Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-14
CROPS ARE INJURED
Corn Frozen Half an Inch Below
Ground in Illinois.
PITTSBURG EXPECTS TO Be COLDER
Ground Frozen Hard at Elizabeth
town, N. Y.
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WING IN THE SOUTH

Springfield, ILL.,, and vicinity last night, and
light frost in this vicinity and through
out Missouri, extending up into Iowa. 1t is
not thought that any serious damage to
crops resulted unless it may have been in
the lowlands. Dispatches received here by
the Missouri state board of agriculture re-
port some damage to crops by the frost of
Saturday and Sunday nights in the north
west and north central sections of the
state. Beans and potatoes suffered par
ticulariy.
GALESBURG, Ill, May 14.-A calamitous
frost prevailed this morning. Everything
was frozen stiff. Ice a quarter of an inch
thick was formed. Vegetation was far ad-
vanced. Grape and strawberry crops were
killed. 1t is feared fruit of all kinds is
badly injured. Corn was cut down; early
vegetables of all kinds were killed. No
such disastrous frost has occurred here for
years. The money loss is believed to be
large. 1t is feared large acreage of corn
must be replanted.
MINONk, ILL.,, May 4.-Frost has de-
stroyed fruit. killed garden truck and cut
down growing corn half an inch below
ground. Farmers are confident that earli-
est planting must besreplanted.
WAPAkONETA, Ohio, May 14.-It has
been showing here all morning, thermom-
eter registering 20 degrees. The damage to
Effect ON Western Crops.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE Illinois weekly
weather crop bulletin, issued today, says:
"The past week was marked by very high
temperatures until Friday, when the gem
eral showers preceded a sudden and heavy
fall in temperature. with the remainder of
the week cold and raw. Light frosts were
common in all northern counties, but, eX-
cept slight damage to tender vegetation
corn sprouts. vegetables. and a few fruits
in northwest counties, little damage was
done. 1t is, however hoped much good will
come from the cold in retarding the too
rank growth of rye, wheat and oats in
north, west and central counties, and in
klillng the insect pests of the east, central
and southern counties of the state. Small
grain, except in southern coun ties, is doing
We'll, rye heading out over the entire state
and wheat in southern and central coun-
ties. In southern counties wheat is much
damaged by drouth and insects, and corn
and clover fields are being injured by cut
worms. The temperature of the week has
been about degrees daily above the nor
NAL; rainfall about normal C75 of an inch)
growing and planting weather Corn is
practically all planted, and first fields are
being cultivated"
To Re Colder at Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 14.-The weather
here is cold and cloudy, with light dashes
of rain. The lowest temperature reached
was 80 degrees at $50 this morning, and
freezing weather is predicted by the wealth.
er bureau for tonight. This will be fol-
lowed by rising temperature tomorrow. No
correct estimate of the extent of the dam
age by cold to fruit and vegetables can be
made at this time but it will be great
4 dispatch from Bellaire, Ohio, says that
it is severely cold there and showing
slightly. There are fears of another kill
ing frost tonight.
At Morgantown, W. Va, the farmers re-
port that the frost Sunday night destroyed
garden truck, raspberries, grapes and
plums. Ice one-fourth of an inch thick is
reported in some places.
Great Damage to Grapes.
DUNKIRK, N. Y, May 4.-The damage
by frost to the grape crop in Chautauqua
county is estimated at from s150,000 to
S200,000.-
ELIZABETHTOWN, N. Y, May 14.-The
mercury fell to 30 degrees at am. today.
Fruits are blasted and foliage is dropping.
The ground is frozen hard.
WHITEHALL, N. u, May 14.-There was
heavy frost throughout the Champlain
valley last night. doing considerable dam
age to fruit trees and crops.
Snow in the South.
ASEEVILLE, N. c., May 14.-Snow can
be plainly seen for distance of several
miles on the mountains in this vicinity to-
day. Very little damage has been done to
vegetation in the valleys.
MIDDLESBORO, KY, May 14.-Snow fell
in the mountains yesterday. Thermometer
is "a this morning.
OSHKOSH, Wis, May 14.-There was
another heavy frost last night, the third in
succession, and the destruction of gardens,
fruit, berries, grapes and early grain is al
most complete. The mercury sank to 30
md tor an 10 1aaI no
market gardener says the ground was
frozen to a depth of nearly two inches.
Reports Are Conflicting.
DETROIT, Mich, May 14.-Reports this
morning from the fruit belt in the western
part of the state are somewhat conflicting
but most of them agree that no serious
damage has been done, and if the wind
continues until tomorrow all danger from
frost will be over. Strawberries are far ad-
vanced and some anxiety is felt conce erning
that crop; but peaches and apples are still
safe. Garden truck has been badly npped
in some sectors.
MOWEAQUA, ILL.,, May 14-Heavy frosts
last night totally destroyed the fruit and
berry crop in this section. Potatoes, grapes
and gardens blackened to the ground.
PANA, Ill, May 14-There was heavy
killing frost last night. The extent of the
damage to the crop, which was very prom
LACON, H., May 14.-Fruit, berry and
vegetable crops are hopelessly ruined in
Marshall county by last nights frost. Ice
formed on still water.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, May 14.--There
was another severe frost this morning. The
mercury stands at 29Ia but it has been
cloudy today, thus minimizing the damage
Damage to Corn in Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb., May 14.-Reports from
various parts of Nebraska Indicate that
there has been much damage to corn. This
is the only region affected. In spots blocks
of ten to twenty acres totally destroyed
but this is confined to low lands. The acre
age cannot be decreased in the state, how
ever, by this fact, in View of the rapidity
with which farmers are replanting their
crops No other damage is noticeable, ex-
cept in the way of fruits Many orchards
are blasted. The damage in this line will
probably be one-thrd of the entire crop
on the whole, Nebraska's prospects were
never SO satisfactory a present.
CLEVELAND Ohio. May 14.-While the
weather continues cold, there was no frost
in northern Ohio last night, far as can
be aSCertained. This was probably due to