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hours. Trinidad was swept by the southern skirt of a Hur- 
ricane, which having exerted its full force in passing over 
Tobago, ran in a path nearly parallel with our Northern 
shores, striking Carupano and Pampatar (Margarita.) Its 
influence was slight to the south of the Caroni and the Oro- 
pouche rivers, and in Naparima it was not felt at all. In 
Trinidad, Toco suffered most, being nearer to the heart of 
the storm than any other exposed quarter. In town, the Dry 
river ran wild, and the bridges were carried away. In the 
vallies running down through and from the northern range of 
mountains, Cacao estates suffered from the fall of the Bois 
Immortels ; fallen Bamboos choked the Carenage road where 
it passes through the Hope estate in the mouth of the Diego- 
Martin valley, and Plantain and Manioc fields suffered much. 
Beyond the injuries and the wreck of the boats and droghers 
in our harbor, no further notable harm was done. The lar- 
ger craft held to their anchors, as they generally have done 
here in similar cases, thanks to our excellent holding ground 
(mud), to our enclosed position, and to the merely third or 
fourth-class character of the few Hurricanes by which we are 
visited. Only four Hurricanes are recorded as having touched 
this island within the present century ; they occurred on 
18th October, 1809. 
12th August, 1810. 
23rd June, 1831. 
12th October, 1847. 
That of 1831 was the worst, and was felt throughout the 
Island — the wooden jetties at San Fernando and Port-of- 
Spain were destroyed, many feluccas wrecked and several 
ships were driven On shore, but the bottom being mud these 
were subsequently hauled back into deep water unhurt. On 
this occasion also the Dry River overflowed its banks. 
