The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-27
DAMAGE BY THE FREEZE.
Peaches and Early Vegetables Proba-
bly, Badly Hurt.

Oily bauly hurt.
Fort Valley, Ga, March 26. The freeze
here last night devastated everything 1t
cannot be decided at this time how much
damage was done the fruit crop, but good
Judges say the little peaches were in the
right condition for a cold snap to kill
them all, and even damage the trees to a
considerable extent. Others say it is too
early yet to pass Judgment on the damage
done the fruit crop. The crop had hard
freeze on it two years ago,
there were icicles in the blooms
and on the small peaches for
some time, and then there was a good
crop.
Early vegetables and watermelons that
were up and growing are killed
Some say the trees in the forest are
Killed by the sap being frozen, which win
cause II TO sour and kin the trees before
they can put out buds again
If the peach crop is killed by this freeze
II will cause loss Of 100000 to Houston
county, and will be the cause of the
Georgia Fruit Packing Co. s shutting
down, thus throwing a large humber
OF hands out of employment
The very worst is feared
from this providential calamity by the
mosu conservative people here. The loss
was also great on hot house flowers, many
of them having been put in the yards as
the weather was so warm.
VEGETATION KILLED
Albany, Ga. March 26.-The cold snap
in this section amounts to a complete
freezeout. All early vegetation is killed
and the damage to the watermelon crop
is great. A great deal of early cotton
was also killed. Tonight promises to be
colder than last night.
THE FREEZE AT AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga, March 26.-The cold
wave that has struck the south has not
as yet had any damaging effect on the
fruit crop or early vegetables here, but
tonight il is extremely cold, and frost
is expected, which win of course do con-
siderable damage. A strong wind is
blowing, which the farmers hope will
keep frost off, or make its effect
less damaging, which would be
severe if it was calm At p j.
Berckmans' nursery at 8 O'Clock tonight
the temperature was BE- Mr.. Berckmans
is of the opinion that fruit trees will not be
badly damaged, as they are far advanced
and will be partially proteC 5ed by the
leaves He thinks truck farmers will be
seriously affected by the frost, though he
can't tell until morning. Straw berry
growers today took precaution and COW
tect them against frost.
FEAR AT wAYCRoss.
Waycross, Ga, March 26.-The cold
suap has not injured the fruit in this sec
tion TO any extent. However. q freeze is
looked for tonight and it is feared that
the fruit will be killed.
FROST FEARED AT oCALA
Ocala, Fla. March 26.-The weather
ff affVi,f fn.tlf lf.tsat Ifsvl,A Al.
morning.
HEAVY DAMAGES IN FLOYD.
Last nights freeze has done inestimable
damage in this section. All the fruit is
killed, and many report wheat and oats
killed. All garden truck is killed Capt
Felix Corput, of Cave Springs, says the
damage to him will amount to 81 800
A HEAVY LOSS.
Macon, Ga, March pa special to the
Telegraph, from the fruit sections of Mid
die and Southern Georgia, show that the
fruit crop, peaches, plums and pears,
early vegetables and watermelons has
been entirely destroyed by last nights
heavy frost. This means n loss Of mil
lions of dollars to this section of the
country.
HEAVY DAMAGE IN TENNESSEE.
Nashville Tenn, March 26.-The
strawberry crop in Tennessee was en-
tirely killed by last nights frost Con
siderable attention is devoted to the cul-
ture Of small fruits and early vegetables
in certain portions of the state and the
loss will be great. The peach crop will
also be total failure.
THE DAMAGE WIDESPREAD,
Washington, March 26.-Reports come
from all directions Of the destruction of
fruit and early vegetables by the recent
sharp frost. In the west, southwest and
central southern states the damage seems
to be very great.