The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-20
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Heat and Drought Of Summers.

the END ct August, some gentle showers
upon them and then dry weather, portepd
a pestileniial summer the year following.
Bacon.
In 76S the summer was so hot that the
springs dried up.
In $40 the heat was so intense that near
Worms, the reapers dropt dead in the
fields.
In S9S, and again in e94, it was so hot
that the corn and frui, were burnt up.
The year loco was So hot and dry,
that in Germany the pools Of water dis
appeared, and the fish, being left to stink
in the mud, bred pestilence.
IT, 1929, the heat was so excessive, that
both men and cattle were struck dead.
1850, the earth yawned with drought
Springs and rivers disappeared ; and even
the Rhine was dried up in Alice.
1859, not drop Of rain fell in Italy
after the month OF May.
The year li7l was extremely hot in
Germany.
In 1889, the heat was so great, espe-
cially in German, that it is said eggs
were roasted in the sand.
In 1860 many Of the Hungarian SOL
diersrdied OF excessive hea, at the famous
battle fought at Bala.
The consecutive years 1876 and 1877
were SO hot and dry as to occasion great
scarcity of fodder.
The years 1898 and 1894 were ex.
tremcly hot; and So were likewise 1908
and 1904, both the Rhine and the Dan.
ube having dried up.
In 1855, the corn, fields and vineyards
were burnt up
The years 1898 and 1894 were exces.
sively hot and dry.
'" 1ssT ''''- summer wa- c1trC.nc;y Gut
In The successive yesrs, 1475 and 1874.
the whole earth seemed on fire. In
Hungary, one could wade across the Dan>
ube.
The four consecutive years, $50, 1899.
l $40 and l54l, were excessively hot and
rivers dried up.
In 1856, the drought was so great that
the springs failed. In England, wheat
rose from 3s. to SIS. quarter.
The years 1915 and 1915 were very
dry over Europe.
In 1916, it was excessively hot.
In 1862, the warmth was very great.
the summer being the driest ever known
in Scotland yet a total eclipse of the
sun had happened that year, on Monday,
the Oath of March which hence received
the appellation of MIX Monday.
The summer of 1879 was remarkably
hot. Il is related that one Of the minionS
of tyranny, who in that calamituous Pc
Rod harassed the poor Presbyterians in
Scotland with captious questions, having
asked a shepherd in File, whether Inc
killing OF the notorious Sharp, archbishop
OF SLAndrew's (which happened in May)
was murder he replied, that he could
not tell, but there had been fine weather
ever since.
The first year Of the eighteenth centu>
ry was excessively warm, and the TWO
following years were of the same descrip.
iion.
1t is singular coincidence, that in
i7l8, at distance precisely of 100 years
from the present. the weather was ex-
tremely hot and dry all over Europe -
The cir felt so oppressive, that all the
theatres were shut in Paris. Scarcely
any rain fell for the space of months,
and the springs and rivers were dried up
The following year was equally hot.
The thermometer at Paris rose to %
by Fabrenheit's scale. The grass and
corn were quite parChed, In some pla-
ces, the fruit trees blo;somsd two or three
times,
Both the years of1723 and 1894, we're
dry and hot.
The year 1746 was remarkably warm
and dry, but the following year was still
hotter j--insomuch, ina. the grass with
cred, and the leaves dropt from the trees.