Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-30

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ABIIBNE, Tx, March 20 Last night
ahout O'Clock, harlraln fell, lastiea
shout 40 hour accompanied by hail; 4
few minutes later heavy sleet fell fol
seyeral hours and continued by hrhl
snowfall this morning and everything Is
oyered with -leet ana snow, presenting a
scene Of winter 10 full biast. II is pro5a.
5le that the fruit crop win be severely
damaged, also the small grain Just be.
ginning 20 grow WI be injured.
suFFRRfNG FOR FUEL.
Special 10 the Gazette.
WACO, Tex, March pa wet northcr
has prevailed all day and at this writing
tbs mercury IS nearly down to freezing
noint. a general freeze Is feared tonight
Unfortunately The supply OF coal In this
city Is almost exclusively anthracite and
very short at THAI To-day dealers have
dsshed out soft coal IN lots of 100 and 200
pounds, ana some dealers could not M
orders at all. With continued cold
weather there will certainly be suffering
ior fuel.
ABOVE ZERO &c DEGREES.
special 70 tho ,saseue
BAIRD, TEX, March 90 The good peo-
pie OF our city arose this morning and
found the earth covered with a cake Of
Ice Sleet has been falling this morning
with swift wind from the north. The
thermometer gistered 26' this morning
st o'clock. Crest fears are felt for
stock in this section as people were not
generally prepared for nor expecting this
spell OF winter in spring time.
COLD AT MORGAN.
special TO the Gazette.
MORGAN, Tex, March 29.--0ld March
mas evidently forgot the season to which
she belongs, as to-day is regular winter
weather. Heavy ram ast night
A gentl' man who came here on the
eRst-bound train this evening from Alex
ander says that snow storm was raging
at noon there to-day wh,n the train LETT,
Alexander is forty miles east of here.
HAIL AND COLD.
special 70 thera6eue
GRANGER, TEX, March 29,--At $3.50
this morning his vicinity was visited by
severe hail -atorm from the southwest,
playing smash with fruit trees, early gar.
iens and window glass.
Oar farmers are well advanced with
their work and small grain looks finely.
corn AND FRUIT HURT.
special 70 the Gazette
ARLINGTON, Tx, March 90 There
has been I'M slmost cunliouous rainfsll
turing the past twenty-four hours and the
ground t. thorough wet.
1t Is turning cold very rapidly and seri-
Gus approximations are ielt for fruit, gar
deus aud early corn.
ST BOWIE.
special TO the Gazette
BOWIE. Tx, March 29.--Early this
morning hard norther sprang up, soon
turning iuto rain, sleet and snow. The
ground Is now covered 10 the depth ~
two inches and it i still showing hard
Gardens, fruit and corn will be a total
loss The thermometer stands 90 above
zero.
AT GAINESVILLE.
Special to he Gazette
GAINESVILLE. TEX, March GA fine
sleet fell last night and passed off to-day,
covering the ground with a thin coat of
ice. A light snow II this evening. The
weather Is very cold and fears are enter
tanned that the entire fruit crop viii be
Killed.
AT wEATHEBFoBD,
Special to the Gazette.
WEATuERFoRp, TEX, March ga
heavy rain fell here yesterday and to-day
ana Tonight ~ rything is fast freezing
II Is thought that fruit will all be kiilet
IN this section.
AT BIG SPRINGS.
Special to the gazette
BIG SPRINGS. TEX, March pa sc
Yere northcr visited this section last nigh
and has continued all day. Considerable
damage to young trees has been done by
the frost.
An SHERMAN.
Specialize tho Gazett'.
SHERMAN. TEN, March 29.-lt ha
been raining and slreting all day aud tn
trees are covered with ice tonight, an'
fears are felt that much Of the early frni
Viii he destroyed.
COVERED WITH SNOW.
special to the cszetIe
RHoMr. TEX, March 29.--Old JAG
4 Frost has come again All nature j
4 rcbed ia garments of write. The belle
n i that the Ice viii not injure the fruit.
n MUCH DAMAGE DONE.
n Apeclal 10 the Gazette.
81 SwEETwATER, TEx., March 29.--Sno'
n and sIeet have been falling here at intel
81 lals for the last eighteen hours. Niue
n aAmage has been done the gardens.
All FL PAsO.
81 special ofthe Gazette
e ~ PAso, TEX, march 29.-We had
a orisk hailstorn this morning, and fea'
n arc entertained OF frost tonight TN
III 8ili affect the coming grape crop.
II AT SULPHUR SPRINGS.
M Specsl 70 tn- tlaaeuo
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tx, March 20
M i has been ranme for two days and
eo@ quite cold, md The indications 81
# las We shal have freeze.
AT LoNGvIRw.
~ PeclA to the Gazette.
A0NGvIEw, Tx, March ga We
old noriher " blowing aud fears are
e fi'ained for the gardens, which are no
n ceedngly fine.
AT GALVESTON.
n 'peeiai TO tho Gazette
81 1AivEsreN, TEX, March 29.-An u
~ saally cold norher for tbs season
~ ~ gesr has been blowing all day and
Easing In severity Tonight, giving I
atmosphere wlntry chill.
VEGETATION sUFFKRs.
rsc'l To ID Gazette.
fAscA, Tx, March 29.--Rain beg