1855.] A Twenty -fourth Memoir on the Laic of Storms. 441 



Report from Gowalparah, Lower Assam, Lat. 26° llf N. ; Long. 90° 

 37' JE. — By W. Pollock, JEsq. to Col. Jenkins, Agent Govr.-Genl. 



The gale commenced here on the morning of the 15th, at 11 a. m. the 

 sky looking exceedingly cloudy and dark from the Eastward, with the 

 wind from the N". E. and gradually increasing in violence till 2 p. m. when 

 it blew a perfect hurricane, and just about that hour the roof was com- 

 pletely blown off the bungalow usually occupied by the officer command- 

 ing the Detachment here, but most fortunately no person was in the 

 house at the time. The wind continued from the same quarter accom- 

 panied with heavy rain till 4 p. m when the gale somewhat subsided and 

 the sky looked clear, but in about an hour afterwards the wind commenced 

 to blow stronger than before, but shifted its course from N. E. to N. N. E. 

 and continued strong and steady till 1 a. m. on the following morning 

 (Sunday) when the wind suddenly veered round to the Southward and 

 soon afterwards to the S. W. ; the gusts from the S. W. were really awful, 

 and continued with but little intermission till 3 p.m. when the gale gra- 

 dually subsided. I regret to say that four or five men were drowned in 

 attempting to cross the river, and about forty boats lost, containing a 

 large quantity of salt, rice, &c. &c. the property of the Kyens in the 

 bazar. The most remarkable feature in the storm was its continuing so 

 long and so strong, and so suddenly shifting its course from the N. E. 

 and N. N. E. to the S. S. W. The gale was not accompanied by thunder 

 or lightning. The quantity of rain which fell was 3| inches. 



I am sorry to say we have no Barometer at the station, the Thermo- 

 meter ranged from 74 to 78°, and the weather for the last four or five 

 days has been exceedingly warm. The Ther. 90° in the shade and 128° in 

 the sun at 4 p. m. 



Notes of the Gale at Gowhatty, Lat. 2G° 10 % JST. ; Long. 93° 46' 

 LJ. — By Lt.-Col. Jenkins. 



\Uh.— A close and sultry day, sky covered with thin dark clouds, which 

 partially obscured the sun. 



At sunrise, Barometer 29.5/8 

 9h. 40m. .596 



12 p. m. .572 



2h. 40m. .479 



4 p. m. .456 



Sunset, .492 



Sunrise, Thermometer 78.3 

 Noon, 82.5 



Sunset, 83.5 



Prevailing wind N. E. 



