Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-24
1 SUMMERLESS YEAR,
A Year which Even this Miserable one
Can't Hold a Candle 10.

Almost ever, o,s has heard tell Of thc
terrible dark year In the earlier part OF
the pfesent century, which old New Eng
land farmers refer to as eighteen hun
dred and starved 10 death" A coutri-
Outor giyes the following Information t.
While every one Is speaking OF the
present season as being remarkable In Its
characteristics, have gathered TOR your
readers some rellable- facts oisthe- year
1916, known as the "year without
SUMNER Few persons now living can
recollect II bat II was the coolest ever
known throughout Europe aud America.
The following 10 n brief abstract of the
weather during the year -
January was mild, so much 30 as to
render fires almost needless In parlora.
December previous was very cold.
February was not very cold With the
exception Of few days II was mild, like
Its predects or.
March was cold and boisterous during
the DR. part Of It the remainder was
mild A gre freshet on the Ohio aud
Kentucky rivers caused great loss OF
pop lty.
Apil began warm, but grew colder as
the uVi III advanced, aud ended In snow
and lie, with temperature more like
winter tn IN spring.
May rSs more remarkable for frowns
thai smiles. Buds and flowers were
frog q, ice formed half an Inch thick,
corn was Killed, aud the felds were again
and again planted until deemed too late.
June was the coolest ever known 10
this latitude. Frost, Ice aud snow were
common. Almost every green thing was
Ii laA arlg ? ANnd
Snow fell TO the depth Of ten Inches In
Vermont, seven In Maine and three 10
Central New York, and also In Massa.
chusetts. Considerable damage was done
at New Orleans In consequences OF the
rapid rise Ia the river the suburbs were
covered with water, aud the roads we're
only passable In boats.
July was accompanied by frost and
lee. On the 9Th, ice was formed of the
thickness of common window glass
throughout 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
Massachusetts.
August was more cherries, II possible,
than the summer months already passed.
Ice was formed half an Inch thick.
Indian corn was so frozen that tue
greater part was cut down and dried for
fodder. Almost every green thing was
destroyed both IN this country and
Europe. Papers received from England
stated that Il would be remembered by
the present generation, that the year 1916
was year IN which there was no sum.
mer. Very little corn ripened 10 New
England aud the Middle States. Farmers
supplied themselves from the corn pro-
duced In 1915, for the seed OF the spring
OF 1917. 1t sold at from ~ 10 s. per
bushel.
September furnished Abeut I NO weeks
OF the mlldest weather of the season
Soon alter the middle 1t became very cold
and frosty, and Ice formed quarter OF
an inch thick.
October produced more than It's SHARE
of cold weather, frost aud Ice particularly
November was cold and clustering
Enough snow fell to make good sleigh
lug
December was quite mild and comfort
able.
The above Is a brief summary OF 9Th
cold summer If 1916" as II WAS called II
order to distinguish II from the col,
season. The winter was mild. Eros
and Ice were common In every month o
the year. Very little vegetation maturei
In the Eastern and Middle States. Tn
suns RAYS seemed TO be destitute of hea
thrOuth the summer all nature seemel
70 be clad in u sable hue, and meu ex
hiblt d no little anxiety concerning th
future Vt this life.
I he average wholesale price Of nou
during that year In the PHILADELPHIA
market, was thirteen dollars per barre
The average price Of WHEAT In England
wa- DinuIy-seven shillings per quaiter.-
Fdrmsrs Cabinet, Aiahsrsi, NsiS HaNlE
sh &c.