"During the height of the storm, the flood 

 in the Mall fronting City hall, measured to a depth 

 of h feet. 



"The critical point of yesterday's hurricane 

 for northern and metropolitan Rhode Island fell 

 within the half hour before noon, a time when the 

 weather Bureau at Hillsgrove reported a sustained 

 wind velocity of 90 raph, with gusts up to an esti- 

 mated 115 mph. 



"A gust at 11:37 a.m. sent the anemometer 

 needle off the register, indicating that wind 

 velocity was more than 100 mph. The force was 

 estimated at 110 to 115 mph. 



"Between 1:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Hillsgrove 

 reported the bureau barometer fell to a reading of 

 28.79. 



"Hurricane Carol developed off the coast of 

 Jacksonville, Florida, -;hh;--;;--;;- . 



"Governor Roberts estimated damages at more 

 than ;200,000,000." 



NOTE: At Providence, Rhode Island on August 31 j the tide 

 rose to li4.7 feet above mean sea level. The 

 minimum barometer reading was 2b. 79 inches. 



X. 11 September 193U (ii^dna) . From "The Providence Journal", 

 Providence, i^ode Island. 



"■/Jinds of the seasons second hurricane in 11 

 days shipped into Providence this forenoon with 

 winds of 55 miles per hour and gusts of 79 miles 

 per hour, and a barom.eter reading of 28.56 shortly 

 after noon. 



"oolid advance preparations and a last m.inute 

 split in the hurricane eye, which hit during the 

 ebbing tide, left Providence with comparatively 

 minor damage. 



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