418 A Twenty-fourth Memoir on the Law of Storms. [No. 5. 



9 p. m. Barometer falling to 29.24 : 10.30 p. m. blowing a complete 

 hurricane with terrific gusts from North, heavy sea, Barometer 29.13 

 falling to 29.08 veered away cable as fast as we could, but owing to part 

 of the crew leaving off work, we could not do it very quickly. 



Midnight a furious gale from North, heavy sea, Barometer on the rise 

 29.10 part of crew pumping, others hiding themselves. 



Saturday 15th. — About 1a.m. Barometer 29.20: ship began to drive, 

 paid out nearly the whole of the starboard cable; 1.30 a. m. blowing a 

 complete gale from N. N. W. with heavy gusts and rain, heavy sea, drove 

 foul of the Grappler Buoy vessel, did not see her till we were along side ; 

 when we drove past her we cut away the 3rd anchor and veered out all 

 the chain upon it, viz. 45 fms. 



2 a. m. we took the ground abaft lightly but afterwards began to thump 

 heavily, cut away the mainmast which eased the ship considerably, I con- 

 jectured, we were aground on Saugor Flat. 



3 a. m. winds veered to W. N. W. Barometer 29.40, heavy surf break- 

 ing over us, four feet water in the hold. Daylight Barometer 29.50 ; 

 winds W. S. W. found that the vessel was on shore abreast of the site 

 of the New Light House on Saugor Point with six feet water in her 

 hold ; concluded she was bilged, some of her sheathing flanks floating up, 

 the Grappler Buoy Vessel sent her boat which boarded us at 11 a. m. 



G. B. Young, Mate Pilot. 



Abridged Report of the H. O. P. V. Saugor, Me. C. Blake, B. P. 



Pilot's Ridge. 



On the IWi May, 1852. — At daylight the weather assumed a threaten- 

 ing appearance. We made all preparations for a gale. Weather growing 

 too boisterous while we were heaving in cable could not sight the anchor. 



The Saugor s log of winds, weather, Barometer and Thermometer for 

 the days of the 13th and 14th of May, 1852, is as follows : 



\Wi May. — First part a pleasant breeze, wind East, Bar. 29.61 ; Ther. 

 83o. 2nd part fresh N. East wind, Bar 29.66 ; Ther. 85°. Noon strong 

 E. N. E. wind, weather threatening, Bar. 29.66 ; Ther. 86°. Last part 

 hard gale, wind E. N. E. Bar. 29 56; Ther. 85°. 5th part hard gale, 

 wind E. N. E. Bar. 29.54 ; Ther. 84°. 6th, midnight, hard gale from 

 N. E. Bar. 29.53 ; Ther. 83o. 



\Uh Map— First part wind from E. N. E. to N. East, increasing to a 

 hurricane, Bar. 29.48; Ther. 83°. 2nd part wind N. E. increasing to a 

 hurricane, Bar. 29.36 ; Ther. 82°. 3rd Noon, wind N. E. heavy sea and rain, 

 hurricane increasing, with Bar. 29.28 ; Ther. 81°. 4th part the hurricane 



