Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-20
SHOWERS 4on1hHr.
Cooler Wednesday; Variable Winds,
Becoming Northerly.
t till 8 pm. Wednesday


Forecast till pm. Wednesday:
For the District of Columbia. Maryland
and Virginia, showers tonight and wednes-
day, cooler wednesday;eyariab winds. be-
coming northerly and fresh.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, "a; year ago, 6s'I
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Conditions continue unsettled and show
cry over the eastern half OF the country
with somewhat higher temperatures, except
in New England, where 1t is cooler. The
west Is covered by a marked high area with
cool wave, the temperatures ranging from
8 to % degrees below the seasonal average.
The cool wave will move east and south
east tonight and Wednesday, reaching the
middle Atlantic states and New England
and the interior of the south Atlantic and
east gulf states during Wednesday.
There will be showers tonight east Of the
Mississippi river, except along the south
coast. and showers Wednesday in the At
lantic states. There Will also be showers
tonight in the west gulf states and western
Texas, with lower temperatures in the for
mer district In the central Rocky mountain
region and the middle and southern pla-
teaus the weather will be fair, with rising
temperature Wednesday,
On the New England coast the winds will
be fresh to brisk southwest to northwest;
on the middle Atlantic coast fresh to brisk
north to northwest; on the south Atlantic
coast light to fresh and variable; on the
gulf coast variable, becoming northerly and
fresh, and on the lower lakes brisk to high
southwest to northwest.
Storm warnings are displayed on the low
er lakes, and Lakes Michigan and Huron.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Oklahoma, 1.42; Fort
Smith, 1852.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southeast to south
univ dc xr,ftl CHI H.
Grand Banks.
Record 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:
acknowledgements 49, pm, SO; y
pm, "A; II midnight, 10. September 20, 4
am, 6S; 8 am, 81; IL noon, IA pm, 7S.
Maximum, "a, at pm, September IL; mini
num- &c. at am, September 20.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10. pm, 1905; =
pm. 5000; II midnight, BOIL. September
20. am, 1907; am, 1907: noon, 29.95;
2 pm, 1886.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, 20; con-
dition, %; Dalecarlia reservoir tempera-
ture, 10; condition at north connection, 49,
condition at south connection, II; George
town distributing reservoir, temperature,
10, cOndlt1On at lnHuenl gaze mouse, ~, con-
dition at effiuent gate house, %. Washing
ton city reservoir temperature. 70; condi-
ton at infiuent, 81; condition at eftiuent, &c.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 11:22 am. and Hap
pm; high tide, 440 am. and 5:14 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 1910 am; high tide,
5:32 am. and Sol pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:A am; sun sets,
6:04 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 545 am.
Moon sets 2:49 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tirguishing 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, September
20.-The Potomac is clear and Shenandoah
cloudy here today. a