Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12

II.
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight and Tuesday;
light to fresh northerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty -four
hours, Go; year ago, 81.
Weather conditions and general foreca st
Since Saturday the Atlantic coast storm
mas moved northward. and is now appar-
emily central off the southeastern New eng
land coast. This storm will probably fol-
low a northeast course toward Newfound-
land during the next twenty-four hours at
tended by high winds on the New England
coast, and rain, followed by clea ring
weather in New York and New England
A storm of marked strength has advanced
from midocean northeastward toward the
British Isles, and Is apparently central this
morning near the Irish coast. A depres-
sion that appeared Saturday night over
Colorado has been forced southeastward to
Texas by an extensive area Of high barom-
eter that now occupies the middle and
northern Rocky mountain and plateau
regions
A rain area has moved from the Pacific
coast eastward over the plateau and Rocky
mountain districts, and extends this MORN
ing from Manitoba to Texas In the east
ern states rain has been followed by clear
ing weather, except in New England east
ern New York and New Jersey.
The temperature changes have been I'M
important.
Fair weather is indicated for the middle
and south Atlantic and east gulf states,
the upper Ohio valley and the lower lake
region during the next thirty-siX hours, and
fair weather will be followed by rain in the
middle gulf states and lower Ohio valley.
Along the middle Atlantic coast the winds
VIII diminish in force from north to north
west; on the south Atlantic coast they will
be light and variable; on the gulf coast
fresh eaSterly, and on the lower lakes fresh
northeasterly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the New
England coast.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk to high northerly
winds and rain to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation On
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Halifax, LA; Sydney,
1.2S.
Records for Twenty-four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures II: 4 pm, 81; 8
pm, 81: 70 midnight. So October -: 4
am, SO; am. SO: u noon. 60; pm. Ga.
Maximum. 65, at AS pm. October u; mini
mum, 80, at am. October -
Standardization II: 4 pm. 29.SS; 8
pm, 1892; - midnight. 2o.so October IL:
am. 29.S9; s am, 1896; noon, 1897; 2
pm, 29.97.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Great Falls. temperature, IS: condi-
ton, Z; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
81; condition at north connection, 2; condi-
ton at south connection, s. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature. GO; con-
dition at infuent gate house. SO; condition
at eff1uent gate house. SO; Washington city
reservoir, temperature. 62; condition at
in1uent, SO; condition at effluent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, GA am. and 6:21 pm. !;
high tide. 80 a
Tomorrow-Low tide, 7:1O am. and 7:22
pm; high tide, 1922 am and 12:4S pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises, 6:O6 am; sun sets, 5:2S
pm.
Moon rises, 1914 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, GOT pm.
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.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HARPER'S FERRY, w Va, October u.
The Potomac is cloudy and the Shenan-
doah muddy here today.