Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-24

For the District of Columbia partly
cloudy to cloudy tonight. slightly colder
by early morning Thursday fair. colder;
brisk to high southwest to northwest
winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, A. a year ago, SD.
The western storm has moved to west
ern Ontario with much increased in
tensity, and rains and SHOWS have been
general throughout the country east of
the Rocky mountains, except along the
immediate eastern slope. Very heavy
rains fell in the Ohio valley. and general
high waters are indicated for the Ohio
river and its tributaries. West of the
Rocky mountains the weather has been
fair. except in the north Pacific states,
where another disturbance is causing
more rain.
Temperatures are unseasonably high
east of the Mississippi valley. but in the
Mississippi and Missouri valleys and the
plains states thehe has been a decided fall
to below normal conditions.
There will be rain snow tonight and
Thursday in the lower lake region and in
terror of New York. and tonight in east
ern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. fol-
lowed by generally fair weather Thurs
day In the Ohio valley and the south the
weather will be generally fair tonight and
Thursday.
1t will be much colder tonight and
Thursday in the lower lake region, the
Ohio valley and the east gulf states, and
colder Thursday in the Atlantic states.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Eastport to Jackson
Vile
Cold wave warnings have been issued
for Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be high and shifting. becoming
southwest and west; on the south Atlantic
coast brisk to high southwest to north
west: on the east gulf coast brisk north
westerly, diminishing Wednesday night
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk to high south to
southwest winds, shifting to westerly
Thursday night; rain to the Grand Banks
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
lantic City. Ito; Philadelphia. 1.94: Provi-
dence. 124: Hartford. LOS: New York.
156; Pittsburg. 100: Columbus, 1855: Cum
berland. Md, LIS; Lexington. 3.O4; Gin
1874; Memphis. 2.02: Parkersburg. 2.76;
Eureka. 1.O2; Nashville, 3.6S: Elwood City,
Pa, 1.52: Freeport. Pa. 1.SO; Johnstown.
Pa, LIS: Parker, Pa, 1.JS; Clarion, Pa,
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 2 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures %. pm A.;
pm, 45; IL midnight. As. February ~,
a M, 45 !; s am, As; II noon. 56: , pm.
IS. Maximum, IS. at , pm. February -;
minimum, "a, at 7:30 a. m. February a.
Barometer. February %. pm. 5000; s
pm, 29.9S; II midnight. 29.S7. February
"a, am, 1916; am, 1864; noon, %. "a !;
. pm, 30
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide 80 am. and 800
pm; high tide. 1910 am. and 11:41 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide 6:12 a. m. and ESQ
pm: high tide, 12:12 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose $40 am; sun sets
5:47 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6:3S am
Moon sets II :02 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: .
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise