Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-20
BETTER WEATHER SOON
BUREAU SAYS THE TEMPERA-
TURE Is RISING.
Present Conditions Bad for Health
Though-Reports Of Unusual State
Of Affairs Elsewhere.

winter is lingering SO long in the lap of
spring that 1t is becoming positively indie
cent" a well-known physician told Star
reporter today. II can recommend this
kind Of weather to improve the business
and strengthen the bank account of doc
tors, hospitals, druggists and undertakers,
but for no other purpose"
When the weather bureau is asked if this
kind of weather is not unusual and record
breaking the official in charge calmly
smiles and with his knowing way asserts
that this does not break records at all. 1t
might be little unusual, he admits under
pressure, but 1t does not break any records.
The weather bureau has been in existence
just thirty-three years Its first year was
1871, and when the man who has charge of
affairs atmospheric in this section of the
country is asked TO cite date when the
weather was colder than today or yester-
day he points to the record for April 10,
1871, and directs attention to the temporal
ture statement, % degrees. And that is
the only date when the temperature was
lower. This morning the thermometer reg
1stered Is degrees, the lowest it has been
in thirty-three years in this section.
The weather Is going to moderate from
now on, declared Prof. L. B. CARROT,
chief forecaster of the weather bureau, to-
day. 1.-THE temperature is gradually rising
and will probably remain up permanently.
We cannot tell positively yet We will
have to get rid of this cold wave before
We can look out for another. The wind
will probably remain high all day today
but will moderate during the night and may
not cause any discomfort at all by tomor~
row
Origin of Present Cold Wave
''The cold wave was caused by an I'M
usually cold spell in the northwest The
temperature has been dropping all along
the line of this cold wave for several days
past. There was snow in some of the states
north of here. But conditions will i'm
prove rapidly now. 1 wouldn't advise any
one to plant flower seeds before the LIST Of
May, however"
Many persons have declared that this was
the most disagreeable day of the entire
winter. The wind was cold and biting and
most discom fortng. Almost blizzard con-
dltions prevailed this morning, and there
was some little suffering from the cold.
Many persons, anticipating warmer wealth
er, discarded their heavy winter clothing,
and this morning regretted it.
The worst sufferers from the weather
were the passengers on the river steamers.
The heavy blow piled up the water in great
waves and made 1t impossible for some of
the boats to make their regular landings.
The Norfolk steamer arrived late and re-
ported conditions in the bay and lower
river to be most unusual and most uncom-
lower Potomac that they washed over the
bow of the big Norfolk steamboat. The
passengers were glad when the boat tied
up at the wharf this morning.
Prevents Washington-Boston Game.
The weather has been cold and severe
In all parts of the country for the past
twenty-four hours. The Washington
ton base ball game, scheduled for today at
Boston, was postponed on account of the
bad condition of the grounds. An Associ-
ated Press dispatch from Boston states
that the game was postponed on account
Of snow, and special dispatch to The Star
tells of the bad condition of the grounds.
This postponed game will be played on the
next visit Of the Washington club to Bos-
ton.
Philadelphia suffers from the same trou-
BILE as does Boston, the game scheduled to-
take place in that city between the New
York team and the Phillies having been
postponed. Snow fell in central and north
ern Vermont last night, and a high wind
co growers In Connecticut state that the
drop in the temperature last night and this
morning will cause them great damage on
account of the bedded slips and the seed
ed growth just started under cloth.
st. Louis reports a blizzard with bitter
weather. A severe snow storm ragged there
during the night, and continued today.
Street traffic was considerably impeded and
railroad trains We're late IN arriving. The
same reports are being received from al
most all sections, the damage to the fruit
trees, ETC., being considerable.
Snow Storms Prevalent.
A furious snow storm, with high wind
and low temperature, ragged in the Oswego,
NJ Y, section today. The schooner S. II.
Dunn, which left Toronto for Fair Haven
Monday, was unable to reach that point,
and after nearly forty hours battle with
the waves ran into Oswego for shelter.
Blizzard conditions prevail throughout
northern New York.
The temperature at Cumberland, Md,
was five below freezing this morning, and
considerable dry snow fell. High wind pre-
walls and buds and vegetation generally
being backward, it is believed little dam
age was DONE
The coolest weather in April for ten
years prevails around HagerStown. The
mercury stood at twenty degrees above
zero this morning. Small streams were
frozen over and wagons crossed on the ice.
crops.
At noon in st. Louis, when the snow had
ceased falling, there had been total fall
of six inches. Because of the snow the
ball game between the st. Louis and Chi
Cago National League teams and the ST.
Louis and Cleveland American League
teams, scheduled for today. were postponed
but at the fair grounds track racing will
continue today as usual.
Reports received at St. Louis indicate
that from five to seven inches of snow fell
within a radius of $50 miles of that city.