Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21
FAIR TONIGHT.
Probably n Pleasant Saturday. Witt
Fresh SOutherIy Winds.

Forecast till pm. Saturday.-For the
District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware Maryland and Vir-
ginia. fair tonight and probably Saturday.
fresh southerly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The disturbance over the western part of
the Gulf of Mexico has changed position
but slightly since Thursday, and has been
attended by high northeast to northwest
winds on the west gulf coast, and by rain
in the southwestern states. Rain mas also
fallen in the middle and upper MISSISSIPPI
valleys, the western lake region and along
the eastern New England coast.
The temperature is below the seasonal
average from the Mississippl rNcI to the
Rocky mountains, the line of freezing tenn
perature is traced from western Minnesota
southwestward to central New Mexico, and
frost is reported in northwestern Texas and
northern New Mexico.
The gulf storm will probably move slowly
eastward during the next twenty-four
hours. carrying the rain area over the east
gulf and south Atlantic states.
The temperature will fall decidedly in the
middle gulf states, and frosts are likely
to occur tonight in the Mississippi valley,
as far south as extreme northern Lousi-
ana.
Along the Atlantic coast the winds will
be variable from Norfolk northward. South
of Norfolk east to northeast winds will in
crease in force by Saturday.
stationary from Vicksburg to New Orleans,
and is likely to maintain Its present stage
between those points for several days. The
Missouri has continued to rise rapidly. and
will reach the danger line at Kansas City
Saturday.
Storm signals are displayed on the gulf
coast from Pensacola to Brownsville.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
past twenty-four hours: San Antonio. 1.32
Fort Smith, 10; Russellville. Ark, $50.
The display of wind signals on the great
lakes will not be resumed until the break
ing up of ice opens navigation. This may
not occur before April %.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
Thermometer April 20: pm, Il; s pm,
81: Il midnight "a. April II: am 81; s
a .m -: l. room, ca; pm. rs. Maximum,
g. at pm, april II; minimum, 40, at .
am, April p.
Barometer april 20: pm. 3O.14; S p.m
3h15; Il midnight 3O.17 April u: am.
20 %.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a m: Great Falls, temperature 81; cOndi-
ton. SO: receiving reservoir, temperature,
90; condition at north connection, SO; con-
4lItiON DIT Spuln connection, 50, distributing
reservoir, temperature, 80: condition a In
fluent gate house. 80; effiuent gate house
Sc
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 11:20 am. and II 30
pm; high tide. 4:f3 m. and Az pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 1903 p.ra; high
tide, 5:l9 am. and 5:34 pm.
The Sun anu Moon.
TOday-Sun rises. 5:14 am; sun sets, 8:44
pm.
Moon sets. 3:14 am. tomorrow
TomorTow-Sun rises J:12 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 1851 pm; extin-
gushing begun at 4:21 d m. Tnt lighting is
begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 1856 pm; extin-
guished at $50 a. m