The record-union., 1895-05-14
Immense Damage to Growing
Vegetable Crops and Fruits.
THE GRAPE CROP IN NEW YORK
STATE ALMOST RUINED.
Losses Estimated at Millions Of DOL
Iars-The Same State of Affairs Re-
Eastern Ohio and West Virginia
Great Damage to Peaches in Mich
fgan-Snow in Wisconsin and Min
Special to the REooRD-UkroN.

Specl6l 10 the RECORD-UKION.
New YORK, May l3.-Reports from
many sections of the State indicate that
last nights frost did an immense
amount Of damage to growing vegetables,
growing crops and fruit. kilograms
from Dunkirk state that the entire grape
ruined. The loss is estimated at 81 $780,
600 in this belt. The Chautauqua grape
belt extends through Erie County west
ward to Erie. 1t occupies a strip from
six to eight miles in width along the
southern shores of Lake Erie. The num-
ber OF acres bearing grapes last year was
$4,000. This year $4,000 acres would have
been bearing. The vines were loaded
with blossom buds last evening, and to-
day from one end of the belt to the other
the vineyards are nothing but blackened
ruins, and have the appearance of having
been visited by fire. Three thousand
six hundred cars were loaded from the
belt last season.
At Westteld the vines were entirely
cut down. Some growers will plOw up
their vineyards and return to the old
style Of general farming.
Brockton, generally known as the
center OF the Chautauqua grape belt, is
in mourning to-day. Nothing is raised
there but grapes, and the frost last night
cut them all down. Jerry Hick man, the
millionaire grower and wine manufact-
urer, says The loss III the belt by reason
of the destruction done to the grapes will
reach at least s.. 100000. His own loss he
estimates at $3.50, 900.
At Fredonia nothing of the grape crop
can be saved.
BUFFALO, May 13.-Dispatches from
all over W eStern New York prove that
this section of the State has suffered from
the frost. Along the grape belt in Chau-
tauqua County the grape-growers took
a melancholy outlook. and some mes
sages state that the crop is entirely de-
stroyed.
In Niagara County, where small fruits
are frequently raised. there is a DISPOSE
ton to take gloomy view of the ravages
of the frost, but conservative judges
think the damage not general or severe.
Next TO grapes. strawberries perhaps
have been more seriously hurt.
In Allegheny County the lowest temper
ature recorded was 250, and it is likely all
kinds of fruit have been damaged.
Dispatches from Western Ontario indi-
cate that the temperature was very low
there, and the damage perhaps very
much heavier than on this side of the
border.
GARDEN TRUCK AND GRAPES NIPPED.
PITTsBuRG. May l3.-This morning the
thermometers in and about Pittsburg
marked 30o. There was heavy frost,
and in many places ice an eighth of an
inch was formed. Most OF the early gar
den truck and small fruits were de-
stroyed. Nearly all the apples on low
ground are frosted.
Reports from all over Western Penn
sylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Vir-
ginia indicate that the frost was as severe
there as here.
ERIE (Pa.), May 13.--The grape crop in
this section will be complete failure be-
cause OF last nights frost. In this county
1000 acres of vineyards were destroyed,
and in Chautauqua County, n. Y, easily
G,U00 acres are ruined. These vineyards
in good years net $3.50 All acre. SO the
financial loss to the grape-gro"ers in the
two counties Will reach 81, 100000.
GREAT DAMAGE IN MICHIGAN.
CHICAGO, May 13.-Professor Moore of
the United States Weather Bureau here
to-day said: "Ihe prospect is the greatest
damage will result to the peach-growers
of Michigan. The fine weather of the
last few weeks has brought the trees
along to a point where they will be most
susceptible to cold. Tie cold wave is
will stir up some northwestern winds
that will make matters worse.'
MoNoMINEE, May IA howlinp biz
Zard passed over this city last night, and
the snow is from three to four inches
deep to-day. All gardens and many fruit
and shade trees are ruined.
DETROIT, May 13.-Western Michigan
dispatches received to-day indicate that
iruit was not injured TO any extent by the
frost last night. In the northern penin-
sula and the northern part of the State,
however. heavy snow fell, with freezing
wind from the northeast, badly damaging
vegetables and tenoer buds.
DETROIT, May 13.-Snowstorms are re-
ported tonight from all the principal
points in Western Michigan and from The
northern peninsula and portions OF the
southern peninsula. The concensus of
dispatches from this region is that If the
wind abates fruit will be badly frozen
Early vegetables and small fruits have
already greatly suffered, and there are
the gravest apprehensions regarding the
entire crop.
SNOW IN WISCONSIN,.
MILWAUKEE, May l3.-A fierce norther
is sweeping Lake Michigan to-day.
Snow is reported all through Northern
Wisconsin,.
GREEN BAY. May 13.-A severe bliz-
zard prevailed here from midnight to 8
a. NJ. o-day. Three inches OF snow fell,
accompanied by wind blowing forty
miles an hour. Great damage resulted to
fruit, market gardens and growing grain.
NEENAH (Wis.), May l3.-The snow
storm last night destroyed numerous
fruit trees in this vicinity. The snow
was so wet that il caused limbs of trees to
break Oft, and small trees were leveed to
the ground. Snow fell again this alter
noon, Uut it was light.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE IN OHIO.
CLEVELAND tO.l, May 13.-Telegrams
from various points throughout n orthern
Ohio show that the heavy frost OF last
night was mostly disastrous in effect upon
fruit and early vegeta bles. The damage
is enormous.
sHIvERING TEMPERATURE AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, May 13.-Chicago shivered
in Temperature OF 10 degrees to-day,
with heavy gale blowing Oft the lake
and the promise of colder weather to-
night.
FURTHER FALL PREDICTED.
WASHINGTON, May 13. The Weather
Bureau furnishes the following bulletin:
The storm which developed suddenly
during the last twenty-four hours, Is now
central i'll Ohio Valley, and will prob
ably cause a still further tall of iempera-
ture as it moves eastward, producing
freezing weather in Lower Lake region
and the northern portions OF New York
aud New England.
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