The Washington times., 1901-07-08
ANOTHER WELCOME STORM
A Terrific DOwnpour Again Clears
the Heated Atmosphere.
Washington and the Atlantic Sea-
board From Virginia to New Eng
land the Only Parts of the Country
Affected Cooler Weather Likely.

Washington enjoyed normal tempera-
ture for this time of the year all day yes
terday. and in consequence there was
much happiness in the city. Another
thunderstorm. bringing a greater drop in
the temperature, and cooling rains and
winds, passed over the city after 8
O'Clock last night. The highest tempera-
ture reached during the day, officially,
was 50 degrees at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. 1t is predicted that it will
be cool again today. Tuesday, and prob
ably for several days to come.
Refreshing breezes swept through the
city from daylight until nightfall, bring
ing relief to the sick of Washington. and
making the day one of comfort for every
body. The north. and northwestern hori-
IONS were banked with masses of white
clouds during the greater part of the day.
a few minutes after o'clock last night
there came the second storm, which COM
pleted the work done by the one on Sat
urday, and gave a death blow to the hot
wave.
There is every prospect that the mod
crate weather of yesterday will continue
for an indefinite period. The Weather Bu-
reau is watching a storm which has de-
veloped in the West Indies, and which
seems to be taking a northwesterly direc-
ton. Storms from this direction invarfa-
bly, produce a beneficial effect upon TIE
temperature in this section of the Atlantic
Coast States. There is no danger, how
ever. to be feared as a result of this
storm, which will be lost in the Atlantic
Ocean long before it could come so far
north as Washington.
In addition to the West Indian storm,
there is an area of high pressure moving
in this direction from the upper lake re-
gions, which is driving the low out. The
result viii be lowering of the tempera-
ture along the Atlantic Coast
The storm which visited Washington
last night continued fer some hours. The
rainfall was heavy, and the city was Civ
en a second cleansing, which removed the
impurities from the air and the accumu-
lated filth Of several weeks from the
sewers and streets. Storms were also
prevalent yesterday afternoon and last
night from Virginia to the New England
States. The cool weather will continue
for some time along the North Attain
tic Coast.
In the Ohio Valley 1t was considerably
cooler yesterday. Moderate weather viii
continue in this section until Tuesday.
The temperature in the Ohio Valley was
from to II degrees below the normal
temperature for this season of the year.
W est OF the MISSISSIPPI II has become hot
again. Very high temperatures were re-
corded in that section yesterday. The
corn belt is again suffering a hot wave.
There were no rains west>of the Appa-
lachiau Mountains yesterday and the crops
are again in danger Of being damaged
The entire country. with the exception of
Washington and the rest of the Atlantic
seaboard. was dry during the past twen-
ty-four hours.
At midnight Saturday the temperature
in Washington registered II degrees. BY
O'Clock yesterday morning it had fallen
degrees At "A. m. the mercury had
risen to a. At noon it was SO; p. M. 81;
p. M, 50. the highest point reached dur
ing the day. At O. clock last night IL
was down to 81 while at 10 O'Clock only
S. fogrees were shown on the official
scale of the thermometer at the Weather
Bureau. There was a slight fall in the
mercury after this hour until morning.