The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
RUSSIANS LEAVE WARSAW, AERIAL
 SCOUTS REPORT
POPULACE FLEES
 10 SEA SHORE TO
 ESCAPE THE HEAT
Humidity and High Tem- perature Combine in Hard
 est Day of Summer.

Bridgeport sweltered today in a tor lridly humid atmosphere that has sim tensifed for a week. past until it cuI- 1 minated today in most of the business free population being driven to3tl1e parks, the beaches and into auto mobiles.
 I Ice-crea.rn parIors. thirst ouenching Eemporiunas and other cool spots where rest could be obtained, received an early patr onage, while on the hlsi9 mess streets there was a dearth Of early shoppers
 The city presented almost a circus day appearance, as staid merchants vere seen walking from their business plAces with coats off, shirtsleeves roll ed up and mopping perspiring orows. The coolest dresses were affected by the women, numbers of whom sought automobile airings. The rainbow colors of feminine summer attire conz trasted strongly with the simple white waists and dark colored skirts of the working girls.
 While the heat at noon had not registered as high as on other sum mer occasions, the humidity which has been present for over a. week re rnained -the same. visibly effecting those who had been il or in a weak ened condition
 144S 41S1I1eti kc<S01<Aa11G tAACI I44AO4AACSCA on Main street was closely inspected by hundreds who had to pass that locaa- aty. At noon time it was rapidly ap- Iproaching the 90 mark record for the past week shows that on Monday at noon theg ther- lsz11ozxzeters registered but 72zsdesrees l E'a.hrenheit with a gradual rise daily with uniform temp erature during the might season.
 The mercuriaI record as shown at L.yTnan's on Main street is:
 Monda.y Noon. 72; D. n, ss: midnight. 70.
 l Tuesday Noon. 84; s m, 80:
 wednesday Noon. ss; mid night. 68.
 Thursday Six a. m.. ss: noon. 88; midnight, "A
 Friday a. n1., 70, slowly l rising to noon at 92; 2 p. m. SC; midnight, 7e.
 l Today Constant at 7s until 1 a. rn.. with gradual rise to S6 at
 noon.
 Large crowds of women left the city 1 before noon time for the beaches 1 where paviIions and cottages were vel l tenanted. Jitneurs xdid a good bus iness to the seashore resorts, and the l Cpnnecticut company made special
 preparations to take care of the l CI0WdS $e11dl< Were l1OCk1nS to w SI4lQt Beach, Fairfield Beach and Savin Rock I this afternoon. It was predicted by l the Connecticut company that Walnut Beach would have a record crowd for I this season tonight and tonnorr pos l sibly eclipsing any number that had l ever gone there at one time. l The Seaside Park bathing pavilion l was well patronized during the day
 with an overflow expected late this aft
 ernoon Many children were sent by I their mothers into the parks to play
 though a large percentage of parents f reduced the clothing about infants and younger children and kept them with I in doors.
 Local yacht clubs were the scene o1
 much activity as owners prepared their boats for the afternoons cruise i From 10 o'clock a stream of, these I craft passed out through. the break water seeking ports on the Connecti-
 cut coast as well as those along the I Long Island shore.
 Fairfield Beach bathing pavilion
 concluded record breaking week
 with the largest week day crowd o1 I the season this afternoon.