New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-14
GRAIN CROPS THOUGHT TO BE SAFE
REPORTS FROM STATES VISITED BY FROST. ICE
AND sNow-ARCTIc WEATHER ~ THE

Chicago May l3--Cheering news comes from 'he
fifteen States visited by frost yesterday morning
The crops reported SAFE. wheat ana "a'S
escaped uninjured because neither ha1 b'sun 10
1on, and where cut down by the frost or heavy
rains. will sprout again. Corn was slightly npr'H
nv the cold In a few States br, no, enough TO oc-
casior the slightest alarm iha; the vie" VIII "'
affected TO any noticeable extent. lheie i 10
longer any ground for scare In the FAC" OF theSe
tac,s ON the contrary the outlook Is said To BE-
be.,er than /, was on May l. when II was unusuali'
promising Small fruits. garden truck ana Vese'"-
bles have suffered from the frost in few OF the
Northern states but no damage OF an consequence"
&c reported elsewhere. Illinois Jared Des' OF All 'h'
States Secretary Garrard, Of the state hoard OF
ayriculture attributes the death Of millions o.
cbinch bugs to the heavy rains ana SAYS the f''"h'
the future OF the crops more promi,s.ihe u,,.,
Predictions were made by me "cdl..l 'u''i ',.
,as, niehf that fair and warmer weather would
visit Chicago today and prevail al OYER 'Hr f H.
several signal stations showed rising temperature
in all OF the States west OF IHinois
Athena. Mich May lS.-Snow has been falling
here since last night. and the ground Is now COW
cred "a the depth Of or three inchc' This sec
tion was visited Saturday night by frost and prob
ably great damage has been done TO early Vese'a-
bles The thermometer is hoverng AT the freezing
pojnt Frederick. Mich. reports nine I" zen lhches
of snow; Ossinke. three inches and sun .rrnowne:
lewiston eight incheS arc s'' ~ r"nd Haven ana
fruit has escaped serious INJURY
Cleveland Nav ia heavy and killing frost Wis
tied the northern and eastern portions OF the STATE
last night In some places Ice was frozen quar-
ter Of an inch in thickness Fruit OF AL xmas was
des,royed Along the lake shore grape growers
L.,, ores burning all nigh; in their vineyards. but
the damage done to the vines Is very great, ana
the loss VIII amount 10 many ybeaGinc is badly in
tired Garden ,ruck Is ruined ana young cor"
frozen in the gronhn. -.,, non.
A
,, hae nrevailed during the night. and the snow
IS len inches deep on the level this morning
r.u,,on Mich May l3.-Afer careful examina-
,,o ,berc anpears 10 be about - per cent OF dam
~ WI" 80 'n and . slight injury to cherries rasp-
hrr,os md strawberries. II Is so cold that c the
zeal damage is 3t apparent. and VIII n1t pc uili,
the sun comes out warmly 80 as 10 VIII the i'o"''"
stems. -, - -.,.ous
s, Louis. May l3.-A severe cold wave pFr'"is
throughout Missouri. and IN many places "'"'S
frosts occurred last nigh In ia" so"'H"'s,''"
pa po 'Dm ,,ic crops s reported. heavy westerly
%nd undoub,ei iiy saved damage 10 growing wh'at.
Graylng Mich May lS.-A 'erfl"' s"o"S'"''' ~ ',a -,
IN Yesterday and this morning the sn'" Is i
,, ,. o, tho level 1t Is s showing and
drifting badly. - . .,o ,,
pen,on uorbor. Mich. May ia terrific wind
and rain storm Is sweeping TINS se'"o" u ''' ''"''
ho,, Tn. e,orm ls accompanied by much sno" ana
orcn, DAMAGE has been done e irnI ne hlcfmci
Puritan which left Chicago lor iIIS p'.h 49,. 81 i"'"
.xnerIcrced great difficulty In reach'"R '''H sue
e,rrgae,d III MAY lG-rp 10 the present I'm"
tho cold weather has done no serious damage to
Illinois croDs REPORTS from various counties m 'h'
State show that no frost of consequence mas iA'e"
but every indication Is that there VIII pe h'aVy
frost before morning in central Illinois IL VIII
doubtless do much damage to fruit bu' "heat ana
corn arc considered out of danger. Unless the groun
freezes the corn will not be killed. ana mere Is h't"
prospect Of this The State Board OF Agriculture mas
received information regarding the prosper OF crops
i'm almost all the counties to-day pul ~ a. Wy pui
Icy OF the department to give OUT nrs 80 , ".
vance OF its regular reports In i-acgn h' s,i
tables have been killed. but fruit Is an isn'
damage Is reported from Dwight IRON ast iHhI ;i
frost but the teIlpera,ure to-night hlis
frost before tomorrow. Fruit will propapy nc DapF
bitten. There has been no dands. - in' q" "'o"
stock but II looks night as u tneIe WIZ ~ -
we're frost before dawn. AT Cnainpaii i'oenio I u.
decatur and Alton the conditions arc ne sir a.
at Woodstock At Mandota and us Vitiii'y , -
Injured by the fros, and warm weathe' - 'Nr'o'e'
during the night. -
Grand Rapids Mich.. May B-Wester" anu nor'"-
ern Michigan were visited BY heavy Sno"S'o'i'S
to-day and grave fears felt for iru'' - .'.f
storm is heaviest throughout the frut oe''' al .hs
city the fall of snow began about p. NJ az" !"
not as great as II Is reported from all alo""u e.
pecially the northern part OF the s'as. "nere
railroad traffic Is badly hndered' -. ,racns !,
were sent from this city 10 cIea' Wv ~