1855.] A Twenty-fourth Memoir on the Law of Storms. 423 



Calcutta Newspaper Account. 



During the storm of Friday night, nearly all the ships in the CooJey 

 Bazar moorings parted their own chains. The Glentanner parted her 

 own chains at the Calcutta moorings, and went on the bank ; it is thought 

 she will have to go into dock. The City of Calcutta dragged both her 

 anchors, got foul of the Government moorings, and got on shore at 

 Chandpaul Ghat, little or no damage done. All the ships in the harbour 

 dragged their anchors more or less Numbers of boats, bauleahs, budge- 

 rows, pinnaces, and country boats were swamped, and a great deal of 

 property lost. The river, on Saturday morning, was covered with bales 

 of jute, silk, opium, masts and spars of vessels, the wrecks of dinghees, 

 &c. Some lives are supposed to have been lost, but as the gale came on 

 in the evening, the boats were mostly moored to the shore where escape 

 was easy. 



In Calcutta much mischief was done to buildings. An unfinished house 

 in the Chitpore road, belonging to one of the Mullick family, fell down 

 upon the adjoining stables, and destroyed some valuable horses and car- 

 riages. In Moorgeehutta a lower-roomed house fell in, and buried an 

 elderly lady and her two grandchildren under the ruins. By the exer- 

 tions of a neighbour, Mr. Arathoon, the lady and one of the children 

 were extricated without serious injury, the other child, a girl of five years 

 old, was killed. 



In the suburbs, hundreds of huts were levelled with the ground, and 

 the gardens every where laid waste. 



On the Barrackpore road about fifty of the largest trees were uprooted, 

 some of them fell across the road, making it nearly impassable in several 

 places. About the station many large trees were prostrated, but the 

 Park fortunately escaped with little serious injury, though the fences 

 were blown down in many places. 



About Calcutta the trees are stripped of fruit, mangoes particularly, 

 but what is very remarkable is the number of crows which have perished. 

 Heaps were piled up at the corner of many streets on Saturday. They 

 generally take care of themselves, but this being the breeding season, it 

 is supposed they would not quit their nests. There has been great de- 

 struction among the yachts. Two or three are lying sunk near the Fort, 

 and several others are reported missing. 



My own observations at Calcutta are as follows. 

 \Uh May, 1852.— During the night, squalls and light rain from the 

 Eastward with puffs of wind, rising and falling at times. At 2 a. m. Bar. 



