HIGH WATER AT NEW YORK (GOVERNOR'S ISLAND). The high water tables are from the book prepared and published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey at Washington. Oh. 00m. is midnight, and 12h. 00m, is noon. To change Eastern Standard Time" to New York "Local Time," add 4 minutes. Eastern Standard Time is 5 hours slower than Greenwich Time. The height is reckoned at Governor's Island from level of average low water. JANUARY. A. M. P. M. A. M. Time. HIGH WATER AT NEW YORK (GOVERNOR'S ISLAND)—Continued. HIGH WATER AT SANDY HOOK (THE HORSESHOE), N. J. HIGH WATER ABOUT NEW YORK, LONG ISLAND, THE SOUND, CUBA AND PORTO RICO. (The following tables were prepared for the EAGLE ALMANAC by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.) To obtain the approximate time and height of high water at the following stations, add to or subtract from the time and height at NEW YORK (Governor's Island), as follows: To obtain the approximate time and height of high water at the following stations, add to or subtract from the time and height at SANDY HOOK (the Horseshoe), as follows: Application of the time differences will give 75th meridian time for all stations. WEATHER SIGNALS. discontinued in NOTE.-The display of weather and temperature flags, with the exception of the cold wave flag, is now confined to rural districts and towns of 5,000 or less inhabitants; the display has been places of greater population. The cold-wave flag will be displayed as heretofore. BLUE When No. 4 is placed above Nos. 1, 2, or 3. it indicates warmer; when below, colder; when not displayed, temperature is expected to remain about stationary. The cold-wave flag is displayed when an unusual fall in temperature and to near or below freezing, is anticipated. During the late spring and early fall the coldwave flag is used to indicate anticipated frosts. When No. 5 is displayed, No 4 is omitted. When displayed on poles, the signals should be arranged to read downward; when displayed from horizontal supports, a small streamer should be attached to indicate the point from which the signals are to be read. Storm and Hurricane Warnings. 1st. A storm warning; red flag with black center. 2d. When red pennant is hoisted above storm warning, winds are expected from northeast quadrant; when below, froni the southeast quadrant. 3d.-When white pennant is hoisted above storm warning, winds are expected from the northwest quadrant: when below, from the southwest quadrant. 4th.-Hurricane warning and dangerous storms, two red flags with black centers, displayed one above the other. 5th.-Night storm warnings; a red light for easterly winds. and a white light above a red light for westerly winds. The Declaration of Independence. This famous historic manuscript document, with only two of the autograph signatures legible, was, April 24, 1903, put under lock and key in a massive fire and light proof safe in the library of the State Department, Washington, D. (.. to be forever withdrawn from public exhibition. Commerce of Alaska, The commerce of Alaska in domestic merchandise for fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, was: From the United States, $9.266,504; to the United States. $10, 188,220, Foreign imports, $477,463; foreign exports, $1,588,603; total, $21,516,730, Gold to the United States, $4,719,579. Grand total, $26, 236,309. |