Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
GRATIFYING GOODNESS ACCOM-
PANIEs STORM CLOUDS.
Series Of Showers Break the Heat
Wave-Prediction Calls for
Pleasant Conditions.
Today,s Record Of Heat,

A gratifying GOODNESS has come over
the District. according to the prediction
Of Forecaster Garriott.
It came late yesterday afternoon with
a most refreshing fall of rain and a wind
that kicked up the dust and sent hats
and other things helterskelter.
The downtown temperature had reached
the 1o3 notch on the big instrument in
front Of Afieck's pharmacy at $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon. when there
came a sudden darkness over the south
western sky. Then a pail of thunder
heads"-big cumulus clouds-tumbled and
tossed over each other and emitted forked
flashes of lightning. Following these sky
demonstrations came the wind and the
rain. and the temperatura.went down with
leaps and bounds at the rate of de-
gree every five minutes.
The first heavy shower was followed by
the intermittent dropping of rain until
late in the night. and although there was
some oppressiveness from the heat which
was radiated from the water and the
baked earth. yet the force of the heat
wave was broken for the nonce and
humanity breathed more freely.
Predicts Cool Weather.
We will have a couple Of days of
nice cool weather" was the cheerful In
formation Prof. Garriott gave out today.
The skies will be fair and the tempera-
ture more moderate. The weather bureau
thermometers gave a reading 8 degrees
lower this morning than it was at the
same hour yesterday morning. It will be
still cooler tonight and the temperature
65 mark There is no more rain in
sight
Reports received at the weather bureau
today sho wthat cooler and fair condi-
tions are prevailing generally east Of the
Mississippi. Rain Is falling over the
Again Washington figured yesterday as
the hottest city in the United States. ac-
cording to the telegraphic reports received
by Prof Willis l.. Moore. chief Of the
Of the official thermometer reaching 9s de-
grees. New Orleans came next. with 14
Storm on the River.
The storm on the river was pronounced
yesterday afternoon. Heavy rains were
general on both sides the Potomac almost
to it's mouth.
Between this city and Alexandria steam
ers report having run into several heavy
showers between 4 and o'clock. On the
river in the vicinity of the city. however.
there was but little wind.
The storms would ride up the river to a
point between the naval powder magazine
and the steel plant From that point To
this city the sun would be shining. 1t was
not for an hour or two after rain fell
about Alexandria that enough fell in this
city to wet streets.
The rivermen say it looked as II nature
did not propose 10 allow Washington to
feel the cooling effects Of good shower.
Yesterday afternoon was the first time
that rain has fallen on the truck farms
along the river between Giesboro and the
naval magazine in five weeks or longer.
Special Forecast.
The weather bureau today issued the
following special forecast:
"A barometric depression that now COW
ers the Rocky mountain districts will
move over the plains fats Thursday,
cross the central valleys and lake region
Friday and Saturday and reach the Allan
tic states Saturday night or Sunday, pre-
ceded by rising temperature. attended by
local rains and thurderstorms and fol-
| lowed by two or three days OF fair and
cooler weather. This depression. will
cause rain in the corn and wheat belt and