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FORECASTING WEATHER CONDITIONS
If You And the Weather Bureau Reports Unsatisfactory
Try This.
Few people are 'their own weather (
prophets. While the art of forecast
ing tomorrow's weather has never
been a very general one. there was a
time when grandfather and grand
mother could tell four times out of
five whether within twenty-four
hours it would rain or shine. This Is
a performance which not even the
modern weather man. with all his
telegraphic Mnes, his many instru
ments. records, and the like, can ap
proach.
Weather Made In Washington.
When next you wonder why the
local weather prophet does not come
nearer than he does, bear in mind
that -he does not make the forecast.
Though known as a forecasier. he
forecasts nothing else than the find
ings of the central bureau at Wash
ington. Though any local weather
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Principle number one la that all
| clouds —all moisture In the air—in
the San Antonio territory, have their ।
origin In the Gulw of Mexico. Father
। Sol, beating down on the waters of
। the Gulf of Mexico, causes a very 1
; smaM percentage of them to rise in
’ vapor..
Clouds are formed by this vapor as
|lt reaches the colder air strata. In
' the language of the atmo«herlc me
, I chanlcs, the humidity condenses Into
i fog or steam. The first stage of this i
may be noticed on any ice wagon In •
tNe street. What has very often look
ed to you like steam issuing from the
’ tee perambulator Is nothing but a
;' cloud in miniature —steam if you
I want to call it that.
How Vapor Is Condensed.
i Another little lesson in air mechan
, tes becomes necessary here. Very
often you have noticed that the jug
। containing ice water, though dry when
you filled It, became In very short
. time covered with beads resembling
I perspiration. You knew that the wall
of the Jug was net porous, and arriv-
|ed at the conclusion that moisture
i from the outside had condensed
| against It. Had you turned steam, or
a miniature cloud, against the recep
tacle you could have seen the water
run down the sides in regular streams.
Lesson number three.
Lesson number four Is this. Once
In a while you empty a large bowl or
bucket of water, do you not? Watch
the phenomen that occurs. Though
the water leaves the bowl or bucket
in a solid sheet, y<ru will find that be
fore It has fallen a foot or so, It Is
divided Into globules of uneven size.
As they fall you notice that they keep
on splitting Into smaller globules, un
til finally they land about the size
of large rain drops.
Somewhat superfluous at first)
glance, these simple prlncip’es of at
mospheric mechanics have to be fully |
understood before you can be your
own weather prophet and make a
good job of It.
Norther and Gnlf BrcrrA
Here is how the southwestern part
of Texas gets Its rain. As long as the
wind blows from the south or south
east there Is little hope for rain.
Having a rather high velocity the
gulf breeze carries the vapors towards
the northwest and north, and none of
them precipitate locally. As they
travel northward the vapors con
dense Into clouds and gradually fall
to earth as they approach the higher
and cooler altitudes of the Western
Rocky Mountain slope. On this In
cline the clouds arc forced upyard,
owing to greater density of the lower
air strata. In doing this they strike
colder air currents coming from the
north. What you noticed on the wall
of the jug then takes place. The I
clouds condense Into sheets Qt water. '
These, falling, divide just like the j
water you poured out of the bowl, or .
bucket. As the large globules rush
through the air they subdivide Into
raindrops more or less small, depend- 1
ing upon the distance they fall and
the density of the air cushions they
pneetrate.
Ruins When the Norther Blows.
Let a norther blow and then notice
what happens. It rains In Southwest
Texas. The colder winds from the
north came down far enough to con
dense the vapors before they have
been carried away, and the phenom
ena of the lec wagon, jug. and the
water poured from the bowl, occur
locally.
These are the main features of
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
weather prophecy by the layman.
Once In a while rain comes from the
south, as the saying goes. Precipita
tions of that kind are usually incident
to thunderstorms. Most of them are
caused by little atmospheric disturb
ances caused locally, though related
to others taking place elsewhere.
Rains falling early In the morning or
forenoo nln San Antonio and vicinity
are often due to this. In the north
may have formed a veritable wall of
dense air, or currents may have
changed their direction. Up against
these pile the vapors whlth the gulw
breeze Is carrying. Usually the sheets
of "steam” are deflected upwards,
reach colder atmospheres and tumble
to earth In the form of rain.
A Few Weather “Signs.”
Here are a few of the general
weather signs that may be followed:
Hight southeast breeze with streak
ed sky—no rain within 48 hours.
Slow southeast breeze with streak
ed sky—chance for rain very poor.
