"Throughout the state, but more especially 

 along the coast, the damage by the gale was 

 equally disastrous, and those who experienced it 

 will not readily forget the September Gale of 

 1869." 



k. l;-5 October 1877 . From "The Evening Standard", New 

 Bedford, Massachusetts. 



"A severe storm of wind and rain commenced 

 •last night and continued through the night and day. 

 Some of the rain came in sheets, and the l^rers of 

 sand which have washed down upon the lower streets 

 attest the amount of rainfall. 



"Limbs were broken off, fences blown down, 

 walnuts and fruits blown from trees. 



"More water than the drains could carry off 

 ran from the Second Street gutter into the Robeson 

 Building. i Sycamore ■ Street, betvreen County and 

 Summer, is badly g\illied, the gutter having been 

 obstructed by a private bridge which turned the 

 current into the middle of the street. 



"The damage along the water front is insignifi- 

 cant as aiTple notice was given by old indications 

 and preparations made for the storm. Several vessels 

 in the harbor dragged their anchor. On the north 

 side of "Fish Island some spars and a scow got loose. 



"Capt. Joseph C. Delano's gauge indicated a 

 rainfall of 3.2 inches. 



"The tide last evening was very high." 



Excerpt from the "Boston Daily Globe", Boston, Massachusetts. 



"Newport, R. I. - The storm was very severe 

 in this vicinity last night, and blows a gale this 

 morning. But few vessles are in the harbor. The 

 Government schooner Joseph Henry drifted into 

 Buntons Gove, and several yachts and boats were 

 sunk." 



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