Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21
COLD WAVE sweeping
THROUGH THE SOUTH;
FRUIT IS IN DANGER
Drop of % Degrees Was~Re-
corded Sunday Night and
Minimum of rs viii Be
Reached by Wednesday

Atlanta and vicinity is shivering in the
grip OF a relentless cold wave which
swooped down early Monday morning.
At o'clock Sunday night the Their
mometer registered IS degrees. Shortly
after that time and following a drfz-
zling rain, the mercury began to tum-
bic, and at Z o'clock Monday morning
a drop OF % degrees was recorded In
the local office Of the weather bureau
it was stated that stiIl further drop
would take place ~
Following in the wake OF balmy spring
weather which has been experienced dur
ing January and the greater part OF
the month of February it is feared that
the cold wave VIII play havoc vFithf
the Georgia peach crop and cause auf-
fertng and sickness among many OF the
poorer people OF the state.
TO IS DEGREES
Local Forecaster, Won Hermann, d.
rector OF the Atlanta weather bureau.
stated Monday morning that the fruit
crop would without doubt be seriously
injured. as in all probability the tenn
perature would drop as low as % de-
grees above zero by Wednesday morning.
The entire cotton belt is embraoeta IN
the grip OF the cold wave. A temper
ature of 80 degrees was recorded Mon
day morning as far south as Taylor.
Tex, and at Memphis, Tenn, the nler-
curry also stood at the freezing point
The cold snap is the result or extreme
cold in the northwest and q storm lis
turbance on the Atlantic coast The
depression on the eastern coast of yir-
ginia has caused the cold to pour soiith-}
eastward from the northwest, and Gtsor-
sia is destined to bear only a part OF
the brunt of the attack. Tennessee,
Virginia and North Carolina viii be sIeiz-f
ed in the center of the wave, and great
damage to fruit in those states is ex-
pected.
On the Canadian border the temp ira
ture Monday morning was as low al 60
degrees below zero: at Huron it was
degrees below. and in the section De-
tween that point and st. Louis, No. .
very cold temperature was reported
Cloudy and increasing cold wea Their
is predicted for Atlanta and vicinity
Monday afternoon and night. For Tues
day the forecast states that clearer
weather will exist although a gradual
fall in the mercury is anticipated. The
crest. OF the cold wave is expected on
wednesday morning. at which TIME 4
is thought that the temperature win
fall as low as rs degrees above zero.
PEACH GROWERS ALARMEB.
much alarmed throughout the state
over the condition OF the crop. The
opinion Of many has differed during; the
recent past as 70 the danger 81 the sron
being dana aed ~ cold Ell +$AFg- .
of the present extreme cold wave has'
caused universal feeling Of dead
to prevail, and It is the coneensus Of
opinion that great damage viii be done
to the. Georgia crop.
che Cn1d xvara had come few
weeks sooner or had been delayed 4
few weeks the damage would not ave
been as serious as 1t will be coming
at this time The fruit on the trees
is in a more unprotected stage than
it has been during the present sesson.
because of the fact that the blossoms
are dropping from the trees and the
green leaves have just begun 10 APP
pear. A delay of a week or ten days
in the arrival of the cold snap would
have insured the saving Of the greater
portion of the crop. The arrival OF
the cold wave at this inopportune time
IS expected to result in the loss or
thousands of dollars 70 growers ana
dealers in this state alone.
WAS BEHIND TIME.
While the cold wave was predicted BY
the local forecaster, its ARRIVAL was
delayed a few hours and many who
had expected it retired Sunday hight
confident that the scare was uncHiied
for and that the weather experisnceo
during the past few weeks would CON
tiuue. Toward early morning the cola
became intense in comparison with the
temperatures at bed time, and SUFFERING
was reported in many families through
out the city.
A. frost Is not likely to occur lion
dav night on account of the CLOUDY
weather, but it is thought that II VIII
be inevitable with the clearing OF the
sky prediced for Tuesday and Weenes-
day.
Rain Will Save Peaches. y