Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-02
Temperature Will Fall About
Eighteen Degrees,
According TO WEATHER BUREAU
Heaviest Snow of the Season and
Ground Hog Day.
MES FROM OUTH'

This is white weather. One snow has
followed quickly on another that the
city has not lost its crystal robe The
sledgers. the small boy and the snow SHOW
e'ers are in high glee, but there is another
and a darker aspect to the picture, which
rises out of bare rooms, cherries tene-
lhents and dreary homes. in gloomy con-
trast to the glittering whiteness of the
fields and avenues of snow.
The storm, like its immediate predeces-
sors. is a product of the sunny south. II
was born away down where the coffee
blossom blooms and fruits are ripenins
now. 1t was born in the southwest gulf
country, along the coast of Mexico This
sec ton has demonstrated its claim to the
title of the birthplace of storms. All the
SHOWS and blows of this season have come
from that quarter. This storm was COM
ing into being just as the storm which
swept over this region a few days ago was
losing itself to the weather observers away
up along the coast of Labrador Today
the present storm center is of the South
Atlantic coast, and is moving rapidly to
the northeast, and will reach New Eng.
land tonight.
Course to the North.
Yesterday morning this storm was OBJ
served in the western gulf. and last night
was travelling through the middle gulf
region. The intensity of the storm was
very slight, but in some of the Atlantic
coast districts the rainfall was very heavy,
being two inches at Charleston. LIS at
Savannah, and about the same at Meridian
Mississippi. When of the upper North
Carolina coast the snow began to fall and
this precipitation reached Washington at
O'Clock this morning. The weather pro-
phets are responsible FOR the prophecy that
the snow will continue to fall here till this
evening; that 1t will clear up before mid
night, and that tomorrow will be cold.
The temperature is expected to fall about is
degrees by pm. Sunday. Already six
inches of snow have come down. and the
weather people think that probably seven
or eight inches will have fallen before the
storm abates. The precipitation at Wash
ington is perhaps as heavy as at any other
point In the storm area, and considerably
heavier than at most points. The fall in
the interior is very slight. The mountains
are receiving their share. but The fall Is
not SO heavy as nearer the coast. At Pitts
burg only slight sprinkle of snow has
fallen, and at Harrisburg the fall has been
somewhat under one inch. The rains in
the south, due to The past two storms, have
not been heavy enough, il is said. to i'm
pair the soil for the planting, which liz
proceeding at many points.
Had Month.
This storm has not been a very severe
one on the high seas, and ii is thought
by the weather officials that it will not
he. Strong westerly AMI north1 esteriy
winds are looked for along the eastern
coast. The photographic office predicts q
bad month for the navfgators. Foul wealth
er is prophSSied for all points up the coast
north of Hatteras. FIELDS of ice and bergs
are to be looked out for with especial Wig
ilance off the banks of Newfoundland and
the Gulf of Mexico is to be watched for
ugly northers.
A trough of low pressure extends from
Washington state TO Colorado. A ridge
of high pressure extends from NeGTound-
land to Missouri and thence TO the north
of
has moved to oregon.
The temperature has fallen from Texas
to the lower lakes and has generally risen
elsewhere.
Ground Hog Day.
This day has another significance, es-
pecially to those who superstitious
as to profess to believe that the ground
hog has some partnership with the weather
gods. This is ground hog day. The fable
sets forth that TINS is the particular day
in the calendar of the ground hog on which
he wakes up from rIs three months hiber-
nation. He has lam dormant for three
months; but that always on the second day
of February he sallles forth. Ii he his
shadow he Will make again for his hole,
and VIII not emerge AGAIN Tor forty days,
during which time the winter winds will
blow and SHOWS Will fly. If he cannot see
his shadow, the backbone of winter is
broken, and good weather is sure to ensue.
Thus far TO-DAY he has not been able to see
his shadow, and, therefore, if there be any
thing in the story, We are to have good
weather. There arc some people who are
so skeptical TO think that the ground
hog does not know as much about fore
casting he is alleged to by his friends,
hut these folks have no standing in cur
rent weather discussion. The ground hog
story stands, and the public parks are soon
to blossom as the rose.
Brings Them All.
The able-bcdied and Industrious poor are
reaping a harvest in clearing off sidewalks,
and the thrifty small boy is making hay
while the snow glitters by sweeping the
crossings and begging pennies from the
people who patrorliZe his way. The livery
men are taking in the shekels from those
rash enough to affect the luxury of a ride
in a rented sleigh The storm has brought
comforts and discomforts, pleasures and
pains, happiness and woe.
Transfers of Real Estate.