The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-09
l0RlDA'S CROPS ALL FROZEN.
SNOW FLAKES An INCH DEEP on
THE GROUND AT TAMPA.

LuE OAAE u e-1 -NaaA CTS ala rum
ueach-A snow Ball Battle a.
ran,pu-CoIdcr Weather Predicted
Tor Last Night.
ra.ksoaviile. Fla. Feb. SPAIN Beach
N Lake Worth has won the distinction
o. 1s.ng the warmest place on the whole
mainland Of the United States to-day.
T-s mercury was at IS degrees there
this morning st sun rise on the front
ro-,h Of The Royal Polnciana. while at
rey West over lC0 miles from the shore.
Il htau no lower than 81. In this city there
ras q temperature OF Il degrees al sun
rise he exact point recorded as the
t5wsst reached here in the freeze Of De-
esn3er last.
T.usville this morning reported IS de-
-rsss Jupiter. 2S degrees. and Tampa. p
degrees. At the latter point an unprece-
sente5 event IS recorded IN the following
special received from there at noon.
snow began falling this morning about
daylight It began with few light fakes.
which gradually grew in number and
thickness until the town was enveloped
in a heavy snow storm BY 10 O'Clock
the ground was covered with a coz ting
Of snow fakes an inch deep. At this
hour the sky is clearing and the snow has
almost ceased. During the morning the
sky was cloudy and the atmosphere damp
and heavy. The thermometer at this
hour registers 90 degrees above. This Is
the first snow that is recorded as having
fallen 10 Tampa and its presence is looked
usIFh fsg
Many Of them have never seen such a
sight before. They are out In the streets
Gathering IL up and having a regular snow
BAH battle. Many old timers from the
norm who nave not seen snow In years
lTe Joining In the sport"
special from Clearwater HaTbor. on
the west coast. says; The mercury stood
al 80 degrees at o'clock this morning.
lght snow was falling, with the mer-
curry al "a al 8 o'clock"
Ssret DeMain or the weather bureau
says that the mercury will go stil lower
tonight especially in the southern part
OF the peninsula. At clock here the
temperature was % degrees and at
clock ~ degrees. The wind is west
northwest. blowing about twenty-one
milss an hour.
Opinions differ as 10 the general effects
Of this freeze. although four men out Of
i've agree that all except the Oldest and
been killed, which means the loss OF
as many crops as the average orange tree
Las years OF LIE, and the vegetable crop
ruined.
j is also doubtful If any strswberriee
rA be shipped from this state before the
northern markets can get their supply
iiom the hot-houses. over 10000 boxes
would have rlpened and Their shipment
Would have begun by Feb. %.
capt John II. WelsA Of Welshton. ir
s-aFion county, one Of the most hopeful
sAo oaoyant OF men, said tonight: It's
ne use, ! give up at last. AS to my judg-
laent on the December freeze I have
holhng 10 retract. but this last blow is
iyo much for me, and ] frankly confess
iAat look forward to the future with q
1000 uea! more apprehens on than hope.
~ yhe FLORIDA Fruit Exchange, Man
@sef Ives was found hugglng a friendly
s.oft' I'D company with d friend. mo,
nave heard moth ng whatever from the
s5oAtf5, sad the expert in a tone Of
wee mat seemed TO imply that he was
lol al all anxious to be enlightened.
Cap- n II. Thomas, one of the
Mosi experienced orange solicitors,
sald, referring to his crop estimate for the
G'l4Ag season, recently published. L take
! an back. ! thought until Thursday
1shl lnat there would be 100000 or OOO,-
w Jokes but this morning J stopl Ell think
As and have nothing TO say"
apt James L. Tucker OF fernando
county. special agent OF the national bu-
eau O.. labor statistics, whose particular
.5tl OF investigation is in Florida. is the
oaly man tonight who has a hopeful word
" oHer on the situation. IL take no
'A' he said, in the idea that the or
~-se irees are all killed. have just
o"a from the vicinity of Tampa and it is
i5 mat Down there the trees had begun
y oa1 out and their tops and limbs were
.io'aoly fun Of sap. A tree in that con-
-3l Is very sensitive TO cold and il
#Ou0 not surprise me II III these haC
zen KILLED back to the roots. but in my
o oa.n en- the majority Of yours had not be
~ 70 bud ont, they were dormant an6
TT be very badly hurt" The loss from
l.eeze IN Florida is various'y esti-
".s4 9t from s5,OoOO0O to Sl00OO,OO0
m ~ Jupiter, 300 miles south OF Jackson
me mercury was 2S degrees.
soaIa Fla. Feb 6.-WAat new life was
Sase1 by orange trees in buds and
49, hss been killed. The general op'n-
81 Ht Is lfat 1t froze harder last night
.--H u he previous cold snap. Expert
., orange growers think last nights
s. nas bout ruined all the trees. and
a 4.e Of the weather hardly expresses
l57Hnss Of the growers. Vegetsb bies
-ulS4 since The last freeze were frozen
s sfound last night. Plumbers have
b,-I bu Dssy al cay turning off water from
81 rfcl. - anu repairing LuGfQ- Last
=. Anoeked out everything
81 ,,.7 cod last night was as great as
"a. Or Dec o. The Thermometer regis
% g1 Y degrees above at midnight. and
es.eeS this morning at sunrise Ii
-ssl around % degrees during the warm
r.st part 9t the day Il is moderating to
lmmee, Fla, Feb. s.-The thermon,-
de H.. -eA from a degrees yesterday 10 Il
s1s last night. Great damage was
+t. crops and early vegetables The
II, nom Ter remained below 81 degrees
H. cock today, rose to So degrees,
III m was falling. The prosp ects
T4 -7' io-night will be colder than last.
# l-aAse trees in this section were in
~ and while few large trees were
81 RE-. ne last freeze, it is feared this
"ll hurt them badly
f.1--sfl4e. f.1 Fla. Feb. s-The mercury
f-..I ~ above zero Orange trees are
lazy 17stroyed, and also pineapples.
r@--ps Fla, Feb s-This morning II
ri 71l-oly cold and disagreeab E. Snow
s.s over TWO hours. The thermouo-
-. ,l-gistered p degrees. Vegetables
III. -@-se buds were entirely killed and