Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-21
FAIR, COLDER TONIGHT.
Saturday Fair; Fresh Northwestern.
Winds, Diminishing.
8 pm. Saturday:

Forecast till pm. Saturday:
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, fair and colder tonight. Saturday
fair fresh northwesterly winds, diminish
ing.
For Virginia, fair, colder tonight, with
frost in exposed places. Saturday fair
diminishing northwesterly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 60; year ago, To.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
A storm of considerable energy has de-
veloped during the last twelve hours on
the middle Atlantic coast 1t is central
this morning over Delaware bay and ap-
pears to be moving northeastward. the
Lake Superior depression occupies prac-
tically the same position that it did Thurs
day morning. The barometer is low and
still falling over the entire district covered
by this depression, and 1t appears to be eX-
tending its influence in all directions.
Heavy rains have fallen over the middle
Atlantic states and along the south Atlantic
coast Rain has also fallen in the lake
region, upper Mississippi valley and New
England.
1t is colder in the east gulf states. Ten
nessee. the Ohio valley and the lower lake
region.
Fair weather will prevail in all parts of
the Washington forecast district during
the next thirty-six hours; except the lower
lake region. where rain is probable. 1t will
be colder tonight in the middle Atlantic
states and along the south Atlantic coast.
High northwesterly winds will prevail
along the middle Atlantic coast and brisk
northwesterly on the south Atlantic coast;
on the east gulf coast fresh northwesterly
winds will continue, and on the lower lakes
the winds will be fresh to brisk westerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Delaware Breakwater to
Eastport. and on the great lakes.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inpheS) roDOrfed
twenty-four hours: Washington, 2.02;
Philadelphia, 100; Baltimore, 2.10; Charles
ton. 100; Norfolk, FOG; Raleigh, 2.4;
Richmond, 2.44 Scranton, LOG; Cheraw, 8.
c., 1.S4: Goldsboro, N. c.. 1856; Lumberton,
N. c., 2.S6; Weldon, N. c.. 2.3S
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk to high shifting winds
and rain to the Grand Banks
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 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-October 90, pm. 60; s
pm, so; IL midnight. 60. October 81, 4
am, GO; am, so; - noon, 60; pm, g.
Maximum, 60, at 3 pm, October 20; mini
mum, Al. at am, October 81
Barometer-October 20, pm, $3.50; s
pm, 29s5; II midnight, 2975. October 81,
4 am, 1880; am, 1854; noon, 1868; 2
pm, 29.66.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today at At
f1ecks drug store was as follows: 8 am.
5S; II noon, 20; pm, Y.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, tempera ture, SO; condi
ton, 36. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
60; condition, SO; condition at north con-
nection, So; condition at south connection,
49, Georgetown distributing reservoir,
temperature, 60; condition at influent gate
house, SO; condition at effluent gatehouse,
80. Washington city reservoir, tempera-
ture, 80: condition at infiuent, SO; condition
at effiuent, SO
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1916 am; high tide,
b:43 am. and SOP pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 12:42 am and 1875
pm; high tide, 6:25 am. and 6:42 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 6:14 am. sun sets, 5:14
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, els am
Moon sets, 4:23 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
ungulshing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
1orty-hVe minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Water.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, October 81
Both rivers are clear here today.
Effects of the Gale.
Pedestrians and drivers passing along
Pennsylvania avenue at 10th street this
morning were lodging one way and an
other to get beyond the radius Of long
swinging rope which dropped from one end
or the big Y. M. c. A. banner suspended
across the avenue at the point named The
gale of last night tore the banner loose
from one of Its fastenings, and heavy
rope knotted on one end, was whipped by
the wind into the faces of passershy The
danger was Immediately realized and the