Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-11-02
Miscellany.
Influence Of Wars Upon the
Weather.

The following article is by the cores
pondent of the New York Epeniny Post
writing from Frankfort-on-the-Main:
Since the commencement of actual hos
tilities between Germany and France,
that is, from about the first week in Aug
to the present time, VIC have had in this
part of Germany scarcely day without
rain, generally continuous, and often ac-
companied with thunder storms. This
phenomenon has called the attention of the
German press to the subject and some
valuable historical facts connected there.
with have been brought to light; and
there appears to be little doubt, judging
from the data on hand, that the many
storms and rains which we have had in
Germany for the past six wceks-a most
unusual thing at this season here-have
been brought on by the cannonading and
firing of small arms in Asace and Lor-
raine.
The Ungarische Lloyd, in an interest
ing article, says that the history of the
wars Of the last eighty years are full of
accounts of the great meteorological chan
ges which have followed violent engage
ments in war.
In the history of the 1870 invasion of
the allied German army in France we are
told how great were the difficulties which
met both parties. On the clay soils of
Champagne uncommonly violent transforms
hiudered the dragging on of the guns and
ammunition, which had to be left by the
withdrawing German army.
In the battles of 1S13-1S15 the wealth.
er was always one of the most important
factors. In the battle of Katzboch, it is
reported that great numbers of the French
lost their lives in this little Siesian noun
tain stream swollen by the rains that
had just fallen; that by Dredsen the con-
tinuous rains and consequently bad roads
hindered the operations of the allies, and
almost every child knows, from Victor
Hugo's story, that it raincd heavily at
Waterloo the roads had been rendered
almost impossible, and the Prussien help,
in spite of all exertions, was too long in
coming up.
The Germans bring to mind some very
interesting American experiences, In
1861, Lewis called attention in Sulivan's
American Journal to the fact that violent
rains and heavy cannonading appeared to
stand in immediate connection He said,
Il quote the Germany:
SIN October, 1925, observed very
plentiful rain Immediately after the can
nonading which took place in celebrating
the connecting of Lake Erie with the
Hudson
Il published my observations on this
event in the year 1S4l, expressing the
opinion that the firing of heavy guns pro-
duces rain in the ncighborhood.
"After the first battle in tho last war
between France, Sardinia and Austria,
there followed important rains that even
small rivers were impossible, and during
the great battle OF Solfcrino there broke
out such violent storm that the fighting
was interrupted.
sin July, 1861, McClellan's troops on
the upner Potomac had four separate en-
gagements on four days, and before the
close of each violent rains fell, On the
2lst of July, Bull Run was fought in Vir-
ginia, and on the 22d rain fell the whole
day till late at night"
Under the heading, "Can we produce
rain when and where we like?" the Gin
cinnati Wochentlichc Volksblatt for the
10th of July, 1862, remarked: "The
cannopading during the war) on the York
River and the James River. as well as the
cannonading of Corinth and on the Mis-
sissippi River, were followed by such
fearful storms that the land was inund-
ated."
The Bohemian campaign of 1866 was
accompanied during the whole course by
violent rains. After the battle Of Koen-
iggratz violent rain storms hindered the
harvest from being properly garnered.--
The letters of the soldiers in the field in
the present war are full Of accounts OF
:" sleeping on the wet ground" and COM
plants of the nclemency of the weather,
The 9th of August following the battle Of
Weissenbourg, was intensely warm as the
writer of this can testify, as he waited at
one Of the Frankfort open depots for the
arrival OF the first batch of captured
Frenchmen. ...
The night Of the 9Th was rainy, and
the morning following the battle of Woorth
when the telegrams of victory came found
the streets full Of waterpools and the sky