Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-07
HOT WEATHER AT HAND
INAUGURATED BY SEVERE AT
MosPHERIC DISTURBANCE.

Although according to tradition summer
does not enter actively upon its rounds un-
til June q. 1t can be stated on good meteor
illogical authority that the heated term was
launched today and that following in the
wake of the present unsettled weather con-
ditions will come the heated period with all
that the term implies.
The anomaly of pedestrians appea ring
in public wearing heavy winter overcoats
and dizzy red and blue banded straw hats
as was witnessed in Washington several
days ago, viii not be repeated soon," said
Prof. Garriott to a Star reporter today. "a
safe prediction to make is that the weather
will not get any colder as a general thing.
The present unsettled conditions will more
than likely be followed by additional show
ers."
A thunderstorm broke over this city be-
tween and O'Clock this morning, being
particularly heavy In the northern suburbs
The rain came down in sheets and the vivid
flashes of lightning were accompanied by
heavy peals of thunder. One of the thun-
derbolts struck the high Flagstaff over the
cupola of the Portner flats, 10Th and II
streets. with heavy. crashing sound. The
large metal ball on the top of the pole was
cut loose and carried about $50 feet down
into the gutter the street side. The
Flagstaff. thirty feet in height, was ground
into splinters and entirely destroyed by the
force of the explosion of electricity The
slivers of wood and fragments of the stan
were scattered over the roof and pave
ment below
The heavy copper work on the top OF the
building being grounded carried of the
lightning after 1t had destroyed the pole
without other injury to the structure. So
thoroughly did the copper work perform
Its function as ground connection that
the tenants In the apartments Immediately
below HaRStdf
ience as a result. The damage to the pole
and cupola is covere- by insurance.
The lightning which accompanied the
heavy storm yesterday afternoon struck the
power house OF the Great Falls and Old
Dominion railway at Rosslyn, Va and
wrought considerable damage to some of
the smaller electrical fixtures Of the plant
causing suspension of traffic on the road
for period of about an hour and a half.
The flash was received by some OF the out
side wires and short-clrcuited the current
at one of the large switch-boards, destroy
ing much of the smaller fixtures of the
same. badly scorching the woodwork and
putting rotary out of commission until an
early hour this morning. No one was hurt.
Overcome by Heat
Frederick M. Haas. twenty-six years of
age. was overcome by the heat while in a
department store yesterday about noon.
The sick man was removed to the Emer-
gency Hospital. where he recovered from
his Illness In a short time. Later In the
day he left the hospital and was able to
go to his nome at Langdon.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
| Thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-June6 pm, rs: pm,
n; IL midnight. ~; June 7. 4 am, o.: s
am, 70; IL noon, rs: pm, g.
Maximum. 81. at Pm, June 4; mini
| mum. 6S. at am, June T.
Barometer-June 6, pm. 1917; pm,
! 1885, IL midnight, 29.79: June Z, am.
$685. am, 1886; noon. 29.S7; pm,
| 2s. IS.
Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours. 80; year ago. 81