Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
FAIR, COOKER TONIGHT.
Tuesday Fair; Fresh Westerly Winds
Indicated


Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dfus
trfct of Columbia. Delaware and Maryland,
fair and cooler tonight. Tuesday fair; fresh
westerly winds.
For Virginia. fair tonight except showers
in southeast portion: cooler in western Dor.
ton. Tuesday fair: fresh westerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81: a year ago, 50.
Weather conditions and general forecast;
An area of high pressure that appeared
over the Canadian maritime provinces Sat-
urday morning continues to block the east
ern advance of the disturbance stiil central
over Lake Michigan. and as a result heavy
rains have fallen In New England and the
middle Atlantic states and light showers In
the lake region. Rain is still failing In
eastern New York and New England.
second area of high pressure has lodged
over the Dakotas. where low temperatures
with light frost are reported this morning.
Showery weather will continue in the
lake region and New England tonight. prob
ably clearing by Tuesday afternoon. In the
remaining districts fair weather with mod
erateiy high temperatures Will continue.
The winds along the New England coast
VIII be brisk southerly, diminishing Tues
day; on the middle and south Atlantic
coasts fresh southwest TO west; on the east
gulf coast light and mostly northerly. and
on the lower lakes fresh west to northwest.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
"a hours: Eastport. 1.o2; Providence. go:
Norfolk. 1.58: Portland. Me, IS0: New
York. 10: Boston. 2.9l; Philadelphia LIZ:
Scranton, 124; Block Island 1.52; Concord,
l36: Hartford, 1.22; Cheraw, $. c.. LIZ:
Goldsboro, n. c.. LA: Newborn, n. c.. Los;
Weldon. N. c., Pa: West Point, Ga, los.
During the twenty-four hours ended Sum-
day at am: Marquette. l.o2: Phladel-
phia. I20: New York, 240; Concord. In:
Saun Sainte Marie, ga.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southery winds and
rainy weather 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 pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2, pm, SO; 8
pm, rs; II midnight "a. September 4.
a. m. "a; am, 80.
Maximum. So. at pm. September s:
minimum. -. at II pm September 3.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3, pm. 1892:
pm. $780, II midnight, 1904. September
4, am, 29.S9; 8 am, 1882.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, am. and 6:l7 pm;
high tide, IL 40 am.
Tomorrow-Low tide I m. and TIA pm;
high tide 12:l4 am. and 12:4o pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:31 am. sun sets. 6:2i
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:32 a. m.
Moon sets 1904 pm tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tinguishing begun one hour b efore sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted ff-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature. 40; con-
ditfon, g. Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
10; condition at north connection. Z: condi-
ton at south connection, :. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature. 20; con-
dtion at infiuent gate house, 3: condition at
efiiuent gate house, 3. Washington city
reservoir, temperature. "a: condition at In
fluent, 4; condition at effiuent, g.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, September
4.-The Potomac is muddy and the Shenan-
doah cloudy here today.