Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-16
Freezing Nearly to the Gulf.


The weather bureau today issued the fol-
lowing statement of the weather.:
Since Thursday morning the storm has
moved with greatly increased energy and
rapidity from the gulf coast to eastern
Massachusetts, causing an extension of the
rain and snow area throughout New Eng
iano ana Its continuance in the south. 1t
mas been followed by generally clearing
weather, however, in the south Atlantic and
gulf states, except on the coast. Heavy
snow fell from the upper Ohio valley and
Virginia northeastward into southern New
England There was also more or less snow
in the upper lake region the upper Mtssis-
sippi valley and in Colorado. Temperatures
are low throughout the country east of the
Rocky mountains except on the New Eng
land coast and In southern Florida. The
zero line extends through Iowa and the
line of freezing temperature nearly to the
Gulf of Mexico Warnings of heavy snow
throughout the middle Atlantic states and
New England We're distributed Thursday
morning and cold wave warnings in the
east gulf and south Atlantic states. AS the
pressure remains high except on the coast
fair weather may be expected tonight and
Saturday east of the Mississippi river and
In the southwest, except on the New Eng
land coast, where the storm will cause a
continuance OF the snow rain tonight
followed by clearing weather and a cold
wave. Temperatures will remain low gen
orally for at least two days or more on the
New England coast.
On the New England coast winds will
shift to high northwesterly, while on the
middle and south Atlantic coast they will
be fresh to brisk westerly to northerly
Storm signals are displayed on the
New England coast, and cold wave signals
in Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, east
ern massachusetts,, eastern New Hampshire
and western Maine.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) was reported during the past TWEEN
ty.four hours: Washington, 1.36; Mortified,
l 90; New York, 16O: Boston, 12s; Phla-
delpha, 1.6O; Albany, 1.34; Lynchburg, 1O4:
Macon. LIS; Jacksonville 2.66; Tampa,
1.16: Charlotte, Ito; Augusta, 1.24; Wood
stock, Va, 1.27.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours,
The following were the readings of ths
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: March 154 pm, %; 8
81; s am, "a; IL noon, 80; pm, a. Maxi.
mum. 81, at 1 80 pm. March IS; minimum,
90 at IL midnight March 10.
Barometer: March 15-4 pm, $3.50; 8
p.m 29.1S; II midnight 1880 March 49,
am, 29.57; am, 1884; noon, 297O; 2
p. M. 2974.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature 40; condi-
ton, IL; receiving reservoir, temperature
80; condition at north connection. %; condi-
ton at south connection. IL; distributing
j reservoir, temperature, SO; condition at in
fluent gate house, Z; eff1uent gate house, 6.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:3O m. and 1852 D. M ::
high tide, 1926 am. and $3.50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 3:O5 am. and 1927
Pm; high tide, 1857 am. and 9:1O pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises, GIL am; sun sets, sos
pm.
Moon rises, 6:45 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 500 am
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 6:47 pm; ex-
tinguishing begun at SIG am The light
Ing is begun one hour before the time
named.
Arc lamps lighted at 6:32 Pm; extin-
guished at 5:31 am