The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-13
ALL HEAT RECORDS
FOR JUNE BROKEN
Weather Bureau Admits 1904,
and Kiosk Climbs to ITO
Degrees.
CITY SWELTERS IN DROUGHT
Two Showers Give But Mocking
Spit of Rain, and Thermome-
ter Goes Higher.

All previous heat records for June,
so FAR rs they have been kept In the
local Office Of tho United states Wealth
or bureau were broken yesterday, when
The Thermometer on Chiinborazo lin
registered 1904 degrees. The kiosk In
capitol Square. get whore the son
bazcs down without let or hindrancc.
registered at o'clock 40 degrees. and
that gives more accurate Idea Of the
temperature In tho open places where
mon worked without protection.
The nearest approach TO this record
occurred on Juno $. 1899. when tho
thermometer went up TO 90 degrccs
Tho record for the past three success
hive days also surpassed any for
corresponding length OF time. III
Montgomerv, Ala. the thermometer
went up to 100 degrees. placing that
city practically on a par with Rich
mond. which on three different days
has been recorded ~ tho hottest city
in the United States.
Tho dny was cloudy, with rain In the
early afternoon. There was practically
no wind. though the government ma
chinnry registered breeze which at
tained the velocity OF six miles an hour
But II blow from the south. ani af-
forded but small relief. and tho slight
rain during tho early afternoon. In
stead OF having an apparently cooling
effect on the atmosphere. seemed rath-
or to mako II hotter. the highest tenn
peraturc coming after the downfall.
LITTLE RELIEF
As NIGHT COMES ON
Between 2 and o'clock, according
70 tn" registration OF tho kiosk, there
was n decided drop IN the temperature.
the thermometer ranging down TO 90
degrees. fall Of 90 degrees from the
highest during tn" day. ~ midnight
though thorc seemed 20 hc little APP
tn u I-.l
cropped down to - degrees. The low
est temperature for tho day was 73
degrees, and the normal temperature IS
Il degrees. showing that the teulper:.-
turc yesterday was 80 $40 degrees
above the average.
Though tho DAY wa. so fearfully hot
there were no heat prostrations Off
eially recorded There was. however.
widespread suffering. especially among
those who worked In tho open. whore
they had no protection from tho suns
rays. and wh're there was hardly even
the suggestion Of breeze from the
river Hundreds Of people stopped
work during tho afternoon and went
10 their homes. Fire escapes were used
In lcu OF porchcs. and many spent the
night or tho iron ratings. where they
could ret such air as was stirring cars
were crowded during tho carly night
with those seeking the parks and
.hcrc was Nttle relief. on Chimborazo
HIll. on CANDLES Iiil. IN william Byrd
Iark and in Monroe Park thousands
sat until late IN tho night Ru; thou
sands remained or their own stoors.
catching ~ tho fain.cst bre-ze ;hat
INTENSE SUFFERING
AMONG SICK AND POOR
Suffering has been attendant upon
the heat. There have been thousands
of nppeals for icc from the Richmond
Ice Mission. and TINT organization has
been hard put to Il to meet the de.
'nanG IT ~" hospitals the weather
has had 2 depressing effect on tho pa
ticnts. and has probably caused deaths
Of PEOPLE who were III In their homes.
The ice companies have had tre-
mendous volume Of business. and soda
water stands and other places. whore
cooling rcfrcshmcnts are dispensed.
were crowded from morn to dcwy eve.
Clothes OF she thinncst were donned,
and In some quarters OF the city
children played almost naked in tho
streets. The river was the favorite
refuge for hundreds OF boys and pick
aninnies. and II the law rs to decent
covering vas neglected or violated
there was no policeman to and
no citizen so hard hearted rs to make
complaint. There was but one com
mon purpose In life ycstcrday---to keep
cool. by fair means or foul. without
regard fOr convention or law. Linen
anc crasN- rIits were at n premium
aud the clothing stores did a thriving
trade. Men worked Coatlcss, disre-
Earding the proprietics: and women I'm
the privacy of their homes were
drcsscd-well. lust for such privacy.
Rcast suffered and endured with
man. ITorses and mules staggered
hlindly about the streets. their hides
covered with n fonm OF sweat Drivers
hanging Imply to their seats were
IncrCiful. aud far as Is recorded
there were no cases OF overloaded wag-
ons or other cruelty to the dumb
beast OF burden.
SHOWERS MAY
RELIEVE HEAT TODAY
Relief NAV come o-day. though It Is
doubtful. The Weather Bureau states
that there may be showers to-day. Rain
Is needed over the whole country.
particularly in the South. where thou
been inflicted by the long continued
will be a serious deficiency in the
of small farmers and truckers will he
rendered valucless.
Broken records are not only as to
the day. but the season Itself has
been unusually hot. and even in the
memory OF tho Oldest statistician and
In The dusty records of tho United !
states Weather Bureau there has not !
before been such summer.
At o'clock this morning there was
slight shower of rain but sur