The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-22
THE SOUTHERN COLO WAVES.
Florida Slowly Recovering
From the Freeze.
The Temperature Again Near the
Danger Point. -
A Controversy as to whether Florida or
Louisiana is the Colder 5tate-In-
jury to Fruit Trees.

Los ANGELEs, Jan. II.
The people down south are still talking about
the severe blizzard which swept over the gull
states the latter part OF December. Ascend
cold wave has visited Flor .da, but not so disas-
trous as the first A controversy has arisen be.
tween Louisiana and Florida newspapers as to
which Is the colder state The Jacksonville
(Florlda) Citizen of January 14th contains the
following editorial and news paragraphs, which
may interest Caifornians,
THE RECENT FREEZE.
The New Orleans 1imes-D Democrat Of the 9TH
INST. comments upon the recent freeze in Flor
Ida, and enters into long and labored argu-
ment to prove that because louisiana was not
SO disastrous y affected by the recent cold wave
as was Florida, the real and only true place in
which to raise oranges successfully is Louis.
lana, The Times-Democrat says
TN jacksonville the weather was 10 degrees
colder than in New Orleans. and generally
throughout the orange region 1t was far colder
than in corresponding portions of Louisiana.
Along the lower Mississippi the lowest temper
atnre egistered was 81, Just enough to cause ice
but not enough to affect the orange treas in the
Eghtest degree The advauta kes of Louisiana,
and particularly Of tho lower portion OF Plaque.
mine parish, were well proved by the late cold
sspein While 4 wrought saen ca. damage In F9ri-
ierence OF from 10 to 20 degrees against the
lsnd of flowers"
The Time Democrats arg ument ia ba ed upon
false pr mises 1t assumes that all cold waves
IN the future will be as severe in Florida as was
the last, and that they will miss Louisiana.
snoh Is rot the history and soch are not the
characteristics OF cold waves. The severe
weather that visited Florida in 1886 came
across the gulf direct from Louisiana. and was
even more disastrous in It's effects in that state
than in Florida. The TiI1es-Democrat
should know that cold waves are not
governed entirely by latitude: New Orleans,
which Is situated almost at the southern
extremity of Louisiana, is in about tho
same latitude as Gainesville, Fla. The
Florida orange belt lies mostly south of Gaines
Vile, and the effects of the freeze Of 1886 were
felt more violently on the lower gut coas.
than in the same latitude on the east coast,
while the recent cold weather was almost
equally severe on both sides Of the peninsula
rhc escape of Louisiana from the recent
freeze was an oc urrence That might never be
repeated. cold wave is an uncertain sort of
thing.
TUE AIR AGAIN CHILLY.
Sr. AUGUSTINE, Jau 49, There was a drop OF
rs degrees in the temperature here last night
tho mercury falling from 90 to 81 degrees
within 10 hours. While the early mor1ing air
seemed quite Oh lily to residents Of this city, 1t
was pronounced delightful by visitors. who
walked about sightseeing and at the same
time enjoying the bright sunshine aud bracing
air.
When the morning papers arrived giving &C.
counts of snow in Atlanta, zero weather in
Virginia. and away below zero In Kentucky,
visitors inquired when the cold snap would
strike here They expressed surprise when in
formed that the tail end OF the cold wave had
passed over this section, and that the weather
would gradually become warmer
Uulke the blizzard that swept over the coun-
try tho latter part of last month. the one last
night spent its force before reaching far into
Florida. 1t IS seldom that very cold weather
penetrates to any extent the Land of Flowers,
ana III ali probability the weather Will now be-
come settled and warm, and sprng-like days
prevail.