Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-13
MERCURY MAY ASCEND
HIGHER TEMPERATURE REGARD
ED AS LIKELY.
Apparent Conflict Of Forecasts as to
the Prospects of Showers Tonight
and Tomorrow.

According to Prof. A. ]. Henry of the
weather bureau, the rain clouds will clear
away this evening, and tomorrow will be
fair and hot. During the forenoon tomor-
row there Will perhaps be more or less
cumulus Clouds in the sky in the wake of
the ranstorm, but in the afternoon 1t Is
predicted these will clear away and Old
Sol will again send his quivering heat di-
reetly down. This prediction is not In exact
accord with the official forecast issued his
morning, which predicts showers for to-
night and tomorrow. clearing later.
This afternoon the official temperature
was 20 degrees, while the big thermometer
at Affiecks gave the down town tempera-
ture at 81. Tomorrow afternoon the wealth
err men say the mercury will probably go
above the 30 notch Then 1t is said Wash
ington will settle down to a period of fair
and warm weather.
Yesterdays Storm.
The storm late yesterday afternoon came
from the southeast. with a typical ocean
blow which made the trees bend and sent
dust clouds scurrying along, almost binding
pedestrians and fltering through doors and
windows.
The rains caused a Washout beneath the
surface of the roadway near Park and 14th
streets Mt. Pleasant, and an accident re-
suited this morning about $50 O'Clock
Alvin Z. Price, employed by +. T.. Young,
dairyman at 1905 Park street. was drlv-
ing a team over the roadway this morn
ing when the surface dropped through the
space caused by the washout. The animal
fell and received painful injuries to Its hips
and shoulders No other damage was
caused.
Rains were reported today as far north
as Philadelphia. There was no precipita-
| ton, however, at New York or in New Eng
land, and those sections are still reported
to be in the grip OF Old Sol and General
Humidity.
Up to s o'clock this morning the total
| local rainfall as recorded at the United
States weather bureau was one inch.
From that hour to o'clock this after
noon the fall was four-tenths of an inch,
Sky Pictures.
Several beautiful sky pictures were OBJ
served in the eastern heavens last evening
after the first heavy downpour of rain. Be
low the ridge of long black 'mackerel
cloud appeared a pretty white cumuus
cloud 1t appeared like a mountain OF
snow The sun shone brightly upon its
peak and bathed IT in brilliant light, while
the surrounding atmosphere was dark and
lowering. The snow mountain OF feecy
cloud remained visible for about ten min
utes and then was apparently absorbed by
the dark storm clouds with ragged edges
which hung threateningly above it.
Another beautiful picture in the eastern
which resembled a distant city, the houses
and church spires standing out in bold re-
lief against the sky background
A Singular Incident.
Another interesting feature of yesterdays
storm occurred on the Tennallytown road
Just before the coming of the storm those
who were sitting cut doors heard sound
resembling a great wind, and, looking up
the road toward Georgetown, saw vast
sheet of rain passed along the east side of
the car line, directly in view of the residents
on the west side. who felt only slight spray
blown from the storm. Then, just as the
rain on the east side seemed to be Tightening
somewhat, furious storm came upon the
west side of the road. Evidently the front
of the storm had been parallel with the line
of the road and had swept the east side
long before the west side had been reached.