New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15
MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY COLD
FRUITS. CORN AND GARDEN TRUCK sERl-
OUSLY INJURED.
REPORTS FROM ALL OVER THE WEST INDICATE
HEAVY LOSSES FROM THE CONTINUOUS

HEAVY LOSSES FROM THE CONTINUOUS
COLD WEATHER.
Chicago. May l4-From the reports received from
many States last night wheat. oats. and oar.ey
have virtually been uninjured by the biting frost.
Throughout the Northwest. however, grain men thhH
that corn and fax will suffer. In Minnesota corn
already UP was nipped to the ground, and vege-
tables and fruit have suffered severely. in
some parts of Wisconsin the tender garden truck
has been ruined While the frost worked great dam
age TO corn and barley.
While Iowa reported that wheat and oats had only
been retarded for n few days. and that the crops
were safe last nights dispatches showed that fruit
and garden truck had felt the blight Of frost Inc
reports OF railroad agents pouring into the
Chicago offices conveying similar information, with
the same gloomy outlook for fruit and vegetables
Nebraska Dakota and Missouri have also suffered
but the wheat crop has barely been touched
St Paul. May 14.-Reports indicate that there was
another severe frost last night all over Minnesota
and South Dakota 1t is feared the damage was
even greater than Friday. Saturday and Sunday
nights. The Springfield section was visited oy d
heavy frost. All garden plants not covered were
badly nIpped. Fruit trees will suffer- the Work Oh
destruction is everywhere apparent even the young
cotton woods we're not spared. At Anoka neaVy
frost did great damage ia vegetables ana small
grain. At Winnebago City there was also heavy
frost moving everything to the ground parucu-
larry corn and fax. Reports from Long frah'e say
a heavy frost killed early corn and vegetables out
grain Is not damaged much AT Appleton hAio
frost completely destroyed gardens ana d'd "uch
damage to grain especially fax and oats. d.
Cloud was visited by a heavy frost. but from what
can be learned from the country the damage VIII
not be felt aside from that done to garden truck
and fruits.
Omaha. Neb. May 1.-THE railway headquarters
and all other Of information have been con-
Quoting an exhaustive search for damages done oy
last night frost and the damage Is found 70 De
inslgniicant 1t is chiefly confined to orcnards anu
garden stun. A.,
St Louis Mo. May 1.-THE State Board Oh Asri-
culture has received reports OF damage 10 crops
nv frost In the northwest and north centraI sec
lions OF Missouri. Beans and potatoes were ki'eo
in large quantities Signal officer Frankenfieid re-
ports a frost throughout the State last night
Springfield. H.. May H-Central LIMOS was
visited by a heavy frost last night. Ice iormen
a quarter of an inch thick this morning Wherever
water stood. Grapes and other fruits were pau!
damaged Corn, which was we'll advanced. Is oitteh
of close to the ground. Potatoes are killed TO the
roots and garden vegetables are generally padiy
damaged. Everything was frozen sun al anu hea'
C;alesburg killing grapes and strawoerries ~ 10
feared all kinds OF fruit has been injured. Up u
Yesterday Jacksonville had escaped the hii'ins
frost but It came last night. and everything tender
ia drooping Most OF the corn viii have to be
planted again. Many gardens n TINS r city w sas
destroyed and much fra:r Was xes Pana Re-
ports OF destructive frost cane from M innS.
Princeton. Peoria Lacon and McTeaqua. incuu.
Inc the vicinity OF those towns. AZ Peoria .he
renorts agreed that all the grape crop had sone'
and there was a sweeping destruction Vi 2aroen
vegetables. =, p..o.,. rror, 20 IL
Gus portions OF the fruit belt OF western Micnsa y.
are 10 the effect that more damage was uohe "
crops BY the gale than by freezing. In Some ST.
lions the wind strong "a nearly 70 s.,'p
fruit trees OF leaves and large per cent Oh soa T.;
friit lust budding Particularly - TINS the Sase -,
ottawa and Ailegan Counties. In Oceana County
1, i The opinion of growers that the frost diu sa'
damage 10 peaches and other tree fruits a.,
The whole Lake Shore fruit belt was iasnea ny
wind and in some parts OF Muskegon, Berrih anu h
Tanburen counties much damage was done , ps
r,sakIny down trees and twisting on limbs In me
INNER part OF Western Michigan snow isli ~ ,ne
nth Of six 10 sixteen inches and IN some iocan,es.
particulary around EImlra. farmers rear 10, .e
as,nrk as hey are out OF hay. snow ~ iouttSIsi.
inches deep and the thermometer nearly at ireez"s
point. Al. Ia sora localities
hos heen impeded by snow. Throughout an Mes.-
"Tn Michigan garden truck has suffered me wyrs.,
and many market gardeners Will have 10 rep'a"'
early sweet corn. beans. etc 49, .... ,,,orr
Columbus Ohio May n-For an hour this mIrm
,'e f,s, "a IL fell but the temperature was danger
ousiy near the freezing point, and hisn VIM