The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-15
ALL CROPS ARE DAMAGED.
Jack Frost Does His Deadly
Work Over Wide
Section.
DOWN DROPS THE MERCURY.
Ten Degrees Below Freezing in
Several Portions of Minne-
sofa.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1.-THE
Weather Bureau, in its weekly report of
the weather-crop. bulletin issued to-day,
states that the general feature of the week
was the remarkable cool wave which over
spread nearly the whole country east of
the Rocky Mountains on the 18th and 18th
inst, attended by freezing weather in the
Northern States and frost as far as the Ohio
Valley and western portion of South Caro-
lima. This period of cold has proved very
unfavorable to growing crops and much
injury has resulted from frosts throughout
the northern portions 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 northern portions of Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania to Western New York, the
lowest temperature being about 10 degrees
below freezing point in the extreme north
ern portions of Minnesota.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, May 14.-Killing
frosts, so severe that ice formed in many
places and the ground froze, occurred
throughout Wisconsin last night, but on
the whole the damage to growing crops
appears to be less than might have been
expected. In Milwaukee the temperature
was "a, La Crosse Sc, Green Bay "a, Mar
quette 36.
OSHKOSH, Wis, May 14.-There was
another heavy frost last night, and the de-
struction of gardens, fruit and early grain
is almost complete. The ground is frozen
to depth of nearly two inches
DETROIT, MICH, 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 to-
morrow all danger from the frost will be
over. Garden truck has been badly nipped.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Nav 1.-The weather
here is cold and cloudy, with light dashes
of rain. The lowest temperature reached
was 80 deg, and freezing weather is pre-
dicted by the Weather Bureau tonight.
The damage to fruit and vegetables will be
great.
ASHEVILLE, N. c., May 14.-Snow can
plainly be seen for distance of several
miles on the mountains in this vicinity.
Very little damage has been done to vege-
tation in the valleys.
ELIZABETHTOWN.N N. j., May A.
The mercury fell to 20 degrees at A. NJ.
to-day. Fruits are blasted and the foliage
is dropping. The ground is frozen hard.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, May 14.-There
was heavy frost throughout Champlain
Valley last night, which did damage to
fruit trees and crops.
DUNKIRK, N. Y, May 1.-THE dam
age by frost to the grape crop of Chau-
tauqua County is estimated at $4,000 to
$500, 900.
CINCINNATI, ONO, May IA. - Snow
was falling in many places in Ohio
to-day and ice froze to the depth of
two inches These were unusual fea-
lures for the middle OF May. In Ken
lucky a very low temperature was recorded
and great injury to the tobacco crop is re-
ported.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, May 14.-While
the weather continues cold, there was no
frost in Northern Ohio last night, as the
skies were generally cloudy. The condi-
tons favor heavy frost tonight. Reports
continue to come in of the general destruc-
ton of fruit and early vegetables by the
severe frosts of Sunday night.
WAPAKONETA, OHIO, May Alt has
been showing here all the morning, the
registering 20 degrees. The
damage to the fruit and crops cannot be
estimated.
CHICAGO, I'LL, May 14.-Heavy frosts
occurred this morning in Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Illinois, Indiana and Eastern Mime
sofa, with seven inches of snow in the
central and northern part of Lower Michi-
gan. The temperature is 5 to 10 degrees
lower this morning in Lower Michigan, the
Ohio Valley, Tennessee and Missouri.
GALESBURG, ILL, May 14.-Every-
thing was frozen stiff last night Ice
quarter Of an inch thick formed. The
grape and strawberry crops are killed. 1t
is feared that fruit of all kinds is badly in
jured. Corn was cut down.
MOWAQUA, ILL, May 14.--The heavy
frost last night totally destroyed the fruit
and berry crop of this section. Gardens
are blackened to the ground
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 14.-The signal
officer reports killing frost at Springfield,
ILL.,, and vicinity last night, and a light
frost in this vicinity and throughout Mis-
souri,, and extending up into Iowa. It is
not thought that serious damage to crops
resulted except in the lowlands. Dis
patches received by the Missouri State
Board of Agriculture report that some
damage to crops by frost Saturday and !
Sunday nights was done in the northwest
and north central sections of the State.
Beans and potatoes suffered particularly.
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REP UBLICANS OF UTAH.