362 Cuba Hurricane of October, 1844. 
inquiry in the higher latitudes and towards Europe, is here sub- 
joined. 
165. R. M. steamer ——— Oct. 3d, 1844, at 12h. 15m. received the mails at eave 
and proceeded to sea; wind S. S. E., increasing ; Pong ni — breeze and clou 
4th, wind S. S. E. ., strong breeze and cloudy; 9 a. ong breeze pene wean 
; noon, same, lat. 44° 54’, lon. 59° 10’. ee vit 108. ans le.m g bre 
i dleariwe ather; 3p. M. wind S. E., increasing; cloudy ; eum fresh sale en Soman 
sea Gy up; midnight, strong sales sid squally with rain 
Oct. 5th, begins strong gales from S. S. E. and heavy satinlls witha high sea; 44. M. 
the same; 8 a. M. gale ners aie laboring and shipping much water over all, reefed 
the fore and aft-sails; 10 4 i r 
Cuba gale.] Noon, wind om — the same; lat. 45° 59’, lon. 55° 30’. Distance 163 
miles. P. M. strong gales from S. S. W., and squally weather with a heavy beam sea 
constant rain; 4. M. more moderate, set the topsail and shook out reefs; 6 p. M. wind in- 
reasing again, in first reef of topsail ; 10.39 p. m. out reefs and set foresail ; more mod- 
erate, andclear. [Remission, and approaching ade change of the first Cuba gale.] 
with a heavy beam sea; noon, lat. 46° 44’, lon. 51° 3’. Distance 198 miles. Cape Race 
N. F., bearing W. 4S. 78 miles; P. M. moderate breeze from W.S. W and clear weather ; 
4 p.M. increasing breeze and — weather; 8 rp. m. blowing ane ana — 
ses W., more m 
are 7th, moderate and hazy, wind W., inclining to N.W.; 2 4.M. wind w. N. W.; is 
8 a. m. wind N. N. W. ; 9. m. breeze increasing, cloud 510A. au. wind N.; noon, fresh 
45° Di . 
Spear agg P. M.m sanderatt reese and cloudy weather, with a heavy N. E. swe 
P. N. W.; 5 p. m. passed — ship Independence, standing S.W.; 7A. M. 
light a 0 wits and rain; in all fore and sfbenilis midnight, light breeze —_ dark 
rainy weather. [This N. E. swell sisson he strength of the gale to have been o 
left of the axis, in a higher latitude.] 
saa 8th, _ breeze from E., dark and rainy with a heavy N. E. swell ; [second Cuba 
rm;] 4a.M.same; 7 a.M.i néressing bseie from m E. by S., down top gt. yard and mast 
pe aceuits i, set the fore and aft-sails; noon, moderate and ai nt 48° 43!, lon. 
40° 28’. Distance 213 miles. [350 miles R. of supposed axisline.] 1p. m. wind E. by 8» 
clondy, with a heavy N. E. swell; 8 p.m. light wind a nd clear; ends the an a 
wpesterly winds of second storm had taken effect but moderately this day.] 
Oct. = light winds from S. S. E. with a heavy N. E. swell; 8 a. m. light airs from 
S. W.; noon, light winds and cloudy ; lat. 49° 14’, lon. or = Distance 212 miles 
miles R. a supposed axis line. } weal and clear weather, was . 
oe swell; 6. mM. wind S. 8. E.; oom M. 2h n; 9r.M. wind S. 
0 p.m. wind shifted to N. Wa: ends snpdiatete and clear, {Easterly part of gale lightly 
felt, sal westerly part but just commenced.] 
Oct. 10th, moderate breeze from N. W. and clear; 6 A.M. increasing hreese and cloudy; 
with a very _— cross swell; noon, lat. 49° 46’, lon. 29°. Distan 
- an 
&, 
re 
re) 
2 
=] 
= 
z 
fro 
eze and acs cloudy weather. [Apparent end of the observations on the s¢ 
Cuba gale; unless viewed as a remission, with a renewal on the 11t 
Oct. 11th, light winds from S. W. and cloudy, with heavy showers of rain; 44 
Creasingb es aie eet sea 7, ne: first see of ct topsail ; 8, strong ee and ree 
it noon a heavy cross 
sea; lat. 50° 26’, lon. 22° 50/. Distance 240 miles. P.M strong ; gales mes as weather 
with frequent showers of rain and a cross sea, sent down top gt. mast; 5, se reefed fore- 
sail ; 8 p. M. more moderate, with heavy rain; 10 p. m. wind hauling seed in foresail, 
dark and threatening weather. [A third storm approaching, probably from the lower lati- 
tudes of the Atlantic.] 
a een Baie Ss. cae ee Se kar he: SP a Wis 
ae ae eee Se Se ee 
ta eo OS ee ee 
