The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-04-19
fIiE YEAR WITHOUT a SUMMER.

!. The most curious weather, 0f which We
have any record, was that Of he year 1916.
There are but few persons now living who
recolect II. but European and American,
tdass represent IL u being phenominal 10
almost every particular. In New lsngland,
that year went BIZ ths name Of eighteen
hundred and starvs to death. The winter
was very cold III Europe, and co,nrAratiye-
~ mild IN this country. but the following
summer wns the coldcst ever known in the
United States.
January was mild, 50 much 80 as to rem
der fires almost needless in parlors. DE.
ceinber previous was very cold.
February was not very cold ]; with excep-
tion Of q few days il was mild like its pre-
decessor.
March was cold and boisterous during the
FIRST part Of il !; the remainder was mild. A
great freshet on the Ohio and Kentucky RI
vers caused great loss Of property.
April began warm. but grew colder as il
advanced. and ended in snow or 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 tie fields were again and again planted
until deemed too late.
June WAS the coldrst ever known in this
attitude. Frost. ice and snow were COM
mon. Almost everything green was killed
Fruit was nearly all destroyed. Snow fell
TO the depth Of ten inches ia Vermont. Sc
ven in Maine. and three in Central New
York and Massachusetts. Considerable da~
mage was done 10 New Orleans in conse-
quence Of The rapid rise III the river; the
suburbs were covered with water, and the
roads we're only passable in boats.
July was accompanied BY frost and ice.
On the 9TH ice was formed TO the thickness
of common window glass throughout New
England, Nsw York aud some parts Of
pennsy ylrania. Indian corn was nearly all
destroyed; some favorably situated fields
escaped. This was true Of some Of the bill
farms Of Massachusetts,.
August was more cherries, If possible,
than the summer months already passed.
Ice was formed half IN inch thick. Indian
corn was 50 frozen that the greater part was
cut down and dried for fodder. Almost
oyery green thing was destroyed both in
this country and Europe. Papers received
from England stated that il would be re-
inembcred By the present generation that
the year 1916 was year in which there
was no summer. Very little corn ripened
in New England and the Middle States.
Farmers supplied themselves frum the corn
produced 10 1915 for the seed Of the spring
Of 1917. IL was sold Ut from 81 10 s. per
bnshel.
September furnished about two weeks Of
the miides. weather Of the season. Soon
after the middle il became very cold and
frosty, aud ice foruled a quarter Of an inch
thick.
October produced more than its share Of
cold weather, frost and loo particularly.
November was cold aud clustering.
Enough snow fell to make good sleighing.
December was quite mild and conIcrla-
BILE.
The above il brief summary Of the cold
summer Of 1916 rs ii was called In order
70 distinguish ID from the cold season. The
winter was mild. Frost and Ice we're com.
mon IN every month in the year. The sun =
rays seemed 10 be destitute Of heat through
the summer all nature seemed 20 be clad
IN . sable hue. aud maa exhibited no Iittlo
anxiety concerning the, future Of his life.
The average wholesale price % -four dur.
log that year was SIS per barrel. The
average price Of wheat in England was 81
shillings per quarter.