Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-10-31

a YEAR WITHOUT SUNMEK.--A cor
respondent Of the Boston GloLe writes:
While every one is speaking Of the pres
cnt season as being remarkable in its char
acteristics, have gathered for your read
ers some reliable facts of the year 1916,
known as 1.-THE year without a summer. :"
Few persons now living can recollect it,
but it was the coldcst ever known through
Europe and America. The following is q
brief abstract Of the weather during each
month Of the year:
January was mild. 50 much as to rem.
der 6rcs almost needless in parlors. De-
cember previous was very cold. ..,,
February was not very cold with al.
csption Of few days it was mild, like its
predecessor.
March was cold and boisterous during
the first part Of IL; the remainder wss
mild. A great freshet On the Ohio and
Kentucky rivess caused great loss of pro-
perty.
April began warm, but grew colder as
the month advanced, and ended with snow
and ice and temperature more like win
ter than spring.
May was more remarkable for ftoSns
than smiles. Buds and fruits were fro
zen; corn killed, aud the fruits again and
again rcplanted until deemed too late.
June was the coolest ever known In this
latitude. Frost, ice and snow were CON-
mon. Almost every green thing killed.
Fruit nearly all destroyed. Snow Ten "a
the depth Of ten inches in Vermont, sever.
al in Maine. three in the interior Of New
York. and also in Massachusetts,. Con.
siderable damage was done at New Orlean,
in consequence Of the rapid rise of the riv.
er. The suburbs we're covered with water,
and the roads were only passible in boats.
July was accompanied BY frost end ice.
On the 5th ice was formed Of the thickness
Of q common window glass throughout New
England. New York. and some parts o
Pennsylvania. Indian corn was nearly
all destroyed some favorable situated
fields escaped. This was true Of some d
the bill farms in Massachusetts,
August was more cherries, II possible
than the summer months already passed
Ice was formed half an inch thick. In.
diana corn vas 90 frozen that the great
part Was cut down and dried for fodder
Almost every green thing vas destroyed
both in this country and 10 Europe. Pa.
pers received from England State sfhat |,
would b. remembered BY the present gen.
Grafton that the year 1915 was year vhicl
there was no sumiief." Very little ccrl
ripcned in the New Epglasd and Middle
States. Farmers sopplied themselves frou
the corn produced in 1915 for the seed d
the spring Of 1877. Il sold u fIpn fouz
10 Eve dollars per bushel.
September furnished about to week,
of The mildest weather Of the seosoa.-
Soon aftes The middle il became very cold
and frosty; ice formed quarter of q,
inch thick.
October prcdsecd more than - shzf,
Of ccid weather. frost and Toe in common
December was mild and csmfostlhls.
The above il brief SEMINARY q s.th'
cold summer Of 1916" Is il sas eallcd i,
order 70 distinguish il from the cold season
the winter Aas mild. Frose snd ice wer
common il every north efthe yes1- Yer
little vegetation matured in the EassesI
sna Middle States. The sun's rays seem
Cd 10 b destitute Of hsas thrg1gko1 q
The sumner; I'll nature vas cid h sabl
hue, and men sxhihitsd no lissls anxiss
ecoesssiss ~ fssszs q thb li6s.