The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-05-18
Cold Wave Still Continues East
of the Rockies.
IS Running EARLY FRUITS
Eastern Markets This Season
Many Reports.

| the weather crop bulletin, issued today,
| states that the great feature of the week
was the remarkable cold wave which
! overspread nearly the whole of the
country east of the Rocky mountains
on the 18th and 18th. attended by freez-
ing weather in the northern states and
frost as far south as the Ohio valley
and western portion of South Carolina.
This period of cold has proved very I'M
| favorable to growing crops, and much
/ injury has resulted from frosts through
out the northern portion of the country.
The line of freezing temperature extends
| from western Montana southeast to
western Nebraska, thence northward to
southern North Dakota, and thence
eastward through the southern portions
| of Minnesota. Wisconsin and eastern
Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania
to western New York, the lowest tenn
perature within the United States being
about 10 degrees below freezing in the
extreme northern portions Of Minnesota
and Montana.
Secretary Morton said today that he
had been informed that great damage to
crops had been caused by the frost, but
regarded some of the reports as exag-
gerated. His opinion was based on
newspaper dispatches. So far no in
formation has reached the department
except through Geographic reports to
the weather bureau.
IN THE MIDDLE WEST.
st. Louis. May 1.-THE signal office
reports a killing frost at Springfield,
ILL.,, and vicinity last night and through
out Missouri, extending up into Iowa. 1t
is not thought serious damage to crops
| resulted except in the lowlands Dis
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board of agriculture report some dam
age to crops by frost Saturday and Sum
day nights in the northwest and north
central section Of the state. Beans and
potatoes suffered considerably.
Detroit, May 14.-Reports from the
fruit belt in the western part of the state
are conflicting, but most of them agree
that no serious damage has been done,
and if the wind continues until tomor-
row all danger from frost will be over.
Garden truck will be considerably
nipped.
Cleveland May 14.-While the wealth
er continues cold, there was no frost in
northern Ohio last night as the skies
were generally cloudy. The conditions
favor a heavy frost tonight Reports
continue to come in Of general destruc-
ton from frost of early vegetables.
OSnkOSHs w Is, May l4.-lneIc was
another heavy frost last night, and de-
struction of gardens, fruit and early
| grain is almost complete. The ground
is frozen to a depth of nearly two inches.
Wapakoneta, Ohio, May Alt has
been showing here all morning, the
thermometer registering 20 degrees. The
damage to fruits and crops can not be
estimated.
Chicago, May IA heavy frost oc-
| CURED this morning in Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Illinois, Indiana and eastern Min
nesota, with seven inches of snow in the
central and northen part of lower Mich
igan. The temperature is five to 10 de-
grees lower this morning in lower Mich
igan, the Ohio valley, Tennessee and
Missouri.
Mowaqua, ILL.,, May IA heavy frost
last night totally destroyed the fruit
and berry crop Of this section. Gar
dens are blackened to the ground.
Galesburg. ILL.,, May 14.-Everything
was frozen stiff last night. Ice over an
inch thick formed. The grape and straw
berry crop was killed. 1t is feared fruit
of all kinds is badly injured. Corn was
cut down.
Peoria, ILL.,. May IA heavy frost in
this section last night did enormous
damage. Grapes and vegetables are all
gone.
Milwaukee, Wis, May 14.-Killing
frosts so severe that ice formed in
many places and the ground froze oc-
Cured throughout Wisconsin last night,
but on the whole, the damage to crops
appears to be less than might have been
expected.
Detroit, May 1.-THE weather through
out Michigan tonight continues danger
ously near freezing point the tempera-
ture varying from 81 to AZ degrees in
the lower peninsula, and at about 35 in
the upper peninsula.
Cincinnati, May 14.-Snow falling in
many places in Ohio today and ice fro
zen to the depth of two inches were the
unusual features of the middle of May.
In Kentucky, a very low temperature
was recorded, and great injury to the
tobacco crop is reported.
ATLANTIC STATES.
Whitehall. n. Y, May 14.-There was
, a heavy frost throughout Champlain
3 valley last night, doing considerable
damage to fruit trees and crops.
Pittsburg, Penn, May lathe wealth
er here is cold and cloudy, with light
dashes Of rain. The lowest temperature
reached was 80 degrees. and freezing
weather is predicted By the weather bu-
I reau tonight. The damage to fruit and
vegetables will be great.
Elizabethtown, N. J.. May 14.-The
mercury fell to 20 degrees at 5 a. m
| today. Fruits are blasted and foliage is
l dropping. The ground is frozen hard.
} Asheville. n. c., May 14.-Snow car
t plainly be seen for distance of severa,
5 miles on the mountains in this vicinity