Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-01-05
ICE, SNOW AND WIND
Atlantic Coast Reports Great Loss
of Life and Property
THE ORANGE CROP A FAILURE
The soath HAS y Had Taste s.f New Eaw-
hand Ciimste-Baa wr.aks on
the HrisIsh t,aast.

Jacksonville. Fla. Dec. 3l.--The mer-
curry went down to Ia degrees above
zero at the signal station in this city
just before sunrise this morning. this
record being one degree colder than the
temperature during the great freeze of
1885, and the lowest since 1895. The
thermometer IL at a station leo feet
above ground. and the surface readings
about town average from in to three de-
grees lower. Reports from Titusvilie.
Tampa, Ocaia, Gainesville. Paiatka and
Sanford Indicate that the mercury
dropped 10 about ~ above zero In these
localities. The orange ard vegetable
crops are practically ruined. The hest
estimate places the number Of oranges
on trees at fully 2,eeO. eco boxes and the
officials of the Florida Fruit Exchange
In this city think fully 2.assa. .na0 have
been frozen. either wholly ar in part.
If this estimate IL correct the remain.
Ing GDe.0 isoxes VIII bring fabulous
prices. These reports cannot be verified
until tonight nr tomorrow, but the best
information la fruit matters says
THE Jig Is up with the oranges nf 1885,
81" lee formed on the streets nf Jack
sonvilie this morning.
Ratified WITH WAVES.
st. Johns. ~. F., Dec. 3i.--Two dam
aged steamers arrived here this morn
ing. The Boston City. from London
December rs for Halifax. reports fear
ful experience. She only had light
cargo, about 600 TONS and rolled terribly
when the seas were heavy. She expert
] enced the worst gale OF the passage
yesterday forenoon. about 13o miles
from here. Her spare propeller broke
adrift. tore up the deck and crashed
through the strboard side. Then. when
she rolled to port. the propeller caromed
across the deck and drove through the
port side. Seas rushed In through thes,
two holes at fearful rate. and IL wal
feared the ship would sink. but thanks
to the steam pumps the Boston Cit,
managed 10 keep above water until sh
made port.
The British steamship Lord O'Nei
from Baltimore December ~ for Dublin
PUT In short Of coal. The Lord ONE
tried to make this port last week. bu
contrary gales drove her 200 miles oi
the coast. and then she tried 20 continu
her voyage across the Atlantic. Sh
was compelled 10 abandon the attemp
on account of strong contrary winds
Her deck. buiwarks and stanchions ar
damaged by seas. and the crew wa
: utterly exhausted when this port wa
: made.
STORMS OFF ENGLAND.
! London. Dec 3i.--The weather liz col
throughout Great Britain. Gales ar
blowing and SHOWS generally reported
Several trains are snowbound In SEQ
: land. Between Kindrace and ForsiI
: ard. a passenger train has been biocke
In snow since yesterday. In Scotlan
: the snowstorm was accompanied b
2 lightning. terrible gale Ii ragin
2 over South Durham. and another stori
] In sweeping the coast Of Essex. doln
!, much damage In the east and north
= that country The sea Is very hig
= and much damage has been done
; shipping.
The gale I'm the channel continue
and life boats at various points alof
the coast have accomplished many h
II Toic rescues. The Ramsgate fken
life boat crew put to sea at midnigl
!. and did not return until some time b
!. fore noon. bringing ashore. howeve
!. the crew of the schooner Union. wrec
ed on Goodwin sands. Al Holyhead Il
bodies OF ten OF the crew of the Britt
:. bark osse. from Taitai. Chill, for A
drassman. Scotland. have been wash
ashore.
3 OFF SPAIN.
, Biihoa. Spain. Dec. sf.-A heavy 81
= has prevailed over the southern ps
= of Spain for two days. interrupts
telegraphic communication. On I
Y coast heavy seas have been runnii
and numbers OF vessels have been SEE
Ing shelter in port.