114 THE WENTWORTH HURRICANE. 
The “ Wentworth’s” experience makes the storm look exactly 
like a small cyclone; but it must be borne in mind me the 
es of wind are the same which occur ee 
xactly the 
happens that the “Gunga,” “J. an Williams,” and “Wentworth,” 
were all_in the same latitude at noon on that day; the “Gunga” 
300 miles west, and the “ Wentworth” 180 miles to the east, both 
in fine weather, and they saw nothing of the furious gale in which 
ohn Willi 
ihe “J ams” had to heave-to, thus proving its circum- 
asthe character. All the evening of the 11th she had very 
strong northerly winds, which increased at night, and by 2 a.m. 
on the 12th became a strong gale from N.N.W., and such a 
dangerously high sea from 8.W. that she was obliged to heave-to. 
t+ noon on 12th, the wind was W. Ag and sea very heavy 
5 at 6 p-m., wind W.S.W., and sea moderating ; 
barometer at st p-m. had been down to 29 -40, and gradually rose 
in the afternoo 
It is worth woes that the “Wentworth” was hove-to from 
3°30 a.m. till 4 p.m., or thirteen hours, and the “John Williams” 
from 2 a.m. to afternoon the same day, or about fourteen hours. | 
You will have noticed that the hurricane of the “ Wentwo 
was on the 10th, and that of the “John Williams” on the 12th, 
the latter being S,W. from the former ; and, therefore, it may 
seem to the advocates of the cyclone theory that it was the same 
cyclone it would be difficult to account for its being with = 
“John Williams,” and on Norfolk Island, 250 miles away, 
Same day. at 
We have therefore two distinct cyclones on the al 
no very great distance, and separated by only two “ays i a" 
to account for. Fitzroy long since ang that in the meeting 
extensive main currents, such as those we have been 
persed is ele ® small — developments gies ones 
ill 
kaise, seman writers, anesaly 3 in pies have —_ 
the same none to be a fact; and from the remarks 
