The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-08
A QUEER YEAR
Up Is This Time We Have BAD Ssne
Mea Remarkable Weather.
YEAR WITHOUT SUMMER

Are We Going to Have Repetition
of the Year That Had Cold Meath
er IN Every Month and Had Biz
Snow storms in the Month OF
june.
The Augusta Herald says the sea-
sons so far this year have been most
peculiar. After winter OF rather
disaEreeable weather spring appa.-
emily opened up early. and during
March and the frs: half OF April
the weather was most pleasant. with
absence Q. rain and the usual March
winds the Distinguishing feature.
Then came return Of cold weather.
During the latter par, OF April there
was heavy snowfall which extended
we'll into Georgia. and frost which
reached into Florida. And since
tha. time the weather has been cool.
Only a few days ago heavy snow
storm was reported from the West.
and wi;hia the past week overcoa;s
were worn on the streets of Angus
IA. Surely most remarkable wealth
er.
But Il is not without precedent
The year 1915 was year that must
have been similar to the weather
as We have had it up to this time.
It was referred TO for years after
wards as the year without sum-
mer." and so cold was 1t at times in
some sections that alnos; all crops
were a failure. and the year was
called by the irrcverent the year
Of eighteen hundred and starved 10
death
"A gentleman in Townsville has
copy OF an old Virginia paper. pub
lished shortly after the war. which
contains the weather conditions Of
the year 1916 that was copied from
the Boston Globe. and which is Of
interest now. This seems 70 be the
account OF party who had personal
knowledge OF that abnormal sum-
mer. and who had collected some
data in regard TO It. He says:
While every one Is speaking OF
the present season as being remark
able in its characteristics. have
gathered Cor your readers some re-
liable facts Of the year 1915. knowo
as the year without summer. Few
persons now living can reeol'ect II.
but it was the coldest ever known
through Europe and America The
following is brief abstract OF the
weather during each month OF the
year:
January was mild. so much so as
10 render Ares almost needless IN
parlors. December previous was very
cold
February was not very cold: With
the exception OF few days It was
mild. like its predecessor.
March was cold and bo!sterous
during the Srst part OF IL: the re
mainder was mild. a great fresaes
on the Ohio and Kentucky rivers
caused great loss Of property.
April began warm. but grew cold
e- as the month advanced. and end
ed with snow and Ice and tempera-
ture more like winter than spS'ns-
May was more remarkable for
frovns than smiles. Bnes and fruits
were frozen: ice formed half an inch
thick; corn killed. and fields again
and ASSN replaa;ed until deemed
too late.
June was the eo!dest ever know
IN this latitude. Frost. ice and snow
wee common. Almost every greer
thing was killed. Fruit nearly all
DESTROYED. Snow fell TO the depth
OF ten inches in Vermont. several II
Maine. three in the interior OF New
York. and also in Massachusetts,
Considerable damage was done al
New Orleans in consequence OF the
rapid rise Iii the river. The su-
burhs were covered with water. aad
the roads were only passable with
boats
July was accompanied by tros'
and ice. On the a:h ice was formed
OF the thickness Of common wiz
dow glass ;hrougou: New England
New York and some parts OF Penn
svlrania. Indian corn was nearly a!
DESTROYED: some favorably situate
fields escaped. This was true O
some OF the hill farms OF Massacau
Sets
August was more cherries. !
nossibie. than the summer month,
already passed Ice was formed hal
An inch thick. Indian corn was s.
frozen tha, the greater part OF !
was cut down and dried for fodder
A,mos, every green thing was de
s;royed. both in this country and /!
Europe. Papers received from Eng
land state .,ha: it would be reme1n
bered BY the present generation tha
the year 1915 was year in wh'c'
there was no summer. Very LITTLE
corn ripeaed in the New England anf
Middle States. Farmers supple.
themselves from corn produced II
1915 for the seed Of the spring 0
1917. II sold at from 81 10 s.
5uShel.
September furnished about W.
weeks ct the mildest weather OF tn
season. Soon after the middle
became very cold and frosty: 'c
formed quarter OF an inch thick
October produced more than II
share o. cold weather: .ros. and &c
were common.
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