1. 23 October I878 . From "The Evening Standard", New 

 Bedford, Massachusetts. 



"The storin yesterday afternoon and last night 

 was very severe, the rain falling in torrents, 

 but there was little dai^iage in this vicinity. 

 Several vessels and boats got adrift at the docks, 

 but trifling damage was done, some of tne wharves 

 were flooded. The last train from Providence was 

 prevented from reachinr^ Fall River on account of 

 a washout near Cole's River. The velocity of the 

 Tf-'ind was ^0 miles an hour. The storm originated 

 in the Gulf of wexjxo on Monday morning." 



m. 10 December I878 . From "The Providence Daily Joiirnal", 

 Providence, Rhode Island. 



"Yesterday was a rainy day and the \j±nd blew 

 mightily from the southeast in fitful gusts. Towa:*d 

 evening the wind incr'jased in fury and poorer. The 

 wind did not decrease in volume or strength until 

 8:00 p.m. and the rain fell as r^idly as during 

 the day. 



"About 5:30 p.m. when the wind was at its height 

 the cigar factory wiiich was on supports prcpc-uratory 

 to being moved was blown do1^m (^3^000 damage). A 

 floating bath house above India Bridge was blown 

 from its mooring. A ship broke loose. Cellars 

 flooded, some up to 8 inches. 



"The x-rater in the river (Providence River) 

 rose very high, higher than before this year. 

 Fortunately the wind went down about an hour 

 before high water and danger was averted. This 

 is the second time this year in which the gale 

 ceased an hour or so before high tide. Water 

 washed over the Dorrance Street wharf. Dyer 

 Street cellars got a little water." 



n. 2I4. August 1893 . From "The Providence Daily Journal", 

 Providence, Rhode Island. 



"The herald of the storm in this city was a 

 heavy bank of mist, which caae in from the sea 

 early in the evening. In the meantime the storm 

 from the southeast came rapidly along. It struck 



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