Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-06-26
A Year Without a Summer.

Almost every one has heard tell of the
terrible dark year, in the earlier part of
the present century, which old New En-
gland farmers refer to as "eighteen
hundred and starved to death. A con-
tributor gives the following infor-
nation
While every one speaking of the pres
ent season as being remarkable in it's
characteristics, have gathered for your
readers some reliable facts of the year
1916, known as "the year without a
summer" Few persons now living can
recollect it; but it was the coolest ever
known throughout Europe and America.
The following is brief abstract of the
weather during the year:
January was mild, SO much so as to
render fires almost needless in parlors.
December previous was very cold.
February was not very cold with the
exception of a few days it was mild, like
its predecessor.
March was cold and beisterous during
the first part of it; the remainder was
mild. A 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 in snow
and ice, with temperature more like
winter than spring.
May was more remarkable for frowns
| than smiles. Buds and flowers were
frozen, ice formed half an inch thick,
corn was killed, and the fields were again
and again planted until deemed too late.
June was the coolest ever known in
this latitude. Frost, ice and snow were
common. Almost every green thing was
killed. Fruit was nearly all destroyed.
Snow fell to the depth of ten inches in
Vermont, seven in Maine and three in
Central New York, and also in Mass
sachusetts. Considerable damage was
done at New Orleans in consequence Of
the rapid rise in the river the suburbs
were covered with water, and the roads
were passable in boats only.
July was accompanied by frost and ice
On the 9Th ice was formed of the thick
nesss of common window glass through
out New England, New York, and some
parts of Pennsylvania. Indian corn was
nearly all destroyed; some favorably
situated fields escaped. This was true
of some of the hill farms of Massachu
sets.
August was more cheerless, if possible
than the summer months already passed
Ice was formed half an inch thick. In
dian corn was so frozen that the create
part was cut down and dried for fodder
Almost every green thing was destroyed
both in this country and Europe. Paper
received from England stated that i
would be remembered by the presen
generation that the year 1916 was yea
III which there was no summer. Yer
little corn ripened in New England ant
the Middle States Farmers supple,
! themselves from the corn produced il
1915 for the seed of the spring of 1917
1t sold at from 81 to SIS per bushel.
/ September furnished about two week
of the mildest weather of the season
Soon after the middle it became yer
cold and frosty, and ice formed quartz
I of an inch thick.
October produced more than its shar
of cold weather frost and ice particr
larly.
November was cold and blusterins
Enough snow fell to make good sleigh
ing.
December was quite mild and con
J Portable
. The above is brief summary OF - tt
> cold summer of 1876" as it was Gale
Il in order to distinguish it from the co
season. The winter was mild. Fro
Il and ice were common in every month
? the year. Very little vegetation mature
;; in the Eastern or Middle States. III
u suns rays seemed to be destitute of he
!, through the summer all nature SCENE
! ! to be clad in sable hue, and men e
- hibited no little anxiety concerning Il
le future of this life.
= The average wholesale price of flo
y, =, during that year in the Philadelphia ms
III ket was thirteen dollars per barrel. T.
average price of wheat in England W
ninety-seven shillings per quarter
Farmers Cabinet.
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