Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-12-30
COATING OF ice
ALSO DAMAGES
CTTRUS,REPORT
Telegraph, Telephone
Communication West
and North Of Harfin-
gen Cut Off

The Ria Grande Valley today
is isolated from the rest Of the
country "a far a. telephone arr
telegraph communication are
concerned, while continued cold
and rainy weather make It diff
ficult to repair the wires out
from here
FreeZings temperatures were
again felt i'm the VaIleF Iast
night. with 81 the lowest here
and one degree lower felt 10 the
Valley, where ice formed ON
trees, houses, wires and all ota-
er objects. the coating Of ics D.
ing sufficient To break dawn
telephone wires west OF HARM
gen. cutting off communication
between Valley points and from
Harlingen north
Little change IN th@ sI-lsrlou ag -
Y CARDS damage EO eitrss aHf tr1r1 aaH
I been reported foII0Efrg the DrsBa5gy
VI
v err yesterday. ether than the 4eateH1rnE
Y that the winds last zigAs grSss0lF
/ damaged some citrus trees and Sxser
vegetation 5T blowing off iee-egrsrsa
\ limbs
The covering Of Zee on srees n z0s1
parts OF the Valley Last nizht Eaa hra--
ier than ar anT sther rfnHe turing sh=
| present cold spell due t0 t5e 1eaFIer
I rainfall This @as not true IN Browns
vile and inmedhate ricinf-T -aers sae
Temperature did not drop Io@ s1oHz<
20 freeze ali or the rziH after II fell
Citrus Damage EHchanErm
Citrus trees ~ the upper pzr- wv enc
Valley. and some Of those IN ne over
part were covered Tn many srr5arH-
and nurseries 5r ice and Eas srlEf EinH
which continued through Iszc aI<sr
blew off many ice-e9~erad lirz7a- Tf--
freezing temperatures iaEt zi=nt did HD
further damage % fruit e. r-ses-
The radio was drafted INTO 1ae to-day
bT The Herald FheH =irr egrnr-EIr Fa-
tIOn Was found 70 Be lacking. and @es-
/ thsr conditions 1Eer the skats we're a.
certaiHed- These we're supplied En 49, E
SchHurbGsch- a4ste0r7IBgiSt here ~nr
has received no reports from etser
points and he made forecast for Co.,
night and tomgrrpw using this THfyrHa-
ti0n- Reports were received c1rcarr
aid Of the municipal radio ard tfs
naval radio at For- Bro=n-
Hr. Schnurbuseh predicts continued
rainy weather and cold r0nignG. Eifh
the minimum prababIF close sn frrrz-
ing- and unsettled conditions t0mnrr1w
with rising temperatures. indicating
the breaking I'D OF the cold spell Mr
Schnurbusch said that he could sgr
make a compreh hensive forecast due w.
lack Of complete reports
The minimum 0f 5I degrees Iast 7irhr
held for only q short time. and the mer-
curry around p and 53 during most &C
the night
Wire communications uetTeen arr
eron county points and points IN Hidal-
/ 90 county was cut off early today @h-r
\ the coating of icc which formed on al-r
wires in HidalEO county caused their ID
/ break st one D0int falling sir--
" crossed tbc raflEar track aHd EmH
v branch train had ~ stop ~hiie 1B-
I wires were removed from the track-
Sn0w at RaymondviIle
W Passengers ON the main ifue morning.
+ train into BrowrsEiIle reported tnzs
snow vas falling nc RaTm0ndviile aH
they passed through that city sariy .1i~
I morning 10 wire communication Eith
{ Raymondville i possible ret
Il Telephone and telegraph -1mmHmf-
\ cation between Waller points and r5tIes
north Of HarlinZen hzs been eze OF
since yesterday morning IA n1mB@- 1F
I kilograms were mailed ta Valley v0Imrr
last night from Houston Corpzs Ch-is-