Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
CITY SWELTERS
ON HOTTEST DAY
IN "a YEARS
OFFICIAL INSTRUMENT SHOWS
1O1 DEGREES IN SHADE
SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE SHOCK Is
FELT IN MORNING
Thousands Seek Relief at Beach Re-
sorts In Vain, and other Thou
sands Crowd City
Parks
Maximum temperature for month of
LnrIist for Inst ten years.
m HE hottest weather since 1885, when

the thermometer. August 10, reg
n istered 106 In the shade. was ex-
perienced by Angelenos yesterday when
the mercury climbed to 101 in the shade
at II o'clock.
The streets of the city practically
were deserted, and according to figures
from the interurban companies 7S,S72
persons bought tickets for the beach
towns. In the residence districts the
thermometers registered as high as los
and IOS degrees.
The heat wave of yesterday has been
equaled only once during the last ten
years, and that was in 1905, when the
thermometer in the office of the official
forecaster reached the 1O1 mark.
The heat was most seriously felt in
the downtown districts, where heat
waves from the asphalt pavements
added to those from the burning sun
made conditions almost unbearable.
There was noticeable absence OF
loungers on the street corners where
men usually eongregate Sundays, and
the sight of a person walking along a
downtown street was rarity.
Little Relief Probable
Owing to yesterday being Sunday,
and there being no official weather fore
cast issued on that day, the duration of
the hot spell is not definitely known,
although ii Is understood 1t VIII con-
tinue for several days.
Il The fact that the weather in Los An
Y geles this season has been extremely
4 pleasant, made the unexpected heat
wave felt more than usual, and gem
eraI exodus to the beach resorts was
the result. Even then the Angelenos
failed to get the relief expected, as
many returned from the ocean front
declaring that the heat was more op-
pressive there than in the city, enc
man stating that the thermometer reg
istered 110 in the sun at Long Beach.
Most of the people who went to the
beaches obtained relief in the cooling
surf. and the bath houses did land
office business. All cars on the beach
lines were crowded. and there was not
car bound for the beaches that was
not loaded to its full capacity.
The Los Angeles & Redondo company
operated a 'five-minute service, and
each car that left the station at Sec
ond and Spring streets was loaded to
it's full capacity. The ticket agent
there estimated the number of passen-
gers handled at more than 1000 per-
sons.
Many Visit Parks
Those who felt that n trip to the
beaches was more than they could af-
ford, sought the cooling shelter of the
trees at the parks, and every park car
line was crowded to it's capacity, and
the parks were found to be thronged
with persons who cast conventionality
aside and lay spraWling beneath the
sheltering palms and shade trees
Although the official temperature of
101 in the shade was taken in the Office
of the forecaster. and in a cool building,
the heat was more intense in other sec
tions of the town. and a temperature
OF III in the shade was recorded at the
city workhouse in the east side.
That the heat was intense in certain
portions of the city is substantiated by
the reports to the police that number
of dogs became mad from the heat and
were killed by their owners.
A report was circulated early yester-
day morning to the effect that there
was slight earthquake disturbance at
1853 o'clock yesterday morning, and a
number of residents of Los Angeles ex-
perienced a slight shock. Inquiry at
the weather bureau failed to elicit any
scientific details, owing to the fact that
there is no seismograph at tho weather
bureau headquarters here.
Slight Earthquake Felt
Numerous reports were received at
the central police station TO the effect
that there was a loud report early yes
terday morning, and a temblor OF
three minutes duration followed. Sc
far there has been no reports of DAM
age done, and it is believed the tenn
blor was of q minor nature.
According to the weather bureau sta
tistics the hottest weather In California
was in 1885, when during the month of
August the thermometer registered 1O6
At that time the heat wave began
August 13 and lasted to August 21 and
the temperature ranged from 81 to 10f
in the shade.
While the majority of the residents
of-California believe there is some con-
nection between the weather and earth
quakes, Forecaster Wollaber declares
there is absolutely no connection, and
states the condition of the weather has
nothing to do with seismic disturb
ances.
Late Sunday afternoon inbound beach
cars brought back Angelenos, and from
their appearances and conditions they
failed to obtain the proper relief at the
seaside resorts.
While there were no cases of sun
stroke reported, both man and beast
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