Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
SOME BAD MAY DAYS
No Cure Yet for the Alleged
Spring Weather.
ALL SORTS OF CONDITIONS
Mercury Makes Record at Cleveland
and Kills Fruit.
SNOW AGAIN IN THE WEST
Three Hundred Trees Blown Down
Here in Washington and Much
Damage Done.
SNOW AGAIN IN THE IVES.

CLEVELAND. Ohio May 2s.-The tenn
perature dropped to forty degrees above
zero at the local weather bureau last
night. This record has been equaled only
twice before since the weather bureau
was established in this city in 1871.
Throughout the fruit belt along the south
shore of Lake Erie huge bonfires were
kept burning last night with a view to
preventing damage by frost to young
fruit. Owing to the fact that there was
light wind blowing nearly all night it
is not believed that the damage by frost
will be heavy in this section. From
other points in the state. however. re-
ports indicate much destruction.
4 dispatch from GAINESVILLE, Ohio, says:
There was a killing frost throughout
this county and the entire Musl1ingum
valley last night. and irut has been
damaged very materially.
Terrific Western Snowstorm.
DETROIT. May 2S.-Michigan is in the
grasp of the worst May storm ever known
in the state. After violent rain and light
ming storms Saturday and Sunday. the
weather turned cold, and in many parts of
the state heavy snow has fallen. At Sault
Ste Marie there is six inches of snow. with
no signs of the storm abating. At Macki-
nav the snow yesterday was driven by a
forty-mile gale. Reports from the fruit
belt are very discourasing. straw berries
and fruit trees being in fun bloom. At
Cadillac there is six inches of snow. with
a 39-degree temperature. and at Grand
Rapids a typical winter storm has ragged
all day. Similar reports come from Sagi-
nav. Trarers City. Owosso, Alpena, Hills
dale and the whole northern peninsula.
Big Storm at Fredericksburg.
FREDERICKSBrR Va. May ga
terrific storm prevailed here last night The
Oind blow a gale. hail as large as marbles
fell, and rain came in torrents, with thun-
Ger and lightning Many trees were up
rooted. roofs of houses damaged and crops
badly injured. The storm was the severest
known here for years. The temperature
took Il big drop last night.
Hailstorm Near Baltimore.
BALTIMORE. May 2s.-A hailstorm yes
terday in the upper part of Baltimore
county did much damage to fruit. Hail is
reported to have fallen for twenty minutes
at Butler. A high wind followed, and that
it is said. added to the damage to the trees
The thermometer went down II degrees
In the city from pm, when there was a
short shower. The high mark for the day
was I3 degrees.
Flurries Of Snow.
UTICA, y. Y, May 2S.-The temperature
in the Mohawk valley today has been about
A degrees. Flurries of snow have fallen
at intervals during the day. If the weather
clears heavy frost is expected tonight
At Gloversvile the temperature fell below
the freezing point last night. and there
ha
Frost in Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, Ky, May 2S.-There was
heavy frost over eastern and central
Kentucky last night, which, it is feared
has killed all fruit and early vegetables
This is the coolest weather even known in
this section at this time of the year
Caused by the Storm.
1t is estimated that fully 800 trees We're
either blown down or were damaged dur
ing the severe thunder storm yesterday aft
ernoon. Lightning and wind damaged a
number of houses. The most serious dam
age, 1t is believed, vas caused on the roof
garden at the Belasco Theater. 1t had
been arranged to open the garden last even
ing, but the high wind played havoc there
and caused postponement. The decora-
tons were ruined, flags and flag poles
blown away and the electric light wires
damaged.
At the house of Mrs. Rose McDade. 90
sth street southeast, the tin roof was
blown off and the house flooded Rear
windows at the house of DIR. Janice Doug
lass, 6d East Capitol street, were shat
tered and water succeeded in getting in
the house.
Trees in all sections of the city were
blown down and damaged. At the corner
of eth and ID streets southwest two large
against a frame structure. The other fell
across the fence of adjoining property.
Along the line of the river for short dis
tance below the city the wind and hail did
considerable damage, many trees being
blown down and the growing crops suf-
fering damage from the hail.
In a short time after the storm Supern-
tendent Trueman Lanham of the District
laborers at work removing the broken and
uprooted trees from the streets and parks.
Before shutdown much of the debris had
been carried away. The uprooted trees
suggestion was made by a resident of the
southwest section of the city last night
that the wood Returned over to the Asso-
ciated Charities for distribution next win
ter.
Capsizing of Sailboat.
Yards Point yesterday afternoon, as stated
in The Star. caused some uneasiness. 1t
was feared that the two young men who
were seen in the boat shortly before the
storm had been drowned, but the police
soon learned that they managed to escape
from the water unhurt. They were John
Cook and Henry Hunt. A number of per-
sons employed at the Washington barracks
saw the men in the boat trying to reach
the shore. They lost sight of them during
the heavy downpour of rain, and the next
they saw was the overturned boat. Theo-
dore Sevenhuysen had also seen the young
men before the boat overturned. and when
he failed to see anything of them after
ward he felt certain that they had lost
their lives. They managed to reach shore,
however. and fastened home while the
storm was al its height.
But little damage was done during the
storm on the river yesterday to the ship
ping, although the wind reached a velocity
of han n,rt,