The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-19
NJ er'cury Jumps to IS,
While Highest Mark
in 1910 Was SO.
KIOSK SHOWED
105 at 8 O'CLOCK
That Gave Exact Street Tenn
perature in Sun-Heat Wave,
Which Is General, Will Con
tinue-Cotton Spinners and
Show Folks Swelter
and Wilt.

Breaking all records for May since
the government bureau was establish
cd here in 1895, the temperature yes
terday registered a fraction or a de-
gree below the 80 mark, this being TWO
( degrees higher than the hottest day
q last year. On September 8, 1910, the
mercury got 20 49, the top figure for
the year The closest approach TO
yesterdays temperature for May in
other years. was az. This occurred on
May 8. 1906, and on May 10. 1900.
Street Record 100 ID cErccs.
f Coming at n time when due warninl,
sive heat caused the greatest suffer
Ing, although the fact that no hea /
presentations were reported was re
garded as remarkable. For the frs,
time since Il was placed in the Capitol
( Square the kiosk jumped to It's high
a est AGure--lo5 degrces--at o'clock
! Two houre later. however,, IL had
dropped ten degrees, this being due
10 e. breeze which swept in from tho
West and cooled the atmosphere con
siderably.
There were signs OF trouble when
the day broke, a temperature OF ~ at
f 5 O'Clock. giving every indication thai
other high marks would be reached.
although Director Evans was not
counting on any new records. The
mercury rose steadily In the tube as
ahe morning advanced. 1t halted at
u exactly at noon, and then prepared
Tor an afternoon sprint At o'clock
~ had touched 3i and some time
e round that hour ii hit the record for
the day
Hot Again To-Day.
Director Evans said last night tina,
me neat wave was general over the
southern states yesterday. that all
temperatures were hight. and that the
weather to-day would be decidedI,.
warm lie explained that the Kiosk
SaEe practically the stree, tempera
tnTe In the sun. all of his oiitcial re :
coras on Ghimhorazo Park being taken
~ the shade. So while 81 was Is ON
. cialiy IL was los in the street,
For the best part of The DAY IL was
ciondy, though not sufficiently so 10
Keep back the penetrating rays Of ,bs
sun Only the wind which Travelled
at an e!Eh,-m!le velocity. kept the
mercury from breaking through the
top OF the tube
= big audience a; The Academy OF
Music matinee, made up for the most
part OF women. simply sweitered. while.
some o. the performers looked as If
sheS might collapse Il any moment
from the heat. despite their n!ms;.
attire.
Cotton Men Dlncnrd conts. #
At the Jefferson Hotel auditorium.
where the American Cotton Manufac
turers' Association was holding It's
convention, conditions We're almos, un.
oearabie. y note from New Eng
land member was sent to President
II Cooper. asking that the delegates; be
permitted 10 remove their coats The
reqnest was granted While Lewis
". Parker, OF South Carolina. was In
the midst Of a heat ted discussion with
President Marsh, OF the New York
Cotton Exchange, that high tempera-
Z ture began to Bite. and off came his
coat while the sweitering audience
E cheered. \ moment later Mr.. Parker
discarded his waistcoat without losing
step with MS speech. and his collar
would have followed only II wilted
md saved his modesty.
IT was fierce in the street. Man and
beast suffered alike. Last night the
whole city went on, OF doors into the
I parks aboard street cars and into
motor cars which raced mad!y in the
nope Of escaping the demons.
Cnn't Go Dchind Figures.
Most newspapers believe In preach
Ing the doctrine of cool weather, de-
claring that their town is great and
: good summer resort. But this cannot.
be done In Richmond in the face or
the returns. But the Richmond fE-
ures will not be advertised over the
world, for the reason lint the Weather
Bureau does not send them out, 4
man in Philadelphia or Cleveland or.
Chicago or Denver will see how hot
IT was in Raleigh or Hntteras or
Washington. but he will get no line
on the temperature here. Somehow,
Richmond Is not included in the gov
ernmentls
Washington was the hottest city on.
the weather map. Is high temperature
was 90. while Louisville. Ky, held up
under pressure Of o. The Their
mometer In Raleigh, Chicago and
Knoxville registered the same-92 de-
grees