The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-13
FALL IN THE MERCURY
a Polar Wave Strikes Ohio, Indiana,
West Virginia and Kentucky.

West Virginia and Kentucky.
ry fe4I "a degrees in exposed places last
night. Many fruit buds are killed but
the blossoms are so profuse this season
enough are probably left for crop. The
wheat crop is injured where it was
jointed. The cherries and plums and
the early apples are damaged, and the
strawberries killed.
COLUMBUS, o., April 1.-THE freeze
last night is thought to have been disas-
trous, especially to the fruit crop and 10
peaches. Secretary Chamberlain of the
state board of agriculture thinks the
crop badly injured, if not entirely
spoiled. The farmers report wheat as
heavily damaged.
WHEELING, w. Va, April IL
Special to the Intelligencer from points
in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania show that recent cold snap has
damaged early apples, peaches and the
small fruits. The grains are reported
uninjured. In the immediate vicinity
of this city peaches, plums and apples
are injured in slight degree.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April IA sudden
change in the temperature Sunday night
caused much apprehension among gar
deners around the city and the farmers
throughout this section. Last night the
temperature fell still lower, and in the
country around Louisville the mercury
dropped to twenty six. Just before day
the winds and clouds, however, prevent
ed the formation of frost, though there
vas a skim of ice on the shallow pools
of water. The fruit and vegetables in
this neighborhood are not yet seriously
injured, though the clearing weather to-
day and continued cold increase the gen
eral apprehension of frost tonight
Wheat in many localities grew SO rapid
ly during the mild winter, that il is now
far advanced, and the most experienced
farmers fear it is seriously injured.
CINCINNATI, April 11.-OpiniOns
about the effect of the cold weather on
fruit and grain cannot be formed with
confidence so soon after the frost.
Windy weather today in this locality.
1t was highly favorable, but tonight 1t
is clear and there are fears that another
frost to night may intensity the trouble.
Ground froZe here last night, and to-
day leaves are dropping. Fruit growers
in the suburbs are divided in opinion,
nearly all agreeing, however, that straw
berries are killed, that peaches are more
or less injured, and that grapes, cher
ries, apples and pears are not much
hurt.
specials 10 the COMMERCIAL anu VA
zette from large number of places in
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Vir-
GINA show similar variance of opin-
ion.
In Marietta it is said that ice formed
an inch thick, while in Findley, Ohio,
it was even colder. The thermometer
is reported at various points throughout
Ohio as low as twenty four degrees.
From the greater number of points it
is said that peaches and early cherries
are all, or nearly all, killed, but in most
instances apples are reported not in
jured.
Several places in Ohio. Indiana and
Kentucky report no damage done at all.
Nearly all speak of serious damage TO
wheat in localities where it was far adj
vanced. At severol points the weather
was said to be colder tonight than last
night.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 11.-Snow has
been falling steadily from p. m. until
midnight Temperature, 80 degrees.
The snow is two inches deep and melt
ing. The damage to fruit will depend
upon the wind; if it remains southeast,
there is no danger.