Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-26


Weather conditions and general forecast
| Cool weather prevails generally this morn
| ing east of the Mississippi river. the tenn
| peratures ranging from to Is degrees be-
low the seasonal average. In the west tenn
peratures, as rule, are somewhat above
| the seasonal average
| There have been general showers and
| thunder storms in the Atlantic and east
gulf states. Heavy rains fell Mn Virginia,
! the District of Columbia, Maryland New
| Jersey and the southern portion of eastern
Pennsylvania. There were also local show
| ers in Nebraska. North Dakota, Montana
| and Colorado.
| The weather will continue fair and cool
| tonight and Sunday in the upper Ohio val
| ley. lower lake region, the middle Atlantic
states and New England, but 1t will be
somewhat warmer Sunday In the Ohio VAL
| ley and lower lake region. In the south At
| lantic and east gulf states showers will con-
| tinue.
The winds along the New England coast
will be fresh northeasterly, except brisk on
southeast portion; on the middle Atlantic
coast fresh and mostly northeasterly, on the
south Atlantic coast fresh north to north
| east; on the east gulf coast light to fresh
| and mostly northeasterly, and on the lower
lakes light and variable.
The following heavy precipitation On
| inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Philadelphia. 2.22; Cape
May. 1876; Washington, 3.92; Atlantic City,
2.10; Lynchburg. 1.32; Mount Weather, 1 81:
Jupiter, 100: Norfolk, 224; Richmond LA;
Vicksburg, LIS; Birmingham. go; Harper
: Ferry W. Va, 1874: Woodstock, Va, 12S:
| Weldon, N c., LA.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh north to northeast
winds, with cool, partly cloudy weather to
! the Grand Banks.
Records for TwentyFour Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
rmometer-August % 4 pm, &c; &
pm, 50: II midnight. 66, August pa am.
| &c; 8 am, &c; II noon. 73: / pm, "A.
Maximum, so. at 10 am. August %; min
imum, "a, at $50 m. August %
Observation-Disclosures % pm. 1891; s
pm, 1898; II midnight. 1898. August %.
am. 29.94 s am, $3.50; noon, :OO2; l
pm, 1901.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at S
f, am: Great Falls. temperature, 20; condi-
| ton, l.; Georgetown distributing reservoir
| temperature, rs; condition at inf1uent gate
| house II; condition at ef1luent gate house,
| 16; Washington city reservoir temperature
| II; condition at infiuent, IA; condition at
| effluent. -.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, O:55 I'm. and II O4 D. m
| high tide, 4:01 am. and 400 pm.
| Tomorrow-Low tide, II: 30 am. and II so
| pm; high tide, a. m. and 5:25 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:23 am; sun sets 6:39
! pm.
'Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:23 a. M
Moon rises, 2:0S m. 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 ff-
81 nd aYfi in iS he'd
forty-fve minutes before sunrise
Up-River Waters
Special Dispatch to The Star.
FARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, August 90
Both rivers muddy here today.