The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-12
DAMAGE BY FROST.
HOW VEGETATION WAS AFFECT
EDDY THE COLD SNAP.

HOW VEGETATION WAS AFFECT
EDDY THE COLD SNAP.
Losses Heavy at Newbern--No Dam
age at CharlestOn--Some Damage
in the Raleigh Section.
Sundays cold snap was quite extern
sive and the frost of Sunday night af-
fected vegetation in a marked DE- gree.
Private telegrams from Florida report
great damage to fruit and truck. The
following specials tell the story:
NO DAMAGE AT CHARLESTON.
Special to the State Chronicle.
COLUMBIA, S. c., April 1.-THE
truck crops around Charleston have
not been injured as yet by the cold
snap.
THE WILMINGTON SECTION.
Special to the State Chronicle.
WILMINGTON, N. c., April IL
There was frost and ice in this section
of the State on Sunday, but truckers
think that the damage around Will
mington is slight. In Duplin, Samp-
son and counties north of here the
damage to vegetation has been severe.
AROUND NEwNERN.
Special to the State Chronicle.
NAwBERN, N. c., April l1.-There
was light freeze here Saturday night.
but the frost of Sunday night was
heavy. Beans, cucumbers, cantaloupes,
squashes and watermelons are nearly
all killed. Truckers are now blowing
up and rep'anting. Potatoes are black
from effect of frost and are killed to
the ground; they will survive but are
seriously injured. All peas in bloom
much hurt. Losses quite heavy.
; IN THE RALEIGH SECTION.
Saturday night was cool and there
were fears of frost, as the temperature
} was low. Luckily the wind blew al
: night and there was no frost, though
e ice formed and the ground was frozen
S The wind blew all day Sundsy and i
s was quite like March, but soon af;e1
e nightfall ceased. Yesterday mornin!
: there was a sharp frost. The tenn
# perature Sunday morning and yester
|. day morning, as taken by the otficia
Instruments on the roof OF the agricul
: tural building was 80 degrees, or 2 de
grees below the freezing point. Th
: cold winds did damage to truck an
s laid the irish potato plants out Sun
y day morning. The frost put in som
" more work on these and also did dam
age to the peas and all other tende
vegetables above ground. There wa
;, naturally much solici'ude as to tn
q e extent of the damage done the frui
- - The peaches and plums are badly il
y jured. This is ascertained from man
u sources. The really warm weather {
&c &c last week had forced all vegetables an
- - rendered it particularly susceptible
. the cold. Mr.. Bilyeu, who is an y
pert AS to grape culture, says the dan
age. to the vines is small, as far as b
can row see. He says the fruit GRO
is hurt badly. Mr.. Robinson, con
n missioner of agriculture, says he fea1
10 the truck crops are greatly damage
: by cold winds and frost, particular
n on farms near streams or bodies
y, water. Irish potatoes, once hurt
n frost, do not amount to much. Satu
- day night there was no moisture. II
Is wind kept the air dry. Sunday mig
on there was moisture.
,es Capt. B. P. Williamson spent Sc
h eral hours during the afternoon yeste
day at his farm and carefully inspect
his fruit trees. He said to a reporte
IL never knew more cruel frost
April. 1t cut down and scalded t
R. clover and grass and the peculiar sm
ltr of the latter was observable as soon
ed | entered the fields. They look as
m fire had swept over them. AS far a
nix can see the peaches, cherries and pes
to are all killed. The plums are I
'ho quite all killed. The potatoes, bea
&C., are literally cut down. The da
age is very severe, and declare f
really sad as walked through my
chards and saw what had been done
DO the frost"
ton Mr.. H. Mailer, whose viney,
ord southeast Of Raleigh is so we'll kno,
ere said: IL have made an inspection
the my vines and l estimate that about {
'lsh third of the crop of grapes is kill
hve Really the damage is not so great a
to feared, for the weather was very col
Members of Balmaceda's Cabinet
BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-Washi
curt ton ;s entertaining inst now two
the t;,,,;Sbod Chilean gentlemen. 7