Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-10
COOL WAVE COMING
But 1t Is Not Due Here Until
Tomorrow Night.
STORM MAY GIVE RELIEF
Mercury Drops in the West, With
Frost in Some Places.
THE HUMIDITY TODAY WAS 70
Winds From South and Southwest,
It Is Predicted, Will Make
Life Bearable.
THE HUMIDITY TODAY WAS 70
Weather Bureau Records.

promise Of cooler weather tomorrow
night or Wednesday was made at the
weather bureau this afternoon. The
forecaster said that the cool wave was
coming from the west, where tempera
great that in number Of places, includ-
ing towns in Wyoming, there was frost
this morning.
But while promising relief from the
heat tomorrow night, the forecaster held
out little hope for better things this even
ing or tomorrow during the day. He
predicted that the thermometer would go
as high as 95, or q little more, at the
weather bureau this afternoon. and that
1t would reach the nineties tomorrow.
There is a remote possibility, he said,
that q thunderstorm may arrive here
this afternoon and cool things off for a
while.
1t is generally hot all through the mid
die Atlantic states today and in the Ohio
valley. Considerable rain has fallen in
the middle west, and has improved the
situation there greatly.
Cooling Winds Expected.
Winds from the south and southwest
are to be expected here today and to-
morrow, making life more bearable. The
humidity this morning was q, as COM
pared to Sc yesterday morning.
Although at o'clock this morning the
mercury stood as low as "A at the
weather bureau: 1t began warming up
mometer registered 80 degrees. and at
s o'clock it had gone up to S3.
The city did not cool off downtown
last night to the same extent 1T did
in the vicinity of the weather bureau.
stood at rs At o'clock, however, 1t
was no warmer downtown than at the
weather bureau. This condition did not
last however. and at o'clock the mer-
curry had raced up to 100
Cheering Forecast Made.
Comparatively cool weather is to prevail
throughout the country during the pres
ent week, according to the general week
ly forecast issued by the weather bureau.
Warm weather will mark the opening
days of the week in the middle Atlantic
and New England states, but is expected
to disappear before local thunder show
ers. The forecast continues:
In the southern states. the week VIII
be one of seasonal temperatures. with
frequent thunder showers. A change 70
lower temperature, atteuueu ny SuoWci d
will oyerspread the middle Mississippi
and Ohio valleys, and the region of the
Great Lakes Monday or Monday night,
and will be followed by generally fair
weather and moderate temperature in
those districts until the latter part OF
the week, when showers are again prob
able.
over the plains states. the Rocky moun-
tain and plateau regions and the Pacific
states the next several days will be gen
orally fair, with moderate Temperature
probably followed by period of unset
tied weather and local showers after
Wednesday, except in the western portion
of the plateau region and in California,
where the weather will be generally fair
throughout the week
Several cases of heat prostrations
were received at police headquarters to-
day. John R. McMachan. journeyman
printer, was stricken at 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue this afternoon and
taken to Emergency Hospital for treat
ment.
Sarah Trait colored. seventy five years
old. of Benning. was picked up in Benning
road overcome with heat. She was taken
to Casualty Hospital.