San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-13
THE FROST KING.
A TERRIBLE FAREWELL LEFT TO
THE NORTHERN STATES.
Heavy Snow Storm and Freezing
Weather Kills the Crops, Fruits
and Vegetables.

NEW YORK, May l3.-Dispatches
from various parts Of the state re-
port a cold wave, with freezing
temperature at many points. Ice
formed in Rockland, Duchess and
other counties. Fruit trees and
early vegetables are damaged con-
sideIably.
GENEssEO, n. ", May l3.-The
mercury touched thirty degrees
above here this morning. Yester-
day thirty-three degrees were
reached and the temperature did
not get above forty all day. Much
damage to fruit is expected.
BLUETIELDs, Va, May ia
killing frost visited this section
last night and it is feared the fruit
crop is severely injured.
PITTsBURG, May l3.-Western
| Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and
West Virginia were visited last
night by a heavy white frost. The
mercury dropped to 81 degrees and
in exposed places ice formed a
quarter OF an inch thick. Garden
truck and grapes were nlpped, but
it is thought no serious damage
was done to fruit on account Of the
heavy foliage. Warmer weather
is predicted for tonight.
CLEVELAND, O., May l3.-Tele-
| grams from numerous points
throughout northern Ohio show
the heavy frost last night was most
| disastrous in it's effects upon fruit
and early vegetables. In many
| sections nearly all the grapes,
apples, peaches, cherries and early
| garden vegetables were killed. At
a number of points, it is said wheat
and corn were severely damaged,
and in many places corn will have
to be replanted. Ice formed on
still water. The damage is enOr-
nous.
MENOMINEE, Mich, May ia
bowling blizzard passed over this
city last night and the snow Is
three to four inches deep today.
| All gardens and many fruit and
| shade trees are ruined.
DETROIT, Mich, May l3.-West-
ern Michigan dispatches, received
| today, indicate that fruit is not in
| jured to any great extent by the
frost last night. Even the tender
est varieties are reported I'M
harmed. In the northern peninsula
and in the northern part OF the
state, however, a heavy snow fell,
with a freezing wind from the
northeast, badly damaging vege-
tables and the tender fruit buds.
| OSHKOSH, Wis, May 13.-One
inch OF snow fell here today and
the thermometer is at freezing
point. Great damage has been done
early fruit, berries and the gardens.
Winter wheat and early corn also
suffered to a considerable extent.
Probably q large acreage will have
to be replahted.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May IL --Frosts
and freezing weather have caused
much damage to the Minnesota
crops. In the northern part OF the
state four inches OF snow fell yes
| terday and a snow storm prevailed
in Lake Superior last night. In
the southern part OF the
state grain and vegetables were well
advanced, the season being nearly
one month earlier this year than
usual. 1t is feared the damage is
very great.
Wisconsin and South Dakota,
also suffered, but North Dakota
escaped with but little damage.
| The frost is reported as bless
ing in some quarters, since it killed
the tender shoots Of the Russian
| thistle Wheat is reported damaged
slightly and oats badly in some
| quarters. era nberries and straw
| berries and other small fruits in
western Wisconsin were frozen
solid.
ALLIANCE, Ohio, May l3.-The
thermometer showed two degrees be-
low freezing point here this morn
ing. Strawberries and all small
fruit, together with all vegetables,
are completely killed. Wheat is
reported as injured, in many
| pla Ces in the state.
KANSAS CITY, May l3.-Signal
Observer Corners states that very
little damage was done to gardens
and none at all to grain by last
nights frost.
GREEN BAY, Wis, May ia
severe blizzard prevails here this
morning; three inches OF snow
have fallen.