Evening star., 1898-11-23
COLDER AND COLDER
Icy Growth to Be Expected of the
Present Wave.
SEASONAL AVERAGE is BROKEN
Drop Expected to Reach Twenty
Degrees Above Zero.
THEN IT WILL MODERATE

The rain-clad forces of Gen. Low fell
back before the wind and frost-dealins
legions of Gen. High in the engagement
over this city last night. The former is In
full retreat up the New England country
today. with his victor in frigid pursuit Old
Sol attempted intervention this noon In be-
half of the vanquished Low and sent heat
giving rays to Earth, but even these were
set at naught by Capt Jack Frost's bat
talions.
Ihe cold wave is upon the city and its
folds will become icier and icier until to-
morrow morning. Last night before II
o'clock the temperature was at 80 degrees
but at the hour named the threatened
wave. without snow, swept in from the
west and the mercury sank in the bulb
with Spanish celerity. This morning at
O'Clock the fall was at "a degrees. two
above freezing, but at noon the sun had
modified conditions one degree, bringing
the temperature to 80. Tonight 20 degrees
Will be touched, it is forecasted and the
seasonal average will have been left away
behind.
Then 1t VIII Moderate.
The full strength of the wave will he
fe&ched by morning, and then moderate
CO nditions will crsuc. But another cold
unless it is dispersed within several days
1t will succeed in reaching the Atlantic
coast line, following the same track taken
by its predecessor.
These icy draughts eddy out of the north
west back of the Rocky mountains and IN
Montana-way. Pursuing a low area. they
whirl around, like dancing deryishes In a
loop-l1k" course, whose lowest point touches
-,
There are few exceptions
Inc present wave originated in the refrfg-
Grating regions Saturday last, and icily
pushed q twenty-four- hour wide rain area
across the continent. Yesterday the low
wept all day over the Mississippi valley re-
gion, but today that section, Including this
part OF the country, from Chicago in Zig
zaS line around the western edge of Penn
sNIVama and down southeasterly 20 the
coast. Is in the grasp cf winter winds. and
the temperature is kiting down.
Despite It's anti-seasonal character, the
wave is not unusual as a record break r
for Washington. But in the south il is
very unusual. AT Mobile it is colder than
here, ana there ~ degrees have been reach
ed as against 81 her.
By morning the fail will have gone IS to
% degrees below the average of 81 degrees
around this part of the country.
Forecast Official Garriott said today:
Thanksgiving originated in New Eng
land, and snow fiurriss will be there tomor-
row to make the day as it ought TO be.
Here it will be quite cold, but clear. After
the cold snap the weather will moderate
There's no way to tell whether or not this
will be a long, hard winter. 1 know all the
signs and superstitions, but they amount to
nothing. We are only safe in forecasting
three days ahead, and even then, locally.
there may be conditions arising that can
not be foreseen."
The weather map shows that the cold
wave has covered the Allegheny mountain
district, and the central, eastern and north
eastern lake regions, where the tempera-
tCre has fallen 30 to 30 degrees since yes
terday morning In central and northern
Georgia the fall has been - to 80 degrees,
and the line Of freezing is traced to Mobile,
Ala. The weather continues very cold in
the west and northwest, with zero depth as
far south as central Kansas.