, 1875-03-13
GRAND HAVEN.
Tho Severity Of tho Post Winter...A
"Cold Wave"
Tho Drcary Panorama Presented
by i.ako Michigan.
Poaohos Generally Killed, but 0thor Fruits
Damaged Inconsiderably.

c1use Of tho autumn months, pleasant tribute
was rendered to tho many beauties md attrac-
!ions that had hsen entoyea during tno psov;oa,
pass'.e away ai'o nne.Eus .aso
tho aplendors Of tho bright ausumnal ttno with
Its unfisaod eeon!o effects and boa',tlful ulctnr,
in r,r1, nlc,sant cont contrast viii d, oher /" summer
...as.a n''" !, 49,, sa..s5s WV s.e. ,."a a
Icsot's' ana promising 1fcohee8 from OK
tiemea during tho "intor aoaaon.-baacd upon
ine
rr,. .rrrnr ,rr,r,,rr
.,,., ,,'. T.. '1''t' a" ,'Aa|t. r."'
t'at hAa nsovailea mere at intofFa!a for tho past
as tlis place Ia conccrnol, might be- regarded AZ
n,cpomonoI ho,,,,, tt,o eovorcxt avor o.ncriauco1
T., A.. ,,nro,. ~ ,nn o,ts.t ss,.,s, wa..',,,,
~ tno '1ono'y o' to' o'acse se's'cf' NosNl'"-
and severity Of tho weather, It in TO bo
found that t1,e uSaratora of thu Wcstn bas
Inn, ,,ora .I,,,, o~,ra1 fro,, ,root o,tro,,,a
80 ..,.. ...s s. .,t"'s H., sn, ..s ~, ',
ana WIN "nat mle!1t 10 ct'hetdefoa real haa-
mesa when pfaced In comparison with other
places In this section Of tito country, whose ro-
markable oxtrcme. offer suc., pceutiar contrast.
A. 81, ~. ,s,s..t ,,,a. ..., n,o' w..
cold, clustering, searching blasts viRi:cl' upon
% ss most anaoa, ar s m I .osst rpta moo wnG
iudg,no lv ,|o cl,ilI,ne recen.ion riyon bv tl,ia
nnwo'eomo T'stant at l'la onenlng ct the soasot''
which 'nstod four days, aud las since consn.
nod at intervals, tho clements Bocmctl to
10 1ashed into their greatest fury. tho shs,oklnc,
ina,fo"p'esN'k "..'tn al'a NV u'ans euo" e',-
terng, IN hfnl gaats oVory nook ant crnnny, anti,
with furious wr1s, ping up husodtifts, making
travel almost mn impossbill.y. Ono Thing par
tsasF.y ne,u , ~ .ns n'sn
"iIuH "h'ea1 P'"'1"t pus ee'e4 oeAo." AAs tnctc
been srch prevalence OF stormy Wlnls. Aimont
continually
M. ,1lnncthor t,acsuaa ~ of tbo nn,onnt or .nov.
nos otosc'ave oeeaoha ~ .uo as,'o""t W snu"-
fall bMe rather on account OF the tact That tho
| Anow IL rrecipitated at sncl, 4 low tcmpcra-
,ar, J! ~, ] o.ro aao,i "a 'n,tc o,s, ] e
N"Ao ,-.-, ~ 80 ..u4 .1".es y.
sehd.o.hs' oho o1 cur Hao e8pct'oneea o9
blockadcft railroads Tnh that OF short time
~ completely tsoAted Ar II placed on some lone
ly island tn tho Pacific Ocean, n,--tl.o on7 comu-
ntcatEou with tic outside world, In any wny, be-
Ing by t'le Telegraph, which last resource was
quent'y happena. After experiencing such n
! dire seseon Of iieaeroeable weather, It is far
from agreeable or encouraging to bn forced into
unpleasant anticlrations by tho contamination Of
tlos6 prophetic ngEestions mt fortll by tile
Nov York Timrs, to tlo effect TINT It 10 not nj
oil IN improbable suppopition that NO have en-
toted upon cyclic Of cold winters, which may
last for yoars.
IA though Tho rclcutIcsg crasp which Bavago
old I}oreas fastened upon NJ. milking bis pros.
cnco 90 frequently md severely lit, bv tho
wore maJo to Hu(Tor by tllat jast Rtrav,
TnE HcoIp WAVE"
which Immediately followed tic fnur daya'
stormy weather at tho first OF last month. III
now!lero in conparisun to wnat vas
aIaowhnro renortpl. rot Il wna Hometbnr
no unusual and unoxpocted tint II was \ ,nattnr
OF tl.o creatcak eurprigo 10 every one, TIM cp1d-
cAt ternrratnrn rnt,nrtnil nv tfe 11nitri Htatrs
Eienai l)j1ico hero wan Al dauroea hollow. wIilo
ro1or,p from tho near vicinity and surrounding
scctiops Taurod from that 10 10 bciow. mi in
one or two inatnpccg it was roportod neccsnory
to Hpplico" tho tbernomcter. Eyorythi,,r
accmni 70 be noculfarlv favorable to Inn ncrnr.
renee OF such dcrroo Of cold. the ike Of which