340 Cuba Hurricane of October, 1844. 
smasted. [As it is known from several sources that the Homer was dismasted on the 
4th of October, there must be an error of two days in the date above reported. This ac- 
count may serve, however, to show the direction of the wind in the first part of the gale 
and the pro robable position of the Homer, as pew d near the path pursued by the axis of 
the storm 
23. At 'Prinidad, south side of Cuba, flat. 21° 42’, lon. 80° 11’, 83 miles R.,] the pet 
cane was peculiarly severe, as also in its vicinity, blowing down houses in the town and 
ms. 
24, At Cienfuegos, [Xagua, lat. 22° 6/, lon. 80° 42’, 45 miles R.] the gale, though very 
severe, did less damage than at Trinidad. (Owing, probably, to the deeply selerd 
position of the place.] 
25. On the right border of the storm we find that the master of the Schr. Evins (at 
coe N. P.) reports oo loss of “on vessels on the west coast of St. Domingo [Hayti] 
ear Gonaives, in this ga [Say in lat. 19° 38’, lon. 73°, 550 miles R. Vessels in this 
pre bight or bay, were eli serio to being driven on shore by the S. W. wae 
under this border of the 
At Turks Island, as sepuiie by Capt. Varney, the gale blew hard from the south- 
ward § but not ahurricane. [Lat. 21° 22’, lon. 71° 8’, 565 miles R.] 
We take now the accounts from Cuba and other reports, from 
the left side of the gale, as far onward as will include the pen- 
or of Florida and the Bahama Bank. 
At Santiago de la Vegas, 50 miles westward of Havana, flat. 22° 57, : $e a; 
ce 2 mile L. (2)] the hurricane began at 9 a. m. of Oct. 4th, and continued 14 h 
At San Christobal, on the age slope of Cuba, about 60 miles S. W. by ow. i 
nabs [say 105 miles L.) Oct. 2d, it began to blow from the N. and every body sup- 
posed that the rains were going to cease. The wind continued to increase, and on the 
afternoon and night of the 3d it began to cause aie to arin cornfields. 
ea it was reserved for the night ee 3 4th to destruction, and in every 
hour the wind seemed to increase. gale Siedtinted rat pode 10 o’clock in the morn- 
ing of the 5th, though the wind had fight slowly to subside. 
At San Antonio de los oe eon 30 miles ‘ W. from Havana and 92 miles 
L.] Oct. Ast, a light dry wind from N. E., which by the morning of the 2d was quite strong ; 
ore violent, insiglhs te tbe i evening and night to the East, an by 
h 
At midnight of the 3d there was rain, which increased and neta all the day and 
night of the 4th. About 5 r. a. of the 4th, the wind had begun to blow dre E. and 
it ually increased till 10 p.m., when it had passed to the East. “he m, of the 
5th, the wind was at E. N. E. and blew with inconceivable fury, and ana rain * fell in tor- 
rents. At 5 .M. it ete from he Norm, and from that time till 10 a. m. or more prop- 
pes a3 no hum: i 
Be Raahiands | eon shore of Cuba, 32 miles S. by W. from Havana and 76 miles 
le of the axis line,] at 5 a.m. oi Ist, it began to blow from the N., and on the 2d at the 
me hour, hauling towards the N. W., it eo on to a hurricane meee the 3d, wie it 
hed subsided at the same time that some rain began to fall. 
The 4th of October was rainy, and the wind blew from N. E. until 8 p.m., when the 
hurricane began ; at 3 p.m. [?] of the 5th it became calm, the wind changing to N.W., 
rar. it again blew met for two hours and then cease 
31. At Guatao, five leagues from Havana, Oct. 2d, at 4x. m., wind E. N, E., ne: 
in successive gusts and vais in transient scyeafte. At 7 a.m, wind stronger at E. N. 
re noon, feeble from E. N. E.; at 6 p.m. wind hardly sensible, direction the same. Oct. 
3d, all day a slight drizzling of ‘ilk with a light breeze 
ee 
* The accounts from the island of Cuba are chiefly taken from the Diario a la — as 
translated by Mr. John H. Redfield. The distances are estimated in a direct 1 
