The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-14
RESULTS OF The COLD WAVE
Chicago Given Cheering News from
Fifteen States.
NEW YORK GRAPE CROP RUINED
Much Damage Is Done to Crops Else.
whero Snow storms In Michigan
nnd Wisconsin -Pcnns vi vania
Gets u Slight Taste.

Chicago, May 13.-Cheering news
comes from the fifteen states visited by
| frost yesterday morning The crops
are reported safe. Wheat and oats es-
capped uninjured. because neither had
begun to joint, and where cut down by
the frost or heavy rains viii sprout
again. Corn was lightly nipped by the
cold In II few states, but not enough to
occasion the slightest alarm that the
yield will be affected to any notice
able extent. Small fruits. garden truck
and vegetables have suffered from the
frost In a few of the northern states,
but no damage of any consequence Is
reported elsewhere. Secretary Garrard,
OF the state board of agriculture, at
| tributes the death of millions of chinch
bugs to the heavy rains, and says the
ground needed just such an amount OF
moisture to make the future Of the
crops more promising.
Predictions were made by the
weather bureaus last night that fair
and warmer weather would visit chi
cago today. Reports from the various
signal stations showed a rising tenn
perature in all of the states west of IL
linois.
Harrisburg, Pa, May 13.-The cold
wave seems to have done no damage IN
this region owing to the high wind
which prevailed last night. Frost,
however, is feared tonight.
Injury Is Slight Here.
Johnstown, Pa, May 13.--General In
uuiry made in all parts of Cambria and
Somerset counties leads to the informa-
ton that the frost early this morning
did not do extensive damage. Orchards
escaped serious damage, while the
injury to grape vines, excepting In a
few exposed Localities, was very slight.
Tender garden truck, such as tomatoes
and cucumbers, were somewhat blight
ed, but on the whole the injury has
been little all round
Dunkirk, N. Y. May 1S.-Frost ruined
the entire grape crop of Chautauqua
grape belt The loss is at least one and
half million dollars. That figure Is the
value Of last years crop, and by reason
of new acreage coming into bearing
the crop this year would have been
much larger. The Chautauqua grape
belt extends from Erie county through
Westward to Erie. Other fruit suf-
fered nearly as much.
Williamsport, Pa, May 13.-The cold
wave did little damage in this vicinity,
the thermometer not falling below 35
degrees.
Forty.One Degrees at Reading.
Reading, Pa, May 13.--As far as can
be learned no damage was done to
growing crops in this section of Penn
sylvania by the sudden fall of tenn
perature. The lowest point reached
was Al degrees.
Columbus, o., May 13.-Assistant
Secretary James w. Fleming, of the
state board of agriculture, states the
frost in Ohio last night did little dam
age except to the early sweet corn and
strawberries.
Milwaukee, Wis, May 1a.-Reports
received here from all sections of Wis
consin indicate general frost, accom-
anied in many arts by high winds and
snow. reaching In some cases the Sc
verify of blizzard. The freezing
weather and snow began last night and
continued throughout today. Early
fruit and vegetables, not of the hardy
kind, and much grain have been de-
stroyed.
Snow plows ut Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids, Mich, May 13.-West-
ern and northern Michigan was visited
by heavy snow storm today, and
grave fears are felt for fruit, as the
storm is heaviest through the fruit belt.
In this city the fall of snow commenced
about 3 p. m. and Is not as great as 1t
Is reported from all around. especially
from the northern part of the state,
where railroad traffic is badly hindered.
Snow plows were sent from this city to
clear the tracks. Snow to the depth Of
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