Slow southeast breeze with clouds
—no rain without Interference of
electrical, storm.
Hight southeast breeze with clouds
—no rain within 36 hours.
Hight southeast breeze with heavy
clouds —no rain within 24 hours.
Light norther, following slow south
east breeze—rain Inside of 24 hours.
Strong norther, following slow
southeast breeze—rain within 3 hours.
Slow norther after slow southeast
breeze—very cloudy and drizzling rain
of some duration.
Slow norther after high southeast
breeze—cloudy and Mttle rain.
The approach of northers Is usually
Indicated by heavy cloudbanks In the
north or northwest. Wifids due cast
and west produce rain only in the
winter.
To become proficient In making
your own forecasts, study the factors
involved. A course at a correspond
ence school will be quite useless.
SLEPT IN BATHTUB
Ixiebl Was Under Water, Cool But Al-
Edward Loebl, 4 5 and very fat, an
nounced last night at his home. No.
313 East Fifty-fifth street, that never
again would he sleep In a bath tub
with the shower turned on, says the
New York world.
"My mother saved me from drown
ing,” said Loebl. "If there's a fat
man who can sleep In this weather
then that fat man dopes. I don't
dope and decided the only place for u
good sleep was tn the bath tub. I
bought three rubber cushions for h
head rest and then turned on the
shower. The pad under my feet got
disarranged and stopped up the
waste pipe. Then the bath tub began
to fill.
"I was fast asleep and enjoying my
self Immensely. I didn't know when
the water came over my head, and
never would have know it if my moth
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getting along. Then they had to
pump me out. I swallowed about a
barrel of water, and I'm not fond of
so much water, even In this weath
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KEEPING THE
FIREMEN BUSY
Fires of Incendiary Origin In
Past Two Weeks Cause
Loss of $11|395i
JULY ALARMS TOTAL 63
Work of Incendiary Recalls
Similar Activity in San An
tonio Years Ago,
Not less than twelve buildings have
been set on Are during the past two
weeks as a result of the operations
of a “fire bug,” according to the polios
and Fire Chief Bishop. While other
tires during that time may have been
of incendiary origin, the authorities
are confident this number of fires have
been the work of a crank.
The damage by flames started by
the “bug” has reached an estimated
loss of 111,395. The total valuation
of dwellings exposed to destruction by
reason of such fires is estimated at
328,200.
Many Alarms Turned In.
During the past two weeks, with
but two exceptions, the fire depart
ment has been called out every twens
ty-four hours. With but few excep
tions the fires have broke out be
tween 8 and 5 o’clock in the morning.
The greatest number of alarms have
called the department to the Seventh
ward, the operations of the “fire bug"
seemingly being confined to Cherry
and Walnut streets with Intersecting
thoroughfares lying between Nolan
and lowa streets.
While some four or five vacant
dwellings were destroyed during the
previous week, no suspicion was
aroused in the minds of the fire and
police authorities until the fire which
damaged the vacant dwelling on South
Walnut street, owned by Mrs. Mary
Field. At this fire, tthe firemen after
checking the flames, discovered a pile
of kindling heaped In one corner of
the house. The dwelling, valued at
$2OOO, was damaged approximately
$4OO.
Firemen Do Good Work.
The following morning at 5 o’clock,
at almost the same time the Field
house Are broke out. the two-story va
cant building owned by Mrs. E. Bur
gers at 610 South Cherry street, less
than a block away, was discovered on
Are. This building was valued at
$l5OO. The Are was checked before
the house was destroyed.
Fire, unquestionably of incendiary
origin, in the opinion of Chief Bishop,
broke out In a vacant dwelling owned
by Mrs. M. A. Sherwood, at 332 Milam
street, on the morning of July 22. This
structure, valued at $lOOO, was saved
by the prompt work of the Aremen,
evidence of incendiarism being found
after the Are had been extinguished.
The damage to a vacant dwelling at
207 Sherman street, owned by Thomas
McGee, on the morning of July 21,
amounted to $3500. This building
was va'lued at $5OOO.
During the absence of R. L. Rogers
and family, their home and all con
tents on Givens avenue, was complete
ly destroyed, Involving a loss of abou/
$l5OO. Two nights later two attempts
were made to burn a vacant building
at 214 Eda street, owned by William
Stulte. This structure, valued at $2OOO,
was but slightly damaged.
Had Narrow Escape.
Early on the morning of July 26.
