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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    Oct. 4th, at 5 a. m., wet; frequent showers with violent wind in short gusts ; continued to blow hard with slight rain to 11 a. m , when the storm commenced with great vio- lence ; from 11 a. m. to 8 p. M. there fell 0 95 inches of rain ; 2 p. m. thunder shower N. W. Oct. 6ih, high current from S. S. E. all day; low clouds from N. VV. Oct. 7th, at 6 p. m. a pause ; from 9 a. m, to 9 p. m. 0 54 inches of rain fell. During ihe progress of this storm [night of 6th and 7th] the low wind has been from N.W. with a rising barometer, and a higher current from S. S. E. [The lower or scud cloud, however, has shown here the true course of the wind in the storm stratum, and conformably to the barometric changes ; see table. Both here and in Massachusetts, the old N. W, surface wind of the 5th appears to have intruded beneath the storm stratum, nearly or quite to the sea coast.] 136. At Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, lat. 43° 51', Ion. 66° 05', [28 miles N. W. from Cape Sable, and 225 miles L.] a heavy gale commenced at 11 p. m. Oct. 6th, from N. E., and at 11 a. m. of the 7th, veered to N. W. Vessels in port damaged and driven on shore. 137. Ship St. Petersburg, Oct. 6th and 7th, Cape Sable N. W. 25 miles, [lat 43° 05', Ion. 65° 14', about 152 miles L.] experienced a gale from E., lost topmasts and mainsail. [It must be inferred that this position, west of the ship's proper truck, was at the close of the easterly part of the gale, and that the vessel was much nearer the axis line in the early part of the storm. Close of the gale not mentioned] 133. Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Me., lat. 44° 53', Ion. 67°, [310 miles L.] Oct. 4th, winds E., 4, 5 ; 9 p. m., N. E., 6 ; 5th, S. E., 1, S. W., 3, 4, W., 2; rain from 1 p. m. of 4th, with high winds—rain, ending 2 a. m. of 5th, 2-10 inches. Oct. 6th, a. m., winds W. 2.; p. m., N. W., 1, 0. Oct. 7th, sunrise, wind N. E., 6; 9 a. m., N., 4; 3 p. m., N. VV., 3; 9 r. m., N. VV., 3; rain from 2 a. m. to 10 p. m., 0-55 inches. 139. At Hancock Barracks, Holton, Me., lat. 46° 5', Ion. 67° 40', [390 miles L.] Oct. 2d, average of bar. 29 593 : 3d, 2968 : 4th, a. m., 29-576, wind E , 4, 5 ; 2 p. m. 29-209, wind E., 6 ; 9 p. m. 29 075, wind E., 6 ; rain from li P. M. ending in night, 0 54 inches : 5th, a. m., 28-862, wind S. E., 3, S., 4 ; p. m. 28-835, wind S., 5, 3, showery. Oct. 6th, sunrise, bar. 29-063, wind S. W., 3 ; 10 a. m. 29099, wind N. VV., 3; 2 p. m. 29-205, wind VV., 2; 9 p.m. 29-205, VV., 2 : 7ih, sunrise, 29-142, N. E. 4; 9 a. m. 29-177, N. E. 4 ; 2 p. m. 29-142, N. VV., 3 ; 9 p. m. 29-236, N. W., 3 ; rain from 11 a. m. to 4 a. m. of 8th, 070 inches, [apparently within the range of the two storms.] 140. At Fort Kent, Me., lat. 47°? Ion. 68° 20'? [about 460 miles L.] Oct. 4th, wind 5. E., 1, 2; 5th, N. E., 1, 2, W. 2 ; rain from 3 r. m. of 4th to 11 a. m. of 5th, 0-84 inches; 6th, N. W , 3, 2, 1, showers in night, 0 03 inches. Oct. 7th, a. m., N. E., 2; 2 p. m., N., 2; 9 p. m., N., 1; rainy from 3 p. M. to 5 p. m., 0*02 inches. Aurora in the evening. [No gale here, but the more moderate influence of both storms is distinctly seen.J 141. H. M. ship Illustrious, Ad. Sir Charles Adam, in Halifax harbor, lat. 44° 36', Ion. 63° 28', [168 miles L.J Oct. 4th, a.m., (first 12 hours,) bar. 3029 to 30 05; winds from E. S. E., 4, 5, c, to S. by E., 6, c. q.; p. m. bar. 3001, to 2980 at 10 p. m. ; winds S. by E., 6, S. E., 7, E. S. E., 8, E. by S. 9, 7; rain from 6 p. m. Oct. 5th, bar. 2 a. m. 2950; 10 a. m. 2954, noon, 2960; winds, 2 a. m., S. E., 5, o. c. q.; 4 a. m., VV., c. o.; 6th a. m., 5. VV., 3, o. t.; 10 a. m., S. VV., 2; 2 p. M. bar. 2951, 10 p.m., 29-56; winds, VV. S. VV., 3, 4 o. c.; 6 p. m., S. W., 4, 2, c. Oct. 6th, a. m. bar. 2959 to 2975, p. m. 29-78 to 2983 ; winds a. m., S. VV., N. VV., 3, 2, b. c, c. f.; p. M., N. W. to N. N. VV., 3, 2 ; ends calm. Oct. 7th, bar. 2 a.m. 2976; 4 a. m., 2976 ; 6a.m.2956; 8a.m. 2950; 10 a.m. 29-40; noon 29-23 ; 2 p. m. 29-38; 4 p. m. 2938 ; 6 p. m. 2940 ; 8 p. u. 29-48 ; 10 p. m. 2959 ; 12 p. M. 2973: winds, 2 a. m., N. Easterly, 4, c.; 4 a. m., N. E., 5, c. r.; 6 a. m., E. N. E., 6, q. r.; 8 a. M , E. N. E., 7, q. r.; 10 a. m., N. E., (northeasterly,) 8, q. r.; noon, N. Easterly, 8, q. r.; 2 p. m., N., 6, o. q. r; 4 P. m., N., 6, o. q. r. ; 6 p. H., N. Westerly, 5, c. q., and the same to midnight. Oct. 8th, a. m., bar. 29-74 to 29-88; winds N. W., W. N. W., N. W., 6, 5, 2, 4, c. o., b. c, ; p. M., bar. 29 88 ; winds VV. N. VV., 4, 2, 1. [According to the ba- rometer, the axis of the gale appears to have been opposite to or S. E. of Halifax about noon of 7th, or soon after.] 142. H. M. ship Scylla, at and from Prince Edward's Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Oct. 2, a.m., winds N. VVr. to VV. N. VV., 4, c, bar. 3020; p.m., running for Pictou and anchored under Pictou islands; winds VV. N. VV., S. VV., 4,3,2. Oct. 3d, running for