Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-27
DROP IN TEMPERATURE
ARRIVES ON SCHEDULE
Coming of Westerly Gales Re-
moves All Danger of Flood
in the Potomac.

The weather bureaus prediction of a
cold wave. for Washington and vicinity.
contained in this mornings forecast, was
made good at IL o'clock today when the
| temperature took decided tumble. The
thermograph in the weather kiosk at
Pennsylvania avenue and 131. street
northwest at Ii o'clock this morning
| showed a temperature of 20 degrees. The
recording needle then took almost a
| straight drop downward, and at IL o'clock
| the recorded temperature was so de-
| grees, a drop of % degrees within one
| hour.
| Clearing skies and westerly gales will
| accompany the cold wave. according to
| the weather bureaus forecast today, and
| the temperature will go down to freezing
| or whereabouts before morning. The cold
will continue until Friday night, accord
| ing to the weather experts when a warm
wave and return of springlike weather
will set in
No Danger Of Flood Here.
| The west to northwest gales and the
| colder weather remove all danger of
| flood condition in the Potomac according
| to river men, and particularly high
| water is now expected in this vicinity as
a result Of the rains that continued in
| this region up to noon today.
This mornings squall of rain and wind
blew in windows, broke limbs from trees
in some instances broke down entire
| trees, tore tin roofs from the sheatkiing
under them and did considerable damage
in and about the city. The squall was
of brief duration, but while it lasted
the rain fell in veritab.e torrents and
the wind attained velocity of forty
miles an hour or more.
During the height of the sQuall a
colored man walking through the Capt.
| tol grounds was almost lifted off his
| feet by the force of the wind. The
| umbrella he was carrying was torn
| from his hands, turned inside-out and
| carried high in the air, landing in a
| wrecked condition.
| Automobile Is Overturned.
| An automobile owned by a physician
left standing in front of a house near
| the National Training School, on Wis
| consin avenue, was overturned by the
wind. but was not damaged. Several
| signs were torn loose and blown away
| IN Georgetown, and in Mount Pleasant
the force of the wind was sufficient to
| tear down signs, break windows and
| damage shade trees.
Skidding on the wet asphalt this
| morning on NJ street near Thomas Cir
Gle. an automobile owned by A. G.
| Pryor, and operated by Perry Trotter
| of Sc street northwest struck the
curling. One wheel was broken ard
about 500 damage was done to the
| ma chine.
| Yesterdays storm did small amount
| of damage at the American League Ball
Park. Part of the south fence was blown
down, electric wires going with it. and
| the canvas covering that was. intended to
keep the ground dry for the game sched-
uled for today was blown across the field
Roof Blown From Building.
| Part of the tin roof of the building &C.
cupied by P. H. Sheehy, 2oO2 7th street
northwest, was blown from the sheath hing
and left hanging over the front of the
building. 1t was replaced before much
water damage had been done
The most serious damage done in that
vicinity yesterday was in the building of
the New National Hail. coll 7th street
| northwest, where water flooded the hall
| and ran through to bowling alley and
billiard room on the lower floor.
Two big panes of glass were blown
| from a window at the home Of Charles D.
Harrison, 22OS LIST street northwest.
Roof Carried to Woods.
Considerable damage was done by this
mornings storm on the farm of W. w.
Price. Livingstone road. near the District
line. The roof Of big barn was blown
Off. the gale having force enough to carry
1t some distance from the building and
drop 1t in q piece of woods. Hotbed sash
were scattered in all directions and
panes of glass were blown from a win
dow Of one of the sleeping rooms of the
house.
On the premises of w. Z. Fowler. a
short distance from the Price farm the
wind played havoc with two large green
houses. Many panes of glass were blown
from the sash and broken.
This mornings high wind was respon-
sible for damage done on the premises
of Sheriff A. B. Suit. near Suitland.
Prince Georges county, Md. A big tree
I'm the yard near the sheriff's house was
blown down. 1t narrowly escaped strik-
ing the residence. but did strike aand
partly demolish one OF the outbuldings