12 Eccentrical Position of the Storm’s Avis. 
Strength and Extension of the Trade or Northeasterly Wind 
on the Northern Side of the Storm. 
It has been seen that along an extensive portion of its path 
and on its northern side, this storm was preceded and attended 
by a strong northeasterly wind, which appears to have coincided 
with the right front of the stormy vortex and to have extended 
as far northward as the Carolinas. This coincident wind, press- 
ing upon the northern border and right front of the hurricane, 
may have contributed to the vortica extent and activity of this 
portion of the storm, and doubtless had no small influence in pro- 
ducing its unusually western course. 
Evccentrical Position of the Vortical Axis in the Storm. 
The greater extent of the gale on the right or northern side of 
its axis of revolution, or axis route, as compared with its extent 
on the left side of the axis line, constitutes a remarkable feature 
in this storm. One probable, if not principal cause of this un- 
equal extension has just been noticed. 
This extension of the sensible effects of the storm on the right 
of its axis path, conforms very strikingly to the effects which 
have been observed in the paths of small and destructive whirl- 
winds or tornadoes. This is shown in the case of the tornado 
which visited New Brunswick, N. J., in June, 1835,* and in that 
which passed near Providence, R. I, in August, 1838;+ and 
these agree with other observed cases which have not been pub- 
lished. This characteristic has pertained, likewise, to other great 
storms ; owing, probably, to causes which differ somewhat from 
those which produce the like effect in smaller whirlwinds. But 
this peculiarity in great storms appears not so common and s0 
ee marked as in the tornadoes. 
winds of the storm blown along the path of its axis from the east and with still greater 
fonge, or had ewe ant of winds, from Pet sides of a ne or axial east and west _ 
ards that line or some point on the same, in diree 
epposition to cach other, and cack sa er found limited to its own side of the axis a 
instead of blowing in succession across extensive portions of the same path, then might it 
ve been bee that the winds from all sides of the storm blew towards a central point 
or line, i in the body of the storm. But the facts which have been observed appear to for- 
supposition ; not only as relates to this storm, but also as regards every other 
ikiaaiiine, tempest which has been duly examined. 
_ * See this Journal for 1841, Vol. xx1, pp. 73, Re with diagram of survey. 
* Soccam for 1842, Vol. xi11, pp. 269 to 
