The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-29
RICHMOND ONCE MORE WINS
TOP PLACE ON WEATHER MAP
Hottest Place In United States. 1t.
Score Two Days In
Succession.
Loud Complaint OF Dust, Drought md
Foul OdOrs From Scwers-CrOps
Arc Drying In.

Richmond felt again yesterday the
burden OF a scorchng summers day,
and was again the hottest city In tho
United states. For the second time in
iwo succeeding days the thcrmnmctcr
reached u maximum OF % degrees.
The minimum temperature recorded.
for the day hy the United States
Weather Bureau was 20 degrees, and
from ,hat, by slow stages. tho mercury
climbed to within five points OF tho
100 mark. The normal temperature
for the day i3 81 degrees. and the
mean Temperatures. us shown by the
records, WAS 81 degrees. making IN
excess of IL degrees rs shown by the
thermometer yesterday.
The hot wave extended over all tho
United States. Montgomery, Ala. again
being the second hottest city In the
cou:iry, with the thermometer regis
tered AZ 9i. Louisville. ky.. came next
with - degrees, ana the lowest tom
pcraturc recorded was In FAR Calgary.
where the mercury climbed no higher
during tho day than 90 degrees.
only in the middle and far West WAS
there rain, and over most of the coun-
try huns clear, dazzling skies. with
out even - distant prospect of rain.
The thunder showers promised for yes
tcrday failed to arrive. and in the
rural district of Virginia the farm
crs VIII soon be- reduced to dcsper:t-
ton. Not since May ! / has there been
rain. and under tho burning; rays or
. swcltcrinS sun. grass and crops are
fast BECOMING dry and serc. The James
River is beginning TO show tha eucc.
OF TIC drought, am! other S:rc@nS are
falling far beloT tnci- usual swell.
II rain como lao. soon. il is predicted
tina, the loss among the farmers VIII
be irrcparablc. except in the LOVELY
ing grounds. whe,c crops may be- saved
by Secpagc from tho hills.
PEOPLE SIi:N RELIEF
on CABS AND IN sTuuRBS
In Richmond aud III ali the sur.
rounding vincinity the suffering was as
Intense ~ IL was Oh Wednesday,, ana
last night people carly sought the
refuse OF tia" p:t,i.a and the suburban
streets. Though there were no cases
Of actual oroStration, tho city am
bulance was called out to attend sew
eral people whose attacks were pri-
mar!ly due to tho excessive heat. The
suns sharp severity was PARTICULARS
acute among the day lahorers on street
paving contracts. 1t was with dill
Guilty that they Kept their strength
through the day ANA WHEN they stag
Scrcd home after the days work II
MAS with a tremendous Sigh OF relief.
Office people were saved to some ca
tent BY electric fans, but 1t was gen
orally cooler on the street than in
doors. even with electric fans playing
1T thelf highest speed.
only the street urchins and the news
boys made the most Of the hot wave
The climbing mercury was for them
me signal for dash to the river. ana
l1iic-SaNer Wainwright, who was
Gently employed by the Administrative
Board to watch over the boys who
come to the river TO swim, had hrs
hands fun In caring for tho crowds
who rushed to the river banks. Vain
wright has already proved his worth
and 1t is expected that there viii be
fewer deaths by drowning this year
than there have been in any year past.
COMPLAIN Of Foul. DOORS
FROM CITY SEWERS
Ore result OF the prolonged drought
has been the outcroppinG OF complaints
from many sections of the city of foul
odors from sewers With no rain to
flush the drains, and with no effort OH
the part of the street cleaning forces
to relieve the situation by flushing
from tire plugs. the smell in some see
tions has become almost unbcarable.
The mplaints have been frequent
from the Monument Avenue section
around Lee Monument, and from many
other sections of the city.
There IS also loud complaint from,
merchants in that section OF Broa0
street where paving Is going on ana
where street car tracks are being re-
newcd. Very little effort has been
made to sprinkle in this section. ano:
from the Uttered appearance OF the
streets and cutters no effort ut all
has been made to sweep that part or
the street not torn up. AS n resuI:
shopliecpcrS, pedestrians and the
crowds on street cars have been driven
almost to desperation by clouds or
dust and filth which blow in every
direction.