New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-15
Ravagss Of Frost In sh. ssrsk.I

In many parts Of the North and West great dam
age has been done to the wheat, corn fruit etc. BY
the recent heavy frosts The Cleveland PIAindealss
Of the 7th says:
We hear very sad accounts from the country. SIT.
urday night, the pestilence Of severe frost passed
over the land and has swept Of the hopes and labor
of months Accounts from thirteen miles southeast
state that where on Saturday morning green hills
Of potatoes are now black spots. Grapes are cut
down to the old wood, corn leveed to the earth, To-
matOes, beans, cucumbers, ETC., destroyed. sF@9s
Accounts from six miles east give like tale Fruit
however except grapes is safe along the lake Shore
in East Cleveland and Euclid. Even the new twin
On butternut trees are killed. 3Jss
A single feature Of this frost is, that where the
wind swept there the destruction was the greatest
On Saturday evening the wind was watched with the
utmost solictude, and as 1t increased towards bed
time all believed that it would save us but its breath
was SO cold that it killed where It struck Vegeta-
ton sheltered and where the warmth from earth vas
felt escaped.
We find the following in the Cincinnati CONNER.
cia:
The effect Of the remarkable frost Of Saturday
night is disastrous. Incalcuable damage has been
say that in 1915 there terrible frost here in
June, but since that time no such phenomenon has
been so serious as to have been specially observed
til now. Happily, the frost had blighting effect
timely visit Where one field of corn Or one garden,
orchard, wheat field has been blasted others In
the immediate neighborhood have not suffered. It is
plain, however, that very serious calamity has be-
allen the country.
The Pittsburgh Gazette June I, has the following:
We never saw day more crowded with distressing
reports of desolated crops than was yesterday. II
we thought all we heard that subject was true We
would have No heart to write word about it. We
think the shock Of falling from such height OF
hope to, possibly, entire disappointment, has been
more than people can bear. Many Of their expecta-
tons blasted they abandon those which are yet to be
fulfilled. They are unable to view the matter philo
sophicaly. The transition from the most wonderful
promise of Saturday last to the desolaton Of Sunday
was sudden as to leave intermediate ground for
| examination and consideration. We think that day
or two will renew hope in those who are now in des-
| pair. Some say the wheat is destroyed some say
| the rye. We think this will prove false. Those
crops are probably too far advanced. Most Of the
potatoes are safe. Some early ones are probably
ruined. There is yet plenty OF time for corn TO
ripen. Even il not planted before to-day there is
time for it to grow ripe. The tender blades which
were cut down on Saturday night may renew. A
day SO will show. The small crops we can spare.
If the wheat and potatoes are safe we will get
through.
As to frost, we are informed by gentleman from
Indiana county, and Others from Westmoreland that
the peaches are showering down from the trees The
frost has cut the STEM Apples also injured but
we cannot say to what extent On the hills about
this city great many grapevines are wlted, and 6
good as dead for the year. Others, in situations ap
parently unfavorable, still fresh, and grow as il
nothing had occurred. ~