Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-23


rising temperature; light to fresh easterly
winds.
For Virginia fair tonight, warmer in the
interior. Saturday partly cloudy and
warmer; light to fresh northeast to east
winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. 63; year ago, -.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Cool weather continues in the Atlanllc
states and the lower lake region. with
tempera lures from six to twenty degrees
below the seasonal average. Frost occurred
as far south as the District of Columbia,
and there were again heavy and killing
frosts in the middle states and New Eng
land. In the interior of the country as lar
west as the Rocky mountains it is consid-
erably warmer, while over the extreme
western districts it is somewhat cooler.
Showers continued in the south and
the Rocky mountains. Quite heavy rains
have fallen in northern California.
There will be showers tonight in the Ohio
valley, western lower lake region. eastern
Florida. the gulf states. central Rocky
mountain region and the middle and SOUTH
ern plateaus continuing Saturday, except
in the two latter districts. and extending
into the eastern lower lake region. the
south Atlantic and interior of the middle
Atlantic states.
Temperatures will rise generally in the
east and south, and will fall in the CEN
trail Rocky mountain and plateau regions.
On the New England coast the winds
will be fresh southeast to south: on the
middle Atlantic coast light to fresh east
to southeast; on the south Atlantic coast
fresh northeasterly; on the east gulf coast
fresh east to southeast; on the west gulf
coast fresh southeast to south. and on the
lower lakes fresh to brisk southerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Pacific coast from San Francisco to Eu-
reka.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Meridian, AIS; Port
Eads, 2.1O: Port Arthur, 2.5S; San Fran
cisco, pa; Cheyenville La, 2.40; Lake,
Miss, 222; Prescott Ark, 80; Macon,
Steamers departing today tor European
ports will have fresh east to southeast
winds and fair, cool weather to the Grand
Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer al the wea Their
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 90. pm, 81:
m. 40; ~ midnight. Al, September %, 4
am. 81: am. A: II noon, SO; pm, 81.
Maximum. 63, at 80 pm, September %;
minimum SO, at $50 am. September %.
Barometer-September2 %. pm. 1890: 8
Pm, 1886: u midnight, 5000 September
- g., =
Pm. 80. 80.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water:
Great Falls temperature, IS; condition. %.
Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature, 60; con-
dition at north connection, %; condition
at south connection. %. Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir, temperature, GO; condi-
ton at fnfluent gate house, 30; condition al
efffuent gate house, 80. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 20; condition at in
fluent %; condition at effiuent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1:12 a m and :33 D. M;
high tide, am. and 7:19 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:53 am and 2:O9
pm; high tide, 7:3S am. and 1855 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, SAT am; sun sets,
5:5S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:4S am
Moon sets. $40 am. tomorrow.
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 fl
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-hve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
HARPER'S FERRY. w. Va, September
1.-THE Potomac is clear and the Shenan-
doah cloudy here today.