Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
AN APRIL FREEZE WEST
Snow and Ice Alarm the Fruit
Growers.
MANY ORCHARDS DAMAGED
Missouri and Oklahoma Visited by the
Frost.
Many ORCHARDS DAMAGED
SNOWFALL AT MANY PLACES
Blizzard Conditions in Michigan and
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Ohio
Sections Are Visited

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. April 13.-Death, injuries
and suffering came along with the unsea-
sonable snow storm today, the severest for
April in years. The fatality occurred in
railroad accident, due to the binding storm,
in the yards of the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern railroad. when the engineer,
unable to Signals backed his locomo-
tive into train. killing J. W. Kelly and
injuring Joseph Sheehan, switchman, vho
were coupling cars.
Two hours earlier more than a score of
persons had been driven into the storm
swept street by fire which attacked their
homes at 1901 and 4503 Latin street. Many
of them were only partly dressed and suf-
fered severely while firemen fought the
blaze and two firemen were severely in
iured
In addition to the fatalities and accidents
the storm caused more or less inconven-
fence to surface and elevated transportation
lines.
In the thirtyone years history of the
weather bureau only three April billiards
have surpassed the one which has just
swept over Illinois and the Missouri valley
AT o'clock today twelve inches of snow
had fallen and the fakes were still falling
rapidly.
Clarence Shamer. manager of the Orange
Judd Farmer, a publication devoted to fruit
raising, declared today thai the fruit crops
are being seriously menaced by the present
storm.
ut all depends on what kind of weather
follows this snow. If it turns warm not
much damage viii ensue,'' said Mr.. Shamer
but heavy frosts following this snow would
bring disaster on fruit, oats and spring
wheat
Frost in Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY. April 13-The gov
eminent thermometer here registered 33
degrees last night Light frosts are re-
ported from northern and western Okla
homa. with fruit gardens in the low
grounds injured. Peach and other fruit
trees in Oklahoma are laden with young
fruit the season being nearly four weeks
earlier than usual.
Fruit In Nebraska Killed.
OMAHA, Neb.,. April 13.-Reports from
the southern part of the state indicate
practical destruction of peach. plum and
pear crops by frost. In parts of this dis
trict ice half an inch thick formed last
night.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 13-The tempera-
ture went below 20 degrees in most parts
or Nebraska last night and fruit growers
report that nearly all of the buds have
been damaged or killed Cherries and
plums are killed. and peaches are badly
injured. 1t was the coolest April night of
which Nebraska has record.
Snow in Northern Indiana.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 13.-Snow has
been falling in northern Indiana for the
past thirty-siX hours.
One-Shipping Operations Stopped.
ESCANABA. Mich. April 13.-As a re-
suit of continuous blizzard for two days
all ore-shipping operations at the Escanaba
docks are suspended. Ore in the dock
pockets is frozen solid. Notwithstanding
that all docks filled with boats, not a
pound or ore has been run in two days The
temperature Is close to zero.
SUPERIOR, Wis, April 13-The steamer
Bon Ami, after two attempts today to leave
the harbor on an initial trip up the north
shore. has given it up. Wind has packed
the ice to depth Of several feet.
Fruit Crop Badly Damaged.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 13-Reports
from farmers in central Ohio are that the
fruit crop has been badly damaged by the
cold weather of last night. Today it showed
for a considerable time. A freeze tonight
cautions possible to save the remainder of
the fruit crop.