The times., 1898-12-28
COLD WAVE FLAG HOISHED
Heavy Drop in the Yempera-
ture Promised.
MR.. MOORE GIVES WARNING
Coming From New England Coast
weather Bureau officials In Doubt
ns to It's Staying Qunllties-Reach-
ed Washington Early In the Morn
ins-Mny BE Severe Before Night.

Genuine cold storage weather is promised
for today by the officials of the Weather
Bureau. The amiable Mr.. Moore, in his
eagerness to make amends for the green
Christmas, got out of bed at a late hour
last night and took a look at the atmos-
pheric conditions. Despite the fact that
the moon was under an eclipse, Mr.. Moore
saw enough and felt enough to satisfy him
self that it would be safe to predict wealth
er equal to the rigidity of Judge Day when
the Spanish Commissioners suggested the
advisability of the United States. assuming
liability for the Cuban and Porto Rican
debts.
Official Weather Prophet Moore aroused
the head of his literary bureau and with an
eloquence all his own dictated the follow
ing bulletin:
COLD WAVE COMING.
Office of the Chief of the Weather Bureau,
Washington, Dec. 27. ls9s.
Hoist coldwave flag; temperature will fall l6 TO
20 degrees by wednesday night. MOORE.
While Mr.. Moore feels reasonably conf
dent his predictions will be fulfilled, still
his recent work in the line of officially tip
ping off the weather has been as uncertain
and changing as the position Of certain
senators with reference to the ratification
of the peace treaty. In order to reassure
himself, he remained up all night in order
that he might promptly hedge in the event
the good thing did not go through" At
o'clock this morning it really looked as
though Mr.. Moore's reputation as tipster
was to be saved, for at that time a stiff
northeaster was blowing clouds of swirl
ing dust through the highways and byways
of the town. while the temperature was
falling with liDnlpos osapt ranidity
Conditions were the reverse of pleasant
for belated pedestrians and the motormen
on the cars. AS the night aged the wind
increased in violence and the thermometer
continued TO fall. 1t was SO cold that even
the policemen forgot their dignity and pa
trolled their beats to the accompaniment
OF creaking signs and tapping awnings.
This true story of the weather would
not be complete without some statement
OF the conditions prevailing in other parts
of the country. Even Mr.. Moore is willing
to admit that it is colder in the Klondike
than 1t is in the Philippines, and that the
fall of snow in the Rockies will greatly
exceed that in this town. But this mucn
is certain, the present cold wave extends
along the entire Atlantic and New Eng
| land Coast and the chances are that ulsters
will be in demand in New York. PhiladeI-
| phia and Boston today. Word comes from
| Baltimore that the temperature is rapidly
falling and a stif wind blowing from the
northeast. Out in Chicago the natives are
/ enjoying a little cold wave of their own,
/ The packers of Chicago are figuring on
abandoning their methods of ''embalmng
! beef for the army as it is cold enough to
! keep it on open cars. This will prove well
| come news to Gen. Miles, whose views of
! refrigerated beef were given to the Alger
Relief Commission a few days ago
The cold wave VIII not be OF long dura-
! tion, and warmer weather may be expected
| by the end of the week