
from the Weather Bureau yesterday aft-
ernoon:
The warm wave that now covers the
country generally east Of the Rocky
Mountains will break over the Plains
States on Tuesday. over the Mississippi
Valley and the Western Lake region on
Wednesday. over the Ohio Valley and
Eastern Lake region on Wednesday
night. and over the Atlantic States on
Thursday.
Local rains and thunderstorms will at
the sections named. Moderate tempera-
ture viii be experienced over the eastern
portions Of the country the closing days
OF the week"
Heat prostrations are reported from all
over the country The local hospitals
report several persons who became IN in
the last two days by reason Of the in
tense heat, and II became necessary TO
give them hospital treatment
William Johnson, sixty-eght years Of
age, an inmate Of the Soldiers Home
suffered from heat prostration In Bright
wood avenue, and was removed 10 the
Soldiers Home in an ambulance.
While the residents Of Washington are
suffering from the heat wave. It IS not
so bad here as in several Of the large
cities OF the North. In New York the
buildings are tall and the streets narrow
and what little breeze may come up the
rivers is shut of by the height OF the
buildings
Prof. Willis. L. Moore. chief OF the
Weather Bureau. has solved the problem
Of keeping cool
Explains His Invention.
My invention will relieve the suffer
ings OF distressed humanity in the sum-
mertime." said Prof. Moore as he showed
an odd-lookng tank, which stood in one
corner OF room at the United States
Weather Bureau In NJ street. Hence
forth, no person who can afford t. burn
coal in winter need suffer from heat in
the summer season. My machine can be
run at the same cost as a stove. and.
according 10 the size selected, viii cool a
room. nat. or a dwelling"
The room IN which the machine stood
was chilly, though the temperature out
side was s. degrees in the shade A
thermometer, which hung from the cell
Ing. showed that the temperature was
exactly Ga degrees. Out Of a pipe at the
bottom OF the apparatus rushed a cur
rent Of air az Sc degrees. as indicated by
another thermometer
The current Of air comes from the out
side at temperature Of So degrees" ex-
planned Prof Moore. land descending
through the cylinder. emerges at So de-
grecs In the upper part Of the appara-
tus The air Is cleaned and dried incl
dental 20 partial cooling. and in the
lower section it Is reduced almost 20
freezing point The advantage OF reduc-
Ing the humidity is obvious while the
cleaning Of the air. so as 10 free IL of
dust and dirt. renders II more heathful
As IL comes out Of the bottom Of the
machine at the rate OF 125 cubic feet a
minute, Il spreads along the floor Of the
room. and slowly ascends. forcing the
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