Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-03-28
MILLIONS FOR A FREEZE
EXTENT AND COST OF THE
COLD SNAP.
Marvland Peaches Frozen Out
Of The Market Probably y-Early
Vegetables All Through The
South Are Cut Down

BALTIMORE, March 2S.-Immensc
damage has been done TO the peach crop
in MARYLAND by the cold snap.
WILMINGTON, n. c., March 2S.-Re-
ports from this section concerning the
effect of the frost and freeze Monday
night are very disheartcning. They tell
Il story of widespread disaster to truck,
nearly all vegetables above the ground
being destroyed. A conservative farmer
estimates the damage along the line of
the Wilmington and Weldon railroad b,
tween Wilmington and Goldsboro, a
distance Of 81 miles, at least S1OO, 900.
kilograms have been received at head
quarters of the Atlantic Coast I.iuc, this
city, from all points on their extensive
system of roads, and are all of the same
tenor as to the terrible effect OF the
weather. A high official of the Coast
Line estimates the damage in sections
traversed by the roads of that system at
not less than 81 100000.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 2S.-Spe-
cia to the Times Union from the fruit
and vegetable districts indicate that the
cold spell has done but little damage.
In the northern section of the State some
damage is reported, but south of lack
sonville no hatm has been done. The
tobacco crop is reported unnjured.
Monday and today have been the cold.
est days of the winter in Florida. Some
apprehension is felt lest there be kill
ing frost tonight as the conditions are
more favorable than last winter.
RICHMOND, Va, March 2S.-Thc thcr-
mometer stood at l. degrees here yester.
day morning, and there was a heavy
frost. Reports from the surrounding
country are to the effect that all the
fruit in bloom has been killed. 1t is also
thought that great damage has been
done to the wheat and oats The clover
is completely cut down.
DANvlLLE, Va, March 2S.-The cold
snap has played havoc in this section.
All kind OF fruit is greatly damaged,
andpcacIcs which were in full bloom
are totally destroyed. Many tobacco
plant beds were seriously injured but the
plants are not totally DESTROYED unless
the cold weather should continue few
davs longer.
SAVANNAH, Ga, March 2S.--The truck
crops in this part OF the state were
heavily damaged by Tuesday nights
freeze. The melon crop is nearly Il total
loss and fruit is badly damaged
CHARLEsruN, S. G., March 2S. The
mercury went down to 80 degrees yes
terday morning aud general freeze
occurred all through the trucking dis
trict. The loss to the farmers can
scarcely he estimnt d as yet, but it will
amount to thousands ol dollars. The
crops most affected are peas. cucumbers.
strawberries, lettuce, Deans, potatoes
and early cabbage.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 2S-One mil
lion dollars will not cover The loss to the
farmers in this section of the Mississippi
valley from the blizzard which has been
raging tor two days. All kinds of fruit,
vegetation and foliage has been killed,
and the whole country looks as though
1t had been swept by a forest fire,
1t will take half million dollars to
cover all damage to fruit early vegcta-
tion and to wheat and oats in Northern
Georgia, Northern Alabama and lower
East Tennessee, immedia' ely contiguous
to Chattanooga.
NASHVILLE. March 2S.-The lowest
temperature in the past rs hours was
10 degrees above zero. Reports from
all parts OF Middle Tennessee and from
some counties in West Tennessee state
that immense damage has been done to
orchard and garden fruits. The berry
crop in some counties is considered
ruined and early vegetables are badly
In some counties forward
wheat which was jointing is killed. 1t
is feared that the freeze has caused the
farmers an immense loss.