New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-04
w York yesterday:


subject of a personal devil the following
table is given of street temperatures N
New York yesterday:
williamsburg Bridge Plaza. , los
City Hall Square. az ~
Ienox Avenue and 1o5th street. ............ IL IL
Washington Market '''''''''' 100
West and Liberty streets. .....''''.''''''' ioI
Luna Park (shade) Zoe
Rowery and Houston street. .....''...''. 100
BROOKLYN Borough Hall. .........'.'s''''''' 100
Broad Street curb Market. .......'''''''''' io'
In the spirit of utter fairness the OF
hcial figures are also given, but the
official figures are compiled, or. as some
say. concocted. on the top of the White
hall Building. some thirty-three stories
in the air and swept by such breezes rs
may come from the Upper Bay, staten
Island and the Gowanus Canal Ac-
cording 10 these figures. the highest tenn
perature of the day was reached at 1870
n. m, when the thermometer registered
9S degrees. having climbed to that point
from 81 degrees at s a. m. and declin-
ing again to 93 degrees at p, m. ana
St degrees at s p. m
Itmay he doubted If human flesh dis
tinguishes between the sizzling of -
degrees and 9S degrees, but it is GER
tain that II knows the difference be
tween - degrees and 81 degrees, and on
Sunday it was only a. degrees at :
a. m. and it was not until L o'clock on
Sunday that the mercury climbed above
90 degrees. Ninety degrees is con-
ing the SO-degree line the mercury has
not dropped below II. Nor. according to
the weather man. will the mercury
again cross eighty on the downward
Path until another day has passed
Vet Another Day of SweIterins.
Such comfort as may he found is OF
fered in the statement of the forecastei
that he will not predict a continuance
of the excessive heat for tomorrow AS
he refuses TO predict a lower tempera-
ture it may be only consideration Tor
his personal safety that inspires MS
cautdon. In the search for consolation
Il is found, also. that twelve years ago.
pn July 2, 1899, the thermometer regis
sered 90 degrees, while thirty nine years
ago the mercury crossed 100 In sep
TENDER. In the meantime the country
has seen the San Francisco earthquake
and fire, the Baltimore fire. the presi-
bential candidates. of William Jennings
BRYAN and the election of Democratic
House of Representatives.
Turning again to the ancient faith. we
a
sathers"--
In all the heat under which the city
suffered there were to be found, though,
some spots of comparative respite. Ana
these spots covered a considerable area
Those who were able 10 get away 10 the
shores of Long Island reported condi-
tons much more bearable 1t must be
confessed. though. that it was generally
acknowledged that the greatest comfort
was TO be found by remaining within
doors In such a state Of neglige, not to
say dishabille that public appearance
was prohibited by the law.
A good word must also he said for
Coney Island. much maligned as a holi-
day resort as It is. The island would
have been much pleasanter If it had not
been discovered by more than 10 per
cent of those who journeyed down there
yesterday. but despite the crowds who
thronged all the streets and byways it
was far better than the city.
Going down during the day the dis
comfort was so great on the crowded
cars that the real difference between
the slight chance for breath of ocean
breeze and the hot lanes of the city
could not be realized until the return TO
town was made But coming back
when the elevated structure leading TO
the Brooklyn approach OF the bridge
was reached, a torrid wave of supe:
heated atmosphere swept through the
trains that carried maediction in It's
Sitting path.
Among the strange phenomena OF the
day must be mentioned the comparative
comfort Of the racing Enclosure at
Brighton Beach, where the automobile
races were in progress. II may have
been the interest of watching the driv-
ing of De Palma or il may have been
that there were only patches Of people
here and there in the big stand. thus al
lowing such breeze as there was TO
wander freely. but whatever the reason
the Brighton racetrack was one Of the
less hot places yesterday
For to-day, with Fourth of July crowd
at Coney Island and its counterpart at
The racetrack, no predictions are made,
and all responsibility is disclaimed for q
simple chronicle of conditions yester-
day.
Thousands Leave City.
Doubtless there We're other places
yesterday where some relief could he
obtained Doubtless each beach could
show Its good points as well as having
its bad ones cast glaringly forth by the
relentless sun. In short, any place not
composed Of hard paved streets and bare
walls TO throw back the terrific heat was
better than the city. and to the relief
OF those who must stay behind the exc
uus was by the tens OF thousands.
Yet there are hundreds of thousands
who must again to-day endure what
n,au saarad into Yheu YESTERDAY And