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increased violence. Friday (22d) gale all day from N. E. and E., 

 with heavy and incessant rain. Gale increased in the evening, 

 continued till 4 o'clock, Saturday. At 2 o'clock in the morning 

 backed round to N., and by 9 o'clock was at N. N. W., when it 

 was most violent. In the course of the forenoon gradually backed 

 round to S. W. 



31. Bridgeport, Ct. Account is lost, but I find in a table which 

 is subjoined, the following : — Wind N. E. at 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, i past 

 10, and N. W. at 11 o'clock, of 23d. 



32. New Haven, Ct. Friday night and Saturday morning (22d 

 and 23d) severe storm of wind and rain. Did damage to roads 

 and bridges, wharf inundated ; six and a half inches of rain fell 

 during storm ; streams much swelled. Wind N. E. from morning 

 of 22d to morning of 23d ; noon of 23d W., evening S. W. 



33. Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Gale very severe. 



34. Lyme, Ct. Account lost, the following is from the table : — 

 Wind N. E. at 6 and 7 o'clock, S. E. at 8 and 9 o'clock of 23d. 



35. Neio London, Ct. Storm commenced on Friday (22d,) 

 During that day and night a heavy fall of rain, wind N. E, Next 

 morning (23d) wind increased, at 7 o'clock very violent, soon 

 after almost a hurricane. The tide which commenced flood about 

 6 o'clock, covered the wharves before 9, and at 10 o'clock had 

 risen three or four feet higher than was ever known. The rise 

 had been so rapid, that the buildings in Beech street were deluged 

 before the inhabitants felt their danger, and in thirty minutes after 

 danger was apprehended waves rose four to six feet in the streets. 

 Now stores were falling, buildings unroofed, trees falling ; this 

 destructive scene was short. Soon after 11 o'clock the wind 

 shifted to the westward and abated, when the sea returned with 

 the velocity it came in, though it should have run flood till 12 j 

 and the storm ceased. The destruction of trees in all towns in 

 the neighborhood was immense. InteUigent farmers estimate 

 half the best fruit and forest trees fallen. The showers which 

 fell over this city and neighborhood were of salt water. The 

 leaves of tender fruit trees and shrubs and of many forest trees, 

 without frost, shrunk in a few hours after the gale as though they 

 had been scorched. During the strength of the wind, in the ed- 

 dies, the air was extremely hot and suflbcating. — Another account. 

 For two or three days wind blew from N. E,, not very hard ; 

 about 8 o'clock it shifted to E., when its severity conimenced. 



