Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-11
ORANGES FROZEN HARD.
DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF THE
COLD IN FLORIDA.


Fears that Many Young Groves and Nur-
sery Trees are Killed Outright-A
quarter of the Total Crop Ruined on
tbe Trees. at a Loss OF over Half a
Million Dollars.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. lO.-Last
night and to-day the cold has been Intense
throughout Florida. The lowest point
marked by the thermometer at the signal
spryice Office here was p deg. In many
uriyate houses it marked as low down as
ISdeg. Ifthe latter figure is correct it was
colder here than it has been since the
treat freeze of Feb. 8 and o 1850, when all
tbe orange trees throughout the State
we're killed to the ground. In 1850, on
Dec. 30. it went down to 10 deg, when
+rees were not killed, but were stripped
of their foliage. Ice has been plentiful
here during the last two days in water re-
ceptacles in private houses and in the
surface sewers and ponds about the city.
oranges on trees were frozen hard, and
leaves were curled up.
CAPT. IVES INTERVIEWED.
The NEWS correspondent interviewed
enumber Of prominent orange men to-
dav. including Capt. Ives, manager Of
the fruit exchange, who said he had not
,tp to a late hour tonight heard a word
rom the principal orange sections of the
state but feared the worst. He feared
OF only that the fruit was frozen, but
q so that the trees were badly damaged,
ifnot killed. Others think the result of
the freeze will be similar to that of 1880
Nobody can tell tor a few days yet. 1t Is
certain that all the oranges on the trees
viii be lost unless put in maTket imme-
dt9tely. The gentlemen Interviewed say
the trees were in fine condition TO stand
severe cold owing to the fact that the win
Ter has been unusually cold so far and
me trees were well matured and hardy.
QUARTER ON TIE TREES.
Well informed parties say that about
oue half Of the crop has been marketed up
10 date, leaving a quarter OF the crop
now gathered and either ia packing
houses or in transit, with the other quar-
fer still on the trees. The loss to growers
rom the loss of truit alone will probably
reach over S50O,000. A gentleman in the
ty tonight, who has just arrived from
Ncala, says the thermometer registered
deg. there last night. Oranges We're
.-lzen and the trees BADLY damaged, if
f.IL hliltts 4 At hiAlDLAuL vt Attp tftueaA0
md the effect OF the cold weather on the
range industry has been tue universal
teDiU to-day. Intense anxiety is felt by
rerybOdv. The cold has continued steady
a day and another hard freeze Is an
Icipated tonight. All green vegetables
ave been killed outright.
STEAMERS AGROUND.
The steamers Queen. OF the st. Johns,
and the Chesapeake, of the Tourists and
\ -Appers' line. are both now stuck on
Folusia bar. the rough weather and high
.well on Lake George having driven them
out OF their channel. The steamer Fred
de Barry, of the De Barry Baya line, is also
iepOrted run aground at a bend in the
4 river a short distance this side Of AstOr
The steamers may be damaged, but no
ears are felt for the safety OF their passen-
GERS.
AT GAINESVILLE,
GAINESVILLE, FLA, Jan. 10.--The
severest weather known for twenty years
now prevails here. The thermometer
ro2isters II deg. All the fruit on the
/ trees is frozen. The oldest bearing trees
4 bra seriously injured. Nursery sticks
and young groves VIII be total loss,
Vegetable interests are not far enough
advanced TO entail loss.
AT ST. AUGUSTINE.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Jan. 10.-The
thermometer registered p deg. here last
night. Oranges are frozen through on
the trees. Young trees are badly blight
M. Early vegetables are destroyed. Ice
'5rmed an inch and a-half thick. 1t is
sull freezing.
AT TALLAHASSEE.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. Jan. l0.-It is too
7rly as yet to determine the effects OF
= 'ne cold wave, butit is believed that the
Il ange trees in this section are not KILLED.
Il tpeetation is more or less injured. The
q .owest point reached by the thermometer
was IS deg. The weather is rapidly
noderating.
Al PALATKA.
PALATKA, FLA, Jan. l0.-The ther-
l1meter fell TO 20 deg. here last night.
The oranges are frozen. II is hard TO tell
10 what extent the trees are injured vet,
o.t they are supposed to be considerably
med. 1t is much warmer this even
i lug.
AT OCALA.
1C4LA, FLA, Jan. 10.--The bulk OF the
'rsngss still on the trees in this viciu-
W are frozen. The trees are not injured.
a 'esetables are perhaps retarded m
wlh but are not seriously injured. II
iill freezing.
En-. NOTE Efforts were made by The
NnWs Yesterday to secure telearaDhic
on0rts on the freeze from Leesburg, Eus.
-. Brook6yillo, sanford. Orlando. Bar
NT, Tampa, w aldo, Enterprlse,t the Indian
.r country and other sections Of the or
-e belt, bus owing To trouble on the
""os and other causes. nothing was re-
wed from these points.
AT rENN1LrE.
FNNtLLE. GA. Jan. l0.-lhe cold wave
f.s struck renuillo forcibly. rae ther.
smgtcr RANGED at ana = deg. above zero
ieroay and TO day All travel has been
pended On the WrlgntrYille and Ten.
.ia, Oublln ana Wrieht3ulie. and San.
5ylIle and Iennille railroads On ac'
.ntOl The water in the engines Irecliug
eng me- called Che Gopher, al Sanders
being solid cake 90 zee from pilot
euder The schedules VIII De resumed
morrow.
AZ TnOMAsNfiLE,
TOWNSVILLE, GA, Jan. i0.-Tho cold
WEht aud this morning was thf
'lI tst known for many years. But feW
.lhlQa were sufficiently advanced O.
blurred. Orautoe are huft, Enough nO
n1aly AZ 3 0'cl0ck mis- morning Do,
.1r is mOderaung. O.. w. lleuor
NorHt. lost in his greenhouse over
n1 choice rose buds after keepln'
'ipus lgca going fhruuun the nirht
ulcalan Wtil nOle up and cut Oh ca,
supply part o. raturday
AZ fALDoaIA,