The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-15
REPEATS THE DOSE,
JACK. FROST STEMS PLEASED WITH
his FIRST ATTEMPT.
Comes Down Again on the Garden Truck
and the Tender Fruit, Pushing His In
customs into Some New Localities.
Though Not SO Severely Felt Upon the
1ceman Temporarily Superseded--Frost
Area, as Defined by the Government Re-
port--Reports From Bitten Localities.

| port--Reports From Bitten Localities.
| Washington. May 1.-THE weather
bureau in its regular weekly report OF
| the weather crop bulletin, issued to-
day, states that the great feature OF
the week was the remarkable cool
/ wave, which overspread nearly the
whole OF the country east of the Rocky
! mountains on the 18th and 18th, at
tended by freezing weather in the
! northern states and frosts as far south
as the Ohio valley and western portion
| or the Caroiinas. This period OF cold
! mas proved very unfayorable TO grow
ing crops and much injury has result
ed from frosts throughout the northern
portions of the country. The line of
/ freezing temperature extends from
/ western Montana, southeast TO west
| ern Nebraska, thence northward to
southern North Dakota and thence
I eastward through the southern por-
lions or Minnesota. Wisconsin and
Michigan, northeastern Ohio and
northwestern Pennsylvania. to west
ern New York, the lowest temperature
within the United States being 10 de-
grees below freezing in the extreme
northern portions OF Minnesota and
Mntana.
Elizabeth, y. J., May 14-Mercury
ieH TO 20 degrees at a. m. TODAY
Fruits are blasted and foliage is drop
ping. The ground is frozen hard
Dunkirk. N Y, May 14.-The damage
by frost TO the grape crop in Chautau-
qua county is estimated at from $780,
900 to 5000. 600
Cincinnati, May 14-Snow falling in
many places in Ohio today and ice
frozen TO the depth Of two inches. were
Inc unusual features of the middle of
May. In Kentucky, very low temper
AZURE was recorded and great injury
10 the tobacco crop is reported In SOU
thern Ohio. even if the corn is killed.
tnere Is yet ample time to replant and
have good crop.
Malvern, o., May 14-Snow fell here
this morning and the weather - the
coolest in May since 1859. the mercury
raining degrees below freezing. F.uit
OF all kinds is killed and corn VIII
nave TO be replanted.
Wapakoneta, o., May 14-It has been
showing here all morning The tner-
mometer registering 20 degrees Jam-
age to fruits and crops will be heavy.
Logan, o., May 14.-It showed hard
here this morning.
Detroit. May 1.-THE weather
throughout Michigan tonight continues
dangerously near the freezing point.
the temperature varying from 81 to 40
degrees in the lower peninsula and at
about 80 in the upper peninsula
milwaukee,, Wis, May 1.-THE wealth
er crop bulletin issued from the Mil
waukee bureau today says: In the ex-
treme northern counties the ground
1roze and ice formed about half an
inch thick. The damage has been con-
siderable in all section, but the injury
10 fruit and grain is greatest in the
central and northern portions. Small
fruit is greatly damaged in the south
ern part or the state, while in the north
ern portion it is very generally killed.
Vegetation in many sections has been
Killed and gardens will have to be re-
planted. Corn, where up, had been nip-
ped. As the season is from ten TO ff-
teen days (some say month"; in adj
vance of former years. there is vet room
for all grain crops to recuperate from
the present set back
Oshkosh, Wis, May 14-There was
another heavy frost last night, third in
succession; destruction OF gardens.
fruit, berries. grapes and early grain is
almost complete. Water froze an iuch
thick.
Galesburg, H., May IA calama-
tous frost prevailed this morning.
Everything was frozen stiff. Ice a quar-
ter of an inch thick was formed. Vege-
tation was far advanced. The grape
y
feared fruit OF all kinds is badly in
Jured. Corn was cut down. early veg
etables of all kinds were frozen No
such disastrous frost has occurred here
for years. The money loss is believd To
be large.
Peoria. Ill, May IA very heavy /
frost in this section last night did great 4
damage. Grapes are all gone. so are 4
beans, lettuce, peas and potatoes.
Minon. Ill, May 14.-Frost has de- /
stroyed the fruit. killed garden truck 4
and cut down growing corn half an .
inch below the ground
St Louis, May 14.-Signal Officer /
Frankenfieid reports killing frost a I /
Springfield, H., and vicinity last night 4
and light frost in this vicinity and |
throughout Missouri extending up into
Iowa. 1t is not thought that any seri-
Gus damage to crops resulted Dis
patches from scores OF points I'm Hi /
nois indicate killing frosts last night.
Corn viii have to be repIanted in many
places and garden truck is destroyed
Omaha, May 1i.-Reports from vari-
Gus parts OF the state Indicate some
damage TO corn. This is the only
grain affected but IL cannot be unateri-
ally decreased as farmers are repIant-
ing the patches destroyed.