On three several hurricanes of the Atlantic, and their relations to the northers of Mexico and Central America, with notices of other storms / by W.C. Redfield.

  • William C. Redfield
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1846
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Credit: On three several hurricanes of the Atlantic, and their relations to the northers of Mexico and Central America, with notices of other storms / by W.C. Redfield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    E. ;J 11 p. M. gale S. E. Oct. 7th, at 2 a. m. wore ship to N. E.; about 3 p. M. wind abated at S. E. and came out light from N. TV, which suddenly increased to a tremendous gale ; hove the ship to, sea running high from the old quarters and making a clear breach over the ship; 8 a. m. kept away before the wind; noon, weather moderated and all sail set, lat. 39° 40', Ion. 64° 45', [31 miles R.] Oct. 8th, lat. 40° 40', Ion. 62° 40', Capt. Pell states that between 1 and 4 a. m. his barometer had fallen to or below 2820; the lowest he had seen it, except in the gale in which the steam-ship President was lost. [Its error being0-17in. gives 2837in., corrected.] The Cambridge, for Liverpool, was in company with the Me- diator before the gale, and in like manner with that ship and the St. Nicholas, crossed the axis line during the gale and had the wind veer by the South, as follows: 131. Ship Cambridge, Oct. 6, p. m., wind freshening from E. N. E., veering to E. S. E., ship's course S. E. to S.; at 4 p. m. topsails were double reefed ; 6 p. m. close reefed ; furled foresail; gale increasing. October 7th begins by wearing ship to the E. under close reefed main-topsail and main spenser; wind increasing; at 2 a. m. a complete hurri- cane ; blew away the main-topsail; wind hauling gradually from S. S. E. to westward ; at 7 a.m. bore away* under close reefed fore-topsail ; 10 a. m. set the foresail; at 6 p. W. more moderate. The mate states that the wind hauled gradually from S. S. E. to S. W. and the westward. 132. Brig Mentor, for Guadalonpe, Oct. 6, lat. 40° 30', Ion. 65°, [24 miles R.] light winds from IS. and E. and heavy sea. Towards evening wind increased, and before 10 p. Mr. a heavy gale set in blowing from S. E.; lip. in. hove to. October 7th, gale increasing, and before 4 a.m. blew a hurricane ; by 6 a. m. every mast and spar was blown from the wreck. 133. Ship Roscius, for New York, took the gale off N. E. end of George's Shoal, near lat. 41° 10', Ion. 65° 50', [about 85 miles L.] on the 6th, about 6 or 7 p. m., from E. N. E. The gale was heaviest about 1 a. m. of the 7th, when the barometer stood somewhat be- low 28 inches, but soon rose, and the gale veered suddenly to N., and thence gradually to the northwestward. At the commencement of the gale on the evening of the 6th, the ba- rometer stood at about 2970. [Its index error, 1 am told, was two or three tenths; cor- rected minimum, say 2825 inches.] 134. Ship Rochester, Oct. 7th, lat. 42°, Ion. 67°, [182 miles L.] experienced a severe gale from N. E.; lost main-topsail, foresail, &c, and sprung fore and main masts. 135a. Fort Preble, near Portland, Me., lat. 43° 30', Ion. 70° 201', [368 miles L.] Oct. 2d, average of barometer, 30-249 ; Oct. 3d, 30155; Oct. 4th, 29-739, wind S. E, 6 to 8, rain from 7 p. m. of 3d to 4 p. m. of 4th, 0 90 inches; Oct. 5th, bar. 29.535, 9 p. m. 29-717, winds, a. m., S. W., 3, 4; p. m., W., 6, 4, 1. Oct. 6th, sunrise, bar. 29.937, wind S. W., 2 ;' 9 a. m.' bar. 30059, wind S. W., 1; 3 p. m. bar. 30055, wind S. W., 1; 9 r. m. bar. 29-977, wind, S. E. (?) 6. Oct. 7th, sunrise, bar. 29-736, wind N., 6 ; 9 a. m. bar. 29862, wind N. W. 4 • 3 p. m. bar. 29 961, wind N., 4; 9 p.m. bar. 30032, wind N. E., 1; light rain 7th, from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m., 014 inches. 1356. The following observations were made at Hampden, Me., on the Penobscot River, 180 feet above tide, lat. 44° 42', Ion. 68° 56'. From journal of J. HePvRick. S. R. 37F24 30 26 29-88 29-29 29 £0 29 65 30 9a.M so^g 30-23 29-88 29-30 29-83 29-70 3p.m.|9p.m 3024130 4C 30 10 30 10 29 54,29 30 29-27 29-4 29 83'29-84 29-87 29 94 MUl 29 90 29 90 Ther. rlean i?JW 1775 S5-75 :>4 75 49-75 42-25 4375 Wind, and its force.I S. R. N. W. 1 S. E. I S.S.E. <j S. 1 aw. i N. W. 6 N. W. 1 9 A. M. W. 1 E. 2 S.;-.E. (i S.S.E. 2 S. E. 3 E. 6 S. 3 N. W. 3 N. W 2!N. W 2 N. W 4 N W. 3 S. W. 1 S. W. ) Clouds, velocity and course from, N. E. 6 YW. 1 9 A. M. Smoky S. E. 2 S, E. 8 S. 3 N. W. 2 N.N.E. 4 N, W. 3 9 p M. S.S.E.2 3 p. M. H^yT .-. E. 3 E. 8, N.W. 3 S. E 3; V.W.-3W. 2 N.W. 2JN. W. 1 * The sea terms, bear up and bear away, have but one meaning among ourseamen The latter term, though not accordant with authority, seems best to express the idea of sailing off from the wind ; the former refers to the act by which the result is produced. T Formulary of the Surgeon General's office. ; Hjgh current.