The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-26
"A YEAR WITHoUTA SUMMER.
CORRESPONDENT Of the Boston Globe writes !:

CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Globe writes:
While every one is speaking of the present sea-
son as being remarkable in it's characteristics,
have gathered for your readers somereliable facts
ofthe year 1916, known as 1.-THE ysar without a
summer Few persons now living can reeolIect
1t, butitwas the coolest ever known throughout
Europe and America. The allowing is a brief alb
stract Of the weather. during each month sef9the
year: g'a 3aE3 929 a.-t iH2bl-st- ~ ato.gsl4 I
January was mild, so muchrso as to render fires
almost unnecessary in parlors2 December previ-
Gus was very cold. @f5e.'.
February was not very cold with theexception
ola few days, it was mild like its predecessor
March,was cold and boisterous during the first
part of it tke remainder was mild a great
treshet on the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers caused
great loss of property. a1 .Et3 90 30 5t1ai3 e
April began warm, but grew colder as the month
advanced, and ended with snow and iceHand a
temperature more like winter than spring r
May was more remarkable for frowrs than
smiles. Buds and fruits were frozen lice form ed
half an inch thick; corn was killed and the fields
again and again replanted until deemed too late.
r. June was the coolest ever known IN this latitude,
Frost ice, and snow were common. Almost eyery
green thing killed. Fruit nearly all de-
stroyed. Snow fell to the depth OF an inch in
Vermont, several in Maine, three in the interior OF
New York, an d also in Massachusetts,. Consider
able carnage was done as New Orleans in conse-
quence ofthe rapid rise of the river The suburbs
We're covered with water, and the roads were only
passable with boats. ar Fl 'a"a
July was accompanied by frost and Ice. On the
9TH ice was formed ofthe thickness of O. common
window glass Throughout New England New York,
and some parts of Pennsylvania. Indian corn was
nearly all destroyed some favorable situated
fields escaped. This was true of some of the hill
farms of Massachusetts.
August was more cheerful, if possible than the
summer months already passed Ice was formed
half al inch thick. Indian corn was frozen that
the great part was cut down and dried for fodde :
Almost every green thing was de stroyed, both in
this country and in Europe Papers received
from England state THAT it would be remembered
Dy the present generation that the year 1916 was
year III which there was no summer" Very little
corn ripened i'll the New England and Middle
States. Farmers supplied themselves from the
corn produced in 1918 for the seed of the spring of
1917. 1t sold at from 81 to IS per busheI
september furnished about two weeks OF the
mildest weather of the season. Soon after the
middle 1t became very cold and frosty; ice formed
quarter OF annch thick a-- ST..
October produced more than its share of cold
weather; frost and Ice in common.
November was cold and clustering Snow fell
go as to make good sleighing
December was mild and comfortable. =. ~.
The above is brief summary of 1.-THE cold sum
mer of1816," as it was called, in order to distin
guish it from the cold season. The winter was
mud. Frost and ice were common in every
month OF the year. Very little vegetation matur.
cd IN the Eastern and Middle States. The SUMS
rays seemed to be destitute of heat throughout the
summer; al nature was clad in a sable hue, and
men exhibited no little anxiety concerning the fu-
ture of this life
The average wholesale price of -four durin that
year, in the Philadelphia market, was s13 DER
barrel. The ave rage price of wheat in England
was 93s per quarter.