Dauphin Co PA News
Storms and Weather
Early Spring Drought in 1825
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) April 27, 1825
Harrisburg, April 18.
The drought experienced for the last three weeks, has been very injurious to the wheat and rye in the limestone soils. A month ago, farmers were apprehensive that these grains were so forward as to be liable to injury by frost when it blossoms; but the late dry and cool weather has been so unfavorable to vegetation, that it is not probable that they will be in blossom this spring earlier than they generally are. - Chronicle.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) March 29, 1826
The Storm of Thursday last, was the most violent and continued for a greater length of time than any we ever before witnessed. There was a great destruction of property along the river by the sinking of boats and arks. - Ib.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) April 5, 1826
Harrisburg, March 27
There was a tremendous "blow" at this place on Friday last, and we regret to hear that it capsized the bridge over the Swatara on the turnpike road near Middletown. The stable of the tavern at the south end of the bridge was also blown down and other damages done in the neighborhood. - Chronicle.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) July 12, 1826
Harrisburg, July 1
The late rains have swelled the Susquehanna to an extent unusual at this season of the year. It was as high during the present week as it was in the spring and swept along the drift wood with such rapidity as to carry away the false works put up under that section of the Harrisburg bridge near the Cumberland side for the purpose of erecting additional arches.
The Swatara creek has also swelled but not to an unusual height for that stream at other seasons of the year. If the accounts from this quarter be correct, serious injury has been sustained by the Union Canal. An aqueduct crossing the stream near Jonestown is said to have been carried away and the embankments which formed those sections of the Union Canal on the low ground in the vicinity of the Swatara are said to be completely demolished. We hope the destruction is not so great as stated but apprehend the worst because such effects were prognosticated by those living along the stream and acquainted with its swellings. - Oracle.