The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-12
Nc GUNNER.
A Season Net Exactly Like the Presens Ons
Riny-Six YEAR Age.

Rtny.Stx YEAR Age.
While every one is speaking of the present season
as being remarkable in its characteristics, have
gathered for yOur readers some reliable facts Of
the year leI6, known as the year without a
summer" Few persons now living can recOllect
il, but it was the coolest ever known throughout
Europe and America. The following is a brief
abstract of the weather during each month of the
year:
January was mild, SO much so as to render
fires almost needless in parlors. December pre-
viOus was very cold.
February was not very cold with the ex-
ception of a few days it was mild, like its pre-
decessOr.
part Of it; the remainder was mild. A great
freshet on the Ohio aud Kentucky rivers caused
great loss of property.
April began warm, but grew colder as the
month advanced, and ended with snow aud ice
and temperature more like winter than spring.
May was more remarkable for frowns than
smiles. Binds and fruit were frozen; Ice formed
half an inch thick corn was killed, and the
fields were again and again rcplanted until
deemed too late.
June was the coolest ever known in this lati-
tude. Frost, ice and snow were common. Al
most everything green was killed. Fruit was all
destroyed. Snow fell to the depth of ten inches
in Vermont, several in Maine three i'm the interior
of New York, and also in Massachusetts. Con-
siderable damage was done in New Orleans in
consequence Of the rapid rise Of the river. The
suburbs were only passable with boats.
July was accompanied by frost and ice On
the 5th ice was formed of the thickness of CON-
mon window glass throughout New England,
New York, and some Of Pennsylvania. Indian
corn was nearly all destroyed; some favorably
situated fields escaped. This was true Of some Of
the hill farms of Massachusetts.
August was more cherries if possible, than the
summer months already passed. Ice was formed
half an inch thick. Indian corn was SO frozen
that the great part was cut down and dried for
fodder. Almost every green thing was destroyed,
both in this country and in Europe. Papers re-
ceived from England stated "that it wunld he
remembered by the present generation that the
year 1916 was year in which there was no sum
mer." Very little corn ripened in New England
from the corn product Of 1915 for the seed of the
spring Of 1917. 1t sold at from four to five dol
lars per bushel.
September furnished about two weeks of the
mildest weather Of the season. Soon after the
middle it became very cold aud frosty; ice for
med q quarter of an inch thick.
October produced more than its share of cold
weather; frost and ice in common.
November was cold and clustering. Snow fell
so as to make good sleighing. az
December was mild and comfortable.
The above is a brief summary eff "the cold
tinguish 1t from the cold season. The winter was
very mild. Frost and ice were common in every
month of the year. Very little vegetation ma
tured in the Eastern and Middle States. The
suns rays seemed to be destitute of heat through
out the summer; all n ature was clad in sable
hue, and men exhibited no little anxiety concern
ing the future of this life
The average wholesale price of -four during
that year, in the Philadelphia market, was thir-
teen dollars per barrel. The average price of |
wheat in England was ninety-three shllings per |
luarter.-Cor. Of the Bostos Globe.