350 Hurricane in New England, September, 1815. 



blew down about 11 o'clock; trees were thrown down. Every 

 substance exposed to rain incrusted with salt ; windows lost their 

 transparency from the salt ; leaves have the appearance of frost. 

 Same observed some miles interior. Another account : — Storm 

 commenced at 4 o'clock from E., with heavy showers. At 9 

 o'clock fresh gale from E. with slight rain ; at ^ before 11 shifted 

 to S. E. without rain, and by 12 o'clock a violent hurricane. At 

 2 o'clock gale had abated ; and at 6 o'clock moderate weather. 



47. Salem, Mass. Saturday, (23d,) violent gale began about 

 9 o'clock, greatest fury about llj o'clock. Began at S. E. and 

 filled the air with rain as briny as the ocean. At the time of 

 greatest violence changed to S. W., and then did greatest dam- 

 age ; it afterwards changed to S. S. W., and before 3 o'clock the 

 sun appeared. Not suffered as much as our neighbors. Loss of 

 barns, out-houses, orchards and fences severely felt. Few vessels 

 ihjured. Another account: — Morning, wind at E., about 11 

 shifted to S. E. ; between 1 and 2 o'clock got S. V/., and soon 

 subsided ; ; pleasant before night. 



48. Northampton, Mass. Storm very severe only on Satur- 

 day (23d). 



49. Amherst, Mass. All the country within this place, Brook- 

 field, Tolland, New London, Nev/" Bedford, tempest raged about 

 equally. Great destruction of trees. The following is from the 

 table: — wind at llj o'clock S. E. ; at 1^ o'clock subsided. 



50. Provincetown, and Wellfleet, Cape Cod. The gale was but 

 slightly felt. 



51. Troy, N. Y. Great rain, sudden and unusual rise in Hud- 

 son River. Sunday, (24th,) most of the wharves covered several 

 feet deep. 



52. Portsmouth, N. H. Buildings considerably injured. 



53. Counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Plymouth, Not-folk, 

 Worcester, Middlesex, Essex and Hampshire, Mass. Reports 

 that would fill columns. Damages pretty equally felt in injury of 

 meeting-houses, dwellings, chimneys, barns, and trees. All fruit 

 shaken off. In all places to leeward of salt water, pastures ruined 

 by the salt spray, and the whole of trees and vegetables so blight- 

 ed and changed as to exhibit the appearance of destruction by 

 fire and smoke. 



