The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-27
FRUIT AND CROPS DAMAGED.

II y,
that reached here yesterday forced The
thermometer to 16 degrees above. Early
gardens, tobacco plants and much of the
| fruit that had ESCAPED earlier freezes have
been killed. 1t Is believed tile wheat that
is already joinied is greatly Injured.
| VERSAILLES. Ky, March u. = List
| nights freeze killed all the totacco plants,
e ,rly garden and much OK the fruit.
! E,.iy wheat is also damaged.
! NASHVILLE. Ky, March 2.-The Their
mometer dropped to IA degrees below
freezing last night, and unmercifmiiy
! slang cred the peaches ami piums The
/ farmers say the wheat is badly damaged.
| CfNCINNATi, March 27-Capt. Bassler,
the government observer OF the weather.
bureau, says tonight the cold will effectual-
| ly kill The fruit buds over n large extent OF
territory: that this is the severest OF this
| time OF year that has been for years.
| ST JOSEPH, Nc. March 26-Early this
morning the thermometer registered o de-
gree- above zorro, and the Missouri river
WAS frozen from bank to bank. lie Is not
believed the apple crop has been injured.
! The freezing weather WAS general
throughout this part of the country.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 26.-The en-
tire strawberry crop of Tennessee was
killed by last nights frost.
CATTLETSBURG, KY, March ga severe
blizzard and wind storm struck this sec
ton last night following light snow. A
great many frnit trees were liz bloom,
which are undoubtedly killed. The Their
momeier registered 10 this morning.
ATLANTA, Ga., March 26.--Rumpn and
Moon, the largest peach growers IN the
peach district of Georgia, say that W per
cent ofsthe fruit crop was killed by last
nights freeze. and they think the remain
der will 90 tonight. All vegetation is
killed around here. The melon crop
throughout Georgia is killed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 26-The
COLI wave which is now sweeping over the
country has probably cut the chances for
fruit crop in this state down to very low
degree. For several weeks past the weather
has been unusually warm for this season
aud the result that when the cold snap
came it caught the fruit trees just ready
to burst the swelling binds into blossoms
1t is Thought peaches were to large ex-
tent killed by the severe weather In JAM
nary. but what escaped that are now GER
tainly gone. Cherries. plums and apples
are almost totally destroyed in the central
and northern parts of the state, but it is
hoped the hills in the southern part (the
great apple sectIon) has save the staple
frnit.
DEXTER, Mo-, March 26.-The thermom-
eter fell TO l degree below zero here last
night and the entire fruit crop, with the
bound to be killed. Much wheat is sup
posed 10 be injured.
COLUMBIA, No.. NJ arch 26-The peach
crop is destroyed and apples and other
fruits are generally damaged.
ANNA, ILL.,, March &c The freeze did
great damage to the fruit and vegetables
throughout this section. The buds of the
thought to be ruined. Strawberries are
injured some. The freeze has finished the
ruin which the January cold snap begun
in the peach crop.
CAIRO. ILL.,, March 26-It is thought the
cold weather of the last two days has
killed the Strawberries in this section
Peaches were nearly all killed by the eX-
IRENE cold of January. The berries were
well advanced by last weeks sunshine, but
the weather Is now freezing cold.
ENGLISH, Ind, March 26.-The past two
nights frost has doubtless destroyed the
apple crop, the buds of which were we'll
advanced All small fruit and peaches
We're destroyed weeks ago.
MARsHFIELD, Mo-, March 26.-Lsst
night the temperature dropped to 20
above zero. and ice WAS al inch aud
quarter thick. Peaches are entirely
Killed and apples damaged considerably.
TAMoRA. nl.-Fruit trees throughout
Perry county were ruined by the frost
and continued cold weather.
NrRA1 VILE. fIs.--heTCuTy 10 UcsTccS
above Zero. All the wheat that is joint
ing will BE- killed.
BoNNE TERRE, Mc.-A temperature of
81 degrees below freezing point completed
the destruction of all the fruit buds.
CINCINNATI March 26.-The thermome-
ter last night fell to 16 degrees. The fruit
and berries are killed, but the damage TO
wheat aud other crops was not serious, al
though they are further advanced than
usual.
DALLAS. Tex, March &c Reports show
killing frosts from Red river south to a
line drawn east and west through Waco.
The fruit section around Tyler suffered
severely. Throughout the frost belt, it is
thought the fruit crop is cut short, and in
many places destroyed
DENNIsoN. Tex, March GA serious
freeze visited this section last night. The
fruit crop is believed 10 be ruined. Crops
and gardens are seriously injured.
QUINCY. H., March 26.-The therm ONE
ter reached AS high as - degrees today for
the first time in IS hours. The small
fruits are ali reported killed as the buds
were we'll advanced before the blizzard
came.