Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-16


East and Increasing.
Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, rain and cooler tonight and
Saturday, shifting winds, becoming north
to east and increasing.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The southern storm, after a slow move
ment of seven days over the Gulf of Mex
leo, has finally turned northward by way of
Alabama, and all danger on the gulf coast
has now entirely passed. During Thursday
this storm caused much damage on the
middle gulf coast through the high tides.
high winds and heavy rains. the latter ex-
tending into Tennessee. There were also
light rains in the middle Atlantic states
and portions of the lower lake region and
New England and in Utah.
Temperature changes were not marked,
although 1t was generally cooler from the
lake region southwark, and warmer in the
west.
The storm has now an apparent tendency
to north-northeastward direction. and
rains are indicated tonight and Saturday
in the south Atlantic and southern portion
of the middle Atlantic states and the Ohio
valley, extending Saturday into the lower
middle Atlantic states. There will also be
rain in Tennessee. In the middle gulf
states rain in the afternoon or tonight will
be followed by fair weather Saturday.
Saturday in the Atlantic states.
On the middle Atlantic coast variable
winds will shift to north and east, increas-
ing in force. On the south Atlantic coast
they will be southerly, becoming brisk and
probably high. On the gulf coast they will
be light west to northwest and on the
lower lakes northerly and increasing in
force.
pean ports will have light to fresh south
to southeast winds, showers, and fog to the
Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
twenty-four hours: Atlanta, 100; Mont
gomery, 2.56: Meridian, 1862; Chattanooga,
1.54; Fort Deposit. Ala. 800; Opelika, Ala,
156; Union Springs, Ala. 1.90; Rome. Ga.
LIZA; Taccoa, Ga. 2.04: West Point Ca
$50: Knoxville. LA; Mobile, 3.TS
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:
ThermometerlAugnst Is, pm. 70;
August 16. am, 20; 8 am. II; II noon,
s.: 2 pm, SO.
Maximum, 81. at 100 pm. August 1e;
minimum, 20. at am: August 16.
Observation-Disclosures Is, pm, 1885: 8
pm. 1904: II midnight, 5000.
August 16. am. 1902; am, 3O.O2:
noon, 1902; pm, 1901.
Again Above Ninety.
The following were the readings of House
& Herrmann's standard thermometer to-
day: am. 81; IL noon. SO; 2 pm, o.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, IS; condi-
ton. 10; receiving reservoir, temperature,
81; condition at north connection, 4; condi-
ton at south connection, IL: distributing
reservoir. temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent gate house, 16
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1922 am. and $40 D. m ::
high tide, OILS am and 9:40 pm.
TOmorrow-Low tide, 4:05 am. and 4:1S
p.m.: high tide 1856 am and 1920 pm.
The SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun sets. 8:56
pm.
Moon sets. 1851 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:13 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.