The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-27
KILLEDBYTHE FROST
Almost Total Destruction Of
Eastern Fruit Buds
THE TOBACCO PLANTS NlppeD.
Eysa the Georgia Aelos vinss Perish
The ssssA . Heavy Lsssr-PsaeA
Trees Blasted EvssywAsre.


MExYsls. March M-Rsports recsi we'd
by the Associated Press from Enterprise,
Macon, Utica. Columbus. Brookhaven.
Yaxoo City. Madison. Canton. Oxford and
Corinth. Miss; Monroe. Gibbs Landing.
Alexandria, Clinton and Bayou Sara, La,
and Pensacola. Fla. are to ths effect
that severe frost visited these sections
this morning. forming half IN inch thick,
destroying early vegetables, Strawberries
and the fruit crop, and in some places
early corn. oats and peas we're damaged.
The cold weather continues tonight.
DALLAS. Tex, March 26.-Reports show
killing frosts from the Red river south to
line drawn east and west through Waco.
The fruit section around the Tyler suffered
severely. The fruit crop is cut short and
In many places destroyed.
LEBANON. KY. March o.-Ths Their
mometer registered Is degrees here this
morning. All farmers coming into town
bring the report that wheat IL dead from
freezing
CINCINNATI. March 26-Capt. Bassler,
the government observer of the weather
bureau. says tonight that the cold wave
will effectualiy kill the fruit buds over .
very. large extent Of territory. and that
this 10 the ssverest weather 1T this time Of
year that has been seen for wears.
DExrER, No., March 26-The thermome-
ter fell to degree above zero here last
night. and the entire fruit crop, with the
exception probably Of late apples, is bound
to be killed. Much wheat 10 supposed to
be ruined.
COLUMBIA, No.. March 26.-The peach
crop is destroyed and apples and other
fruits are greatly damaged.
ANNA. H.. March 26.-Ths freess did
great damage to fruit and vegetables
throughout this section. The buds of
pears, cherries and early apples are thought
to be ruined. Strawberries are injured
some. The freeze finished the ruin which
the January cold snap began in the peach
crop.
CAIRO. ILL.,, March 26-It 10 thought that
the cold weather of the past two days has
killed the Strawberries in this section.
Peaches were nearly all killed by the ex-
treme cold of January. The berries were
we'll advanced by last weeks sunshine,
but the weather is now freezing cold.
IxpIASAPoLls, Ind, March 26.-Ths cold
wave which is now sweeping over the
country has probably cut the chances for
fruit crop in this state down to a very
low degree. For several weeks past the
weather has be unusually warm for tho sea-
son. and the result was that when the
cold snap came IL caught the fruit trees
just ready to burst the swelling buds into
blossoms. 1t is thought peaches were to
large extent killed by the severe weather
IN January, but peaches that escaped then
are certainly gone now. Cherries, plums
and apples are almost totally destroyed in
the central and northern parts OF the
state. but there II hope that the hills in
the southern part, the great apple section,
have saved the staple fruit
ATLANTA, Ga, March 26-Rump 4
Moon, the largest peach growers in the
peach district of Georgia. say that 90 per
cent. OF the fruit crop was killed by last
nights freeze, and they think the re-
mainder wili 60 tonight. Ali vegetation is
killed around here. The melon crop
through Georgia Is also killed.
ENGLISH. Ind, March o6-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.
VERsAILLKs KY. March 26-Last nights
frost killed all the tobacco plants, early
gardens and much of the fruit. Early
wheat is also damaged.
NASHVILLE. Ky, March 26.-The Their.
mometer dropped to ii degrees below
freezing last night and numerically
slaughtered the peaches and plums. The
farmers say the wheat is badly damaged.
CArLErrsBURG. KY, March GA severe
blizzard and windstorm struck this section
last night. followed by light snow. A
great many fruit trees were In bloom.
which are undoubtedly killed. The ther-
mometer registered 10 degrees above this
morning.
OMAHA, March 28- So far as has been
reported very little damage will result
from the cod snap. The season was not
far enough advanced to make fruit liable
to damage from frost. Winter wheat had
sprouted. but the snow covered it up
enough TO save 1t from the cold. Stock
men will lose heavily. but nothing definite
can be told Of their losses until after the
roundup, which will not DO completed be-
fore the middle Of June
special to the Bee from Chadrou. Neb..
says. The mixed train which left here
over the Eikhorn last Tuesday returned
today after being snow-bound six DAYS.
The train which left Caspar, Wyo., last
Tuesday, will Sc, here about midnight. The
main line west of Shawnee 10 blockaded.
bat train load OF shovelsrs left here to-
night for the place. The rotary snow plow
is again disabled. The passengers on the
sno~-eound train got along fairly we'll
during their confinement Thew lived on
eggs, oysters. canned goods. etc, found in
the merchandise cars.
Wssarsaros Cry, March o6-The fol-
lowing special bulletin was issued by the
weather bureau today; The period Of ex-
tremeiy warm weather noted by the
special bulletin of the Isl inst. ha, been
followed Sunday and this morning by on.
OF extreme cold. which extends over al
most the entire country east Of the Rocky
Mountains. minimum temperatures Of
freezing and below being reported
th1s morning over all the re-
Eion except on tie Immediate
coast ~ the South Atlantic and Gulf
states and Florida Throughout Northern
Minnesota and the Dakosas the tempera-
tnFe this morning vas below zero. In
georgia Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas. Ar
kansas sad Southern Missouri the weather
Was the cSldsst of which the service h..
record for this season OF the year General
fros;s occurred Monday morning through
oIi tue Gulf states and the middle and
northern portions Of the South Atlantic
states. and the temperature will probably
isii aa Tuesday morning in the Middle