The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-13
The Fairfield Herald.
PUBLISHED
.TTERT V'EDvYESD,AY
TT. BL D
A Year Without q Summer.

W hlle every one Is speaking Of the
present season as being remarkable in
It's characteristics, q correspondent Of
the Boston Globe has gathered for
the readers OF that paper some rclia-
bic facts Of the year lSlG, known as
"thc year without T. summer" Few
persons now living can recollect it,
but it was the coolest ever known
through Europe and America. The
following is Il brief abstract of the
weather during each month Of the
year:
january was mild--so much 30 as
to render fire almost needles in par.
Tors. December previous was worry
cold.
February was not very cold. With
'he exception Of Il few days it was
mild, like its predecessor.
March was cold aud bois terous du-
ring the !irst part Of it the remain
der vas mild. y great frcshet on the
Ohio and Kentucky rivers caused groat
loss of property.
April began warm, but grow colder
aS the month advanced, and ended
with snow and ice and temperature
more like winter than spring.
Aiay was moro remarkable for
crowns than smiles. Buds and fruit,
were frozen, ice formed half an inch
thick, corn killed and tho fields again
and again rcplantcd until deemed too
late.
Juno was the coolest ever known in
this latitude. Frost, ice, and snow
were common. Almost every greon
thing killed. Fruit nearly ali do.
Rtroycd, Snow fell to the depth of
ten inches in Vermont, several in
Maine, three i'll the interior Of New
York, and also in Massachusetts.
Considerable damage was done at
New OrlcaLs in consequence Of the
rapid rise Of the river. Tho suburbs
were covered with water, and the
roads were only passablc with boats.
July was accompanied by frost md
ice. On tho 5th ice was formed of
tho thickness Of common window
glass throughout New England, Now
York and some parts Of Pennsylvania.
Indian corn Was noarly all destroyed !;
somo favorably situated fields escaped
This WAS true Of some Of the hill
Farms Of Massachusetts.
August was more chccrlcss, if pos.
f'blc, than the summer months already
passed. lee was formed half an inch
thlck. lndian corn was 80 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
received from England state that it
would be remembered by tho present
generation that tho year 1916
WAS year in which there
WAS no summcr." Very littlo
corn ripcncd in tho New Eng
land and middle States. Farmers
supplied themselves from tho corn
produced in 1915 for thc seed Of the
spring OF 1877, 1t sold at from 81 to
- per hushcl.
September furnished about two
wccE> Of the mildrst weather of the
season. Soon after tie mihllc it be-
came very c"ld and frosty ico form
cd u q"nrtcr G an inch thick.
Ortoh"r rrudrryd more than its
share OF cold weather, frost and ice ii.
common.
November was Geld and buster.
ing. Snow fell SO as to mako GOOD
blcishiug.
pecombcr was mild and comfort,
able.
Tho above is brief summary Of
"the cold summer If 1862 as it was
caIicc III order TO distinguish it from
th% cold season. The winter was
lulld. Frost and ice wcro com,o,
IN every month Of tho year. Very
little vegetation maLurcd in Eastern
"nl NIddlo States. The suns rays
seemed to 10 destitute of heat
throughout summer all nature was
clad in sable hue, AZ 1 men cxhibi.
tea N" little anxiety concerning the
future Of this lite.
The average wholesale price of
-four during that year in the Phila,
doiphla market WAS *l3 per barrel.
Tho average price of wheat in Eng
land VAS nincty-thrcc shillings per
nm