New-York tribune., 1910-03-26
HEAT RECORDS GO
HOTTEST MARCH DAY
IN MEMORY.
Good Friday Gircs Promise, as
Does Nr. Scar, OF Pleasant
Day for Easter Parade.

mercury L contained yesterday. That
Noiatile fluid became seized with de-
sire 10 break an high jumping records
and leaped upward. higher and higher,
until 1I degrees had been attained.
That settled all the records for March.
because the hottest days the blusterv
month had seen before since they began
keeping rerords were on the a3d. in 1897.
and the 27th. in 1895. when a. degrees
represented the limit.
Mr.. soarr said this represented the
figures in the shade But there wasn't
any shade % speak of. The trees were
not prepared Tor any such passionate
proclamation of its arrival from the yer
nal season. and didn't have canopics Of
leaves 10 give shelter fro;n the burning
rays OF the sun. So there we've plenty
oi toilers in the town who wished prob
ably that they could crawl into the
shade that the records had been pat
into
Waistcoats disappeared as IL by magic.
Men who started out with overcoats car
ried them alonS on protesting arms. ana
nannels were certainly q bit superfiuOus-
II ,he Stock Ezchanse hadn'- been
closed hecausc il was Good Friday there
certainly would have appeared th2.e tre
ms, straw hat Of the year % be-
smashed righ. merrily Wit the cerc-
monies and observsnces To- such cases
made and provided
The parks were full. and the whiz Of
the golf baH on many a nearby course
told Of an afternoon OF inspired by the
smiling sun.
Mr ScaTr hadn't looked for anything
like il in the way of weather. He had
an idea they'd been surprised over in
Philadelphia. too. because the Official
Thermometer there touched - degrees az
:, O'Clock in the afternoon. But he went
over his charts again when he recovered.
and said he thought Easter bOnnets-by
which he meant. presumably. Chantecler
hats and other dainty ccnfections that
can pass each other if the wearer Of one
steps or the silewalk-Would be reason
ably safe tomorrow.
The town hned Up nightly Cor the
parade and the other features of New
York Easter. Canada, in particular
poured thousands down. and the hotels
around the Grand central had little room
o. spare. lAnC-it WAS nearly forgotten-
an the stations were full Of beauteous
hevies of blusling damsels. home from
boarding school They will go 10 church
tomorrow. and boarding school rules
about uniformity of dress. designed 20
avoid a spirit Of eagerness 20 outdo al
tile rest. viii be suspended
The Emperor Constantine. after adopt
ing Christianity. issued AN edic. that no
markets should te open or law busi-
ness conducted on the l4th Of the Jew
ish month Aler. which is now known as
Good Friday I'm England ana ireland
The dag has been made legal holiday.
IN this country no Legislature has by
enactment made the day a holiday but
there were many business houses in this
city yesterday that on their own initia-
tive closed their doors. while many
others pat through only what Imountel
20 q hair days work.
The stock Exchange vas shut tight.
and as ~ result thousands Of those en-
ployed ln the skyscrapCrs OF The imam
cial section of the city were enabled 20
direct their thoughts toward religious
Observance or their spring gardening.
If the,- happened 10 live in Jersey Or
Long Island. cr ina fact along any chan
nels that appealed 10 then:
Many Of the city elnp-oyss also had
;he privilege Of leaving The duties which
haVc become 50 cxactlEg as the result
of tim- clocks. longer hours and other
innovations which marked the passing
OF the Tiger ana tl- usheriaS I'm ot a
new ,ra Most of the courts were closed
SO in this respect Constantine edic,
was lived up -. but. on the contrary
With the exception Of the money market
ali other markets-vegetable flower
candy. tobacco and theatrical-were
open.
Good Friday services were held 40 al
4 Episcopal and 40 many ~ the Other
( Protestant churches. while the Catholic.
spent the Gay In religious contemplation
and prayer it being the only day ~ thy
,-aar on Wh.1h nc mass IS said. The
Jews celebrated the feast oI Purim. and
4 followed a DAY of fasting with one Of
s'tin-. drinking ana general merry
making. Candles burned in AZ orthodox
3 homes. where Ham1n was bitterly con-
! Gsmned and blessings hsaped on chs
nomorg- 90 Morde,ai
3 Iii th- TROPICAL animals ana mammals
f were made happy yesterday a. EronN
4 Park. for i. was So warm that CurGto'
uitnars decided they should haze 4
taste os the outdoor liie again 30 "u'
Tan tac Ihinos hippos and elephants
~. followed later by ;he giraffe and ali the
l-.nlevs. to their respective summer
Quarters. But there Mas one -iscoIaah'
nore even with all the rejoicing. Tor TN
,,p.k ox found IL iit too hot Al
,i.i,tfau an were In their winter guar
- .p,in. lizard. turtles ana all. b.
80 4, is yet coo early % iet them out
an night-
SUMMER WEATHER AT BosToN
omcial Thermometer Registers II De