The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-15
Another Visit. 10 Kill Herbage
That Escaped Before.
FROM MONTANA TO ATLANTIC.
Cold Wave Reaches North Carolina,
and Damages kentuck Y Tobacco.
The Ground Frozen I'm Ohio and Other
states Corn cut to the Ground,
Grape Leaves Bsackcned and Fruit
Rnd- Generally Destroyed 49, ne
struetive storm on the Great lakes.

Detroit. May 1.-THE weather through
out Michigan tonight continues danger
ousiy near The freezing potng, {he 5em-
perai3re varying from s. u e degrees IN
The lower peninsula and at about 5 in
the upper peninsula.
Aii9a skee. May i4-kIIlng f~oxsx. s0
severe that .ce formed IN many Pisces and
fne ground froEe. occurred throughout
Wisconsin last night. but on ssae whole
the damsse 10 growing erops appears 70
~ less than might have sesn expected
In Milwaukee this morning she tempera-
ture vas 81. at Lacrosse d. a. Green Bav
a and ~ Marquette 81
Cincinnati. May H-Snow was falling
in many places in Ohio today. and ice
froxe 20 the thickness Of two inches.
which we're unusual features for the mid
die Of May In Kentucky a very low
temperature VAS recorded, and great IN
jury 10 the tobacco crop IS reported.
Washington City. May 1.-THE wealth
er bureau. in lis weekly weather crox,
bulletin. issued today. states that the gen
eral feature OF the week was the remark
able cool wave which oyerSpread nearly
the whole country east Of the Rockies on
the n'h and i2th. attended by freezing
weather in the Northern states and frost
as Tar as the Ohio valley and wesf er-n por-
ton Of South Carolina. This period Of
cod has proved very uugaNorable 10
growing crops and much injury has re-
suited from frosts throughout the north
ern portions Of The country. The line of
freezing temperature extends from West
ern Montana, southeast to Western Ne
oraska. thence northward 20 Southern
North Dakota and thence eastward
through the northern portions of Mime
sofa. Wisconsin and Ohio and Western
PENNSYLVANIA TO Western New York
Cleveland. May la--While the weather
tn -
Northern Ohio last night. as the skies
were generally cloudy. The conditions
favor heavy frost tonight. Reports con-
tiuue 10 come in OF general destruction
from frost and early vegetables by heavy
frosts Sunday night
Detroit May It-Reports from the fruit
belt In the western part of the state are
conflicting. but most of them agree that
serious damage has been done and that II
the wind continues until tomorrow all
danger from frost will ne over. Garden
trpck has been badly nipped.
Peoria. Ill.,, May livery heavy frost
in this section last night did enormous
damage. Grapes and vegetables are all
gone.
Whitehall. y y. May is-rhere was
heavy frost throughout the cnamplain
valley last night. doing considerable dam
age 10 fruit trees and crops.
Atowauqua. III. May IL -dIeayy frost
last night totally destroyed the fruit ami
berry crop In this section. Gardens are
cat 10 the ground.
P4ttsburg May 1.-THE weather is cold
and cloudy. with light dashes of rain. The
lowest temperature reached WAS ~ dc
grees. and freezing weather Is prcaletsd
by the weather bureau tonight The
damage to fruit and vegetables Will DC
great.
Dnnkirk. y. Y. May 1.-THE damage hy
fa .sfE
county is estimated Al s1s.00o 10 5000
St Louis, May 14--1'he signal office re-
ports killing frosts at Springfield, H.,
and vicinity last night. and light frost
in 1his vicinity and throughout Missouri.
extending up into Iowa. II Is not thought
that serious damage 20 crops has result
ed. except in the lowlands. Dispatches
received by the Missouri state board Of
agriculture report some damage 10 crops
by frost Saturday and Sunday nights in
the northwest and north central sections
OF the state Beans and potatoes IN this
vicinity suffered particularly
Asheviile. y. c.. May h.-Snow can he
plainly seen for a distance nf several
miles on the mountains In this vicinity
Very little damage has been done 70 veg
f.tables In the valley,
Wapakoneta, O.. May lit has been
showing here All morning The damags
20 fruits and crops cannot lac estimated
Elizahethtown. \. j., May 1.-THE mer-
curry fen % degrees at a. m. to-day
Fruit is blasted and the foliage Is drop
ping. The ground IS frozen hard.
Oshk osh. Wis. May 1t.-There was an
other heavy frost last night. and the de-
sfrurtion Of gardens fruit and early
grain is almost complete The ground Is
frozen 70 a depeh Of nearly Two inches
Chicago May '4-Heayy frost occurrf1
this morning in Wisconsin. Michigan