HK. Loomis— Observations of the U. 8. Signal Service. 9 
Course of Hurricanes originating near the China Sea, Bay of Bengal, ete. 
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; 1 1803. Sept. 21|160)/W.15N.) 9-1 Heavy | P. |J. A.8., v.11 
2/1810. Sept. 28 | 181 |W.1258.| 73 Heavy | P. |J. A.S., v. 11 
i 1 Aug. 20°5 |W. 18 N.| 17-0 Heavy | R. |J.S., v. 35 
) 4/1838. April 8 | 22-6 §. 37 E.| 5-0 |Hail Padded Bay Veo 
5 (1839. June 3 | 20°0/W.138.| 3°9 Violent} P. |J.A.S.,v. 8 
Sept. 20 | 22°01W.52N.) 9°5 Violent] P. |J.A.S.,v. 9 
Noy. 12 | 13°3 |W. 23 N.| 6:2 eavy (cP. [io ALS., we 9 
1840. April27 | 11°6|W.54N.| 9°8 VidlontiiP. |JoAcs., vi 9 
Sept. 15°6 |W. 83 N.} 10°0 Violent} P. |J. A.S., v. 10 
May 15 | 10-0 |W. 25 N.| 14-7 He P, |J, A.S., v. 11 
‘11:(1842. en : 20°5 |W. 69 N.| 4:8 Violent] P. |J..A.S., v. 11 
TT IW.31 N.i 7°51 243] 46 Violent) P. |J. A. S., v. 12 
om - 12:0| West. | 12-1 Violent) P. |J. A.8., v. 12 
1843. May 20| 8°8 |W. 38N.) 1271 He P. JA 8 V8 
Nov. 28} 6°1|/W.40N:) 46 Rain P. |J. A.S., v. 14 
.2 . Noy. 9] 111 }Wl16N.) 3:4 Heavy | P. |J. A. S., v.14 
7 17/1845. Oct. 7)171)W.19 N.| 13°5 Rain P. |J. A.S., v. 18 
% Nov. 67|/W.12N.) 60 Violent) P. |J. A. S., v. 14 
19 |1847. Aprill6| 79/W.86N.) 9:4 Violent} P. |J. A. S., v.17 
Nov. 18/17°0|W.49N.| 62/18°5| 5°8|N.53 BE) 5-0 |Rain oT Bs By eee 
1848. Oct. 12} 17°8/W.50N.) 48 Rain Pt og: Vek Be 
1850. April23 | 8°'7|/W.50N.| 81/180} 91 Violent A. S.. v. 20 
23 Nov. 17 |12°2|W. 70 N.| 6:0 Heav , ASB, Voss 
24 1851. May 2/10°6|W.54N.) 36 Violent pe. Si eas ae” 2 | 
f "a ae ek 176 pe N. 42 E.| 5°7 |Rain Ney Bey Va oe: 
6/1852. May 12|15°7 20°0 Rain ALS. Vv. 24 
[|1854. April 22 | 13°2 N. 39 E.| 9°8 |Heavy | bc Sey Vea 
8 1856. # 10°0 |W. 24 N.] 11°7 Violent} M. |S. D., v. 
1858. April 9 | 14°2 N. 39 E.| 12°1 | Violent A.S., v.27 
1864. 31160 |W. 56N.) 9-2 | 21°3| 12-0 |N. 29 E.| 15-0 @iolent) G. |Report. 
|1869. May 13] 160 |W.44N.| 7-6 | 205) 14-0 /N. 25 E.|17-0|Rain | B. |Report. 
June 5|164|W.83N.| 4:0| 24:0] 9°5|N. 39 E.| 11-0 Violent) B. |Report. 
3 t. 7 | 20° |W. 34N,} 12°5 Violent! B.’ eport. 
4/1870. Noy. 4| 16°5|W.11N.| 12-0 Violent} B, |Report. 
1872. April28 | 7°5|W.50N.| 5-0 Heavy | B. |Report. 
June 28 | 20°5 |W. 21 N.| 7-1 Violent) B. |Report. 
Sept. 19 | 21-0] | 23 0| 12°7|N. 43 E.| 13°7 | Violent} B. |Report. 
1874, May 3! 9°0/W.39N.| 7-0 iolent| B. |Report. 
Oct. 16°6 |W. 60N.| 6°9| 22:1] 8-3|N.40 E.| 9-4 /Violent|/W. |Report. 
1876. Oct. - 14:4/W.25N.) 75/176] 6°0|N. 16 E.| 80 |Heavy | E. |Report. 
Oct. 110 14:0 | 10°0|N. 17 E.| 20-0 |Violent| E. |Report. 
1877. May i 93 |W. 63N.) 5°0|15°0| 7-9|N. 45 E.| 10-4 | Violent] E. |Report. 
The lowest latitude of any storm- -path here recorded is 671°, | 5 
and there are fourteen cases as low as 12°. The lowest lati- “ 
tude of any of the West ee hurricanes is 10°°3, and there are . 
only three cases as low as 12°. 
Hard gales and sideak squalls of wind do, however, some- 
times occur directly under the equator. This is shown by vari- 
ous “her eater in Diddingran’s Weniotes The following is an 
