The record-union., 1894-03-27
COLD WAVE In THE EAST.
Fruits and Vegetables Suffer From
the Cold.
EARLY VARIETIES ALMOST TO
TALLY RUINED.
Grain Also Suffers in Many Sections
The Cold Snap Extends From the
Lakes in the Northwest to the Gulf
of MeXfco-The Missouri River
Frozen Over at st. Joe.

CHICAGO, March 26.-The cold wave has
reached this point, bringing with it a de-
cided drop in the temperature and a
snowfall varying from occasional light
t1urries to heavy storms.
In Michigan, the thermometer began to
drop early and continued to below freez-
ing point. Many thousands Of dollars Of
damage is done 10 early peaches, grapes
and black berries. Straw berries are
frozen up solid. Many growers will be
unable to raise more than a small sum
because of the hard times.
Throughout Indiana the same condi-
tions prevail. The warm weather of
few days ago forced the buds, and the
weather to-day has frozen them badly.
ANNA (Iu.), March 26.-The freeze did
great damage to the fruit and vegetables
throughout this section. The buds of the
pears, cherries and early apples were
thought to be ruined. Strawberries are
injured some. The freeze has finished
the ruin which the January cold snap be-
gan in the peach crop.
CAIRO (Ill.), March 26.-It is thought
the cold weather of the last two days has
| killed the strawberries in this section.
Peaches were nearly all killed by the ex-
treme cold of January. The berries were
well advanced by last weeks sunshine,
but the weather is now freezing cold.
IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS Und.), March 26.-The
cold wave which is now sweeping over
the country has probably cut the chances
for fruit crop in this State down to
very low degree. For several weeks
! past the weather has been unusually
warm for the and tho raSuIt
that when the cold snap came it caught
the fruit trees just ready to burst the
swelling buds into blossoms. 1t is
| thought peaches were to a large extent
| killed by the severe weather in January
but peaches that escaped are now to a
certainty gone. Cherries, plums and
apples are almost totally destroyed in the
central and northern parts of the State,
but there is hope the hills in the southern
part Qhe great apple section) have saved
the staple fruit.
ENGLISH Ind.), March 26.-The last
two nights frost has doubtless destroyed
the apple crop, the buds of which were
well advanced. All small fruit and
peaches were destroyed weeks ago.
IN MISSOURI.
ST. JOSEPH, March 26.-The tempera-
ture this morning Is only 81 above. The
! Missouri River is frozen across Freez-
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country. 1t is not believed the apple
crop is injured.
ST. LOUIS, March 26.-Advices from
Northern Missouri are to the effect that
the peach crop is ruined by the present
cold.snap, and the apple crop is damaged.
DEXTER, March 26.-The thermometer
fell to 10 above zero here last night, and
the entire fruit crop, with the exception
probably of the late apples, is bound to
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ruined.
is destroyed and apples and other fruits
are greatly damaged.
IN NEBRASKA.
| OMAHA (Neb.), March $3.50 far as has
been reported, very little damage will re-
suit from the cold snap. The season was
not far enough advanced to make fruit
| liable to damage from frost. Winter
wheat had sprouted, but the snow COW
cred it up enough to save it from the cold.
! Stockmen will lose heavily. but nothing
definite can be told of their losses until
after the roundup, which will not be
! completed before the middle of June.
A special to the Omaha Bee from Chad
ron, \ eb., says: The mixed train which
left here over the Elkhorn last Tuesday
returned to-day after being snowbound
! six days. The train which left Caspar
Wyo, LAST Tuesday will get here about
midnight. The main line west of Shaw
nee is blockaded, but a trainload of shov-
elers lett here tonight for that place. The
rotary snoW-plow is again disabled. The
passengers on the snow-bound train got
along fairly well during their contine-
ment. They lived OH eggs, oysters,
canned goods, ETC., found in the mer-
chandise cars.
IN KENTUCKY.
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nights freeze killed all the obacco plants,
early gardens and much of the fruit.
| Early wheat is also damaged.
| NASHVILLE (ky.), March 26. The
thermometer dropped to IA below freez-
| ing last night, and numerically slaugh-
! tered peaches and plums. The farmers
say wheat is badly damaged.
| CATLETTsBURG (Ky.), March pa Sc
we're blizzard and windstorm struck this
section last night. followed by light
snow. \ great many fruit trees were In
bloom. which are undoubtedly killed.
The thermometer registered 1872 abo We
! this morning.
IN TENNESSEE.
MEMPHIS (Tenn.), March 26.-Reports
received by the Associated Press from En-
terpise, Macon, Utica, Columbus, Brook
Haven, Yazoo City, Madison, Canton.
Oxford and Corinth, Miss, Monroe,
! GIDDS Landing, Ale&anufla, clinton ana
Bayou Sara, La, and Pensacola, Florida,
are to the effect that severe frost visited
these sections this morning, forming half
an inch thick, destroying early vegeta-
| bles, straw berries and the fruit crop, and
! in some places early corn, oats and peas
were damaged. The cold weather con-
| tinues tonight.
IN TEXAS.
| DALLAS (Tex.), March o. Reports
show killing frosts from the Red River
south to a line drawn east and west
through Waco The fruit section around
Tyler suffered severely. The fruit crop
is cut short and in many places destroyed.
in GEORGIA.
| ATLANTA fGa.), March 26.-Rumph and
Moon, the largest peachgrowers in the
peach district of Georgia. say that 80 per
cent. of the fruit crop was killed by last
/ nights freeze, and they think the re-
mainder will GO tonight. All vegeta-
ton is killed around here. The melon
! crop throughout Georgia is also killed.
IN OHIO.
! PoMERoY (O.), March 26.-It was only
| 1So above zero last night. Peaches in full
bloom and other early fruits are proba-
/ bly, killed. In Southern Ohio the ground
is white with snow.