Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-13

Fo-ecast till pm. Thursday: For the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, increasing cloudiness and probably
showers tonight; Thursday. rain: colder
by Thursday evening; winds shifting to
southerly
Weather conditions and general forecast:
"A storm of considerable energy has devel-
ored in the central Mississippi valley and
the pressure has fallen rapidly throughout
the Mississippi valley and eastward to the
coast. The pressure remains high over
the Rocky mountain plateaus and slopes.
The weather is clear in the latter districts
An area of clouds extends throughout the
Mississippi valley and eastward over the
lake regions and nearly to the middle At
lantic coast. Rain has fallen in the lower
Missouri and Mississippi valleys and the
southwest.
fine temperature has fallen between the
Mississippi river and the Rocky mountains
and remains nearly stationary east of the
Mississippi.
Increasing cloudiLess, followed by rain
Thursday is indicated for New England:
threatening weather, with showers tonight
and rail- Thursday, for the middle Atlantic
states and lower lake region, and clearing
and colder weather for the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi valleys and the southwest.
The Mississippi river has begun to fall
at Memphis but q steady rise continues
i'll the 10 Her river.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours-Gal-
weston, 1.S6; Corpus Christi, go; Dubuque
1G2-
Rivers-The following changes in the riv-
ers Gin feet and tenths) have occurred:
Risen. Vicksburg, 0.5; New Orleans OJ:
Helena, Ark. 0.6.
Fallen, Cairo. IL: Memphis, o.
Above the danger line and rising Vicks-
burg, IS; Helena, Ark, IL.
Above the danger line and falling, Cairo.
e.: Memphis. IL.
Below the danger line and rising, New
Orleans. Oh.
Today-Low tide, 7:14 a IN. and 1856 D. M /:
high tide. 12:43 am. and LII pm
ToE.orrow-Low tide. S:35 am. and 9:O7
pm; high tide, LOO am. and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 500 am; sun sets,
G:35 pm.
Moon rises, 200 am tomorrow. Moon
reached last quarter 9:2S am. today.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1924 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:A PM; ex-
tinguishing begun at 4:32 am. The light
ing is begun one hour before the time
named
Arc lamps nghted at I'D p.m.; extin-
guished at 4:i7 am.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at S
am: Great Falls, temperature, 3d. condi-
ton 30: receiving reservoir, temperature,
80; condition at Forth connection SO: con-
dition at south connection, 80; distributing
reservoir. temperature, 80: condition at in
fluent gate house, IS; eff1uent safe house,
30.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau fol-
the twenty-four hours beginning at 2 pm
yesterday:
April ~, pm. 60; pm, co; IL mid
night, ~.
April 10. am, 50; am, So; u noon,
81; = pm, 20.
Maximum, 20, at PM. April 10; mini
rum, A., at q a. m, April ID.
The following were the readings OF the
barometer at the weather bureau for the
rast twenty four hours. beginning at pm
yesterday:
April IL. pm, 5000; Pm. l3aOG; Il
midnight. 30.o6.
April b. am, 5000; am, 299S; noon
29.9S: pm, 9.9o