The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-07
RUINED BY THE FREEZE.
HEAVY DAMAGE TO FRUIT AND
VEGaTAB- -ES.


Pears.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The signal office
furnishes the following special bulletin to
the press; "The weather reports from
Florida aud Southern Georgia indicate the
occurrence there this morning of the coldest
weather on record for this season OF the
year. The minimum temperatures at
Jacksonville and Savannah were 34' and so
respectively, which were 80 below the lows
est previously recorded duri z the first dec
ade OF April. Light froats occurred this
morning at Savannah and Pensacola, and
killing frosIs at Mobile and Jacksonville,
which at the last named station
Is about two weeks later than any Of which
record has been made 1t is probable that
throughout the South Atlantic aud East
Gulf states considerable damage resulted
to early fruits and vegeta les fir m the
Irosts or Sunday and Moaday mornings"
BADLY BITTEN IN sPALDING.
GRIFFIN, GA, April 6.-The opinion Of
the most prominent fruit growers In this
section on the re ults of last nights freeze
is to the effect that peach trees are badly
Killed and will drop a heavy part Of their
fruit, but many growers are yet hopeful of
fair crop Grapes are not hurt at ALL
HEAVY DAMAGE IN WARE.
WAYCRoss. GA, April Cit is thought
that nearly the entire peach crop was killed
by last nights freeze In this section. Plums
were badly injured. Pears received slight
injury. Great damage was also done to
garden crops.
LowNDEs' HEAVY LOSS.
VALDosTA, GA, April 6-The fruit crop
is badly damaged and will be almost an
entire failure What few pears are left
seem to have tared better than other fruits.
Melons, beans, potatoes and other vegetables
are almost entirely swept away. All the
cotton that was up is killed. Reports from
the Ocean Pond district say that about one
fourth of the young plants OF all truck are
killed
HOPE FOR LATE PEACHES.
FORT VALLEY, Ga, April 6.-The ex~
pressions to~day from fruit growers are
more encouraging than they we're yester-
day. There was heavy frost last night,
and all garden truck subject to it is killed.
The best judges say there will yet be fair
crop Of late peaches, though some say there
is yet plenty of time for the effects OF the
cold and frost to develop disastrously to the
peach crop. Growers are not as blue as
they were yesterday. The early peaches are
certainly killed, and there are no hopes Of a
crop of this variety.
HEAVY LOSSES IN THoMAsvILLE.
THoMAsvILLE, GA. April There was
thermometer went TO so last night. Cot
ton and all tender vegetables were killed.
The melon crop will be short for lack Of
seed to replant. Irish potatoes are cut Off
one-third and pease two-thirds Peaches are
destroyed. LeConte pears were already
about ruined. Keiffer pears promise an
unusually big yield. 1t was clear and
warmer to-day.
THE DAMAGE AROUND BOSTON.
BosToN, GA, April Ga heavy frost
visited this section yesterday and this morn
ing, killing all tender vegetation, and 1t is
feared the uit crop is seriously damaged. IL
illrequire several days to learn the extent
Of tue damage to La Conte pears. The peach
crop IS total loss. Great hells of melons
are killed, and the seed is very scarce. The
KOlb Gem melon seed that were offered on
the market here last Saturday for 80 cents
per pound, and very little demand at these
figures. are quoted to-day at 81 50 to So per
pound, and it is feared that enough seed
cannot be procured TO replant with. Some
planters will use their melon ground for
other crops than melons, while others will
replant at once. Potatoes are killed to the
ground, which will make this crop very late.
Some farmers who planted cotton early will
have TO replant and cotton seed Is very
scarce. The weather is still cold and an.
other frost is expec ed Tonight.
THE NIP AT oCALA.
OoALA, FLA, April 6.-The cold wave
struck Ocala yesterday morning. There
was slight frost 1t grew colder all day,
and there was heavy frost this morning.
Vegetables are much injured. The damage
to oranges will not be known until LATER but
bad results are feared.
DAMAGE IN DUvAL.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 6.-There
was a severe black frost here this morning,
which did great damage to the young vege-
tables in Duval county. Truck planters es-
innate that the loss is very considerable.
The weather here is unusual for April.
DISASTROUS AT LAKE CITY.
LAKE CITY, FLA, April 6.-The freeze last
night was very disastrous TO market gar
deDs in this vicinity. Truckers report 80
per cent damage, while many farmers will
have to re-plant corn and cotton.
GREAT DAMAGE AROUND MOBILE.
MOBILE, ALA, April Ga light frost
yesterday and heavy frost this morning
did great damage in this truck farming
district Tomatoes, cucumbers, squash,
beans aud pease are killed. Potatoes are cut
down and damaged fifty per cent. The cab
bage crop Is not materially injured. For
tunately the vegetables which had been
killed do not cons titute the main crop, ex-
cept potatoes, and some farmers express
u
degree from the effect Of the frost.
THE DAMAGE AROUND MACON.
MACON, GA, April 6.-Reports vary as
to the extent of the damage 70 growing
crops from she cold wave. Growing crops
and vegetables have been killed. Fruit
growers near Macon say that the amount
of damage TO peach and others crops cannot |
be estimated till thaw comes Specials to |
the Telegraph from fruit growing points
indicate heavy damage. From Marshall |
vile, the principal peach shipping point, |
the report is hopeful in tone, but other re- |
ports seem to show dependency on the part |
Of growers and shippers.
SLIGHT DAMAGE AT SANFORD.
SANFORD, FLA, April 9. - Yesterday !
morning q light frost was perceptible here, |
which slightly damaged vegetables on the |
lowiands. There has been no damage to |
fruit of any kind. The wea her for the !
past two days has been unprecedentedly !
cold for April and it continued cold this
afternoon.
ALL KILLED AROUND ATLANTA.
ATLANTA, Ga, April Cit is believed
here that pretty muon all the fruit in this
section was killed by last nights freeze.