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tinuous in the afternoon. Notice was received here at 11.35 a.m., 

 or 11 hours after storm was upon us. 



On 16th, at 11.50 a. m., I was warned to hoist the drum ; the 

 wind then being S. E. at 15.5 per hour. This rate was not 

 exceeded during this disturbance, but considering the evident 

 proximity of a much heavier blow, the notice would have been 

 prudent if sent from 12 to 20 hours sooner. Heavy snow, sleet, 

 rain, fog, and drizzle were all present here that day. 



Between 11 a. m. and 6 p. m. of 20th, we had a short and 

 sharp blow from S. W., at times rising to a gale ; and accompanied 

 with violent rain. Of this Washington sent no advice. 



A caution was received on the 23rd at 1.30 p.m. I doubt the 

 expediency of sending this telegram at all ; but certainly, if sent, 

 it should have been forwarded much earlier. A light snow fell on 

 that day from 7.45 a. ra. to 8 p. m. ; and a wind, from N. E. to 

 S. E., never exceeded 14 miles per hour. Midnight was calm and 



On the 26th snow began to fall gently at 0.30 a. m. From 1 

 to 10 a. m., it snowed fast. The wind backed from S. at midnight 

 of 25th, to N. at 2 p. m. of 26th; blowing very unsteadily, and 

 very rapidly at intervals, but never passed 14 miles in one continu- 

 ous hour. The warning was not delivered here till 9.10 in the 

 morning, when the greatest velocity was being attained ; but still 

 it was a fair forecast, and had the telegraph done its duty throughout, 

 would have been in my hands before midnight of 25th. 



Of these seven storms, six were foreseen at Washington ; but 

 only one warning was sent from Toronto to Halifax in time to be 

 useful here ; and that was marred by telegraphic delay. No caution 

 was sent in one instance only that of the 20th. I have thought it 

 unnecessary to dwell here upon the fact that notices, though late, 

 are of use in demonstrating the wide range of storms beyond the 

 locality warned ; especially in shewing seamen the path and progress 

 of these atmospheric disturbances ; as that discussion would open 

 up a field differing from that immediately under consideration. 



