The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-28
NO HOPE FOR THE FRUIT CROP.


thermometer fell to 29o here last night.
Ice formed yesterday morning and again
TINS morning. Peas, beans, melons, cucum-
oers and all tender vegetables are killed.
Irish potatoes are badly hurt. Pears.
peaches and plumbs will be cut short
The weather is now cold, fair and crisp
and gardeners and truckers are hunting
for new planting of seeds.
A SEVERE FREEZE IN BROOKS COUNTY.
Dixie, Ca, March 27.-We have the
most severe freeze of the winter The
watermelon, LeConte pear and peach
and all early vegetables are killed. The
oat crop is doubtless badly damaged
Brooks county never had a better oat
prospect than she had up to this freeze.
The melon vines were particularly fine
In many instances they had been thinned
and were ready for cultivation. One
planter reports that he had a field of
twenty-five acres in cotton up and ready
to chop. Bad as the outlook is, our farm
ers are not despondent. They will plant
again and get there. q
THE DAMAGE IN FLORIDA.
Jacksonville Fla, March 81 Some
damage was done the vegetable crops as
far south as Gainesville. Fortunately
for growers and orangemen, a strong
wind blew and prevented a fall of frost.
The extent of the damage cannot be eSti-
mated for several days yet, as vegetables
will not show signs of a blight immedi-
ately after cold snap. Tonight there is
no WIND, and the indications point to
frost, which will prove more disastrous
than cold snap without frost
r Specials 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 Jackson
vile no harm has been done. The to-
bacco crop is reported uninjured. Mon
day and to-day have been two of the
coldest DAYS of the winter in Florida
Some apprehension is felt lest there be a
killing frost tonight, as the indications
are more favorable than last night.
TAMPA ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT.
Tampa, Fla, March 27.-As vet no
damage has been done to the vegetables
or orange crop by the blizzard that
swept over this portion of the state last
night The thermometer is still falling
and it is feared that the cold will result
in frost tonight.
NO FROST AT oCALA.
Ocala, Fla, March 27.-The thermom-
eter last night at o'clock registered
400, at O'Clock this morning So and at
z O'Clock 400. There was no frost and
nothing was hurt.
WHEAT SUFFERS IN THE NORTHWEST.
Chicago, March 27.-Reports from many
points in the wheat-growing region west
and northwest justify the statement that
winter wheat has been seriously dam
aged by the recent cold snap.
DAMAGE TO GRAPES.
Buffalo, N. Y, March q. - Reports
from Chautauqua county state that the
cold snap has worked terrible havoc to
n nd 2 E
vineyards are totally wiped out.
COLD IN VIRGINIA.
Lynchburg, Va. March 27.-The mer-
curry went to 49, last night. Early fruit
was killed Reports from Southwest
Virginia show that it went to 130.
STRAWBERRIES AND PEAS SUFFER.
Norfolk, Va, March 27.-The thernom-
eter went down to "a in this section last
night, causing ice to form one-half an
inch thick. A high wind prevented a
heavy frost, but the cold has injured the
strawberry and pea crops, but to what
extent cannot yet be ascertaiued. The
principal loss will be to these two crops.
HEAVY DAMAGE AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston, S. c., March 27.-The mer-
curry went down to 300 this morning and
a general freeze occurred all through the
trucking district. The loss 10 the
farmers can scarcely be estimated as yet,
but it will amount to thousands Of dol
lars. The crops most affected are peas,
cucumbers, strawberries, lettuce, beans,
potatoes and early cabbage.
HAVOC AT DANvLLE.
Danville, Va, March 27.-The cold snap
has played havoc in this section. All
kinds of fruit are greatly damaged and
peaches, which were in full bloom are
totally destoyed. Many tobacco plant
beds are seriously injured, but the plants
will not be totally destroyed, unless the
cold weather should continue a few days
longer
VERY DIsHEARTENING,
Wilmington, N. c., March 27.-Reports
from this section concernin the effect
of the frost and freezes last night are
very disheartening. They tell story of
wide spread disaster to truck nearly all
vegetables above ground being destroyed.
A conservative farmer estimates the
damage along the line of the Wilmington
and Weldon railroad between Whining
ton and Goldsboro, distance of eighty
four miles, at least $1,000
Teegrams were received to-day at the
headquarters of the Atlantic Coast Line,
in this city, from all points on their ex-
tensive system of roads, and all are of the
same tenor as to the terrible effect of the
weather. A high official of the Coast
Line estimates the damage in the sections
traversed by the roads of that system at
not less than 81 100000.
HEAVY FROST AT RICHMOND.
Richmond Va, March 27.-The ther-
mometer stood at 15' here this morning,
and there was a heavy frost. Reports
from the surrounding country are to the
effect that all the fruit in bud has been
killed. 1t is also thought that great dam
age has been done TO the wheat and oats.
The clover is completely cut down.
A LOSS OF OVER 100000
Memphis, Tenn, March 27-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 for two days. All kinds of fruit,
vegetation and foliage has been killed and
the whole looks as though it had been
swept by forest fire. A
special from Chattanooga says
the extreme cold weather of
the last two days will cost truck farmers
and fruit raisers in Hamilton county alone
100000. IL will take $500, 600 to cover all
the damage to fruit, early vegetables,
and to wheat and oats III Northern Geor-
gia, Northern Alabama and Lower East
Tennessee, Immediately contiguous to
Chattanooga.
The cold continued through Monday and
is severe to-day, completing the damage
begun Sunday night, and making the loss
TO fruit and growing crops all over this