LIVERPOOL STORM. 521 



George Innes' Journal, at Aberdeen. 



" The sudden fall and extreme depression of the barometer, between 

 last Sunday evening and Monday morning, was accompanied with an 

 equally sudden change in the weather. Sunday had been calm, clear and 

 frosty, bur, towards night, it began to blow heavily from the N. W. ; and, 

 during the early horns of Monday, the wind had increased to a hurri- 

 cane, accompanied with much rain. We believe that the barometer has 

 never been observed to be so depressed as it was on this occasion. It 

 fell 1.405 inch during the night ; and on Monday, at 8, A. M., it indi- 

 cated 27.645 inches ! 



[Hull Advertiser of January 11, 1839.] 



The storm came on at Whitby about 2, A. M., of 7th, with the wind 

 at S. S. W., which kept traversing till it was due west, when it was sta- 

 tionary. At about 4, it was highest. 



At Hoston it commenced blowing very hard, about 5, A. M., of 7, 

 from the westward. At 6, it blew a complete hurricane. 



[Hull Gazette, of 12th.] 



At Newcastle, it commenced about 1, A. M., of 7, from S. W., and 

 continued with unabated fury throughout the day. The wind veering 

 round to the northward about mid day, when it was W. N. VV. 



[Liverpool Storm of 6th and 7th January, .1839.] 



Times of Jan. 16. At Cape Clear, a most tremendous hurricane on 

 the 6th. 



Times of Jan. 13. Throughout the early part of Monday, the 7th, the 

 wind was a strong breeze from the S. VV. with squalls at London. 



Morning Chronicle, of22d. On the 6th, a dreadful gale from West, 

 off Fern Islands. 



Chronicle of 16th. The Amanda was in a hurricane on the 6th, in 

 longitude 16, coming from Newfoundland to Cork. 



Times of Jan. 13, h. The wind during the day at Liverpool had 

 been about S. S. E., and rather strong. About 10, P. M., it died away, 

 and the atmosphere became mild and warm. In a few minutes it began 

 to blow with alarming gusts from the S. W. and W. S. W. 



At Sunderland, a few miles south of Newcastle, the gale came on 

 early on the morning of 7th, wind about S. S. E., arid continued to blow 

 very heavy during the whole of the day, changing S. W. and W. 



At Glasgow, there was a continued storm of tremendous character 

 from Thursday the 3d. On Thursday and Friday there was heavy rain, 

 accompanied with high wind. On Friday and Saturday snow, very 

 heavy on Saturday night. During the day on Sunday, there was an ap- 

 parent intermission ; but by 10, at night, the wind became fearful and 



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