Evening star., 1899-03-07


gales, diminishing tonight.
Weather conditions and general forecast
A slight depression in Tennessee Monday
morning developed into marked disturb
ance, which moved eastward during the
day to the North Carolina coast. 1t then
turned sharply to the north with greatly in
creased intensity, and this morning appears
as severe storm, central on the New Jer-
Sey coast 1t caused general SHOWS from
North Carolina northward into the middle
Atlantic states and the upper Ohio valley
with northerly gales. In northern and east
ern Virginia over five inches of snow fell.
Generally fair weather has prevailed over
the remainder of the country, except in the
upper lake region, where there We're also
SHOWS.
There has been a decided fall in tempera-
ture from the Ohio valley and middle At
lantic states southwark, the freezing line
extending almost to the gulf coast. In
Tennessee, northern Georgia, western North
Carolina and extreme southwestern sFir-
ginia the temperatures are from degrees
to IL degrees below any previous record for
the same season of the year. In the west
the temperatures are rising, and in the ex-
treme west and northwest have risen from
u degrees to - degrees.
In the Pacific coast and plateau regions
the temperatures are from degrees to IS
degrees higher in the middle and northern
portions, and there were light rains on the
extreme northern coast.
The Ohio river continues to rise, except
in the extreme upper portion, and is now 81
feet above the danger line at Cincinnati. 1t
is within O.6 feet of the danger line at
Louisville. and is still rising The Potomac
river at Harpers Ferry has fallen 34 feet
since Monday afternoon
Snow will continue tonight in New Eng
land, followed by clearing weather except
in the extreme northern portion. 1t will
clear this afternoon or tonight in the mid
die Atlantic states and the upper Ohio val
ley, and will be fair tonight and Wednes-
day in the Ohio valley south Atlantic and
gulf states and the southwest.
1t will be decidedly colder in New Eng
land the middle Atlantic states and east
ern lower lake region, and grow warmer in
the gulf states and southwest.
Northeast to northwest gales will prevail
along the middle and north Atlantic coast,
and brisk westerly winds on the south
coast.
Storm signals are displayed from Will
mington to Eastport, and cold wave signals
in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New
York, New England, except Maine and at
Baltimore. Erie and Cleveland
Record 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: March Ga pm, 46: 8 p.nl.,
40: u midnight, "a. March IA am, "a; 8
am. 10; u noon, "a; 2 pm, 26. Maximum.
46, at pm. March 6; minimum, 10, at 8
am, March Z.
Barometer: March 6- PM. 2a.ss: pm,
29.S3; IL midnight, 29.76. March IA am,
29.5S; s am, 1858; noon, 29.65; pm,
29.70.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1000 am. and 1884 p.
m. high tide, BOD am. and 400 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, HIP I'm. and 11:61
pm; high tide, 4:33 a. m. and sos pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:25 am; sun sets, 5:5S
pm.
Moon rises 4:07 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:23 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:0S p.m.; extin-
gushing begun at $50 am The lighting Is
begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 6:53 pm; extin-
guished at 5:45 a