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J. Eliot — The South-West Monsoon Storms 



[No. 2, 





Position. 



o 



1 



g 



a 

 pq 



Wind. 



i 



% 



--+3 . 







Latitude. 



N. 



Longi- 

 tude. 



E. 



•J 



P 



i 



r istancefrc 

 bableposi 

 centre. 



Saugor Island Light 

 House. 



21° 39' 



88° 5' 



29-146 



E. 



Mode- 

 rate. 



s.w. 



19 



Commillah 



20° 18' 



88° 40' 



29-252 



S. W. 



11 



N. W. 



100 



Scottish Chieftain 



20° 40' 



88° 10' 



29-300 



w.s.w. 



10 



N.N.W 



60 



Saint Magnus 



19° 58' 



88° 28' 



29-370 



w.s.w. 



10 



N.N.W 



115 



British Princess... 



20° 24' 



88° 42' 



29-340 



S.W.byS. 



10 



N. W. 



95 



Prince Amadeo 



20° 00' 



88° 55' 



29-320 



W.toS.S.W 



8 to 10 



N. W. 



125 



Star of Albion 



19° 43' 



88° 37' 



29-53 



S. W. 



9 to 10 



N.N.W 



145 



Pemba 



19° 16' 



89° 56' 



29-50 



S. W. 



9 



N. W. 



200 



The preceding table shows that the vessels were all in the south 

 eastern quadrant. They were experiencing violent west to south-west 

 •winds with frequent squalls of hurricane force. The majority of them 

 were for the first time feeling the full strength of the storm. 



The storm continued to pass to the westward during the day. The 

 centre was probably in Lat. 21° 35' N. and Long. 87° 30' E. at 4 p. m. 



The observations taken at the light- vessels and the neighbouring 

 land stations, with the probable distance and bearing of the centre from 

 each, are given below : — 





Position. 



2 



Wind. 



it 



2^ 

 S-2 





Latitude. 



N. 



Longi- 

 tude. 



E. 



•2 



'-+3 



A 



-& 



fl 



t 



istance fro 

 bable posi 

 centre. 









pq 



P 



m 



p 



P 



Calcutta (Alipore) 



22° 32' 



88° 20' 



29-214 



E. 



Strong 



s.s.w. 



85 



Burdwan 



28° 14' 



87° 54' 



29-245 



N. E. 



Light 



s.w. 



115 





20° 20' 



86° 47' 



29-361 



W.S.W. 



Strong 

 Light 



N.N.E. 



98 



Cuttack 



20° 29' 



85° 54' 



29-285 



W.N.W. 



N.E. 



130 



Saugor Island Light 



21° 39' 



88° 5' 



29-112 



S.W. 



Very 



W. 



38 



House. 











strong 







Upper Gasper Light 



21° 31' 



88° 3' 



29-108 



s. w. 



9 



w. 



36 



Vessel. 

















Intermediate Light 



21° 15' 



88° 11' 



29-199 



s.w. 



9 



W.N. 



50 



Vessel. 













w. 





Eastern Channel 



21° 1' 



88° 12' 



29-237 



S. W.by W. 



8 to 9 



W. N. 



60 



Light Vessel. 













w. 





