Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-15
CHARLESTON FR|G|P,
Cold There Greater Thaniin Boston
and New York.
ALL OF CAROLINA SH|vER|nt
Thermometer Near The Mountain Regis.
ttrS Seven Below Zero.
THE FLORIDA ORANGE GROVES.
Sad stories of Ice-smitten Trees
Orange Prices shoot Up mt Savan-
trict Safe.
trict Safe

CHARLESTON, S. c.. February It-Tho
published tables. showing the tempera-
ture of Charleston from 173s 10 to-day
tho Oldest on this Continent-prove that
the record Of this morning-G.S degrees
above zero--is the lowest ever known
here. IL is remarkable that It was colder
here this morning at o'clock than in
Boston and New York. The fall OF snow
yesterday-three 20 four inches-also
broke the record a Charlestonian seldom
seeing any snow at all at home. and see-
ing It not more than three or four inches
in a lifetime. The weather has mode
| rated and the snow is fast melting this
afternoon.
| The reports from the entire State show
similarly unprecedented climatic condi-
| tons, the Thermometer at the Clemson
/ College Weather Bureau. within fifteen
miles of the Blue Ridge Mountains, regis
tering as low as Z degrees below zero.
SUFFERING FOR FUEL
Reports from the interior are. meagre.
but the laboring classes. especially ne
groes, are suffering for fuel, and much
destitution is expected. Relief commit
tees will be organized at Greenwood. near
the scene OF the recent Phoenix riots and
murders. and probably elsewhere.
Many hogs and cows in the country are
reported frozen to death. and the truck
and other crops have been seriously dam
aged.
No maritime disasters have been re-
ported here, but the captain of a vessel
arriving yesterday from savannah reports
that the Stono river Is frozen 0yes for 4
distance of six miles TO the thickness of
six inches, and that he cut his way
through with difficulty. This condition
was never known before. He also reports
number Of small craft stuck In the ice
in Stono river, but none Of them IN dis
tresa
FLORIDA ORANGE INJURY.
JACKSONVILLE FLA. February H.
The damage by the cold wave in this
State was mainly conhled 10 the early
vegetable crop. The injury 10 the citrus
industry Is as yet mere speculative. ~
is thought the Orange-bl0om brought out
by the open Floridian winter has been
injured. II will require FIVE or six days
TO ascertain the exact damage done tho
orange-trees. No marine disasters have
been reported.
FIVE BELOW ZERO AT CHARLOTTE.
= -ChARLOlIE. D.. g., lcDruary ih-tas
Weather Bureau here reports that the
I temperature dropped TO s degrees belew
zero last night For an hour or TWO to-
day there was a thaw in places exposed
to the sun, while I'M the shade the tempe
rature ranged between u and 10 degrees
- all day Another hard freeze Is on to-
, night
PRICE OF ORANGES SHOOTS Up.
SAVANNAH, GA February H-Let-
tors were received to-day from Florida.
2 telling Of the dircful effect of the freeze
- i'm that State. The Orange growers letters
r are rccitals Of ice-bOund trees and fruit
trees ruined by cold. The price of Florida
oranges advanced this morning In one
, hour from the receipt Of the Florida mall
from s. 10 s. per box.
The crops about Savannah are a total
loss Early vegetation was blackcned and
killed by the freezing weather. and The
melting snow to-day is adding destruction
to the freezing that these plants have re-
9 ceived.
PEACHES NEAR AUGUSTA SAFE.
AUGUSTA. GA. February H.-Thero
were over thousand carloads OF peach
IS shipped from the Augusta fruit dis-
trict last year. including territory within
? "a radius Of nifty miles in Georgia and
Carolina. Advices from all this section
= Indicate that the crop Is absolutely safe
The usual fruit season for this section ~
about TWO weeks later than that of South
Georgia.
30 BELOW AT COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA, :. G., February B.--Early
E this morning all previous temperature
: records here were broken, when the mer-
curry went 20 degrees below zero. Dg-
ring the day however, which was fair
ard sunshiny. the temperature rose rapid
ly. until II was almost -. A. II o'clock
l | tonight It Is - degrees. The storm Is
about over, and the general tie-up in busi-
ness and railroad circles has practically
erded. The public schools will resume
their exercises tomorrow
s LOSS or CATTLE LARGE.
4 DALLAS. TEX, February A-Reports
o from all over Northern Texas are 10 tho
effect that the blizzard OF Saturday and
Sunday was the most severe In the his.
tory OF Texas. The loss OF cattle Will
likely be very large.
C. ! FOURTEEN LIVES LOST IN TEXAS.
b. HOUSTON, TEX, February if.-Reports
e. 20 the Post during the two days OF In
II tense cold show that fourteen lives were
b, lost in Texas by frcezlng-at Houston, =:
- In Collins county 3, in Lamar county =,
. in Robertson county. 2; In Bexar county,
Z l. in jefferson county. ]. and children
. In CoryeI county. Stock and crops SUI
fered.
TWENTY CARNATIONS.
In the past ten days the Post has
chronicled the cremation Of twenty per.
sons. ~ whom sixteen were children. the
majority through their catching fire from
a open hreDlaces
}. ALL RECORDS BROKEN.
G LITTLE ROCK. ARK. February a.
J. All records for temperatures In Arkansus
y have been broken Sunday morning the
;. thermometer registered u below zoro
Since then slow rise has been In pro.
gress. and al =. NJ yesterday II stood
al 10 above. one person has been frozen
10 death.
FRUIT TREES BURST FROM COLD.
= FAYETTEVILLE. ARK. February H.
The thermometer Saturday morning regis
tered q degrees below zero. which is abOu
:, u degrees colder than has ever bee.
o known here. I'm the large orchards man,
trees have burst open from the cold. and
many hogs and COWS have frozen t0 death
:; -FOUR ABOVE IN SOUTH TEXAS.
HOUSTON. TEX. February 1.-THE
thermometer has made new ow-recoFt
J. mark I'm South Texas. reaching 4 ab0v,
r; zero. The loss TO stock viii be very 50.
we're. Early vegetables are damaged u
The amount OF at least 100000.