The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-15
THE GOLD SNAP.
1t Still Prevails In Various Localities and
is Doing Much Damage

10 oOihS OAmaRO.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, MAY ID =
There has been no damage thus far to
the fruit crop Of this section by the cold
snap.
WAPoKoNETA, Ohio, May 14.-Snow
eter registering 90 degrees. Damages
to fruits and crops cannot be estimated.
GALEsBURe, ILL.,, May IA calami-
tous frost prevailed this morning
Everything was frozen stiff. Ice a
quarter of an inch thick WAS formed.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 14.-Snow fell
here this morning. All through West
ern New York the mercury last night
fiickered around the freezing point. but
the rain and snow saved the plants from
frost The extent of damage from the
frost OF light before last is problemati-
cal.
PETRIs, Ills, May 14.-S.raw berries,
peaches and grapes are completely
ruined; apples and cherries nearly 30.
SBELBYvILLE. Ills, May 14.-Dam-
age to crops inht this vicinity very great.
JACKSONVILLE, Ills, May 14.-Grapes
probably total failure, while garden
truck will have to be started anew.
MoRGANTowN, w. Va. May IA
Farmers report garden truck. raspber-
RES, grapes and plums destroyed. Ice
one-fourth. Of an inch thick Is reported
in some places.
MowEAQuA, Ills, May 14.-Heavy
frosts last night totally destroyed the
fruit and berry crop in this section.
Potatoes, grapes and gardens are
blackened to the ground.
OMAHA, Neb., May 14.-Repcrts from
various parts of Nebraska indicate some
damage to corn. This is the only grain
affected, and the acreage Of the State
will not be decreased.
SUsQUEHANNA, Pa, May 14.-Snow
and hail fell here to-day. Tits growing
colder and heavy frost. with possibly
freezing weather, Is predicted for tor
night.
MINoNK, Ills, May 14.-Frost has de-
strcyeG fruit, killed garden truck and
cut growing corn half an inch below
the ground.
OSHKOSH, Wis, May l4.-There was
another heavy frost last night, the third
in succession, and the destruction of
gardens, fruits, berries. grapes and early
grain is almost complete.
FLIzABETHTowN. ~, May lathe
mercury fell to 20 degrees at 5 a M to-
day. Fruits are blasted and foliage is
dropping The ground is frozen hard.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 14-Reports
show that heavy frost was general in
this vicinity to>daY, and that vegetable
were damaged to considerable extent,
but, so far. fruit IS safe. Conditions are
favorable fo- heavy frost to-nigh ut,
and it is feared serious damage will
result.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 14.-Reports
from different sections OF the State say
that there was a heavy frost last night.
Garden truck and small fruits suffered
most. There was snow in Eastern Ken.
lucky and frost and ice nearly every
where in the Blue Grass and Bear Grass
regions.
MIDDLEsBoRoUGH, Ky, May IA
Snow fell in the mountains yesterday.
The thermometer was "a to-day
PITTsBURG, Pa, May Ia = The
weather here is cold and cloudy with
light dsshes OF rain. The lowest tenn
perature reached WAS 80 degrees at 500
this morning and freezing weather is
predicted by weather bureau for to-
night.
GREENWOOD. S. c., May 14.-Repor.s
OF damage to potatoes and cotton from
frost are coming in here. The young
potato plants have been cut to the
ground.
PARIS, KY, May 14.-Thermometer
was down to 25 this morning and skim
OF ice covered pools, buckets and tn bs
Tobacco plants are frozen and the crop
will be failure. Small fruit also suf-
fered and grapes are destroyed.
AsHvILLE. N. c., May II Snow
covers the mountains in this vicinity.
Very little damage has been done to
vegetation In the valleys.