New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-06
FROST DOES DAMAGE EAST AND WEST.

THE COLD WAVE INJURIES FRUIT TREES AND
GROWING CROPS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
Chicago May 5 (SpeciaD.-In the fruit regions on
the east shore Of Lake Michigan there is well nigh
manic over the cold weather Boats which arrived to-
day report that the fruit crop in the greatest danger
Last night frosts were kept off by the cloudy weather
Strawberries are Just in shape to be ruined by frost
and il it continues cold tonight it is believed the crop
would be destroyed. Early peaches are also at the
danger point.
ST Paul Nav 5.-Snow fell yesterday over all of
western Minnesota and most of the Dakotas and there
will be sharp frost tonight The SNOW melted as 1t
fell and Will be great benefit The wheat mas Deen
growing too fast, and this cold period VIII check II
and mako il spread and root. Crop reports, covering
o,,a-, nont in +he wheat belt, show the conditions
., no Tho rnost favorable since 1861. TIE moisture
t,rou uchont TIC "bonanza belt" is so great that a
droutb is impossible. Nothing but the Host ul'
toward circumstances can prevent large crop irc
acreage I'm wheat is estimated at per cent greater
than that of 500. , ~,
.,,r, =, Grange. Ind says that the temperature in
tio or4ben mart Of the state fell 20 degrees, and
, formed IN the thickness Of haf an lnch last heht'
II s believed that fruits and wheat nave Deeh serI
ously damaged .,, t. oo,od
in this region last night The damage uole 10 lru'
trees ard garlen-truck Yill be great 49,,
formed here last night -. 49,. -.
pntsdcId Mass. May (Special.-l mas Oeeh one
NJ the codest DAYS ever known IN BERKSHIRE III Way
Tho rrcrcurv stood at 36 this morning ana IL mas
b.rdv teen above 81 all day. Ice has formed In many
n1anc Farmers who have planted potatoes ieaf tey
,r ha intu,,d in the ground. Fruit trees are also
da,1,ced snow fell at intervals during the day.
Winsted Conn. May 5.-Ice formed on pools all
over IItcbfeld County last night The cherTy trees
sr All in blossom. and 1t Is feared the crop Las suffered
nv the Frost Apple and pear trees nave not YET
bloomed. and those crops are not injured
Nerburg " y. May 5.-Ice formed here last night
and the weather to-day IS cold II Is feared mat much
da,noco has been done TO vegetables and fruit
RufaIo n y May 5.-The coolest temperature re
corded here for this season OF the year since ISL
nrcvailcd last night and to-day. The lowest thcr-
Pr'Itor was o1 $40 this morning Just before day
break Ice formed from a quarter 10 nan an inca III
tbicLncss IL Is believed much caNiaSc mas been
49, - fruif trees and vegetation IN THIS vicinity.
= ffl5nnrf y " May J.-Ihe thermometer went
below Ihe freezing point here last night ana little
1urry OF snow occurred this morning Farmers report
onsiderab IeNdamagc 20 early fruits.
Aihany Nav 5.-Fafmers al the market this morning
reported heavy r1sts in the cOUnry ABOUT mere fFut
pscn,s are bliglted foliage vithced and ice onchaf
otO oa inch thick formed IL showed In the city this
morning and the weather is clustering:
" CIoverSyIllc y. y, May tSpcclal.-A regular
rintrg torn visited this region this morning Snow be
can falling about 80 o'clock and continued Tor
ncmrlv twO hours, at O'clock Inc ground Wa com,
nniotei, covered and the thermometer Indicated ~
deqrees Fruit trees viii be sllghtly injured fhrm
crepS are not sufficiently forward TO receive any
daPaGgdi; aGgi;oorc Nav 5 (speciaD-A haIstorm in this
part OF country this marninG and a Neayy hoSt