The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-18
A COLD SUMMER.
During the Heated Term a Pleasant
Subject to Think About.

The winters of 1915 and 1916 were very
cold in Europe. but 1916 opened compare
lively mild in our country, and in no
way indicated the severe weather that
soon prevailed. January was very mild.
so much so, indeed. that fires rendered
homes uncOmfOrtably warm; this was
broken. however, in February for few
days, and the warm condition which
existed nearly ali of that month gave no
indication of the coming .wintry aspect
which succeeded, and which rendered the
remaining months of the year unlike any
summer that had preceded il within the
memory OF the then oldest inhabitant."'
March came in with its usual Icy
winds. but moderated greatly toward th,
end April began with warm and bright
sunshine, but as the month drew 10 a
close the cold increased and it ended in
ice and snow and a very wintry tenn
perature. May, which is usually looked
for with its welcome flowers. proved a
bitter disappointment; the early buds
were soon blaekened by the frost, and
in night during the first two days OF
May all vegetation was made black
ened waste; the corn was KILLED ana
fields had to be made ready for another
planting, but that was prevented by the
extreme cold. Ice formed to the thick
ness of half an inch through all the
fields.
June was a month of ice and desola-
ton. with the thermometer sunk very far
below the freezing point, even in the
planting was abandoned Frost. Ice ana
snow were common throughout the eouh-
try every green thing which had awaited
itself during the few days of sunshine
to develop, persisted I'm the fEost and al
kinds of fruit were DESTROYED.
In Vermont snow fell to the depth OF
ten inches during that month; seven
inches of snow in Maine and three
inches throughout Massachusetts and
central New York
July was accompanied by frost and ice,
and on the glorious Fourth an abund-
ance of ice was found in the streams and
pools as far south as Virginia. That
month the Indian corn was entirely de-
stroyed in all but the far southern Dor
ton of the country, and even there but
a small quantity, compared to the usual
crop. escaped
August, which 1t was hoped would end
the cold weather. soon dispefied that
hone. il was even more cherries than
the months which had preceded II. Ice
formed even thicker than in the proceed
i0g month and the corn was so badly
frozen that il was cut for fodder. am
almost every green plant was destroyed
The news received from Europe con-
tanned the intelligence that like conolllohs
existed there in many parts
The papers received from England
stated that the year 1915 Wouid De re
! membered for a generation as the year
/ in which there was no summer W MAJ
| little corn ripened in the unexposed states
was worth almost its weight IN gold
Farmers were compelled to use the corr
grown in 1915 for planting III the spring o.
! 1871 Seed never cost so much; II Was
] obtained with great diffienlp ano Al Z
cost OF y DuSNSi NJ
| summer opened bright and warm. and
was the mildest of the wear; but the eN-
pectation OF returning summer was soor
dispelled. -
| on Aug. Is ice formed everywhere, anc
! winter clothing. which had been Iaic
aside a few days before, was dgall
brought forth TO protect the people IRON
/ the wintrv weather october Kept UP th'
/ reputa ton of it's predecessor. as tnert
was scarcely a day during the WIZ
| ,oon+r that the thermometer rose higher
| thar 30 degrees November was extreme
I " cold but strange TO say, December Wa
/ TIE mildest and most eomfortaDle hhoili
If the entire wear