New-York tribune., 1910-06-06
WINTER COMES BACK
AND CHASES SPRING
New York Shivers Indoors In
stead of Romping in the
Open Air.
COLD WEATHER ALL OVER
Fifty-two Degrees, Stiff Wind
and Raw Rain Make. Miser-
able Sunday Of II
Hereabouts.

Hereabouts.
When President Taft's Inauguration
day ceremonial was partly spoiled by
unforeseen had weather some people
were inclined n blame the official fore
caster for his failure to warn the coun-
try. They have become wiser since that
time, however. and have learned that
the authorities controlling the weather
sre likely 70 get their dates mixed even
more often than the forecasters.
According To the calendar the people
of these United States should have spent
yesterday in the open air, at the seaside
and in the parks AS matter Of fact.
those who could had fires lighted in
their homes. Everybody has heard of
Winter lingering in the lap of Spring"
hut in this case Winter has come back
end thrown Spring out altogether
Last week they had snow out in the
Northwest Of the United States and
Canada, and they rejoiced thereat. be-
cause such unreasonable weather is said
10 be favorable to the winter wheat
crop People in the vicinity Of New
York, however. are more interested just
now in good weather for baseball and
bathing than in the weather that will
bring on the wheat
For the last ten days the temperature
has been such that many have harked
back to winter underclothing. while calls
on the keepers of the stores with the
three balls by gallants who have found
further use for their winter overcoats
sre the order of the day.
Other Cities Worse OF.
II may be some consolation to the
shivering New Workers to know that
others are worse off than they, so far, at
least as temperature is concerned. At
o'clock yesterday morning the glass
registered - degrees in Yellowstone
Park. a in Bismarck, n. d: IS in Du-
luth, 70 in San Francisco, - in Denver,
Kansas City and Albany; II in Chicago,
Omaha. Boston. Buffalo and St Paul;
56 in Los Angeles, IS in Philadelphia
and Washington, while New York was
chattering at temperature Of 81
Earlier in the morning yesterday the
temperature was D. and the wind was
blowing from the southeast beneath a
leaden sky at about seventeen miles an
hour. At noon the mercury had climbed
TO 60 but the breeze had freshened. and
10y ) o'clock in the afternoon the crowds
who had braved the cold and wind to go
. out into the parks We're routed. and had
10 take 10 shelter from the downpour Of
lain
Heavy frosts are reported from North
ern New York and Vermont and though
only few vegetables are coming in from
these sections, the corner vegetable man
VIII explain the boost in prices for a
month to come by that self-same frosty
night .
Many IN the Parks.
Despite the unfavorable weather many
turned out at Van Cortlandt. Bronx and
Central parks. as well as the smaller
breathing places throughout the city
Many Of the parties to the seashore were
cancelled. however. as not only was the
air unfavorable for dip. but the cold
was such as TO discourage even walking
along the windswept shores.
The bathing places within Manhattan
and The Bronx had q great falling off in
patronage. and only few shivering en-
ihusiasts dared to try a plunge. and they
soon gave UP the attempt in despair.
II was so cold at Bronx Park Yesterday
that all the geological buildings had to
be heated again. Never in the memory
Of the keepers have the animals been let
out in their summer quarters as many
times as this year, only to be chased
back again on account of the cold. Late
yesterday afternoon there were few ami
mails out except the bears and goats and
the croccdiles.
Curator Ditmars ordered most OF the
inmates out on Saturday for the fifth or
sixth time in two weeks. Gunda, the Gle
phant and Pete. the hippo, jovfully
obeyed their keepers orders. So out in
the sun they went. But they had to be
taken in late in the evening. And yes
ferday morning even the giant land tor
foises had TO be taken in because Of the
dsnpness. Likewise the musk OK, which
can stand a dry cold but would easily
succumb to pneumonia if his shaggy coat
got soaked through.
Storm Worse at Night.
With the fall Of darkness the storm
increased. The wind grew stronger and
the rain came down faster. Umbrellas
proved a nuisance rather than a help.
for the gusts OF wind at every street
corner lifted them high in air and turned
them wrong side out. while their hold
ers were dragged hither and thither by
the breeze. At the Weather Bureau
scsnt hope was held out for any i'm
provenent before some time to-day.
The wind blew a gale in Harlem. and