Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-15
Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours, 81; year ago, O..

Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours, 81; year ago. g.
The tropical storm is centered this
morning west of the Florida keys in the
Gulf of Mexico. 1t has been accom-
panied by destructive winds in western
Cuba, the maximum velocity at Havana
Friday reaching lightweight miles per
hour. Moreover, at Key West the max
imum reached sixty miles per hour. The
rains accompanying it have extended
northWard over Florida. The storm con-
tinues to be one of great intensity and
wide extent, but 1t has moved very slow
~ during the past twenty-four hours, as
It is gradually changing from q north
westerly to a northerly direction. Hurri-
cane warnings are displayed on the Flor
ida coast, with the exception of the eX-
treme northern portion, and storm warn
1ngs on the Atlantic coast from Jack
sonville to Savannah, and the gulf coast
from Apalachicola to New Orleans. The
storm will probably change from its
present nOrtherly course to northeast
erly one and cross the Florida peninsula.
disturbance is centered In the far
west, and Is causing some rains in the
southern portions OF the Pacific states
and the western plateau region: else
where no well defined storm is present
within the limits of the country. and
fair weather has been almost general.
Moreover, no change Of Importance in
temperature has occurred in any portion
of the country.
Rains are indicated for the south At
lantic and east gulf states. but elsewhere
east of the Mississippi river fair weather
will continue.
The temperature will be somewhat low
er In the middle and south Atlantic sec
tons during Sunday.
The winds along the New England
coast Will be moderate variable; on the
middle Atlantic coast moderate variable;
CT ttrasu trY1t-
ton and increasing: the south Allan
tic coast northeasterly. decreasing TO
gale: on the east gulf coast northeasterly,
increasing to gale in eastern portion.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate winds, with
partly overcast weather, to the Grand
Banks
The following heavy precipitation lin
twenty-four hours: Key West, LA; New
Orleans, 1.5S; Jupiter, 2O8; Rosedale,
Miss, 200.
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 al pm. yesterday.
Observation-Disclosures II, pm, 70; 8
pm. 90: II midnight. 60; October 10.
am. 50: am, 60: L noon. a: pm.
So Maximum, 81. at ! pm. October TO-
Barometer pm. 1905; pm. ZOOS;
II midnight, 1907; 4 am, 30.O3; am,
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at am: Great Falls-Tempera-
ture. CO: condition 8. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, Ga; condition at north
connection, 8: condition at south con-
nection. s. Georgetown distributing reser-
voir-Temperature, Sc; condition at in
fluent gatehouse, 8; condition at eff1uent
gatehOuse, ..
Tide Tables.
Today-Iow tide, II :33 am. and Us
o M: high tide. 4:56 am. and 800 pm.
TomorrOW-Low tide. 12:::22 am. and
1926 pm: high tide. 5:51 am. and GIL
pm.
The Sun and Noon.
Today-Sun rose, coo am; sun sets,
5:21 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. $40 am.
Moon sets 2:21 am. tomorrow.
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 4prty-fi minutes before
| sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
| HARPERS FERRY, ". Va, october
| 15-Potomac clear and Shenandoah