Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-30
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correspondent of the Boston Globe writes:
While every one is speaking Of the present sea-
son as being remarkable in its characteristics
have gathered for your readers some reliable
facts Of the year 1916, known as sthe year with
out summer" Few persons now living can
recolleot it, but it was the coolest ever known
through Europe and America. The following is
a brief abstract Of the weather during each
month of the year;
January was mild, 80 much 80 as to render
fires almost needless in parlors December pre-
vious was very cold.
February was not very cold; with exception Of
few days it was mild like its predecessor.
March was cold and bolsterous during the nrst
part of it; the remainder was mild. great
| freshet on the Ohio and Kentucky rivers caused
| great loss OF property.
April began warm, but grew colder as the
| month advanced and ended with snow and ice
| and a temperature more like winter than spring.
May was more remarkable for frowns than
smiles Buds and fruits were frozen corn killed,
and the fields again and again repanted until
deemed too late.
June was the coldest ever known in this lati-
| tude. Frost ice, and snow were common. AL
most every green thing killed. Fruit near
/ ly all destroyed. Snow fell to the depth oil
i ten inches in Vermont several in Maine, three
/ in the interior of New York, and aso in Massa-
| chusetts. Considerable damage was done at
| New Orleans in consequence of the rapid rise OF
/ the river The suburbs we're covered with water,
| and the roads wers only passable with boats
July was accompanied by frost and ice. On
/ the 9TH ice was formed of the thickness of q
\ common window glass throughout New England
/ New York, and some parts OF Pennsylvania
Indian corn was nearly all destroyed; mefavor-
ably situated fields escaped. The was true OF
/ some of the hill farms of Massachusetts,.
| August was more cheerless ii 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 received from England state THAT it
would be remembered by the present genera
ton that the year 1916 was year in which there
was no summer " Very little corn ripened 10 the
New England and Middle States. Farmers sup
| piled themselves from the corn produced i'll 1918
for the seed of the spring of 1917 1t sold at
from four to five dollars per bushel.
| September furnished about two weeks OF the
| mildest weather of the season. Soon after the
middle it became very cold and frosty; ice form
| ed a 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 sleighlng.
December was mild and comfortable.
The above il brief summary of THE cold
| summer of 1916. as it was called in order tc
distinguish it from the cold season. The wintei
was mild, Frost aud ice were common in every
| month of the year Very little vegetation ma
tured in the Eastern and Middle States. The
SUMS rays seemed to be destitute OF hea
throughout the summer: all nature was clad 1t
a sable hue and men exhibited no little anxlet.
concerning the future OF this life.