Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
1T ISN'T WINTER YET
But This Fierce August Storm
Created Doubts.
MUCH DAMAGE AROUND CITY
Ancient Mariners of the Potomac
Admit It Blew Some.
FARMERS ARE KEPT AT HOME
Salad Market Bullish Today, for
Gardens Suffer and Tomatoes Are
as Scarce as Hens Teeth.
MUCH DAMAGE AROUND CITY
FARMERS ARE KEPT AT HOME


warmth are promised this city by Sunday.
The promise was made this afternoon
by Prof Garriott. official forecaster Of the
weather bureau, in the most CHEEKY tone.
The North Carolina storm that gave the
District such a wetting down since Mon
day is now being dissipated.'' said the
professor. 1T is winding up its stormy
career. There may be little more rain.
light in character. late this afternoon
but the rainy conditions are practically
over.
1.-THE western rain area that is ap-
preaching this section will be in the
nature Of showers and will be but short
lived. 1t will reach Washington about
the last of this week.
Another piece of good news given out by
Prof GarriOtt was that the atmosphere
will be slightly warmer tonight and the
temperature will gradually rise tomorrow
1--WE ought to get back to normal
warmth and other conditions by Sunday"
said he.
He also said there was no danger of
flood conditions in the Potomac due to
the recent heavy rains in this vicinity.
The minimum temperature for the past
twenty-four hours was reached at 8
o'clock this morning. when the thermom-
eter recorded IS degrees
Lots Of Storm Damage.
Members of the police department have
been kept busy during the past two days
ascertaining the extent of the damage
caused by the storm in the city and
country 1t was learned that four trees
had been blown down and many others
damaged.
The heavy downpour flooded many
streets and roads. and many washouts re-
suited. including big one near Woodley
lane and Cathedral avenue. Dangerous
holes were reported in front Of about
city. Water had caused serious trouble
under a building at 7th and c streets
southwest.
The water at Great Falls is the highest
it has been in years.
Rock Creek Mighty High.
Rock creek is overlooking its banks
especially under the p and K street
bridges. At the P street bridge, where
the creek takes a westerly turn. the
water has backed up nearly to the yards
of the houses situated in the lowlands
below the street. 1t is not thought any
serious damage will result. The dump on
the south side Of the creek Is firm, and
it is thought that there will be no land
slide such as resulted early in the spring
when the waters Of the creek undermined
the dump and caused a large amount of
earth and rubbish to slide down and
force the water into the yards of the
houses.
The rainstorm of last Tuesday evening,
which was continuous and general
throughout this section. resulted In
great deal of damage to the streets and
roads in Anacostia and vicinity. The po-
lice of the local station furnished the
men with list of the places needing
immediate attention and they will be
busy for some days repairing damages.
fhA oh oTHy
cemetery. they found the wind had blown
a large tree across the electric lighting
wires.
Heave the Lead, Hearties!
River men say this was the heaviest
August storm that has been seen on the
Potomac and Chesapeake bay in many
years. On the bay it caused almost
complete suspension Of navigation. There
have been practically no arrivals of sail
ing craft since Monday and the officers of
the steamers arriving here report having
encountered very rough weather. both last
night and Monday. The temperature
dropped way down and aboard the steam
ers heat was necessary for the comfort of
the passengers. While as yet no marine
casualties have been reported. river men
are looking for reports of wrecks along
the south Atlantic coast The bad
weather has practically put stop to
steamers are coming into port very light
Farmers Hug the Hearth.
Farmers in Maryland and Virginia are
feeling the results of the heavy rains. and
there was noticeable absence OF them
from the Center market today. Reports
from the surrounding country indicate
that the tomato and cantaloupe crops are
damaged. While tomatoes were scarce
t11a
good supply of cantaloupes. Sweet canta-
loupes brought much higher prices than
usual. the best of them bringing as much
as - cents.
Surprise was expressed by market deal
ers at the scarcity of tomatoes and at
the high prices they brought Best stock
this morning sold as high as S1.7J box
retail prices being about Is cents a peck
Many tomato patches were flooded and
the growing crop ruined. Unless the
weather changes during the next day or
two 1t is feared the cantaloupe crop will
be ruined and dealers will have to depend
upon distance shipments for supplies.