The morning call., 1894-07-22
OARTAS ESPANOLAS-
THE sUMMERLESS YEAR.
Extraordinary Weather Experienced
in the United States in 1916.

Extraordinary Weather Experienced
in the United States in 1916.
Almost every one has heard of the terrible
dark year in the early part OF the present
century. While every one is speaking OF the
present season as being remarkable in Its char
acteristics, / have gathered for your readers
some reliable facts of The year 1916, known as
the Year without summer" Few persons
now living can TecOllect H. but 1t was the cold
est ever known throughout Europe and Amer
lea. 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 eXcep-
ton of few days it was mild like its prede-
cesSOr.
March was cold and bosterous during the
first part of 1t; The remainder was mild. A
great treshrt on the Ohio aud 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 fer frowns than
for smiles. Buds and flowers were frozen; ice
formed half an inch thick; corn was Killed and
the fields were again aud again planted, until
deemed too late
June was the coolest ever known in this lati-
Jude. Frost, ice aud snow were common. AL
most every green thing was Killed. Fruit was
nearly all destroyed. Snow fell 10 the depth OF
ten lncDeS III MAIL anu llIce luCDCN III NEW
York, and also in Massachusetts. Consider
able damage was done at New Orleans IN con-
sequence Of he rapid rise in The river; the
suburbs were covered with water, and the
TO DIS were only passable in boats.
July was accompanied with frost and Ice. On
the 9Th ice was formed OF tn thickness of
common wndow-glasS throughout New Eng
land. New York and some parts of Pennsyl-
Vania. Indian corn was nearly all DESTROYED.
Some favorably situated fields escaped. This
was true of some OF the hill farms OF Massa-
chuSettS.
August was more cneerless, II possible, than
the summer month already passed. Ice was
formed half an inch thick. Indian corn was so
from that the greater part OF 1t was cut
down aud cured for fodder Almost every
green thing was destroyed. both in this country
and Europe. Papers received from Europe
stated that it would be remembered by the
present generation mat the year 1916 was
year in which there was no summer very
little corn rpened In New England and the
Middle Sta es. Farmers suppiled themselves
from the corn produced in 1916 for the seed of
the spring of 1917. 1t sold at from 81 10 SO
per bushel.
mildest weather Of the season. Soon after the
middle it becam very cold and frosty, and Ice
formed quarter of an inch thick.
October produced NOR than its share OF cold
weal her-frOst and ice abundanlly.
November was cold and DluSterV. Enough
snow fell 10 make good sleghlng
Dec mber was quite mild aud comfortable.
Th above is a brief summary OF the cold sum-
mer of 1915. as 1t was called to distinguish 1t
from the cold seasons. The winter was mild.
Frost aud Ice were very common III every
month OF The year. Very little veget alton ma
tuted In the Eastern and Middle States. he
SUMS rays seemed to be destitute OF heat
through the summer All nature seemed TO De
clad in sable hue, and men anxious con-
corning future life. The average price OF -four
in the Philadelphia market during that year
was Sl3 per barrel. The average price of
wheat In England vas 81 shiliDgs per quarter.
Prices now and then are wide apart, but the
coldness of the season run close together May
DI1 daNa ha Rnf fan
without summer."-J. r. X. in the Louisville
Courier journal.