Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-15


Weather conditions and general forecast:
The eastward movement of the middle
west disturbance is still very slow, and the
center of depression is over northern Lake
michigan this morning, with secondary
one over Alabama.
Showers were general in the central val
leys and the gulf states. and especially
heavy in Alabama and Mississippi. There
was also some snow in Minnesota, western
Iowa and eastern Nebraska. In the Attain
tic states and extreme west the weather
was fair.
Temperatures have fallen decidedly in
Inc mississippi and lower Ohio valleys and
the west gulf states, and they are much
below the seasonal average from these dis
trlcts westward almost to the Rocky noun
ta1ns- Heavy frost was reported this morn
ing as far south as western Arkansas and
Oklahoma. In the Atlantic states tempera-
lures were high except in New England
There will be showers tonight and Thurs
day in the middle and south Atlantic states
and eastern lower lake region, and showers
tonight, followed by fair weather Thursday,
II. the western lower lake region and the
upper Ohio valley. In the east gulf states
the weather will be fair
Temperatures will fall decidedly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Jacksonville to Whining
ton and at Tampa.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
VIII be fresh to brisk southeast to south
on the south Atlantic coast fresh to brisk
sUutherly, possibly thunder squalls. and on
the east gulf coast fresh northwest to
north
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh, possibly brisk, east
&c southeast winds with partly cloudy
weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Springfield. ILL.,, 1.04
Milwaukee. 1.O2: Chattanooga, l %; Mont
gomery, 1.SS Atlanta, 1.0i; Meridian, 3.42;
birmingham. 2C2; Admission, 256; Vicks-
burg, 1.34; Memphis. LIS; Nashville, 1.12
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: -.
Thermometer-May II. pm, SIS: p.m
"a; Il midnight 60; May IS, 4 am. 81; s
am, 6S; II noon, so; 2 pm, 80.
Maximum. So. at pm May IA; minimum,
SO. at am. May 10.
Barometer-May IA. 4 pm. 1904; 8 pm,
29.91; IL midnight. 20.95. May Is, am,
1894; am, 1897; noon, 1904; pm,
9.29.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature recorded today by Feast
& Co.'S standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: am, "A: II noon, 80; 2 pm, SO.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, AIS am. and 4:49 pm;
high tide, 10 IN. and 1892 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:57 am. and $50
pm; high tide. 1910 am. and 11:12 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 4:4s am; sun sets, T:O5
pm. -. .
Tomorrow-sun rises. 4:47 am.
Moon SETS. 1905 PM. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tlnguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted
fifteen minutes after sunset and extin-
guished forty-five minutes before sunrise,
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a. M: Great Falls, temperature. Ga condi-
ton, % Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera-
ture, "a; condition at north connection As;
|>Sondition at south connection, IA. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature
66: condition at influent gatehouse, "a; con-
ditfon at effluent gatehouse, 20. Washington
city reservoir. temperature 50; condition at
| inf1uent. 8; condition at eff1uent, 8. Eleva-
ton at Great Falls, $780, LOO over DAM