Mergulus alle
MASS. (Middlesex Co.) [Middlesex County, Massachusetts]
1876.
Monday
Nov. 20 [November 20, 1876] The heaviest storm of the season. The wind
blew a perfect gale from the N.E. [northeast] all day 
prostrating telegraph lines and shaky buildings
and doing much damage among the
shipping. Rain fell in torrents from 
daylight till well into the succeeding night
and everything was flooded. In fact this
storm was the exact counterpart of 
that of Nov. 187, and remembering
the event of that occasion we of course expected another
visit from Mergulus alle nor were we
entirely disappointed. On the 21st, 22nd 
and 23rd [November 21, 1876, November 22, 1876 and November 23, 1876] a few specimens were seen
and one or two shot. I heard of one
flock seen in Mystic river by a gunman 
who for some reason was unable to 
get at them. I did not hear of any
far inland and judge that they were
better enabled to weather the storm at
sea than on the former occasion.
Nov. 28 [November 28, 1876] Last night it snowed for an hour or two
and the sun rose clear this morning on
a glorious scene. I had made an engagement
with Jesse Warren so got off at about 8.00
and drove on to Newton to meet him.
Finding him all ready to start we sallied
out and took our way towards the Wyman 
place. Entering the woods we found 
them perfectly lovely with their drapery
of spotless white. The snow came moist
but as only about 2 inches fell, the branches
were not so heavily loaded as is usual
and the effect I think was consequently even