Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-13
FLORIDA'S FROZEN FRUIT
THE SANFORD-TAMPA SECTION
NOT EXEMPT.

! Country,
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. 12.-It is
believed tonight that the tide has turned
In the longest and most intense cold spell
ever experienced In Florida. The ther-
mometer at the Observers Office at $3.50
O'Clock tonight marks 2S13, with q steady
tendency upwards. The weather has
moderated very slowly all day. The cold
est period was between and b O'clock
this morning, when the mercury sank to
/ Is deg. Some citizens say il fell to u deg.
Its disastrous effects continue the topic
OF conversation and inquiry. A telegram
! from Punta Rosa early this morning
says the mercury went down to 81 deg,
and that many fish had died along the
coast from the cold. Capt. Fulford, who
is just from New smyrna, says oranges
are injured there, but the trees are thought
to be safe.
WALKING ON THE ST. JOHNS.
Still water frOze over. Messrs. Ches-
bOro and POwnall, Of Mandarin, l6 miles
south of here, say the men walked out
! 100 yards on the ice along the banks of the
/ st. Johns river. mail agent reports "A
! slight fall OF snow there last night, Thin
ice was seen along the banks of the Hall
/ fax river Sunday morning. Water in wa
| ter tanks, pipes, etc, froze hard again
last night, and has not thawed today.
| Capt Ives, Manager Of the Fruit E1-
change, said tonight that he had heard
| from the principal orange growing sec
tons. Oranges on the trees are all frozen.
| Young trees are killed, and the new
| growth on old trees is probably killed. He
says there was over $l,000,000 worth OF
oranges yet ungathered.
A TOTAL LOSS.
| They will be nearly a total loss. All
! vegetation is killed. The price OF oranges
! in Northern markets ia going up rapidly.
| They were sold O-day at Chicago for 81.
All the northern mail trains were sew
eral hours behind time to-day in cOnse-
! quence or the intense cold.
The temperature has kept below the
! freezing point here all day, however. The
! highest point recorded at the Signal Office
| to-day was q deg. Dispatches from all
| parts Of Florida show that the cold wave
enveloped almost the whole peninsula.
| At st. Augustine the mercury was down
| TO 10 deg. this morning. At Fernandina
| it also reached 10 deg, and there was
! good skating. At Tampa there was a
| slight furry of snow yesterday afternoon.
At Pnnta ROsss the thermometer regis
tered q deg. this morning. The weather
is cloudy here tonight, and the worst Is
| probably over.
| ALONG THE SOUTH FLORIDA ROAD.
SANFORD, FLA. Jan. 11.-Oranges are
| BADLY frozen. Fully sixty per cent. Of the
| crop is a total loss. Small trees are bad
| ly damaged and some large trees are sup
posed to be killed where badly exposed.
This applies to Sanford and points on the
South Florida line OF road. 1t is impOss-
ible to make correct estimate of the
damage at this time.
Nineteen was the lowest point reached
by the mercury here. Reports from all
points indicate that vegetables are badly
damaged. The total loss depends on the
weather during the next few days. This
has been the worst weather in South
| Florida for 40 years, Ice formed one
inch thick. Great trouble has been ex-
perienced with water pipes. The wires
nave all been down since Saturday.
AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, GA, Jan. l2.-The Chatta-
bOochee river was frozen over this morn
ing for the first time in many years.
Thousands Of people were on the banks
OF the river today watching the huge
blocks Of ice floating down its course,
caused by warmer weather and thaw
that followed. The steamer Naiad was to
have left this morning, but on account Of
the danger Of striking large blocks OF lee
she did not leave her wharf. She will
leave tomorrow. The cOmmittee formed
! to solicit aid to alleviate the suaerings Of
the poor during the extreme cold weather
raised over $500 to-day, which has been
distributed where it was most needed.
Al MACON.
MACON, GA, Jan. 13.--I'he weather Is
moderating, the thermometer being about
I0deg. above what IL was yesterday. The
entire surface Of the Ocmtlgee river was
covered with floating ice, the top OF which
was as white as snow. About 10 O'Clock
this morning the river became blocked
with ice and froze over from ons side 70
the other.
AT AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA, GA, Jan. 12.--Tbe river was
frozen over at 10 O'Clock this morning in
front Of the city from the south Carolina
bridge 70 Mcintosh street. Parties went
iRtO the middle OF tbe stream on the Ice.
The thermometer reached the lowest point
this morning, when it WAS 6 deg. above
zero The weather s moderatlng, but IL
is still clear and freezing.
AT PERRY.
PERRY, GA, jan. l2.-1he thermOme-
ters here Yesterday morning ~ sunrise
registered from 10 deg. above zero
This Is the c0ldest weather ever known
here. A mule, several lat Logs and poul-
lIN are AtIlUANF NFu iANffu W NEhAN III hNG
country near here. a negro woman AND
herchild were found dead on =. r. Dasber's
place. The verdict Of the jury is that
they froze 20 death. The creeks and ponds
are frozen over.
BEATS THE RECORD.
CHATrANOOGA, Jan. 12.-rhe cold OF
the past three days is the most extraOr.
dinary spell Of winter weather ever eX-
perlenced ln this sectien, Yesterday
morning 10 was . deg. below zero AZ the sig
nal office and deg. below al other points
in the city. Last nignt 40 10 O'Clock 10 |
stood at zero aud was SIN falling. Pre-.
ylOus 20 this spell tne coolest tompera- |
ture ever recorded here was deg. below |
nero. The suffering throughout This sec.
ton b. intense. Railroad traffic rs vir
tuallg suspended AO freight trains have /
been running on The Virginia and Geor-
gla and Cincinnati southern railroads /
iar three days and passenger trans are
entirely out Jf regulation. SO mail has
arrived from the .Hst Ia this section Of
the country Tor fs iDurs uuNi yDstcrday !
wnru four belaicd passenger trains
arrived from Cipclpuatl, Two having been
0ut is hours. The blockade af freight ~
causing coal famine, and The prospect
is very gloomy Three 0i The largest in.
dasiflos are already closed flr want 0i
coal, nud unless aauppiy arrives tonight