John A. Gerhart awoke to find his
home In Witte Terrace on fire. The
family escaped with but little cloth
ing and all contents of the house were
destroyed. Two children of Mr. and
Mrs. Gerhart were compelled to slide
down a rope made of bed sheets in or
der to escape from the second story.
The origin of this fire was never defi
nitely ascertained.
The following morning the $5OOO
home of L. T. Boettler, 118 North
Cherry street, was discovered on fire.
Unmistakable evidence of incendl
arlsm was found, the fire being quickiv
checked by the firemen. This fire had
been started from the outside and had
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reached the Interior when the firemen
came. Mr. and Mrs. Boettler had been
absent from the city for a week or ten
days when the firs broke out.
During the entire two weeks ths de
partment was kept busy responding
regularly to vacant house Ares during
the early morning hours, the Ares,
with few exceptions, being located in
the same vicinity. At an early hour
yesterday morning ths warehouses of
R. Maurer on East Commerce street
was found on Are. The Asmes were
quickly extinguished and before the
damage reached more than $75. Tes
terday afternoon a vacant building on
Ford street, owned by J. A. Bitter,
valued at $3500, was damaged to the
extent of about $BOO.
Cannot Find "Bug.”
The Identity of the “Are bug” con
tinues to remain a mystery. The com
bined efforts of the Are marshal. Fire
Chief Bishop and the city detectives
have been unavailing. Clews, one
after another, have been run down in
an effort to apprehend the person re
sponsible for the destruction of dwell
ings by flames, but without avail.
Every little bit of information that
may serve to throw some light on the
Identity of the individual has been
carefully and energetically run down.
The recent numerous fires, bearing
every indication of being the work of
a Are bug, recalls a similar series of
Ares which damaged and destroyed
many dwellings In San Antonio some
nineteen years ago. The work of in
cendiarism at that time, however, was
conducted on a much larger scale than
is now being recorded, as many as
seven Ares in one night being caused,
presumably, by a lone Are bug.
During the present month sixty
three alarms of Are have been re
sponded to by the department ,the
greatest number in one month since
the incendiary fires of 1892.
VACANT HOUSE IS FIRED
Flames Damage Dwelling on Govern
ment HUI to Extent of (800.
Fire damaged a vacant dwelling,
owned by J. A. Bitter, at 517 Ford
street, on Government Hill, Saturday
afternoon to the extent of approxi
mately $BOO. The origin of the blaze
Is a mystery and every indication is
that the Are was the result of the work
of an Incendiary. This Is the twelfth
building damaged or destroyed by
Aames, attributed as the work of a Are
bug by Fire Chief Bishop.
The dwelling, a one-story frame
structure, valued at $3500, had not
been occupied for some time. Neigh
bors about 5:45 o’clock yesterday aft
ernoon discovered flames bursting
from the rear of the house and at once
sent in an alarm. The building Is par
tially insured.
The rear portion and roof of the
building were damaged. An Investi
gation leads to the belief that a Are
had been started In a pantry near the
kitchen. No one was seen about the
building during the afternoon.
The roof of the Wagner Bros. Plan
ing min, corner North San Marcos and
Leal streets, was found on Are about
3:45 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The
Are Is believed to have originated from
sparks from the smokestack. The Are
department has responded to a num
ber of alarms sent in because of a
Are at the plant. Chief Bishop says
the structure consists of a large frame
shed with shingle roof. The damage
will not exceed $5.
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Juan Muller, maltre d'hote! at the
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Juan is preparing to return to Swit
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time since he came to thia country In
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ing tips—not the ordinary kind of tips,
which are virtually forced out of
guests made indignant by the constant
hovering of the waiter over their
shoulders, but the real profit-produc
ing tips which coma from faithful
service and diligent "just-the-right
distance-away” attention — is pro
nounced abnormal.
The last mentioned species of tips
is the kind Juan always went after.
He has made a study of the art. It
Is his profession, and his progress 1n
the chosen line speaks for Itself. For
ty-six thousand dollars saved from tip
earnings in Chicago hotels and $4OOO
saved In the same profession at the
Waldorf-Astoria, in New York, is the
extraordinary record of this pheno
menal waiter.
But Juan played a shrewd game and
played It well. When patrons arose
from the table It was not his plan of
attack to make a record-breaking
dash to pick up the water glass or
peek under the ruffled napkin in
search of a hidden pittance. This
waiter never ceased hts attentions
upon the patrons the instant they ex
hibited signs of departure. His tac
tics were to see that their street ap
parel was delivered with alacrity At
just the psychological moment, and
that they did not flounder themselves
over misplaced chairs on their way
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