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358 Cuba Hurricane of October, 1844. 
146. Ship J. N. Cooper, bound for Gulf of Mexico, Oct. 6th, about 1 p.m. the gale 
commenced blowing se from S. E. by E., which in hauling to S S.S.E. increased to a 
furious hurricane, in which all the spars were blown off the ship except the lower masts. 
The wind had continued nia to S. S. W., at which point the force of the hurricane 
to abate, and the gale continued hauling to S. W. and thence to N.W., ending 
about midnight. The greatest force of the hurricane lasted about five hours. " Position 
near the close of the hurricane lat. 35° 50’, lon. 69°, [25 miles right of axis line; ship fur- 
148. Brig Wakulla, for New York, Oct. 6ih, 3 a. m. wind S. 8. E., light, freshening in 
the forenoon, with clear weather ; noon, lat. 35° 36’, lon. oa ao satya lc ;] p.m. begin 
with strong gales from S. , took in light sails; 3 Pp. M. gale increasing, double-reefed 
topsails, barometer rapidly falling ; ; 6p. Mm. heavy _ close-reefed topsails, took in main- 
sail and jib; 9 p.m. blowing a hurricane from S., took in fore-topsail and foresail, and hove 
to at 10 p. m. head to eastward. Oct. 7th, at 1 a. m. the vessel was forced on her beam 
ends, yards broke sails blew to pieces, hurricane still blowing with inconceivable 
fury; soon after 2.4. M. it began to abate a little in its force, till at half past 3.4. M. its 
men 
Neat aaa on the 6th, Capt. MuLrorp saw that a“ barometer — fallen to abl 
27-50. {Add adjustment error 0°15, and for assumed error of observation 0:10= 
in.] The weather was not cloudy in the commen sera of the gale, nor so long as wie 
spray y blown from the sea permitted observation. Nor at this time was the sea heavy, be- 
ing blown off comparatively smooth by the violence of the wind, which ble w with a force 
8 ge previous — or Sees. 
149. Brig St. Lawre ed in a hurricane Oct. 6th, lat. 36° 50 Jon. 67° 2. 
[65 saa 
150. Big: Charles, took the gale _ 6th, in lat. 37° 50’, lon. 67°, [35 miles R. |] was hove 
on beam ends, lost mainmast, fore- t, &e. 
151. Barque Elvira, for Philadal itl Oct. 6th, in lat, 38° 10’, lon. 66° 30", [22 miles R.,J 
experienced a tremendous hurricane from S. to S. 8. W. [This vessel was bound to the 
N. W., and the position is probably that of noon after the gale. Like th e Wakulla, on the 
same course, she probably took the gale ata much greater distance from re axis line, and 
seems to have reported only the hurricane portion of the gale.] 
152, Whaling ship Nye, for the Pacific Ocean, took se gale of Oct. 6th, in lat. 38° 58; 
Jon. 65°, [47 miles R.,] from S. E., with rain, lay to h eading S. W.; 8P m. took in storm- 
staysail; gale increasing till 1 a. we - Oct. 7th, whi the ship edamne ceatadl and sails 
blown in tatters; at 8 a. mM. gale abated 
153. Whaling = Mt. Vernon, ~ the Pacific, Oct. 6th, lat. 39°, lon. 66°, [6 miles R. 5)» 
6 p. mM. wind E., stormy indications; bar. fell and wind increased during the evening, 
From midnight tll 4a. m. of the 7th it blew a perfect hurricane, when it suddenly shifted 
to S. and S. W. and settled at — , blowing if possible harder than before ; at8 A. M. of the 
7th it was moderate; lost all her masts and otherwise injured. [The sudden shift of the 
wind shows the ship to have ea near the axis of the gale.] 
It has been seen that three ships, cases 129 to 131, first took 
the gale on the left side of its axis path, and crossed the same i 
front of the axis, which brought them into the right side of the 
gale where it veered by the S. to the W. Our next three cases 
on this side, will be nearer the right border of the gale. 
154. Brig Lowell, from Tobasco to Marseilles, Oct. 5th, lat. 33° 46’, lon. a 40’; P.M. 
good breeze from S. W., overcast; midnight, moderate breezes an d passing clouds. Oct. 
