The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-29
MORE FREEZING WEATHER
Another Severe Cold Wave Moving in
This Direction.

Beans, Peas and Cucumbers the Crops
Most Injured By This Weeks Freeze.
| Potatoes Considerably Injured But
the Greater Part of the Crop Saved.
The Weather Bureaus Indications
Last Night.
The truck growers who called at the
weather bureau to get information as to
the state of the weather, all stated that
the frost, which came as the result of the
/ temperature yesterday morning and the
night before, did much more damage to the
crops than the freeze without the frost
which was experienced the day before
| The information they obtained with re-
gard to the state Of the weather, however,
was not the most encouraging as it seems
| there is another cold wave, central in the
| northwest, which IS moving directly on
this section.
The portion of the truck crop which
suffered worst are the beans, cucum bers
and peas. 1t is generally believed that
all of this portion of the crop, which was
not covered, is killed. 1t may be said
that this means the loss of the largest
part of the crop of these kinds OF vegeta-
bles, as some of the truckers made little
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crop covered. 1t cannot be told yet, how
ever, with any degree of certainty
whether this is the case or not, as many
of the plants may revive under a milder
atmosphere.
THE POTATO CROP HURT.
The potato crop, which is one of the
largest in this section, is damaged to no
small extent in cases where the plants
were not covered. Where they were COW
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damage to this crop, however, is not so
great as to the more delicate vegetable
The effect on the potato is gener-
ally to set it back some days or
weeks and to injure the quality of the
tuber. When the frost bites the plant
the potato is usually smaller in size, and
of not so good a quality as otherwise. A
great many of the potatoes, however,
were protected by covering, and the loss
here will not be so great
The lowest temperature recorded dur
ing yesterday morning and the night be-
fore at the weather bureau was BAT.
Ice was seen in many places in the coun-
try, however, which shows in exposed
places the temperature on the ground
went to 32' if not lower.
THE NEW COLD WAVE.
The truckers were disheartened by the
information that another cold wave is on
AbS way ~ OlllS S6tblOu. L NE wave was
| clearly indicated in the extreme north
west in yesterday mornings weather map
and synopsis. This wave is preceded by
| severe freezing weather. 1t is similar to
| the one which has just passed out to sea
| of Hatteras and is progressing under
| similar circumstances. The reports from
| Florida yesterday, show only light frost
| from jacksonville up to the northern part
of the state, while this section expert
| enced a heavy, killing frost. 1t was
| plainly visible to those who were up
in time to see it yesterday morning
| The forecast for to-day indicates that
! the weather will be warmer this morning,
| but colder again tomorrow morning,
with variable winds, which will change
| to the northwest by tonight. The synop-
| sis'shOws that the recent cold wave has
| passed out to sea off the middle Atlantic
| coast. The new cold wave noted yes
| terday as central in the extreme north
west has moved southwark and last
night was central in the middle slope of
| the Rocky Mountains. 1t has caused the
temperature to fall in the Upper Missis-
sippi valley, in Tennessee, Arkansas and
Texas. 1t is expected to cause colder
| weather in this section within the next
! twenty-four or thirty-six hours
| Light frOsts were reported yesterday
morning at Jacksonville, killing frosts at
Charleston, Mobile, Wilmington, and in
! the vicinity of Savannah, and destruc-
| tive frosts at Montgomery and Augusta.