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August 19, 1899. This past week has been one of trials
to the Weather bureau.  Monday fair weather was predicted - 
it rained all day. Wednesday rain was predicted
it was one of the fairest days of the season; in fact,
Thursday, when up in the mountains at PenMar-
the guide said "Yesterday it was remarkably
clear", while we were talking about the haze, off
in the distance.  The entire week was cool with 
brisk north-easterly winds.  We had rain each
day except Wednesday, Thursday and to-day, Saturday.
These peculiarities of the weather were due, no
doubt, to the West Indian hurricane, which
devastated Porto Rico and then during this week
slowly moved up the coast.

The trip proposed for Wednesday, was postponed
Mr. W. receiving a notice of an important business
meeting. On Thursday I went to Pen Mar.
Friday, while out, a short distance from home
along the B&O. RR. tracks, a little beyond Riverside
I noticed a phenomenon, which to the superstitious,
would probably have been a cause of excitement.
        