The record-union., 1895-05-15
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
ST. LOUIS May 14.-The Signal Officer
| reports killing frost at Springfield, I'LL,
and vicinity last night, and light frost
in this vicinity and throughout Missouri,
extending up into Iowa. 1t is not thought
that serious damage to crops resulted ex-
cept in the lowlands. Dispatches re-
| ceived by the Missouri State Board Of
Agriculture report some damage to
crops by frost Saturday and Sunday
nights in the northwest and north central
sections of the State; beans and potatoes
| suffered particularly.
SECRETARY MoRToN's VIEWS.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Secretary Nor
ton said to-day that he believed great
damage had been caused by frost, but re-
garded some of the reports as eXagger-
ated. His opinion was based on the
newspaper dispatches. So far no in
formation has reached the department
except through the regular telegraphic
reports TO the Weather Bureau.
GRAPES AND STRAWBERRIES KILLED.
GALEsBURG Ill.), May Il. 14.-Everything
was frozen stiff last night. Ice d quarter
OF an inch thick formed. The grape and
strawberry crops are killed. IL is feared
Corn was cut down.
SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW.
CHICAGO, May 14.-Heavy frosts oc-
Cured this morning in Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Illinois, Indiana and Eastern Min
nesota. with seven inches of snow in the
central and north part of Lower Michi-
gan. The temperature is % TO l0o lower
this morning in Lower Michigan, the
ONO alley, Tennessee and Missouri.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE.
DETROIT, May 14.-Reports from the
fruit belt Ill the western part of the State
are conflicting, but most of them agrae
that no serious damage has been done,
and II the wind continues until to-mor-
row all danger from the frost will be
over. Garden truck has been badly
nipped.
HAS A FROSTY LOOK.
CLEVELAND Ohio, May 14.-Wh While the
weather continues cold, there was no
frost in Northern Ohio last night, as the
skies were generally cloudy. The condi-
tiOns favor heavy frost to- night. Re-
ports continue to come in of the general
obstruction Of fruit and early vegetables
by the severe frosts OF Sunday night
TWO INCHES OF GROUND FRozEN.E
OSHKOSH (Wis.), May 14-There was
another heavy frost last night, and the
destruction of gardens, fruit and early
grain is almost complete. The ground is
frozen to depth of nearly two inches.
SNOW IN OHIO.
WAPAKoNETA (O.), May 14.-It has
been showing here all the morning, the
thermometer registering 200. The dam
age to the fruit and crops cannot be esti-
mated.
SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS.
AsHvILLE N. C.), May 14.-Snow can
plainly be seen for a distance OF several
bo I'M f1Iu VII
We're little damage has been done to veg
etables in the valleys.
DAMAGE TO THE GRAPE CROP.
DUNKIRK On. W, May 1.-THE dam
age by frost to the grape crop OF Chau-
taqua County is estimated at $780, 900 TO
S2O0, 900.
BERRY CROP DESTROYED.
MowAQUA (Ill.), May 14.-The heavy
frost last night totally destroyed the fruit
and berry crop of this section. Gardens
are blackened to the ground.
DAMAGE IN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.
WHITEHALL IN. W, May 14.-There
was heavy frost throughout Cham
plain Valley last night, which did dam
age to fruit trees and crops.
SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL.
CINCINNATI, May 14.-Snow was fall
ing in many places in Ohio to-day, and
ice froze to the thickness of two inches,
which were unusual features for the
middle of May. In kentucky a very
low temperature was recorded, and great
injury to the tobacco crop is reported.
DISASTROUS STORM.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE storm which
swept over Lake Michigan yesterday and
last nigh: was the most disastrous since
the gale of last May in which many lives
were lost. AT noon to-day the list of
known wrecks was as follows: Quick
step, wrecked off Racine; j. b. Kitchen,
wrecked at Middle Island; Viking,
driven aground with three consorts at
Sand Beach; steamer Unique, wrecked
at St. Clair; three schooners were wrecked
off East Tawas, Mich. The schooner
Reindeer was reported stranded at Black
River. An unknown schooner was
wrecke ed off Racine. A three masted
schooner was wrecked near Milwaukee.