The Washington times., 1910-04-24
Fifty Million Dollars Is
Early Estimate of Men
etaTy Loss.
FARM CROPS KILLED
AND FRUITS FROZEN
Vessel With Fifty Passengers on
Lakes Reported
Missing.

CHICAGO. April 2a-The most dis
astrous April blizzard in a decade IN the
central northwestern, and Mississippi
valley states has caused the monetary
loss 70 fruit. vegetable. and grain cronz
estimated at S50,G5GG00. has wrought
havoc to shipping on the Great Lakes,
has caused death and untold suffering
among the unDrepared, and has fupeded
railrrad traffic
Tne snow and wind storm. which
started Thursday night. stilI continues
and s-iow, varying IN depth from two 70
eigh- inches, covers the States Of Ne
brasz3, Iowa Minnesota, the Dakotas.
Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri, while
Temperatures are below freezing. The
storm is eastward bound
Coming as IL did with millions o.
acres OF fruit trees In bloom and with
spring wheat and vegetables sproutinc.
the storm IS nothing less than caIau-
itoUs- In Minnesota, North and South
Dakota and Wisconsin, much grain VIII
have 20 be reseeded-
Fruit Crop Destroyed
The e-tire fruit crop OF the Central
Lakes region extending westward 10 the
foothills Of the Rocky mountains and
II
see, is almost certainly wiped out for
the season
And what is more, Prof. Henry !
Cox. weather forecaster for the United
States in Chicago, sees no relief from the
freezing weather. If any fruit has been
left with the germ OF life in il By the
frosts that already have occupied. com
ing fros-s show every prospect OF wipIuE
Out the last chances Of q crop
so far as the fruit IS concerned, II
WI be a serious and, Perhaps q total
The cold 1s going east into OHIO and
New York completing the ruin which is
general 10 tie West and which bids
fair 70 60 as Tar south as kentucky and
Tennessee.
The freeze extends up through the
DakOtas and down through Iowa. Ms
souri, Kansas, and Oklahoma 70 the
foothills Of the Rockies.
The fruit suffered much from the
last freeze and this one and the ones
10 cone probably win finish killing
what hasn't been killed already
The temperature IN Michigan is sew
eral degrees below freezing and the
thermometer promises To so lower
Losses By States
The losses in the principal fruit grow
ing states are tod in the following
dispatches received in Chicago today
minoIs-The greatest damage was
caused by the blizzard that covered the
entire state Early vegetable patches
in the truck gardens in the northern
districts, and be-Ty patches, where
buds had reached an advanced staEe.
are reported as total losses Damage,
S5.01o.001-
Io7va-Storns IN Iowa have continued
with greater or less viEOr for nearly
q week. but the friEid atmosphere and
SHOWS OF the last two daFs have done
Z F-m
and veEsta bles, but even the oats crop
IS threatened Entire damage $1,000
CO.
Indisna-Apple orchards and truck
/ gardens were the greatest sufferers
Z The damage, which was confined TO
the northern and central districts
amounts TO 100000
Nichigan-Fruit belt almost entirely
gone for the season All that remains.
! according 70 expert growers, is the
] grape crop, which has been damaged
/ TO a great extent Damage, 100000
/ Wisconsin Suffers Heavily
V-isconsin-It IS estimated that &C per
cent Of the fruit crop and all Of the
/ early vegetable and green stUffs have
I been killed. Damage s2.10a.0oo
Kansas-Soow and low temperature
/ have killed the buds, and in many in
/ stances, even the leaves on the trees
/ The corn crop. however, IS safe Dam
! age 8 .G99,00o.
! Kenruc<y-Au the fruits and veg
/ etables. as we'll as budding plants aud
/ flowers. have been damaged by the cold
I weather and durTleS Of snow. largely
/ because Of the fact that they had
reached an abuOrmally early develop
ment. Loss S2,o0o. 600.
AIissoUv-Clouds and favorable condi-
/ tons saved much OF the fruit Friday
night, but the clear weather and con
tinued cold completed the damage Es-
/
Ohio-Early fruit, particularly water
melon and other vines, have been killed
by the SHOWS and freezing weather
Grain has not been hurt Loss S51j.dl
Nebraska-SmalI gardeners and rrucE
farmers were the heaviest losers in Tn.
storm that il is believed now, has nof
damaged the early wheat Loss S3,Ooe,u 90
Northwest Loses Millions.
/ In the Northwest-MinnesO the Da-
kotas. and eastern Montana, farm crop.
and garden truck has shriveled up and
died.
The total damage so far reached ovel
sI5,o00, 90 with the wheat still IN doubt
Barley, oats, and rye In northern Min
! nesota and the DakOtas have sunereS
permanent injury Corn has beer
stricken throughout the entire North
p west and preparations are being mad
10 re-seed All these crops
/ TEe heaviest blow fell upon trucl
"a rdsrers and small husbanders. Straw
berries raspberries. blackberries. rad
isheS and set vegetable are Amos
/ q total loss In the Duluth vicinity an
: South Dakota and eastern Montana
/ where fortunes are newly Invested Il
|, large gardening enterprises the los
! from the storm IS estimated at $. lfo,0lEl-
| Two serious cases OF exposure and on
Of death TO settlers have been reported a