Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
WARM WAVE STILL ON
Unreasonable Weather Causes
Much Discomfort.
DEPRESSING H U M | DITY
Reported Warmer Today at New York
and Boston.
REMARKABLE CONDITIONS
Boys Are Swimming Near Wilkes
barre, Pa.-And the Farmers Are
Making Winter Hay.

NEW YORK, January 23.-lt was even
warmer in New York city today than yes
terday, the thermometer at 10 a M today
recording 5S degrees, six degrees higher
than yesterday. A dense pail of fog hung
over the city early in the day. but lifted
later, though the skies were overcast all
the forenoon and there was much moisture
in the air. The weather forecast promised
an end to the warm wave tonight, with a
decided drop in the temperature by to-
morrow.
Discomfort at Boston.
BOSTON, January 23.-Instead of the
predicted break in the unreasonable warm
wave of the last two days, higher tenn
perature was noted at am. today than
at the same hour either on Sunday or
Monday.
Fiftytwo degrees was the lowest polnt
recorded by the thermometer at the local
weather bureau during the night, and at =
am. 1t was So 1t was cloudy early in the
day, but by o'clock the sun was shining
brightly. The humidity was sufficient to
cause discomfort.
Unsettled and threatening weather was
generally reported throughout New Eng
land this forenoon, with light southerly
winds. At Providence, X. L., the O. clock
temperature was 60.
Oppressive at Wilkesbarre.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
wILKESBARRE, Pa, January 2s.-The
oppressive, sultry weather still continues
throughout northeastern Pennsylvania, the
thermometer varying between 20 and So
Boys have been swimming in several creeks
in this vicinity and declare the water is just
nice. A number of butterflies and caterpiI-
lars have been seen, frogs are heard croak-
i,,,r tn, y1fo
have cut the long grass and are making
winter hay and pase bah is the sport for the
school boys. There is a brisk demand for
ice, milk turns sour in a day and the local
coal trade is dull
Much Humidity at Baltimore
BALTIMORE, January 23.-The weather
In this city and throughout Maryland con-
tinues to be unusually warm for this sea-
son OF the year and much humidity is in the
atmosphere. A light fog pervades the
whole Chesapeake bay district. The ther-
mometer at IL am. marked 62 degrees.
60 Degrees at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. January 23.-Un-
usual weather still prevails here. At 8
o'clock today the government thermome-
ter registered 81 degrees, eight degrees
At 10 o'clock the mercury had risen to IS
on the street, with "a per cent humidity.
The winds velocity was IS miles.
Midsummer at Norfolk.
NORFOLK, Va, January 20.-The re-
markable midsummer weather which has
prevailed here for several days still con-
tinues, with the temperature about 10 de-
grees. The maximum temperature for the
past twenty-four hours was "a, which
breaks the January record since 1898.
A cold wave from the west reached the
western part of Virginia today and is re-
ported to be moving rapidly eastward.
Getting Colder at Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG. Pa, January 23.-After
seventy-two hours of unusually warm
weather the thermometer is rapidly falling
here today and is degrees above zero Is
expected by tonight. There has been con-
siderable rain yesterday and today, which
has resulted in a boating stage in the rivers.
and large quantities Of coal were shipped to
southern markets. At noon the mercury
registered 20 above.