Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-03
COOL WAVE COMING.
w. T. FOSTER PREDICTS A TOUCH
OF CHILLY WEATHER FOR
NEXT WEEK
According to Washington Prophet a
Disturbance Will Cross the contin-
ent Early in May-Texas and the
Southland to Get Drenched.

Iowa, as one of the northern middle
states, will be visited by cool wave
the first week in May, according II
the prediction of Observer w. T. i
ter, of Washington. whose weatI
bulletin has just been issued. Obse \
er Foster forecasts disturbance Il
cross the continent next week AT
it crosses the Rockies, the disturbaI
will go into Texas and cause excess
rains.
Fosters latest weather bulletin
as follows:
Washington, D. c., April 2S-L
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbaT
to cross continent from April %
May 2, warm wave 9th to May 1, q
wave 80 to May 4. Next disturbal
will reach Pacific coast about May
cross west of the Rockies by closd
End, great central valleys from 3rd
9Th, eastern states 9Th. Cool wave v
cross west of Rockies about 4th, grf
central valleys 9th, eastern states
Warm wave will cross west of Rock
about May 1, great central valleys 81
eastern states 9Th.
This disturbance will go into TeT
Immediately after it crosses the Rd
les and will pass through most Of
southern states, then moving noT,.
eastward by way of Washington IL /
eastern states and provinces. 1t W d
not be a severe storm but will car,Ia
excessive rains in the southern statjtss
"The cool wave mentioned will p
in the middle northwest, west of Ill
per lakes, with very low temperature
while the storm wave and warm wa y
showers in the northwest. A little hE
er that cool wave will cause very ILL
Temperatures on all the continent ell
of the Rockies, while it will be waraI
er west of the Rocky ridge. LowdF
temperature may be expected on Sh
cific coast not far from May 4, aef
very low in southern states near N.Y.
II. Eastern states will get low tesII
peratures not far from May End to 81
preceded by rains. fe1
Rainfall of May will be general
deficient west of the Ohio valleys ait,
upper lakes, along and north Of paths
lei 40, and generally in excess in
southern and eastern states. TemEssi
dCul SS VI Mdy Will NC 6SuSld oily OONa.
normal-that is, lower than usual e
May-during last half Of the mon
Then will come a period Of general
high temperatures till about %, aft
which cool spell will extend in,
June
"The most severe weather will os
cur not far from 18th, 18th and 22nd
Dangerous storms may be expected q
any time from 18th to 23rd. These dill
turbances are expected to be most i
tense in the middle northwest for til
May, 18th period and in or north OF TIL
Ohio valley for period about May 22nd
Science Notes.
IT believe most earthquakes to b
the same as cloudquakes. That is b
the passage of electricity from or
planet to another, the same as til
passing of electricity from one clol
to another causes thunder and ligh
ming. A less number are caused \
volcanic eruption, the latter bein
caused by the burning of coal, coal d
and other infamable substances, aid
ed by steam. The interior of the cart
lis not hot and never was. All eY
dences OF internal heat come frol
burning1pr extinct volcanoes and thd
iare surespe eruptions and do not com
from II pterior Of the earth"