Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-07
SAD EFFECTS or THE FROST!

From all quarters come reports of the sad
havoc made in the vegetable kingdom by the
frost of Saturday night The cold weather Of
the two days previous had led the farmers to
fear heavy frost if the wind should 90 down,
and the results show that their fears were too
well grounded. We have hastily coated
such information as we have received, and con-
densed it as given below, From these reports
we find that in the neighborhood Of the city
the damage is comparatively slight but farther
South as we recede from the influence of the
Lake, the greater damage to every thing
Even the forest trees have their foliage black
cned in some exposed situations.
RAvENNA We understood all garden veg
etablcs and fruit killed Grass affected, wheat
doubtful
BELLEVUE Fruit and vegetables cut off,
Corn and potatoes cut down.
MAssILLoN.-Very severe.
BEREA-Vegetabe and fruit cut of, and
wheat doubtful. Grass not hurt. Corn and
potatoes cut down to root.
WARRENsv1LLE AND CoLLAMER All vegeta-
bles killed, Fears are entertained that the
wheat Is killed. Grass and clover killed in
patches.
We further understand by Conductor Craw-
ford, of the Mahoning Road, that the frost was
severe in rrumbull county, and injured the
wheat to some extent, Corn and potatoC 8
were cut down ON the line of the whole road.
Frost not severe in immediate neighborhood
of the Lake Shore.
SotoN.-Frost very severe Fruit killed,
corn and potatoes cut down, and wheat injured
We learn that in portions of Medina county
the apples are killed, and of course peaches, &c
shared the same untmely fate.
We learn by the Pittsburgh Gazette that OF
Saturday morning, June 4th, between 3 and
o'clock, there was for a few moments a smar
furry of snow The thermometer at 6 o.
clock Saturday evening, had fallen to IA de
cut down, and the Gazette Of Monday says-"l
half the rumors which were flying last evening
are correct, all sorts of crops are cut down.
We do not credit the stories"
The conductors on the train from PHILADELPHIA
to Pittsburgh, report that thick coating o
ice was to be seen on standing water. Th
ground was white with frost.
OGPoint PeIee on the Lake, there was quit
eevere snow squa Saturday forenoon Th
e clouds spit occasional fakes in this quarter.
me columbus journal &c pIUnuay saJs.
c We are informed by Gen. Buttles, of tn
y State Board of Agriculture, that the sever
K frost Saturday night, di not iDjure the whei
in the slightest The corn was laid to th
ground, however, but this will be of little maj
ter, as it was not jointed. Such another iro'
will not probably occur this season. Sma
. fruits and vegetables in the gardens through
out the city are much damaged, but this can b
} afforded ifthe great wheat crop remains unlE
jured.
SAD accounts keep coming to us of the effects
the frost in the country about 1t was at FIR
hoped that it did not extend into New York
that the harvests there would be saved but &c
tleman from Batavia tells US that in Oneida Coun
,r the injury done is very great. lie says that
e. covered his greenhouse plants aud yegetabl
to about o'clock Saturday night, fearing fro
o. but the next day found them nearly all bhght'
the injury having been done previous to his closi
ic the frames Allalong from that place to this
fruit trees are blackened, and the vegetables
- down.
In all the neighborhood of Cleveland the daT
-, age done is great especially to grapes and peat
es A part of the apple crop is destroyed, prll
pally the late varieties which are still IN or but
out of bloom. Grapes are a total loss, except u
= few cases where shelter was afforded by buildlI
or otherwise At the Angler House farm, on
st. Clair road three acres of fine grapes are
tirely cut of Corn aud potatoes are cut down
the ground, bat these will spring up again and
e, two weeks behind the late growth. Nearly
y garden vegetables are dole for,
But the wheat crop, as general thing Is not
jured In some townships heard FROM some h'
seem to be blasted, but not extensively II
great staple il uninjured, the other losses eau
b atter borne. A private letter from freden'
burgh dated the 5th says
"As far as we eau ascertain, we think the wi
ia perrecty safe-have examined several fields
day and eau see, as yet, nothing wrong It 10
nice and green and stands up as well as eve
Everyone from the country says the same
rO corn along the bottoms Is well cooked oats
not hurt to any amount so we have had mar
eseape As for our part we believe the whes
good and safe, and if the weavils let it a.one'
look for good crop, Great many Of the gr
are half made aud some are nearly full size.
corn will row out again and can be replauted'
Telegraph returns from GAINESVILLE aud son
the middle counties say the wheat is much
-, -, aged.
The full extent Of the frost is not asoertaine
It is to be hoped that the great corn aud W
fields Of Illinois have not been hurt.
The frost seems to have cut some queer fre
aud to have bitten the plants in streaks' In
- garden in town, one row of tomatoes and OF
'bs cucumbers we're killed while cross row OF t
toes aud row OF cucumbers between the a
.' were uninjnred At Paiuesyille an occasional
of potatoes &c, would be blasted while thos
o' each aide were left uniujured. In Warrens'
the grass and clover ID blasted as II with III
spots twenty or thirty feet square while that arc
Pr Is as green and fresh as ever. In Berea' one
At to protect a iavorto grape vine, buttoned his
md coat around it, but to no purpose, for the
e oa withered and died when the sun came out
S al other man spread whole bolt Of cloth over a
app Of beans in blossom, but they were frozen thr'
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