The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-28
A WHITE FROST EXPECTED.
The Worst Damage Of the Cold Weather
Looked for This Morning.

Gloomy One.
The freeze got in its work yesterday
morning and the night before, and as a
result the crops showed up rather the
worse for the cold snap which they ex-
perienced. The extent of the damage,
however, is as yet an uncertain quantity
and will not be known until better
weather shall determine how much of the
blighted crops will revive.
The cold snap will have another chance
at the crops. or did have last night and
this morning, and the damage may be
considerably increased. The indications
yesterday were that last nights work
would be even more damaging than that
of the night before.
There was no frost yesterday morning
The mercury went down to 81 degrees
and the sky was clear, but the wind was
so high that frost did not have a chance
to form. The damage was accomplished
by the freezing of the ground, and would
have been even worse than it was had the
moisture been greater
EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE NOT YET KNOWN.
AS it was, however, the damage to the
truck crops was bad enough Maj. Ryals
farm. He could not estimate the damage
done, but said it was considerable. He
didn't think the freeze did as much dam
age as a white frost would have done, but
he was satisfied that it had done enough.
Things which looked all right yesterday,
he said, may be down to-day or tomorrow.
Maj. Ryals said he had covered very lit
tie of his crop, but would take steps to
protect as much as possible yesterday.
crops is not so heavy as was first thought
MIR. Bliss said that while his berries
were some injured they would be all right
unless a second freeze came
Mr.. M l.. Exley said he had covered a
large part of his crop after determining
from the weather bureau that the state
of the weather was such as to
require it. He didn't know to what
extent the crops had been damaged but
felt pretty sure that he had saved the
greater part Of his truck. He expected a
frost last night or this morning, and said
many of the other farmers were taking
steps for their protection since they re-
allied that there was abundant necessity
for it.
HEAVY FROST EXPECTED LAST NIGHT.
A more dangerous situation was anti
cipated last night than the night before
the weather bureau predicts frost for
far more favorable. The wind has largely
subsidized and the sky last night was
clear. The thermometer was AZ yester-
Gay afternoon and was falling then. A
good white frost is easily produced at
IS degrees with other favorable condi-
tions, and the probability last night was
that there would be such a frost this
morning.
A good many of the truck planters in
min OF Io bat. a l,n
day, and they were advised by Observer
Smyth to take all the precaution possible.
Those who had not undertaken to cover
any of their crops the night before said
they were going to do so yesterday.
WORK OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
The weather bureau also received a
number of requests as TO the state of the
weather by telegraph to all of which re-
plies were sent. The planters through
out the section seem pretty well worked
up to the situation and they
are going to do all possible
to preserve what they can. One planter
told Observer Smyth yesterday that the
timely warning had saved him over 81 900,
and he thought he would preserve every
thing on his place with the exception of
an acre of peas. The Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad telegraphed the
warning to all stations along its line as
weather was received.
The temperature at Atlanta yesterday
morning was 1S'. and freezing weather
! prevailed as far southeast as Jackson
! vile. The temperature was as low as 49,
! down in Middle Florida, but no frosts
/ were reported on account of the high
| wind. The truck farmers here think the
! entire tomato crop in Florida has been
! destroyed and the indications were last
| night that there would be a frost in the
/ northern part of the state. Observer
/ Smyth says as far as he can learn the
! potato crop where it was not protected
! has been injured but it may recover. He
/ says the freeze did not do as much dam
age as a white frost would have done,
A DIsooURAGING PREDICTION.
The indications last night were quite
! discouraging. The forecast promises fair
weather with continued old this morning
with heavy white frost and probably
! ice IN exposed places. This state of the
weather it seems will be followed by ris-
/ ing temperature this afternoon, and the
winds viii shift from the north to north
east, east and then southeast, probably
| bringing rain tomorrow morning.
! The maximum temperature yesterday
was 40 and the minimum 3le. This made
the mean 409 or 2l' below the normal
/ The crest of the cold wave covered the
/ SOubn AblaQllC states WIN SnglblN QlQln-
ished intensity. The temperature had
risen in nearly all sections except along
the Atlantic seabOard and in Florida,
where it remained about stationary. 1t
is predicted that the temperature will
fall within degree or two of freezing
point early this morning, followed by a
rising temperature.
THE DAMAGE TO THE MELONS.
The damage to the fruit and vegetable
crops throughout South Georgia is very
great The melon crop which was un-
usually advanced for the season is be-
lieved to have been entirely killed out.
Ii is not too late to plant a second crop
however. The peach crop is greatly in
jured, but it cannot be told yet what is
the extent of the disaster. Truck crops
are greatly damaged, but there appears
to be enough left TO supply the market.
Supt. Fleming received reports yester-
day from all stations on the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway main line,
giving statement of the weather and DAM
age TO the crops in the fruit and vege-
table sections. The reports were as fol-
| lows
McIntosh--Weather clear and cold, but
moderating, with northwest winds
JOhnston-Weather cold, with north
winds; ice last night.
Jesup-Weather clear and cold; ice
here this morning.
Screven-Weather fair and cold.