The Van Buren press., 1894-03-31
DAnAGE Is FEARFUL.
The Freezes Extended Even Down To
Florida.

Florida.
From the Little Rock Press:
The cold spell that first reached
Little Rock late Saturday evening
was far.reaching 1t covers the
entire country east Ofthe Rockies
and has been most disastrous 10
early fruits and vegetables. tex
tended as far South as the Gull
coast and even reached sunny
Florida. The greatest damage
was done In the strawberry and
small fruit regions of Arkansas
and Tennessee, although we suffer
less than our sister state. In
Mississippi early cotton is said to
be ruined aud mucn will have to
be replanted.
Commissioner Vincenheller has
examined a number of fruit trees
and says that while peaches are
considerably damaged, they are
not all killed by any manner Of
means. He says pears and apples
are all right. The one thing to
be thankful for is that the cold
wave came at time when every
thing was dry. Had it come im-
mediately after the severe rains
its effects would have been much
worse.
THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.
CANTON, MISS, March ga
cold wave struck this section Mon
day morning, which resulted in a
regular blizzard. All early vege.
tables are killed and it is feared
the fruit crop is entirely destroyed.
COLUMBUS, MISS, March 81
The coolest night of the year was
Sunday night, when the mercury
dropped 10 20 degrees. One-hali
All inch Of ice formed on standing
water. The fruit crop is entirely
killed. Much cotton and corn in
the county was up, which has all
been killed.
JACKSON, MISS, March 27.-The
thermometer stood at 20 this morn.
ing. A heavy frost fell during the
night, and ice formed nearly half
an inch thick. Much of the early
vegetation was killed. Many OF
the fruit trees were in full bloom,
and the damage to them was great.
HUMBOLDT, Tenn, March 81 The
extreme cold weather has killed
all Of the peach crop, and straw
berries are damaged very materi-
ally, all of the early crop being
frozen. The apple crop is not
damaged. The wheat that is in
the boot ia laid low, and will not
make as good yield rs otherwise.
The tomato plants are damaged to
q great extent.
GIBSON, Tenn, March 27.-The
blizzard is still raging, with a light
snow fall yesterday. The Their.
mometer regist cred - degrees be-
low freezing point Monday. The
strawberry crop has been damaged
40 per cent, aud peaches aud
plums are killed. About half of
the tomato plants have been killed.
Last night was even colder than
Monday night.
DRESDEN, TENN, March 81
This is QUE of the coolest spells of
the season, and as a result all
kinds of fruit is now dead. The
leaves on the trees are black. This
will suffer severely FROM a
financial standpoint.
BLACK Rock, ARK, March 81
A blizzard struck this town Satur-
day and it has been gradually
growing colder until everything
is frozen up tight and fast. 1t
was thought that the fruit crop
Was badly injured before this, hut
now all prospects for peaches and
strawberries are gone.
CLINTON, La, March 27.-The
ground was frozen and there was
q quarter of an inch of ice this
Corn, potatoes and
garden truck were cut down. All
fruit trees in bloom were killed.
PENSACOLA, FLA, March 81
Che thermometer WAS ut freezing
,Oint last night, and prospects for
mother tonight. Fruit. however,
8 not far enough advanced 10 be
much damaged.
ST. LOUIS, March 27.-Reports
rom many points i'll this state and
rom southern Illinois indicate that
he cold wave of today and yes
erday has greatly damaged the
fruit crop. The average
temperature was 20 degrees above
zero. Apples, pears and peaches
IRE practically ruined in southern
Illinois