Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14

night. Tuesday rain and cooler; light to
fresh southerly winds. becoming northerly
Tuesday and increasing.
For Virginia. partly cloudy tonight, fol-
lowed by rain in southern portion. Tuesday
rain and cooler winds becoming east to
northeast, increasing In force.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; a year ago, 81
The southern storm has reached western
Florida with diminished intensity, after
causing considerable damage over southern
Florida and high winds on the west coast.
There were showers in the southern states,
the lake region, central valleys, the north
west and the northern districts west of the
Rocky mountains. and snow and rain in
Wyoming and western South Dakota.
Temperatures are very low for the season
from the middle and northern slope west
ward. except on the coast. and there were
frosts or freezing temperatures in the Dako-
tas the western portions of Minnesota and
Nebraska. Wyoming. Montana and the
northern slope generally. From the Ohio
valley and lower lake region eastward tenn
peratures were high.
There will be rain tonight In the South
Atlantic states far north as southern
Virginia. followed by fair weather Tuesday,
except in Virginia. There will also be show
ers in the upper lake region. There will be
rain Tuesday in Virginia, the middle Allan
tic states. and lower lake region, and show
ers in the upper Ohio valley
Temperatures will be generally lower
Tuesday in the east and south.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be fresh southerly, becoming variable
and shifting to northerly Tuesday slowly
increasing; on the South Atlantic coast
brisk to high easterly; on the east gulf coast
high northerly, and on the lower lakes fresh
southerly, becoming variable and squaly,
shifting to northerly by Tuesday.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lo,, to :. IL
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southerly Winds be-
coming variable, with generally fair wealth
err to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Nn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Milwaukee. 1.Ss; Spring
field Mo-. 200.
During the twenty-four hours ending 8
a. m. Sunday: Port Arthur. l2O Winnipeg.
1.56: Duluth, 100; New Orleans. 12S.
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:
pm. 76; II midnight. 20: September IA,
am. 65; 8 am. Il: IL noon, ss: pm. 81.
Maximum. 81. at pm. September 10:
minimum. 65. at a. m. September IA.
Observation-Disclosures 13. pm, 9O.1S:
8 pm. 3O17; ~ midnight. BOLT; September
IA. am. 3O.1S; am, 1920: noon, SO.1S;
pm, 3015
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Washington city reservoir, tempera-
ture. II; condition at influent, SO; condition
at efiuent gate house, 49,
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1921 am and 7:p9 q. m:
nigh tide, 12;39 a. m. and 1857 p. m.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1923 am and S:35
pm high tide, 1:S3 am. and 1:55 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises 5:39 am; sun sets. ala
pm.
Moon rises, 11:21 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises $40 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset:
extinguishing begun one hour before
sunrise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and ex-
ttnguished forty-fve minutes before sun
rise.
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY. W. Va, September
14.-Potomac clear; Shenandoah muddy.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by Az
feel standard thermometer was: 9 a M So:
u noon. 81: pm, "a.