Evening star., 1899-03-20


virginia. fair tonight and Tuesday; fresh
to brisk winds. mostly norther!y.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The storm center has roW reached New
Brunswick, and has continued to increase
III intensity. the barometer reading 2S.I2
inches at Chatham this morning
The rains and SHOWS in the east have
practically ended, except in the lake regions,
and clear weather is general this morning
over the remainder of the country, except
in the extreme northwest, where il iS snow
ing.
a trough of low pressure, with a south
eastward tendency covers the country from
the Texas Panhandle northwestward to the
north Pacific coast, but is as yet without
precipitation.
The temperatures have fallen four TO
twenty-siX degrees in the central valleys,
lake regions and the Atlantic states, except
northern New England. There were gen.
eral, and in many places, heavy frosts from
central and northern Mississippi eastward
into North Carolina and South Carolina.
Warming of these frosts was given Sunday
morning. From the upper lake region and
upper Mississippi valley westward the tenn
peratures are ten to twenty degrees below
the seasonal average, the line of zero tenn
perature extending into southern Wiscon-
sin. In the west gulf states and southwest
there has been marked rise in tempera-
ture.
For the twenty-four hours ending a m.
Sunday rains and SHOWS were general from
the Mississippi valley eastward. and there
were also light local SHOWS in the extreme
northwest.
In the Pacific coast and plateau regions
rains were general, except in the southern
plateau.
Fair weather will nrevail tonight and
Tuesday from the gulf and south Atlantic
states northeastward, except in the west
gulf states where 1t will probably rain
Tuesday.
The temperatures will rise Tuesday, ex-
cept in the Atlantic states.
On this Atlantic coast northerly winds will
prevail, brisk to high in New England, and
fresh to brisk over the remaining portion.
The rivers are above the danger line and
rising slowly at Chattanooga, Cairo and
Memphis.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the
past twentyfGur hours: Eastport, La;
Halifax, LBS; Montreal, 1.04.
For the twenty-four hours ending at a.
m. Sunday: Augusta. L25: Louisville, los;
Chattanooga. 4af; Nashville LIP: Knox
vile, 2s4: Lynchburg. 2.9S; Wooa's Holl,
I'D; Philadelphia, 1.24; New York city, 1.2i
Atlantic City, 1.22
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
tfernior eter and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer. March 10. pm, 10;
pm, sc; II midnight 36
thdIcH ~, r d. H., So . a. In, 90, II noon,
f': pm, "a.
Maximum, ~. at pm. March 20; min
imum, "a. at { am, March 20.
Barometer March 10, p.m 1896 3
p.m 1887; - midnight, 29.70.
March 30, am, 29.7S; am, %. %;
noon, goo; pm. 1900
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 9:21 am and 1000 D. m;
high tide 2:30 am. and 2.52 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1918 am and 10;52
pm; high tide, 3:27 am and 1852 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6704 am; sun sets, Gle
pm.
Moon sets at 2:39 am tomorrow
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:02 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by T:21 p.m; extIn-
gushing begun at 500 a m. The lighting is
begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 7O6 pm; extin-
guished at 5:24 am.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition OF water at
q. m.: Great Falls temperature, =: condi-
ton, =; receiving reservoir, temperature
40: condition at north connection, 1; condi-
ton at south connection. A; distributing
reservoir. temperature, A; condition at In
fluent gate house. 4; efiiuent gate house, g.