Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-01
SNOW COVERS THE GROUND
Heavy Fall Follows on After tie Raj
and the sleet
FRUIT CROP BELIEVED TO Be RUINEr

FRUIT CROP BELIEVED TO Be RUINED
Garden Vegetables FrOren Up, but
staple Crops Are Thought TO
Have Escaped Any
Injury.
LINwooD, Neb., April sO.--(special)-
The ground was covered with an inch Of
snow this morning. The thermometer reg
istered twelve degrees below freezing this
morning at s o'clock. All early vegetables
are killed and fruit entirely gone
NORTH LOUP. Neb, April 30.-(Special.)
The worst storm for many years at this
season has Just subsided. The snow lies
on the ground to the depth OF three inches
and is frozen solid. The temperature fell
to eight degrees below freezing during
Wednesday night. Campbells show train
became stalled here and remained for sew
eral hours before help arrived to get II
out.
ELWOOD, Neb., April 30.-(Special.)--
The sun rose this morning on one OF the
strangest scenes ever seen at this season
of the year. Snowbanks several feeet high
and trees, flowers and vegetation encrusted
with ice. The blossoms on the peach and
cherry trees we're standing out stiff and
solid like wax. The biggest liar in town
has had to lay down. He has no story to
equal it,
SHELTON, Neb., April sO.-(special) -
Not even the oldest settlers can recall such
storm so late in the spring as visited
this part of Nebraska all day yesterday.
On top of the sleet which was frozen half
inch thick on everything came snow, which
is about four inches on the level and early
gardens, which were up nicely, are ruined
above all, fruits Of all kinds were in full
bloom and this alone will be a serious loss
to this section, as the crop last year was
more than home consumption could use and
much was shipped out OF the country. The
mercury stood this morning at 20 degrees
| above zero.
Hope for Fruit.
YORK, Neb. April 30.-(special. Yes
terday's rain turned into a snowstorm and
about two inches OF snow fell. The
farmers lost no stock, as it was we'll pro-
tected. There is a diversified opinion as
to the damage of fruit Fruit trees we're
all covered with ice this morning, but
many hope there Is only slight damage.
York county is one Of the largest fruit
fruit crop is lost it means the loss OF
thousands Of dollars. 1t is believed by
many that the winter wheat, oats, alfalfa,
timothy and clover will not be damaged.
The Oldest resident does not remember
| Of a storm Of this kind at this time OF
year.
HARVARD. Neb., April S0.-(special)-
Quite an amount of snow fell yesterday,
| accompanied by a strong wind, the ground
| being covered by fully two inches of snow
| this morning. The mercury has been be-
| low 80 degrees above zero aud everything
was covered with ice and snow. The pros
poets for large fruit crop has vanished
but the moisture will more than make good
the loss to farming interests.
FREMONT. Neb., April S0.-(special.)-
A severe snow and haiistorm visited this
vicinity last night. strong wind pre-.
vailed from the northwest and an inch Of
snow fell. 1t Is diffiepit to tell the extent
of the damage. All except the hardest
garden stun is ruined and even pie plant
leaves curled up. Buds. on fruit trees were
frozen solid in most places and this after.
noon were dropping of the trees. II lookl
as though the entire fruit crop would b.
lost There was no corn up and but littl,
planted. Wheat and oats nre not thought
to be hurt.
WEST POINT, Neb., April So.--(SpeciaI.
THE rain and sleet storm of yesterday
which destroyed so much shrubbery, turned
last night into a raging snowstorm. ovel
two inches of wet snow fell. Fruit budt
are destroyed generally and great damag,
done to the more tender growing vegeta
bles in the gardens. A cold wind is blow.
ing and 1t continues to freeze. Small graiI
is reasonably safe from the frost most o
| M
the most destructive storm known here a
this season for many years.
EDGAR, Neb., April 3o.-(special. )-Th,
rain and sleet storm Of Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning changed to snow yes
terday afternoon and continued until abou
8 o'clock last evening. Fully three inche,
OF snow fell and this morning, but for tn,
green leaves and abundant fruit bloom tha
show through their icy coats, all nature
seems to be in the embrace Of winter The
temperature fell during the night to 20 de.
grees, which must surely be too low fol
the safety Of fruit.
GENEVA, Neb, April So Especial )-Th,
| worst freezeup for the last OF April evel
known here came yesterday and last night
Trees beautiful with bloom are hanging II
ice, the rain falling all night wednesda,
and freezing Thursday morning upon then
until they ratified in the wind. The oats
alfalfa and wheat are frozen so hard tina
much harm to them is feared. Last nigh
the cold was severe. being 20 degrees.
Fruit Crop is Ruined.
SHELTON. Neb., April s0.-(special) j.
The terrific wind which came from tn
south for forty-eight hours previous turne
to the north and a splendid rain of abou
one inch fell. The mercury fell to tn
freezing point and the rain turned to slee
and everything is covered with a coatin
OF ice fully one half an inch thick. Frui
trees which are in bloom will be ruined
Many nice shade trees have big limb
broken OF and the small leaves are break
ing OF also with the frozen ice. Garden
will have to be replanted.
FULLERTON, Neb., April S0-(Special.
The entire fruit crop Of Nance county 4
In cold storage. Plum. apricots, peacl
and cherry trees which appeared like hug,
bouquets, are ladened with a heavy Goa
OF ice. The sleet storm here was the heav
lest this county has seen for many years.
FAIRBURY. Neb., April SO.--(SpeciaL)-