The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-25
MAN WAS NEARLY FROZEN
WAS EXPOSED TO THE COLD WHICH
PREVAILED AT AUSTIN.
Heavy Loss to Live Stock Is Feared in
ra'o Pinto County--Fruit Trees Were
Prevented from Budding.

AUSTIN Texas, February 2l.--D. O. Wing
held, an old citizen of this CITY was fop,n,
yearly frozen to death at an early honr
yesterday In the bed of. Waller creek, near
Tue tenth ward school building. He was
taken to the city hospital, and after work
ing with him for an hour the doctors sue
ceeded In revvlng him. He Is still in a
dangerous condition. AT one time he
served MS member of the city council.
49,. Alvin. Texas, February PA Big
ha ,.e 81, irost covered the ground
nere TINS morning with considerable ice
III exposed places, which will have the
erect OF putting the strawberry crop back
nnout two to three weeks. The freeze
WIS not as hard as II was thought II
Would ne last night, and will result in
very little injury to growing crops, except
IN the setting back of the strawberry crop
Tor short while.
:, Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas,
February pa cold nutrther blow nm
mere yesterday morning, followed up YES.
terday afternoon and last night by snow
storm and sleet, which will prove very dis.
Nslrous to live stock, and heavy losses are
anticipated. This IL the worst blizzard of
the season, aud 1t Is estimated that six
inch snow fell. The thermometer regis
tered at zero at a. M today.
Jasper, Texas, February 23.-Thc eitl-
zens of Jasper awoke this morning to find
iuc Srounu covered WIN TWO lnclcS OF
snow aud the thermometer standing at
20 the coolest this winter. This very near
lnsures us peach crop, us the trees have
put out but few blooms. Cattle have stood
the winter splendid thus far, but should
this spell last a few days u VIII be fatal
to old cattle on the range.
Corpus Christi Texas. February pa
The first severe frost of the season visited
this section last night and did some dam
age TO the tender crops. although farmers
Ns.a1- tt.,., oil
possible The only crop known to have
persisted Is beans although potatoes Gu
cumbers, etc, suffered somewhat Cab
bage is uninjured and in thriving state
Denison, Texas, February 24.-rhere was
a hard snowstorn here this afternoon. The
weather Is moderate and the snow melted
as fast as 1t fell 1t looks as IL there might
be more snow tonight
Marquee, Texas, February pa light
snow fell here last night the first this
winter This will greatly heneht farm
lands that have been plowed.
Moscow, Texas, February % The cold
wave has stopped fruit trees from budding
and has been beneficial to that extent.
Mckinney, Texas, February 23-Tarmers
are elated over the wheat prospect since
the big snow.
Quanah, Texas. February 23.-The snow
here was three or four inches deep on the
level.
Operas Cove. Texas. February 23.-Tht
thermometer got as low as 16 above
Clcburne Texas, February 23.-The snow
will be of material benefit to wheat
Winchester. Texas, February 23.--Gardens
were not hurt by the cold wave.
Appleby, Texas, February 23.-Snow fell
to the depth of three inches.
Corriean, Texas, February 23.-Two
inches of snow fell here.
Brentwood. Texas, February 23.-About
two inches of snow here.