The sun., 1897-01-31
A sUMMkRLEss TEAR.
What D. Old New Workers. Diary Tells or
Snow asd Zee II 1919.

What 81 Ola New Workers. Diary Tells or
snow asd lee In 1919.
Tho year 1910 was known throughout the
United States and Europe a. tho coldest ever
experienced by any person then living. There
are persons In northern New York who have
been In tho habit Of keeping diaries for years
and II 10 from tho pages OF an old diary. begun
In 1910 and kept unbroken until 1870. that the
following Information regarding this year with
out summer has been taken:
January was so mild that most persons allo W ed
their fires to co out and did not burn wood ex-
cept for cooking. There we're q few cool days.
but they were very few. Most Of tho time tho
air was warm and springlke. February was
not cold. Some days were colder thaa ny in
January, but the weather was about the same
March. from the LIST to tho 9Th. was inclined to
bo windy. It came In like n small lion and went
out like very Innocent sheep.
April came In warm. but, as the days grew
longer. the air became colder. and by the nrst
OF May there was q temperature like that Of
winter, with plenty Of snow and ice. In May
the young buds were frozen dead, ice formed
half an inch thick on ponds and rivers corn
was killed. and the corn fields were planted
again and again. until It became too late TO raise
crop. BY the las; OF May in this climate tho
trees are usually In leaf aid birds and flowers
1915 everything had been killed by the cold.
June WAS the coolest month Of roses ever ex-
periencsd in this latitude. Frost and leo wero
a. com mon as buttercups usually are. Almost
every green thing was killed; all fruit WAS de-
strvysd. Snow sell ten inches deep ia Vermont
There wn a sevcn.inch snowfall In Maine. .
and the same iu Massachusetts,. There were
only few moderately warm days. Everybody
looked. lonsed; and waited for warm weather.
weA r nnf NM q al "A
very iittle rain fell. All summer long the wind
blew steadily from the north In blasts laden with
thickness for their children. and made thick
mttsns. Planting and rhivering were done to-
taxes on the country roads wore overcoats and
mittens, On June II there was heavy fall OF
snow. Vermont farmer sent flock OF sheep
tn pasture on June Is. The morning OF the I TN
dawned with the Thermometer below the frrez-
Ing point. AZ about o'clock in the morning
flock. Before leaving home no turned 10 his
wife and said, tokingy:
Better startthe neivhbcrs soon; it's the mid
die or June and may get lost in the snow"
An hour after ha left homo u ter .ib. snow
storm came up. The snow fell thick and fast,
masses piled in great drifts along tho windward
side OF the fences and outbu!ldinH-. Night
Hts wife became frightened and alarmed the
nelghborhood. All the neigh bors Joined the
ss,nsehins r,n, party ON tho third day they found
with both feet frozen; he WAS half covered with
snow. but alive. Most Of the ,h"ep were lost.
field Of corn. He built hres around the field TO
keep on the frost Nearly every night ho and
watching that the corn did not freeze. Tho
farmer was rewarded for his tireless labors by
having the only crop OF corn IN the region.
Fourth ot July Ice as thick as window glass
formed throughout New ENGLAND. New York.
Indian corn which in some parts Of the East
had struggled through May aud June. gave up,
froze and died.
To the surprise OF every body August proved
thing in this country and Europe was blasted
with frost. Snow fell At Barnet. thirty miles
papers reserved received rom % England Stated II that % ISIS
would be remembered by tho existing genera
ton as the year In which there vas no summer.
was great privation, and thousands Of persons
wonld have periHhed In this country had II not
been for the abundance OF ash and wild game.
Daniel Lyon, who died some years ago in Bur-
ls27-2s. He was n walking ency clopssdiA OF
local events. He said; -! knew but one season
when winter was almost Ike summer. the winter
Green between Burlington. VI, and Port Kent
sh ana plstts6Irsh, \; y" and during the year
one ens'e end 10 I the oehsP M Tho old LAKE. chsSpSn
Steam boat Company hauled out the stss IN boat
Phoenix and Congress, and hardly q bit OF ice
appeAred In shel6urne Bay. near Burlington.
The Phoenix had q new engine built in Al:
bany and the whole oatht had to be carried
through tho mud. At Mlddisbury, VT. the m I'd
was more than n foot deep; Tho thenix was
s was the ~ day rs sss for 10 the auSeSns and TOOK
Green, Tine sun was shining with tho warmth
ofa Jpi{ day; The women who sat on deck