The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-21
CRYING FOR RAIN.
Two Months or Drourh I'm Many Fast~
ern states.

Washington City, oct. eo-Reports re-
ceived at the weather bureau Indicate
that the present drouth Is one OF the Sc
vercst. most prolonged and general known
in the United States since tho bureaus
organization. There are few places
which show an exception 10 the general
condition, but in no large section OF tho
country, unless perhaps in the Northwest
and far West does there appear 10 have
been a heavy rain for the past two months
or more Where there has been exception
al precipitation if has been confined TO
small areas. I'm some parts Of the coun-
try the dr0uth began in tho latter Part OF
July. hut in most of the sections II did
not become markedly pronounced until
IN August.
The entire Atlantic coast, with few
exceptions such as Charleston. ;. e, and
Augusta. Ca. shows deficiency below
the normal rainfall since the first Of Au-
gust amounting In some instances 10 al
most half Of the average precipitation
The Ohio and Mississippi valleys report
similar conditions as does a part OF ths
Pacific. coast The Great Lake region.
unon the whole. has fared better than
other sections OF the country east of tho
Missouri In some parts ~ the Rocky
mountain region. ~ IN Coforadc. Nysr~
ming Tftah and Nevada, there have been
excessive rainfa1is during thie period. and
q Yaug the Pacific coast from Olympia 70
San Francisco. there were good rains in
stanfer0ber. "a there have been In places
since in that section
The greatest complaints come from
v-osf virginia Kentucky and Western
F,erozvIvsnfa Fortunately. ~ most parts
~ the country the drouth did not set IN
4gn,fi after the principal crops were ma
ture1 ard consequently the effect has not
been so disastrous as X would nave bTefs
AZ h had begun earlier. ~ some PAGES
4. has had a slight eject on the plant
N.a M teD
rrarn many quarters ~ the Inconvenience
~ occurring water for domestic and stock
rtsrpescs many small streams. sff~S
tr7nds springs and wells having bscc-rs
arv. Pastures have been injured IN many
states II ts also noticeable that there has
49,. a, Increase Of typhold fever over
the normal in many OF ths sections whers
the dFouth "a severe.
-rhs official figures Tor the entire conn
srv covering the period from March %
October f show a deficiency. ~ last
,.-r. NE more than one-third of fhs
-,arnnal. ~ %eT Haven almost a third;
sst Albany. ~. r. more thar fourths
Harrisburg Pa. more than half; Pfila-
sef-15a about fourth: washington ahant
Z asth. Norfolk Va. Almost sixth:
wilmington. =. g. between a nfta ana
fo,,rsss. Hack a0ur1Ile Pa. almost =
fourth. vtksburz. Miss. about two-s~v-
en,hs. Galveston sts0glt 'vo-dfths. knox-
yfiis Tenn. almost fourth; oaisvtlle
reo-a than a fourth: Indianapolis more
,ha- A third. Cincinnati more than tyvo-
efshs With skout the same rate az CO.
3ursbuz o. ParkerEburR. Pfttshmrg.
cleveland. Toledo and Detroit ard II
much OF the lake region. The falling or
fa me upper Mississippi valley and kocky
mountain states was tess marked Inr
cities which show an excessive ratrEal
for the eutlFe season are: Columbia. =
o.. Atlanta Augusta ami SavanAh. Cat
pensacoga. FIa.. Fort Smith and Little
pes~k. Ark Arkansas city. No: Pierre.
D. s. viacent. MIN chez yennes " 70;
T,s.~re~ - Pueblo csh. Abilene. kan.
Asforfa. Or Eureka and Red Biuff. Cal.
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