The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-02


hardly necessary to refer to the authority of tina
myth Of the sea'her, Mr.. E Merriam, to show that
have passed through COD term-one that has hardly
ever seen experienced in This region since the winter
1885, when the Chesapeake bay crossed in wagons
snd ttat previous ~lu.er whsn, absorbing to Virgins
chronic eIs cold enough to freeze iasr regem
,eGinom." AT the time feel under great obi
cations TO Mr.. Merriam, eel ali other scientific
men, for their re,er gca observations and have nc
coubt that II diligently pur, ued accurately record
60, they viii furnish material for know
Isoge than Ne now have Of oject that home
every mans business and bosOm-the weather. If the
weather rs 1t IS commands atten ion the weather
IL to be OF like importance. How long I this 'coid
term u continuep Is 1t important In a financial anc
oiticai view, as veil IS in view Of its effects upon ou
fruit cro PSF
We good authority the assertion that the fros
a. In this vciny dettroyee vines snruobery and fruit
The observations of Professor Page this sub
ect are conGl med BY
Professor Psge writes fopws:-
The jury TO 'ege alton by the intense cold o.
this winter is already PROBABLY greater than has ever
been known before in mis- latitude and locality. As
VIII survive the sheck. Nv trees entirely killed.
The grape vines severely injured bushes and
many that have s.ood tour or I've past winters
biI1eo outright; peach trees which made rapid
growths are much hurt The faulonia inapcials pro
missed magnificent show Of flowers next spring. but
the flower cuds are frozen to death These are only
few EXAMPLES Of tire effects Of the cold visible ct this
time but what will be the state of things after tina NJ
Fem he Louisville C0artr Of january 49, We take The
THE FRuIr KILLED We expressed our apprebensons
several that the recent excessively cold
Their bas been sufficient to Kill the fruit buds peach
trees Investigates made since have satisfied that
these fears well grounded; and may all make up
mos to do without peaches Aprioo,s, plams and
cherries the coming season AL the peach buds we have
o vs ana our d 70 M
conclusion. One gentleman, however, near e city, ie
pndei the imIe sien but few of his peaches and
cherries are injured and this Ia the only exception We
Throughout all the West and Northwest the thermo .
meter wss low eporgh 70 produce the same effect as here
% At East e
pretpps the fIuit is SIN Injured. =
The Madison (Irdiana) Banner publishes the follow
ing
lave bad news to report you respe sting the fruit
and cherries, thinh, have shared the same fate.
We learn from iSs Alton illinois, cor that a.
Getting Of the Alton Horticultural Society on Saturday
last, it stated ~ Dr. Hail. others confirming the
staten that examination OF the fruit buds of peach
trees, in that vic nifty, IL had been found that the
cent cold weather had destroyed the promise Of
yield of this luscious fruit the coming season.
In yesterdays Intger, Professor Page, Of this city,
states that On Thursday morpipg the 24th inst Their
mtmeters In this city IL dicated two three degrees
below zero at seven &c ock but At Grafton Cottage his
ideDce north of the city, the Montgomery turn
PIKE eate the thermometer indicated fourteeo degrees
ssove zero Riding into the city that morning, he en-
coupered belt q cold air at Boundary street, which ID
below the hill The cold he says, to Increase
be approached Pennsyva avenue. On Saturday
morning he found that the thermomster In this city
bad ndlca,ed seven dsgees below at o'clock
A. NJ. 1he difference in temperature be ween the two
localities, only mi aud haf apart thirteen de-
g,ees or Saturday moIbrg and Thursday morning IL
was sixteen degrees
1h.reupcD be draws the conclusion that +" If Lieut.
Man,ys system of neeoroog cal ooserva ions had been
in oIers ion at this time IL would have been highly
ing anu important to the limits OF this
iniebse aho oca cold, to learn its true This
very ma,sed difference OF temperatures shows the I'M
poraDce "a herring servations from numerous and
scattered Observers and hat single report be
babe for anything than the prece situation Of
iii gle theI For instance observation at the
Smiths iDsti ute the National observatory win
Of give tie tempe RtuIe for the District Of Columbia,
even uashi, gton unity, even can an extended
feics OBJ hose Institutions furnish suf
fcsDt snep,s for reoucrR the mean Of temperature
ior iris limited 1eIroIy. Five or six observers, 1t
least wouo be required to give reliable mean for Wash
ing ION alone"
II sIiket that the phenomena of the difference Of
ed TO Is owing to the differ in the
elevation above tide water Of the locsites which
Dr. Isge indicated thus vi hin the city bon ndaries
,h.re succession OF three pateaus each rising above
the other sLd in the lowest Of these the cod was the
most Passing BE uneary street. we have another
Elevation, and there find moderate tea1pera-
iure
The tier Of this has repeatedly noticed during the
ab thirteen that lis peaches lin north part
of the city) Destroyed by FROST when the peach
trees the high range north Of the city produced album
dRDt crops Ire was that IL was colder In the
moe depressed than in the higher localities.