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east from the station about a mile from the observer, it appeared 

 to break in the centre with a loud report (probably a thunder clap), 

 and the lower part fell to the sea while the upper part rose to the 

 clouds. The disturbed water at the bottom of the water-spout 

 seemed as wide as the signal station. Mr. Gibson, then Chief 

 Signal Master, adds, "I have seen five of these water-spouts during 

 the past six months." 



"At 5 p.m. March 18, another water-spout was seen to the east, 

 distant five miles and moving rapidly to north, the water-spout 

 lasted about twenty minutes, became very long and swayed about 

 with the wind, but kept its tube-like form ; at the junction with 

 the sea the water seemed to be very much disturbed. The whole 

 scene lasted twenty minutes, and in the end seemed to fade away 

 and disappear, the wind was blowing (Beaufort's scale) four to 

 five.— G. Gibson, Signal Master." 



March 21st, 1891. — A very remarkable water-spout was seen 

 on this date by Mr, Louis Frank our well known artist, living on 

 the shore of Coogee Bay; he had risen early with the intention of 

 going for a ride, when a violent storm with thunder and lightning 

 was seen coming from south-west into the southern side of Coogee 

 Bay, heavy rain began to fall and enormous hailstones, the largest 

 he had ever seen, fell about him; looking out he saw the water- 

 spout between the shore where he stood and the island in Coogee 

 Bay — that is within a quarter of a mile from him. When the 

 lightning flashed about the water-spout he could see it distinctly 

 although it was only dawn, and a very dark one, owing to this 

 storm. In a letter to me, written at my request, Mr. Frank, says:. 

 " I made at the time I saw the water-spout two sketches of it in 

 colours; they are true representations of what occurred. I saw it 

 from the beginning of the water display, it seemed to come from 

 south-west over the sandhills as a whirlwind. When I saw the 

 waterspout it was quite near the shore, and when the lightning 

 was brightest at the back, I could see it all very distinctly ; it 

 moved very quickly out to sea towards north-east. The rain then 

 suddenly ceased, and I could see a second water-spout more to the , 



